Please keep channel to Q&A only, lots of new people with questions these days 🙂
#questions
boreal abyss
glossy wedge
and having your own Gordon Ramsay in your guild will be a must for many.
is it pheasable to think that each Mayor will have his own council to work with in terms of managing a city or above?
boreal abyss
there will be other positions than just Mayor in a city yes
glossy wedge
i'd love to think that the mayor won't be just a 1 man job and that working for that job will be beneficial for others as well.
rare temple
Well be ready for corrupt mayors and high taxes 😂
rich stone
@glossy wedge it was stated that each mayor can have people under him and even grant them abilities for sieges such as smaller flying mounts and what not.
glossy wedge
high taxes? sure, i'd like for my hospital visits to be free of charge in that case. 😄
valid owl
what is the max zone of influence that a metro can have? cause it seems like you will be battling on the border of influence, curious if one town could control half the map with enough effort
full badger
what is the max zone of influence that a metro can have? cause it seems like you will be battling on the border of influence, curious if one town could control half the map with enough effort
@valid owl 1/5th of the world
static creek
have there been any updates on alpha since the end of the battle royale testing
boreal abyss
@static creek other than Alpha 1 being close at hand now, no
rare temple
Is it known if the mayor will be an absolute god or will people be able to remove him from the mayor position if he receives a lot of negative reviews ?
rich stone
each month a new mayor can be elected
full badger
Is it known if the mayor will be an absolute god or will people be able to remove him from the mayor position if he receives a lot of negative reviews ?
@rare temple The mayor role goes up for re-election every 30 days
boreal abyss
@rare temple Destroy the node, only way to remove mayor beside the re-election
glossy wedge
seems like there's a potential business to be had with selling pitchforks
valid owl
@full badger but it has been stated the kings will be fighting to control land against other metros though
rare temple
Highest quality pitchforks made of dragon's claws. Sounds good.
glossy wedge
obsidian pitchforks, guarranteed to take down even the most corrupt mayor in the land. 😄
rare temple
+10 damage to mayors
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
glossy wedge
you mentioned kings, will every mayor in the zone of influence be serving under a King?
fathom sparrow
will there be store mounts
boreal abyss
A castle ZOI also covers 1/5 of the map
Castles can impose Tax on nodes in its ZOI
and Castles will be able to influence their entire ZOI
@valid owl
so Yes @glossy wedge kind of (forced)
glossy wedge
i like the forced part. 😄
boreal abyss
@fathom sparrow never
Only Mount Skins in the Cash Shop
rare temple
When a siege is declared do my finished items which I'm storing in the city also get locked or is it only the materials etc ?
dense shore
Has there been any news on achievements? It has pro's and cons but was curious if there was a statement about it somewhere already.
boreal abyss
there will be an achievement system yes @dense shore
rare temple
so will there be some ways of storing items outside of the city storage to avoid them getting locked out ?
boreal abyss
Store them in other Nodes or your own Freehold
rare temple
I see, that's cruel 😂
dense shore
@boreal abyss is the info on the wiki or? Must have missed it somewhere
boreal abyss
crystal beacon
Just out of curiousity (I notice it while watching TheLazyPeon Overview about this game), Regarding the Corruption System for PK-ers, is it possible for a non-combatant player, get penalize for accidently kill another player? A scenario come to mind when I saw a mage (some sort) using a very wide AoE magic, If a PKers would team up with 2 other player and let the other 2 went suicide into the magic, like purposely baiting the system to mark that non-combatant player into a Combatant status and repeat it to be a Corrupted... is there a way to negate it..?
onyx knoll
Finished items wont get destroyed tho so you'll get them mailed to you if your storage gets destroyed
You cannot accidentally kill someone as a non combattant
boreal abyss
There is a "toggle" you can turn on and off, that makes it so that you will not hit some people with it that counts for AoE
@crystal beacon
onyx knoll
If you are non-combatant, your spells and skills will do 0 dmg to other non-combattant and to combatants
boreal abyss
my bad, Xenellia is correct, only materials and processed materials will drop
crystal beacon
Ah... Thank you for you answer.. I did not realize there was a toggle button. Sorry!
junior sky
unless you specifically target someone ofc @onyx knoll
onyx knoll
Dont appologise for asking questions!
vast dirge
So essentially single target spells will flag you? But if you're AoEing mobs you won't get flagged?
boreal abyss
That's why the "toggle" only works for AoE
Direct target spells will flag you
onyx knoll
Even if you specifically target someone, unless you flag up, aka toggle the pvp on, your skills will do 0 dmg
crisp holly
@Unknown#4747 @Risen#4395 In regards to a node having a "cap" to how fast it will up grade I found this from a dev blog by following the wiki source on progression.
"The very first pioneers into Ashes of Creation will find the wilderness a bleak reality, but even the harshest environments can be tamed. This is where Nodes come into play. Encompassing the entirety of our world’s playable areas are carefully placed points of possible development, which we call Nodes. These Nodes in their undeveloped form will not be visible to the players at first. However, as our intrepid players venture out into the wilderness with a variety of quests and tasks from their starting zones, these nodes will begin to absorb the activity in its radius zone of influence. In practice this will look like a band of friends completing quests or fighting monsters for sweet loot, searching for treasures, or delving into a dungeon.. progressing their characters as all MMO players are familiar with, but critically they will also be progressing the world around them."
From this I'd say that not only killing monsters but quests, completing dungeons, and maybe other special requirements depending on the node type will be need to upgrade the node location to the higher levels.
junior sky
I see. That makes sense
onyx knoll
The only exception is corrupted players, who can be damaged by everyone even non combattants
boreal abyss
Afaik, direct attacks/heals will flag you
stark brook
Questions that are posted here get collected by somebody or is everything stored and then filtered somehow? Or do the questions go to nirvana?
onyx knoll
@boreal abyss where did you see that direct spells would flag you? I might have missunderstood something
full badger
Questions that are posted here get collected by somebody or is everything stored and then filtered somehow? Or do the questions go to nirvana?
@stark brook Questions are answered by community members
stark brook
thx
onyx knoll
Ohh, ok, ty! I missunderstood how Steven explained it then
bleak merlin
Hi, wonder if there's plans for an Spanish Ashes community branch to be added on this discord
celest sierra
Can anyone advise me on the best way to play the game soonest?
onyx knoll
Buy alpha 2 packs on the website
boreal abyss
^ and wait until A2 comes around next year sometime
celest sierra
Is it too late to get into alpha 2 tho?
onyx knoll
No, only too late for A1
celest sierra
oh jesus next year
bitter drum
Question: If you are a Non-Combatant and is attacked by a Combatant. You decide not to fight back, so that the Combatant becomes Corrupted. But can you still do this if you only heal/sheild/boon your self in the attempts to run away, or does any self healing actions also make you a Combatant?
celest sierra
I'm willing to throw money in for the $375 pack but I'm worried i'll end up forgetting about the game by then
boreal abyss
@bitter drum actually unsure, good question
bitter drum
Aiming to do Cleric/Tank as crafter/gathere
weak heron
Do the new monthly costume themes for the packs come out on a certain day every month?
boreal abyss
I'd assume you'd get flagged as compatant
However, I only assume, we dont know that specific scenario
onyx knoll
@celest sierra there's no rush, you can wait until alpha 1 starts so you can get more info and then decide later to participate :)
full badger
Question: If you are a Non-Combatant and is attacked by a Combatant. You decide not to fight back, so that the Combatant becomes Corrupted. But can you still do this if you only heal/sheild/boon your self in the attempts to run away, or does any self healing actions also make you a Combatant?
@bitter drum Self-healing or buffing doesn't make you a combatant
celest sierra
I just really like the concept and direction of the game
onyx knoll
@weak heron on the 5th for the next one
bitter drum
@full badger awesome!
celest sierra
I'm guessing it's too late to buy my way in to alpha one at this point?
turbid stag
Hello i wanna ask about translation things. A russian one. If there any chance that i can contact the ppl who translate the game?
onyx knoll
Yeah, unless they reopen it, currently you cant buy into A1
boreal abyss
You'd have to contain mail.ru/my.games as they handle the localization in Europe @turbid stag
celest sierra
I see... Guess i'll holdoff the purchase for now
rare geyser
How distinct will classes be? Both cosmetically and gameplay wise. For example, how does a duellist differ from a weapon master etc? Will we be able to tell someone's class at a glance?
turbid stag
@boreal abyss Thanks
weak heron
If you dont like the current cosmetics definitely wait until one you like comes along. Especially as A2 won't be around till next year most likely
No reason to rush into buying now
turbid stag
@full badger Oh i see thanks
onyx knoll
You prob wont be able to tell someone's class at a glance since every class can use every weapons
full badger
How distinct will classes be? Both cosmetically and gameplay wise. For example, how does a duellist differ from a weapon master etc? Will we be able to tell someone's class at a glance?
@rare geyser archetypes chosen at level 1 define your skills. The secondary class (chosen at level 25) gives you augments for those skills
bleak merlin
Question: is there any plan for an Spanish Ashes community branch to be added on this discord?
boreal abyss
dunno
onyx knoll
@bleak merlin not sure, there isn't any spanish translation planned atm tho they said they might consider it if there is enough interest
full badger
Question: is there any plan for an Spanish Ashes community branch to be added on this discord?
@bleak merlin That's something you'd need to ask @plucky pawn or @tight gale
slow dragon
I understand it so that armor is not class locked. but can you mix and match armor types, let's say i want chest plate, then rest cloth for example.
full badger
@slow dragon You can, but I don't know how effective that will be
rare geyser
will transmog be in the game?
full badger
will transmog be in the game?
@rare geyser Yes
slow dragon
is there bonuses to wearing all of one type of armor then?
rich stone
@slow dragon yes but we dont know if that will benefit you or even give disadvantages by doing that as they havent discussed if there will be a gear tier bonus such as get this buff when wearing 5 or more pieces of plate
crystal beacon
hallo, will the game be available for eu players/will there be eu servers? and is it also true for early access?
iron nacelle
Hi guys, any plans to allow addons to be part of the game ? like Unit frames,health bars etc ?
celest sierra
How effecgive are rangers in game at the moment for those who have access?
round yarrow
Is there going to be any type of region locks?
slow dragon
kk, thanks ^^
crystal beacon
Hi guys, any plans to allow addons to be part of the game ? like Unit frames,health bars etc ?
@iron nacelle iirc I think Steven said no addons or dps metere
full badger
Is there going to be any type of region locks?
@round yarrow No region or IP locks
rich stone
@crystal beacon given there are french and german sections of the discord im going to go on a lib here and say yes there will be European server
full badger
hallo, will the game be available for eu players/will there be eu servers? and is it also true for early access?
@crystal beacon There will be dedicated NA, EU, SEA and OCE servers planned for launch
crystal beacon
yea saw them but i was wondering if thats just for feedback atm or not, anyway ty @rich stone @full badger
full badger
Alpha 1 will have NA and EU servers active
round yarrow
Is there going to be any type of "Endgame" aside from node progressions?
full badger
How effecgive are rangers in game at the moment for those who have access?
@celest sierra rangers aren't implemented yet
celest sierra
Ah... damn
full badger
Is there going to be any type of "Endgame" aside from node progressions?
@round yarrow There will be dungeons and raids for PvE, and sieges and arenas for PvP
crystal beacon
When a city is built on a node, can we name it?
Is there a Death Knight/DK like class?
digital yacht
No and no?
full badger
When a city is built on a node, can we name it?
Is there a Death Knight/DK like class?
@crystal beacon cities can be given names but we don't know the details of that. No WoW-style DK yet
crystal beacon
have anohter question, the progress you make during early access, will it be safed for when the game launches?
@crystal beacon cities can be given names but we don't know the details of that. No WoW-style DK yet
@full badger I dont mean WoW like DKs specifically
But good to know about naming city
digital yacht
No
lyric glade
sad
crystal beacon
I assume it will probably be voted for
rare geyser
is there any information on the religions we can choose?
lyric glade
digital yacht
Names for nodes have been discussed but it is canned atm bc they can only think that ppl will use that to give “offensive” or “stupid” names
lyric glade
5 pantheons
crystal beacon
Names for nodes have been discussed but it is canned atm bc they can only think that ppl will use that to give “offensive” or “stupid” names
@digital yacht they could always make it a vote 😂
digital yacht
@crystal beacon they could, or they could just not take any chances and leave naming off
rich stone
@full badger i think at the current state it would be difficult to implement a DK as a nevromancer is created by mixing a cleric with a summoner so in that perspective you would need to then multclass again with a warrior or something to achieve death knight
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
digital yacht
@crystal beacon plus the name would basically be changed every month cuz a new could be implemented
@crystal beacon and that would cause a lot of confusing for players try to get to certain cities
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon plus the name would basically be changed every month cuz a new could be implemented
@digital yacht isn't that what happened in real life? Cities often renamed when conquered by someone else? Sounds pretty valid to me
digital yacht
Sounds stupid to me, it’ll just be a cesspool of shitty names
lyric glade
wouldn't it make chaos when all the cities gets renamed everytime?
digital yacht
Yes
languid patio
https://i.imgur.com/T0iWwb5.png what does 2 months of game time actually mean?
crystal beacon
wouldn't it make chaos when all the cities gets renamed everytime?
@lyric glade wheres the fun when everything is in harmony. 😂
digital yacht
@languid patio u get two months of sub on launch
languid patio
ooohhh i seee thank youu
lyric glade
@languid patio 2 month of subscribe?
languid patio
yup makes sense ty ty
and what are the in-game marketplace credits for? since it highlights no p2w
celest sierra
Sexy swimsuits and stuff probably
languid patio
oh yassss
sage dagger
mount and pet skin you get for paying now so we can assume they will be in the store as well
trim geyser
So.. Where exactly do i show my appreciation to Steven
As a mmorpg player that's only been playing WoW mostly. I feel like i need to show some gratitude to such an ambitious project
languid patio
yes i no lifed L2 since i was 10 and now im 20
lyric glade
any information about cosmetics cost?
like many cheap trash or expansive full-sets?
sage dagger
no info on price yet
lilac lion
Probably not even discussed atm
crystal beacon
^
lilac lion
That wont be discussed until betas most likely
digital yacht
@lyric glade atm full costumes mounts and caravan skins are 25 pets are 15 “accessory’s” are 5 and freehold skins are 20(or 25 not sure)
sage dagger
it probably has been talk about as you get the currency in early purchase so will need and idea of how much the currency will get you
crystal beacon
I hope the outfits won't just be tuxedos and shit...some armours would be cool as well 
digital yacht
Their has been a many variety of cool skins
No
Plus there won’t be a skimpy clothing
Any *
onyx knoll
You can make your taxes so high that people just leave of their own accord 😂
crystal beacon
No skimpy clothing? Oh man ....
lyric glade
no skimpy even if we ask for some?
dapper sleet
Or bully them out probably
crystal beacon
Are there any plans to let people somehow control who lives in their node?
@true ridge there need to be illegals so doubt it 😂
onyx knoll
No since you're in control of that node for a pretty limited time, most people will go through a ton of Mayors during a year
true ridge
I just want official support for Home Owner's Assocations
silk onyx
Had this question in my mind for a while, but how is AOC is gonna work around the housing problem in case of overpopulation. At one point in Archeage servers would no longer have spots where you can buy/build houses which was one of the main reasons to it dying. What is AOC doing for that problem?
digital yacht
3 types of housing
One is instanced
So don’t think there is a limit
Which is apartments
lyric glade
"One is instanced" like inn in FF14?
onyx knoll
Also you can destroy someone's nodes and claim land after
true ridge
Not the Inn, but the apartments in FF14
lyric glade
ty
wide python
Does anyone know will there be gathering equipment and cosmetics for them like in Gw2?
digital yacht
@onyx knoll if node falls all the freehold spots will be wiped so technically yea
silk onyx
ah ok thanks
digital yacht
@wide python not sure
lilac lion
also if im not mistaken only citizens can purchase freeholds, and limited amount of citizens per node
onyx knoll
Yeah and you can only have 1 freehold per account
agile shadow
Oi guys, Im new here. Im wondering if there is any date of beta and official launch yet? Couldn't find it on the official site
onyx knoll
So no rich people taking all the land for themselves
lilac lion
no alpha 2 date, no beta date, no launch date
lyric glade
alpha 1 is going to start in this year
onyx knoll
No date for launch
lilac lion
alpha 1 later this year
agile shadow
Alrighty, thank you, appreciated!
crystal beacon
Would be cool to have a shire or cave like freehold tbh 😅
But we will see if devs allow ot
undone mist
Have this game any soundtracks?
lilac lion
remember 100km^2 map is underground, so the freeholds might be a cave for alll we know
onyx knoll
I dont think the official soundtrack has been released yet
true ridge
Bear McCreary will be the composer
mint plinth
Hey everyone, I'm kinda new. I did check to see that there are plans for supporting an Australian server, I just wanted to check if the Australian server would be up during the beta 1/2 testing phase? Apologies if it seems silly, but OCE having a test realm is a new concept to me.
frail jewel
id be surprised if there was a server for aus, its so expensive to host here
onyx knoll
There will be an oceanic server at launch
mint plinth
I saw this: helpful knowledgebase article here: https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016194674-Where-will-your-servers-be-
But times may have changed.
lyric glade
its for release isnt it?
onyx knoll
Not sure the oceanic servers will be open for beta tho
lilac lion
xD ya i think they changed it though
frail jewel
i mean, im excited for that, but yeah, reality is australia generally has too low population base to support the expense, atleast for most mmos
i hope its successful.
mint plinth
Yeah, all good. That's the general expectation from Au, but I suppose we will see.
I was looking into getting one of the supporter packs, but I big driving force for it would be beta access and I'm unsure if I'd be as keen for it without an OCE server.
I suppose we'll wait and see, it's a long way away
onyx knoll
Yeah, i'm sure they will release more info when the beta approaches
trim geyser
Is there a way to "Opt-in" to potential alpha/beta/system testing?
digital yacht
OCE servers are planned for either Singapore or Sydney
@trim geyser no it’s all closed testing
trim geyser
Unfortunate but understandable. I'd love to test and provide feedback :D. Im getting to annoyed with WoW's systems and us notifying them 2 years in advance and they still implement the forecasted issues
normal bison
Do we know how Node Progression is locked when one Node gets to say Metropolis? Does it completely lock out any progression for surrounding Nodes or does it just limit their development to a specific tier?
digital yacht
Limits it to 1 tier less
normal bison
gotcha
keen rain
Will polearms be viable weapon throughout the game?
steep roost
what is the price per month? i see its $15 USD does that mean in AUS we will be paying near $30 a month ?
sullen wagon
I believe he said it will match the rates for your country
lean marlin
@keen rain spears and halberds are a thing. Will they be viable is something we don't know.
onyx knoll
They said they would do some price localisation, we'll get more info closer to release
trim geyser
Is there going to more difficulties to dungeons/raids/bosses?
For example a triggerable "hardmode" or "prestige" mode
Or is it 1 difficulty only :D
sullen wagon
Cause Brazil is like 80$ a month
lean marlin
@steep roost $14.99
onyx knoll
But chances are, w-e you'd pay for a WoW sub atm is what you'll eventually pay for an AoC sub
steep roost
yeah wow is $15 aud
sullen wagon
Oh I'm def stopping that wow sub for AoC sub
trim geyser
^
onyx knoll
@trim geyser Not like in WoW with heroic/mythic, but there will be content that is just flat out harder from what I understand, like legendary bosses
steep roost
i lie, its $16.50 a month
trim geyser
Yeh. I didn't mean in anyway like WoW. But more like a way to "brag"
sullen wagon
@trim geyser I do know that the deeper you to into a dgn or raid cave the harder the mobs get if that helps
undone magnet
Pretty sure the deeper you go into a dungeon the harder the content is.
trim geyser
Not like normal/heroic/mythic etc.
onyx knoll
Then if i understand your question correctly, basically yes
keen rain
hmmm. Shame, polearms get no love.
unreal zealot
your perfomance in a dungeon will make other bosses harder if i remember corresctly so if you beat boss 1 in record time the next boss should be harder and give better loot?
onyx knoll
^
trim geyser
Oh really?
wicked folio
Yep
lean marlin
@keen rain I mean, they'll probably get more love here than in WoW. XD
crystal beacon
@trim geyser bosses will have dynamic difficulty, in that they measure how efficiently you clear bosses to change how later bosses behave
sullen wagon
Something of that sort
onyx knoll
yeah leme try to find the quote
trim geyser
Aight, i'm sold. Can i get a release date already so i can set my WoW sub to end then?
keen rain
silk stirrup
I just realized this game has the same acronym as Age of Conan
crystal beacon
@onyx knoll it’s from the Asmongold stream not easy to find
unreal zealot
@trim geyser 2022 the earliest xD
crystal beacon
*earliest
trim geyser
Probably on youtube. If im allowed to get links i'll give you the video
desert ivy
Earliest
unreal zealot
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glossy wedge
when will alpha 1 start?
onyx knoll
Fall
crystal beacon
“This fall”
unreal zealot
@trim geyser if you want to get into it a bit earlier you can buy into alpha 2 beta 1 and beta 2
trim geyser
Unfortunately, and trust me i'd love to do so to help this game grow, i don't have the money to spend that
oak knot
One pet peeve I have about MMO's in general is the difficult quests that yield powerful item rewards in earlier levels quickly get swapped out and become useless as your character progresses. Has AoC done anything to mitigate that to allow completing difficult things early to mean something for your character later instead of the "rush to level cap" approach we see in other MMO?
unreal zealot
same atm xD
crystal beacon
@oak knot not something we really know yet.
unreal zealot
crafting gear by master artisans and top tier raiding gear will always be king unless it ends up like wow vanilla where a level 45 item has that good of stats they use it until black wing lair
trim geyser
@oak knot Clouds, i feel like. Unless it's a specific quest reward or flavour item. At some point, items should be replaced. You wouldn't feel great if you're best possible weapon came from lvl 11 when your lvl 60
onyx knoll
@oak knot kinda, they will put a lot of focus on crafting, and materials you get early will still be relevant later, so if you get rewarded mats during lowbie quests you can either use them now for crafting gear relevant to your current level, or save them and sell or use them later for higher level crafted gear
you can find more info here; https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Artisan_classes
trim geyser
I can give you an example of what i mean with WoW if you'd like.
oak knot
@trim geyser I hear you and im definitely not suggesting that level 10 gear should be applicable in end game. The problem that I have is like, why would I take the time to do something difficult at a low level to get a reward if it doesn't result in some type of meaningful reward? I'd rather just level my character. And yea I get like items will help me level faster, but in most mmo's it's really underwhelming how much that gear matters for leveling relative to the time spent for the reward.
trim geyser
I think that will all depends on how fast you can actually level.
onyx knoll
Keya........ your use of "your" and "you're" being switched from what they should be makes me laugh so much 😂
rare geyser
Plans for SEA/AU servers on launch?
weak heron
Dont forget rewards may not simply be for gear, could be materials etc.
They'll have meaningful rewards but you cannot expect that to last 10 levels
trim geyser
I'm sorry. I'm not an native english speaker 
onyx knoll
The leveling in this game will be fairly slow paced
haha no worries, neither am I so I totally understand how they can get confusing 😛
weak heron
AoC are hesitant to put an exact number on reaching max level, partly cos there are so many things to do - but a number thrown around was 45 days of multiple hours a day
onyx knoll
They're estimating that it'll take 45 days to reach max level if you play 4-6 hours per day, so you might be using a low level piece of gear for a fair amount of time
trim geyser
You know that there will be players(Streamers) that will attempt to be the first level capped anyway
oak knot
all fair points, thanks people. I just found out about this game 2 days ago and ive binged the everliving shit out of it and trying to answer all the questions
onyx knoll
@rare geyser yes;
glossy wedge
Will caravans be exclusive to land travel or could there also be sea caravans for trading via the sea from city port to city port?
tidal thicket
will you beable to craft and own boats?
full badger
Will caravans be exclusive to land travel or could there also be sea caravans for trading via the sea from city port to city port?
@glossy wedge caravans will change depending whether they are land or sea
There will be a short transition period when swapping from a land caravan to a water caravan
will you beable to craft and own boats?
@tidal thicket yes, shipbuilding is confirmed
glossy wedge
so the party escort must be prepared for both, as in also having their own ships to travel on sea?
crystal beacon
If your caravan will cross water, yeah
full badger
so the party escort must be prepared for both, as in also having their own ships to travel on sea?
@glossy wedge If your trade route goes across both land and sea, yes you'll need to be prepared for both
hardy bolt
When you purchase the voyager plus pre-order pack it says you'll be entitled to purchase future monthly cosmetics as add-ons and that the packs are only shown for a month and then they're gone. It says though that to buy a pre-order packs cosmetics you have to purchase it during or before the month its available, so doed that mean if I wait till next month there will be different skins in the voyager plus pack?
sorry for the wall of text lol
steady ocean
Yes Sky
oblique shell
Will there be Vampire and Werewolf as class that also changes players appearance but also have a more gruesome combat?
steady ocean
or whenever the new pack is released
full badger
When you purchase the voyager plus pre-order pack it says you'll be entitled to purchase future monthly cosmetics as add-ons and that the packs are only shown for a month and then they're gone. It says though that to buy a pre-order packs cosmetics you have to purchase it during or before the month its available, so doed that mean if I wait till next month there will be different skins in the voyager plus pack?
@hardy bolt That's correct
Will there be Vampire and Werewolf as class that also changes players appearance but also have a more gruesome combat?
@oblique shell nothing like that talked about yet.
glossy wedge
we got to appreciate the real MVP's here answering our questions as much as their time and patience allows them. 😄
steady ocean
Have the devs mentioned if they uploaded their youtube videos under creative commons licenses?
desert ivy
I mean there might be racial skins for werewolf and shit in the future maybe
but definitely no classes or races planned
Maybe you can make a kind of werewolf looking thing with Tulnar, but who knows
hardy bolt
Is there any time frame then when the cutoff will be for alpha 2 sales? I know its early but I don't wanna wait for a skin I like and then miss out on the alpha lol
desert ivy
No cutoff date for A2, but they'll say months in advance of the cutoff
crystal beacon
@hardy bolt none known yet, they’ll give warning
hardy bolt
ok ty ty, that was worrying me lol
i'm not into the swamp monster vibe but wanna play early xD
unreal zealot
rip for missing the red ones before 💔
crystal beacon
Do we know if we can master only one profession but still dabble in one more or something? Or only 1 profession period?
onyx knoll
Just wait for next month's and see what the cosmetics are like ^^
hardy bolt
the fire/ice one right? i think it was
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon you can master one tier of profession, so for exemple you could master all the gathering professions
hardy bolt
You'll have mastery in one and some dabbling in others, but you can't master all
unreal zealot
i believev you can master one tree but still do the rest as well
onyx knoll
But you can't master both a gathering and a processing job
crystal beacon
Ah thats great
onyx knoll
so technically with 3 characters you could master everything
that would be an insane amount of work tho
crystal beacon
So you can master gathering or processing professions and not just 1 of a type?
Like all processing or all gathering?
onyx knoll
yes
glossy wedge
serious question here, i found this comment on reddit and want to expand on it: Boy oh boy, I remember when I played Ragnarok Online and there was THAT ONE blacksmith that forged weapons for the whole server, everyone knew him and he was always online with his store on the center of prontera.
So what i'm curious to know is, how diverse will the skills and craft recipes or artisans be to set themselves apart from others and thus gain a reputation for their work?
onyx knoll
but mastering each one will require a lot of work, it won't be like; you become a master gatherer after one quest, it'll be; you become a master miner, now you can work hard and do a bunch of stuff to also become a master lumberjack
crystal beacon
I will probably just dabble into gathering but master processing then it seems 😅
unreal zealot
the fee they charge and how well known they become and if there i nthe bussiest area
crystal beacon
Yeah makes sense
unreal zealot
theres going to be multiple blacksmiths like that i believe due to the nature of the node systems
crystal beacon
Certainly. It makes sense since most classes use metal
@glossy wedge We don’t have that kind of specific information about crafting professions yet, just a lot of conjecture
fading needle
does anyone know if the mining is similar to runescape really like it in that game
onyx knoll
@glossy wedge From what we understand, master craftsmen will be required to craft legendary items, but there will probably be more then 1 per server. It'll be a decent time investment but not super crazy hard so it's expected that there will be a decent amount of each master craftsmen after a while. It's very possible that the fastest ones will start earning themselves a reputation and be knwn by name through their server tho!
rare geyser
does anyone know if the mining is similar to runescape really like it in that game
@fading needle i think steven said it would be similar
crystal beacon
Would be cool if we could name our legendaries for that extra Mastery feel 😂
glossy wedge
the game changer could possibly be the number of legendary recipies out there..could be few, could be many
fading latch
Please keep this channel to questions guys. Go to DMs or #aoc-discussion for anything but
tiny bison
Will my PC be allowed to sleep at night or will afk lifeskill activities torture it like bdo and other mmo's do
tulip hatch
AFK activities are not planned as they want you to actually play the game
tiny bison
Thank god
tidal thicket
The Dark Allegiances cosmetic items will these items be available at a later date ? just recently found out about this game
boreal abyss
No
slim bluff
hi, not sure if this is the best place to ask this, if i buy the beta package from the US site, and later play on the SEA server on launch, will i be able to get the cosmetics on the SEA server account?
boreal abyss
However similar cosmetics might be available at a later time
not the same, but similar
(ie different color scheme etc)
tidal thicket
dang
fading needle
have noticed on the AOC website you can buy skins with the alpha packs is there any plan to make new skins with them or a alpha 1 pack ?
boreal abyss
yes, the skins in the packs change around every month @fading needle
Alpha 1 might be available for sale again later on, but it depends if they need more testers and if tests go well, so it is not a certainty
fading needle
thank you ❤️
mellow lava
Will I ever be able to have a mind flayer-esc character?
We need more monster races.
boreal abyss
No (as Mind flayers are def a trademark for Wizard of the Coast)
onyx knoll
no monster races are planned at the moment, the closest you can probably get is the underground race that'll be released later
dusty ocean
Will there be any nodes that incapable of reaching the metropolis stage, like island nodes for example?
unreal zealot
other than the 3 nodes connected to one of 5 castles
eager siren
I ask the same question in every mmo, how in depth are the fishing mechanics as far as gameplay and leveling the skill up
unkempt depot
Currently the game seems to harshly punish pking. What is the advantage to it if your combat skills are horrible?
onyx knoll
we don't know the details on fishing yet
onyx knoll
you get to steal some of the materials a player is carrying if you kill them
If you suck at pvp.... then I recommend you don't get corrupted XD
lament salmon
I have a question about alpha release. I want to preorder, but when can we expect the release?
lament salmon
i meant alpha release
unkempt depot
So if I pay tons of cash for alpha 2 that is a year away right?
lament salmon
alpha 1*
unkempt depot
You can't get alpha 1 now unless you are kick starter
crystal beacon
@unkempt depot the game only hardly punishes PKing people who don’t fight back in the open world. There aren’t going to be systems to support that playstyle
onyx knoll
as for the alpha 2, which you can buy in through the preorder, we also don't have a date for that. Alpha 1 will be in fall, then alpha 2 will depend on how well that 1st one goes
rich stone
Ok question on open world PVP specifically the corruption system. so the biggest punishment of running around and killing random people is that you become corrupted and recieve debuffs that make you weaker with every other random person you kill. upon death you lose loot. losing loot seems to be the biggest punishment of doing this which is a good idea however, what happens when a max level player throws everything in the bank and then runs around naked killing low level people all day what punishment awaits them since they are naked they wont lose any loot.
onyx knoll
correct Doom
crystal beacon
Will we be able to reserve names before launch
unkempt depot
I wish I knew about this before.
lament salmon
i guess i will wait a little bit
crystal beacon
@rich stone well, when you die when you’re corrupted, you lose 3-400% more exp than when you die regularly
Or, well, accrue more exp debt, to be technically correct
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon you can get name reservation through some of the packs
eager siren
do we know when we will know more about different secondary class augments that are not on the wiki yet?
crystal beacon
@eager siren alpha 2
stable plover
- PvP and PKing are separate. 2. PKers can get a portion of the gatherable raw materials from their victims, have access to some corrupt only quests, can get rewards from killing bounty hunters (who have the ability to track PKers), have their own graveyards further apart that you don't go to the closest one. -> Pking isn't meant to be rewarding, but there are rewards.
rich stone
@crystal beacon right but would a max level character care if they are in xp debt?
crystal beacon
@rich stone If your exp debt is enough you lose stats as if you were losing levels
You just don’t lose the associated skills
zinc tundra
Could you guys ask for community feedback on the soundtrack of the game? I feel like it's a big part of the experience that sets the tone for the game.
boreal abyss
We have yet to hear any of the music Bear McCreary has made for Ashes
crystal beacon
But it is Bear McCreary so hopes are high lol
prisma trail
Bear McCreary is making the music for the game? 😮
boreal abyss
Yes
prisma trail
Okay then. That is absolutely awesome
real sleet
Is anybody else familiar with The Land? The LitRPG? I didnt find any big written info on it but from the stories written by A. Kong the underlying RPG system has loads and loads of ideas in common with AoC.
rich stone
wait so from what i understood about the game was that you would recieve stat debuffs from PKing other players not upon death
crystal beacon
Is there some sort of official game map to see what the world will look like?
@rich stone It’s both.
dry cypress
question: on the 4k gameplay video, we can see some combat mecanics, and i have a question about the normal attack: when Steven use his weapon attack spamming Q, he start swinging his weapon, and here`s the question: when i press Q and my target is not in range, my character will run into the target to use the attack or he will swing his weapon on the air? did the weapon attack have AOE or some weapons will have it?
stable plover
@zinc tundra Well you could leave feedback on the sound design plans -> like say "I want x sound channel to be adjustable separately" or "I know it's expensive but more voice acted quests would be great" -> The forums tend to be the best place to leave suggestions
crystal beacon
boreal abyss
@rich stone Yes, when you becopme corrupt, you receive PvP debuff, becoming weaker PvP wise the more corruptiuon you have
rich stone
@crystal beacon so how long do stat debuffs last after death and "learning your lesson"
pearl lynx
Just purchased a version of the game that gives access to alpha's / beta's is there a download link or a launcher I should be aware of ?
crystal beacon
@rich stone until you make up the exp debt
boreal abyss
Until you have repaid all of your XP Debt
brittle ferry
!test
stable plover
@dry cypress currently swing the weapon in the air while stepping toward the target (better to use other methods of actually reaching the target) -> assuming your not using a ranged weapon
crystal beacon
@dry cypress there won’t be any auto run to target function
mighty wraith
I have a question, will in our name be avaible to use special characters like ' and things like this ?
Like "Vol'Jin" if i did bad question.
stable plover
There will be a 'walk in straight line without holding key' but not 'autopathing to the next quest area, pick up a book while your character walks' (There will be horse/flight paths that go node to node, just not 'path anywhere')
onyx knoll
@mighty wraith we don't know yet which characters will be available for naming
All we know if that there will be a first name and a last name, and that the minimum length is 3 characters
mighty wraith
Okay thanks! i hope we will be avaible to use those wanna have a good orcish name :X
rich stone
@crystal beacon ok so what if your xp debt is so great that your stats are so bad that you have a serious issue being capable of killing things to regain your xp? or is there a cap to prevent you from becoming that weak?
crystal beacon
@rich stone you’d have been unable to kill other players long before that happens I imagine
rich stone
@crystal beacon because as a max level character im assuming that you will only gain xp from killing near max level enemies right so being too weak will make it very difficult to kill those enemies kind of like trying to quest with rez sickness in wow
fading latch
Correct. Itll then be repeated deaths and/or a religious quest@rich stone
crystal beacon
@rich stone tbh there isn’t an answer to your question yet as the system is still being iterated upon
dry cypress
you can die and lose your corruption
crystal beacon
@rich stone but you would have to die a LOT to reach that level of exp debt.
@rich stone like... a lot
dry cypress
@stable plover if i chose to use a spear, my attacks will do AOE dmg on my weapon attack?
onyx knoll
Maybe? we don't have a list of finalised weapon skills yet
fading latch
@dry cypress Unknown at this time.
onyx knoll
It'll most likely depend on how you allocate your skill points more then just your weapon type
unreal zealot
i dont think we know all the weapons yet i would imagine some weasons wll have an aoe or cone attack
prisma trail
@dry cypress that reminds me of Lineage 2's Warlord class 🙂
dry cypress
@prisma trail im a long time lineage player and i love the warlord on that game
crystal beacon
I don’t imagine a spear would be a cleaving weapon, pole arms more likely
fading latch
Please keep this channel to questions only guys. Use #aoc-discussion or DMs
dry cypress
@crystal beacon thats what i mean, my english it kinda limited, but you got the ideia
brave star
I may be wrong, but I see many similarities between AoC and Silkroad(like caravans, corrupted state-drop gear/redeem by death or hunting mobs, mounts having its own hp pool)
dry cypress
there are similarities with every mmo the devs played, and thats great bcuz theyu getting the better of each game
burnt fjord
Hi ! i Backed the game back in 2018 and i am trying to figure out how to activate it on my account. any tips ?
brave star
I mean it is good thing. but it is only game that have caravans(beside silkroad)
I know of, at least
or am I wrong?
fading latch
@burnt fjord check your inbox or spam folders for your KS key
eager siren
so i know that professions have there own skill tree of sorts but will doing these professions level your base character aswell? like can i realistically get from lvl 1 to 50 by just crafting?
flint barn
And the key should be in an email
dry cypress
@brave star archage has caravans too, and i think blackdesert online as well
onyx knoll
@brave star I haven,t played Silkroad in YEARS, but that's more of a discussion then a question so I recommend you take it to #aoc-discussion
fading latch
@eager siren Crafting will give xp but not to the amount quests and mobs will
dry cypress
@eager siren thats a great question!
flint barn
@burnt fjord you can redeem the code here
prisma trail
Might be a stupid question, but is there any other way I (or we) could help the game developers without directly participating in the tests?
lone sphinx
QUESTION: I play a priest in wow. I use the vuhdo addon so I mouseover heal the nameplates of people etc. How does healing work in this game, will it be the same? Or will it only be by aiming at the actual players so mousing over each player in the open world?
brave star
@onyx knoll it is more like: where devs inspired by silkroad?, but it seems (as @dry cypress said) archage have them too
fading latch
@lone sphinx there are both action and tab type skills. You can choose either method
onyx knoll
The game is inspired by a lot of MMOs ^^ Steven played many of them so he takes a bit from everywhere
crystal beacon
@lone sphinx you will likely have to target players to heal them unless using action based skills (aiming)
onyx knoll
Lineage and Archeage are the biggest inspirations I believe
brave star
@lone sphinx more like: will game have addon support
onyx knoll
No addon support
crystal beacon
Game will not have add on support
brave star
rip
deft dragon
No addons. Unknown if macros will be allowed.
whole dawn
Are you forced to go 75/25 on tab targetting/action combat or is that the limit? Like can you go 60/40?
fading latch
Macros are banned @deft dragon
onyx knoll
it's the limit
fading latch
@whole dawn 75 max each way
onyx knoll
you could go 50/50
crystal beacon
@whole dawn it’s anywhere from 75/25 in one direction or the other
brave star
@fading latch is this final? or not final decision?
whole dawn
Ok good
lone sphinx
QUESTION: will there be a focus target? Wow has target and focus target. Which i love for arenas, kinda what makes pvp so good in wow
fading latch
@brave star subject to change as with anything. But thats the number we have been given thus far. Its safe to assume this is final
lethal imp
Why did IS decide to go for hybrid combat instead of something similar to BDO which has been praised for having one of the best combat?
crystal beacon
Few decisions are final at this stage in the game but Steven is pretty solidly against them
fading latch
Because they want to cater to both audiences and create a bridge between the 2. @lethal imp
deft dragon
I asked @simple ether that question yesterday @lone sphinx and didn’t get an answer re: focus target
lethal imp
Okay I see
whole dawn
@lethal imp i havent played bdo, whats so good about the combat
lone sphinx
I reaaaallly hope they put in focus targets, thats pvp gamebreaking. Buuuut the combat is different in this game so i dont know
lethal imp
It's a fully action, seamless combat system
brave star
Well, addons are must have in wow(due to how shitty ui is).
lethal imp
Is the easiest way to put it
whole dawn
Well, 75% action combat seems good enough to me
fading latch
Again please keep this channel to questions guys
dry cypress
question: the game is huge! i saw ppl talking about servers with 8k-10k players, but, the game will be fluid on servers with lower population or those servers who lose population will be merge with other server to keep a certain level of population so the game can be more fluid?
fading latch
@lethal imp we will get the final version in Alpha 2. No use copying someone else combat system
eager siren
is the underrealm going to be as accessible as above ground in terms of open world exploration or is it more of a dungeon setting?
stable plover
@prisma trail The devs do like feedback, by the time the game reaches A1 there won't be an NDA so there will be lots of things to look through for problems / comment on the systems - Discussions anywhere are good, the forums are a particularly good place for feedback though. Various places like getting volunteers like the wiki (takes a lot of different types of work), or article writers for Ashespost, there are occasionally content creators looking for editors, etc.
@dry cypress The game intends to have some built in scaling for things like lower pop servers needing less contribution to grow/maintain nodes, the way npc vendors price goods, etc.
prisma trail
@stable plover Thank you for taking your time and replying. I'm mostly interested in UI / UX improvements, because that is my field of work as well. I was about to ask whether the forums would be the best place to do something like that and provide suggestions / opinions
lone sphinx
QUESTION: Whats the CC like in this game. Is it 18 second DR like wow. Typical 6s then 3s then 1.5s cc chains. Or is it more like league of legends and you cc for 1s and thats it, and need to chain quick and kill times are quick.
lethal imp
Okay that's not bad, though I wouldn't say copying since a lot of action combat systems are slightly tweaked clones of each other, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if it's something that works
fading latch
@lethal imp we will have to wait and see how it turns out
lethal imp
Yeah >.<
night token
When does this game come out and when can u buy it?
crystal beacon
Question is there like a storage specifik to put all the mounts you have and summon from there, and where you can see like you got 10 out of 60 mounts available atm
stable plover
@lone sphinx There will be diminishing returns, 'soft' CCs like slows tend to be in tab skills, 'hard' CCs like stuns tend to be in action combat skills
tawdry charm
@night token no release date yet, the game has no box price but a sub fee model
crystal beacon
@night token no release date set, you can prepurchase for beta/alpha access but no box cost on launch
deft dragon
@lone sphinx they're trying to stay away from lockdown chains. Their CC philosophy is they want to allow counter play so people can fight back.
lyric glade
what do u mean? Like wow system?
brave star
can you change your class later on? or choice you made at lev "1" and 25 is final?
lone sphinx
ok ty. Whats then standard cc time on a stun. Are they 5s for something like a kidney shot in wow. Or more like 1-2s cc timers i guess if they want less cc. Im a fan of lock down cc but its ok another way
fading latch
@brave star Primary is final. Seconday is changeable
brave star
@fading latch but once or anytime I want?
onyx knoll
we don't really have final numbers on things like CC length
fading latch
@brave star as many times as u want
stable plover
@lone sphinx We don't have info on initial CC length numbers yet
night token
Got a link to the site to prepurchase
brave star
oh, ok thx
lone sphinx
Ok tytyty
fading latch
@brave star be aware there will be a cooldown and payment to change
night token
Thank u
brave star
that is fine
long yacht
damn nice
eager siren
is there going to be a indepth out of combat music system? am i going to be able to play songs to people and such?
main current
has the monthly packs been changing ? i think i checked a few months ago and it looks the same as the current?
night token
375 bucks! geez
crystal beacon
no information about my question atm I guess 😄
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon I missed it, what is it?
stable plover
@brave star To change secondary archetype you have to talk to an NPC in at least a lvl 3 node and there's a quest involved -> not sure if the quest is one time or once per switch, but you can change multiple times
main current
yeah it says it changes every month, but has it been changing?
crystal beacon
Question is there like a storage specifik to put all the mounts you have and summon from there, and where you can see like you got 10 out of 60 mounts available atm (like in wow)
stable plover
@main current They deliberately stopped rotating the cosmetics for several months because of covid
flat dragon
Speaking of CC, are any of the classes adept at controlling a battlefield? Im thinking back to like sorcerers in DAoC with area of effect roots, mezzes, etc.
onyx knoll
Ahh, so far it doesn't look like there is one, from the dev footage the mounts were in the normal inventory, but I will be campaigning really hard for a separate inventory personally lol
carmine kelp
Node Question: So we're told that node progression will lock out other nodes from progressing as they grow in sizes. Is this something every node can do - or are there designated side nodes that all feed into a major node, and essentially play lesser roles. Or do they all have the option to become "the progressing node"
main current
Ah thank you , do we know when they'll get it rotating again?
onyx knoll
on the 5th
main current
thanks @onyx knoll !
crystal beacon
@carmine kelp nodes emit a zone of influence, and any node within that zone can’t reach the same level as it. So it’s kind of first come First serve
stable plover
@carmine kelp They all have the chance to become 'the progressing node = parent' -> except the nodes attached to castles which work outside of the normal system
lone sphinx
QUESTION: Is there a date for the fall alpha 1 release yet, would like to see how the trinity dps tank healer system will work with action combat mechanics in pvp. Or will that not be till alpha 2 when secondary classes are put in
rich stone
how large can one guild be in terms of player count?
onyx knoll
Alpha 1 sometime this fall
crystal beacon
No exact date for alpha 1, probably won’t get a real feel for it til alpha 2
crude vector
Q: has steven talked about his stance regarding quest markers on the map? Like arrows pointing exactly where you have to go so you don't have to think. Would be nice if there is no quest markers
crystal beacon
@rich stone 300max, assuming they take all available size increase passives
onyx knoll
@rich stone max 300 players for guilds, minimum not yet specified
stable plover
@lone sphinx LoM have a test scheduled for August that we know of, BoW get in sometime after that, Intrepid pack holders get in at the full launch of A1 sometime in 'Fall', 'near the end of the year'
dawn cypress
Q: How will accounts vs characters work in relation to one's wealth (items, resources, gold)? Will I be able to register multiple characters to one server and then share gear between them or will I have to separately gear all of my characters?
rich stone
okay and how many people can be a citizen in a metropolis staged node?
crystal beacon
@rich stone that depends how many apartment buildings are built in it, we don’t have an exact number yet
onyx knoll
@crude vector I don't have a sepcific answer to that question, however Steven has mentioned many times that he wants the map to have almost no info on it. So dungeon entrances won,t appear on the map etc, and he said for sure there won't be auto-run for quests so we can maybe assume there won't be a lot of quest markers on map
@dawn cypress yes
you can transfer gear to alts
stable plover
@dawn cypress You can have multiple characters on one server, you can trade gear between them -> gear in the game in general isn't soulbound (some class specific items and legendries are exceptions), for things like raw materials your different characters have to store/pickup from the same location
onyx knoll
you can have a comfortable amount of alts on 1 server
coral sundial
Question: Is there going to be laddered PvP arena in alpha or beta?
onyx knoll
maybe in beta?
lone sphinx
Please be ladder pvp this is another huge testing mechanic
onyx knoll
it prob won't have an official ladder but they might add it to test it during beta
dawn cypress
@crystal beacon I thought the housing to become citizen was instanced, no?
onyx knoll
some of it is
crystal beacon
@dawn cypress some of it is, but even those are limited
onyx knoll
The appartment are instanced, the rest isn't
crystal beacon
and soft capped by price increase as well
Will there be layout differences between nodes of the same archetype? Or will an orcish town in node 43 look the same as an orcish town in node 98 (excluding building choices of the mayor)?
stable plover
@coral sundial There is supposed to be a pvp ladder for arenas, but I don't think we know what testing phase it'll come online during.
dawn cypress
ah that makes sense
steady ocean
@crystal beacon it will be up to the individual leaders of the node to allocate buildings how they see fit
There are building plots in each node that can house various building types
dawn cypress
Q: can gear be transferred between characters on separate servers?
coral sundial
Ty
onyx knoll
If you mean just visually, they probably will be similar in visual style but we don't have a ton of info on that yet
crystal beacon
@dawn cypress no
dawn cypress
figured
onyx knoll
servers are all independant
pulsar prism
One thing i got confused about the qna live of yesterday, about the regional pricing, he answered that "price harmonization will only occur when the server are segregated" that means that the prices will change once opens a regional server for example a Brazilian server or when occurs a backbone linking the regions like in wow?
dry cypress
there will be a data base for itens and other stuff? (please say no and you guys want the players to get fucked running arround the world looking for what they need PLEASE SAY THAT! xD)
onyx knoll
they'll grow and change very differently from one an other so there isn't really a way to link them together
dawn cypress
so I also assume that the economy/marketplace is also server limited
stable plover
@crystal beacon The devs do intend to have things like the main building in the node appear different in each node / nodes will adjust to the terrain their on (A node on a narrow cliff will have different building arrangement than a node with a valley in the center)
onyx knoll
yes
coral sundial
@dry cypress there will be a wiki that tells you where stuff can spawn 100%
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon The devs do intend to have things like the main building in the node appear different in each node / nodes will adjust to the terrain their on (A node on a narrow cliff will have different building arrangement than a node with a valley in the center)
@stable plover sounds awesome! ty
dry cypress
but its player made @coral sundial ?
onyx knoll
yes
coral sundial
Probably
forest pike
Of which type the metropolis we see in the videos?
dry cypress
good, i dont like the ideia of the game give you all the information
onyx knoll
They want to force people to interact with other players, so like, you won't know where a new dungeon entrance spawned unless you talk to people
crystal beacon
@dawn cypress not only server limited but regionally limited as well, in game
stable plover
@dry cypress The devs do not seem to want to have that -> they've banned data mining, and won't have an API to give out info like that -> Fan websites will make observational databases at least, but won't contain things no-one has ever received before
onyx knoll
@forest pike uh, probably one of the human faction
tawdry crow
@forest pike The type of Node we saw in the videos is most likely the economy one. The desert one is most likely human architecture
night token
When does beta and alpha start
dawn cypress
@crystal beacon so I can only sell my items on a marketplace to people within my city region?
crystal beacon
@dawn cypress unless you travel to another region
onyx knoll
@night token alpha 1 in fall, we have no idea for the rest
dawn cypress
huh
fair yew
Marketplace in most nodes or auction house in economic nodes
dawn cypress
I'm from bdo so this style of mmorpg is new to me
crystal beacon
Marketplaces are like player stalls, auction houses (which are only in economic nodes) are accessible at any nodes in that node’s ZOI
onyx knoll
this style of MMO is new to everyone tbf, they're making a very different game 😛
stable plover
@dawn cypress https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Marketplaces
You could also sell items in a player stall or player business.
steady ocean
@crystal beacon also remember that nodes are influenced by the race that provided the most experience as well. So one node could be styled in the dwarven fashion, and another the human fasion
whole dawn
Is fighter gonna be a dps class or a dps/tank hybrid? I feel like only having 1 tank class puts too much pressure on the tank so I would hope that other archtypes (most likely warriors or summoners) would be able to tank
onyx knoll
fighter you mean?
crystal beacon
I imagine some classes with tank secondaries will be able to off/spot tank but only tank primaries will be main tanks
onyx knoll
Summoner/tank best tank! (don't take this seriously plz, we actually have no idea yet)
fair yew
Remember that having tank secondary only adds augments for the skills of the primary so they likely won’t be able to really off tank
unreal zealot
Summoners will have a tank summon a support summon and dps summon
whole dawn
It just seems the classes are too dps sided, there are 4.5 dps classes, 2.5 support classes, and 1.5 tank classes (summoner can do a bit of all so thats why the .5)
onyx knoll
well, they could if the secondary adds threat generation & mitigation to their skills
crystal beacon
@fair yew I can’t say I agree, with proper gearing and augments that adjust threat any tank secondary should be able to offtank
eager siren
how is the loot going to be in dungeons and raids is it instanced loot or is it like a need/greed system?
stable plover
@whole dawn Note that the tank/dps/heal ratio isn't 1/1/3, it's meant to be 1/1/1(support)/5
crystal beacon
@eager siren there will be multiple loot options the leader can choose between but I highly doubt instanced loot will be one of them
whole dawn
i dont get what that means
fair yew
We will only be able to know once we get to alpha 2 or later. We don’t know how the augments from tank secondary will work for classes
deft dragon
in an 8 man group you really only need 1 tank, 1 healer, 1 support @whole dawn so I think it's fine, especially considering the bard can also off heal, and if there's a summoner they can help back up any of those 3 roles, and then your dps will all have some different variety of dps, or maybe they're dps with extra self healing or self buffing or self defense whatever depending on augments
fathom mantle
Moving along the 3 archtypes for supprt/dps/tank we can assume that the fight will have SOME capacity to be a tank-y type class but not as good as the Tank itself
rogue/ranger/mage DPS summoner/cleric/bard support
onyx knoll
They are balancing the game around 8 man teams that have one of each primary archetype
eager siren
oh and do we know anything about racial bonuses yet? are they just stat increases or will there be racial skills aswell?
stable plover
@whole dawn You relatively only need a bit more than half the tanks compared to games with 5 man dungeon parties.
fathom mantle
couldnt find anything on that specificly yet Xex
onyx knoll
no info on racial bonuses yet
crystal beacon
There will be racial augmentations, but to what extent they change things is unknown
forest pike
@stable plover we don't have this kind of info yet, could be anything
whole dawn
Im just trying to say that only having 1 tank puts a lot of pressure on the tank because it he dies its likely all over, compared to there being 4 dps, if one dies, it likely wont matter much
crystal beacon
@whole dawn I mean, Thats the same for group content in every mmo
deft dragon
isn't it the same for 5 or 6 man groups?
onyx knoll
Yeah was gona say, that's basically what it is in every trinity MMO
whole dawn
in other mmos, there are usually off tanks
crystal beacon
Not in group content...
deft dragon
except here, you have support players to help the tank and healer, and extra dps... it's just standard 5 man trinity groups on steriods
fathom mantle
Fighter will prob have some ability to
crystal beacon
In raids, which are 16/40 people, there surely will be
whole dawn
@fathom mantle im hoping so
deft dragon
if you want off tanks in your regular groups (which is 8 man) you can certainly require that... one would think with the secondary archetype system it's not too hard to get @whole dawn
we should move this to #aoc-discussion guys
crystal beacon
I don’t think it’s really wise to assume fighter will have that ability on its own, but every class can choose a tank secondary, so, you will likely be able to as a fighter/tank certainly
And.. yeah, that
proven root
No way right now to get the costume cosmetic skin other than buying the voyager plus pre order pack (375$) ?
cant be purchased separatly?
onyx knoll
they can't be purchased separately, no
proven root
Thank you
subtle holly
Anyone know how extensive/explorable the underneath with be? Will there be nodes to develop down there?
forest pike
yes
onyx knoll
there will be nodes down there, yes
you'll be able to be mayor in the underrealm if you want lol
more info here
subtle holly
Oh nice ty
forest pike
underground nodes are confirmed also the seasonal system would have effect on roads that will get flooded and blocked for example which will also effect the traveling routes of the caravan system
rare bane
I know that you can only "master" 1 profession, but I was wondering is that mastering 1 profession per type of profession or just 1 overall?
crystal beacon
You can master all of the professions within one branch of the system
Gathering/processing/crafting
winged bobcat
So the secondary classes do not add new skills to a class, they augment the main class skills?
crystal beacon
Correct
rich stone
is there an auction house in the game and if so is it one large auction house that is connected to all vendors or is it 1 seperate auction house per large city node?
crystal beacon
There are only auction houses in economic nodes of T3 or higher
forest pike
only regional auction house
crystal beacon
And it includes anything in that nodes zone of influence
rare bane
@crystal beacon like mining / smelting/ smithing ?
crystal beacon
Otherwise there are marketplaces where players can rent stalls to sell their goods in other nodes of T4 or higher.
rich stone
ok and what stage is T3 again? could that be a vassal node or would it habve to be the parent node?
crystal beacon
@rare bane those would be examples of the 3 different branches yes
raven plover
Does someone know how the loot distribution work for healing classes? Steven spoke about DMG done to the raid boss in his AMA.
onyx knoll
stage 3 is Village
crystal beacon
It goes up to T5, it could be either parent or vassal depending on nearby nodes
rare bane
@raven plover the group leader decides how loot is distributed
crystal beacon
@raven plover the damage done tagging was referring to people outside of groups competing over a mob
rich stone
ok good deal so you could make one of the vassal nodes the auction house node of the area thats good
onyx knoll
@raven plover it's per group so if you're a healer in a group that does the most dmg you can get loot
raven plover
@raven plover the damage done tagging was referring to people outside of groups competing over a mob
@crystal beacon Oh well that makes way more sense, seems i missunderstood that then. Thanks for the clarification !
onyx knoll
if you're a solo healer looking to contest a world boss.... you're doing it wrong! XD
raven plover
Seems so :D
winged bobcat
So just to clear it up for me: If i go summoner+bard, im not able to summon and then support them via bard-like spells. Instead my summons get augmented abilitys?
crystal beacon
Correct.
raven plover
I'm comming from BDO so... There wasn't something like group content at all.
winged bobcat
sniff quite a bit less hyped now
deft dragon
go bard/summoner then
onyx knoll
This game is ALL ABOUT group content
winged bobcat
@deft dragon no summons then...
onyx knoll
it's possible to play solo but you'll have a very hard time
crystal beacon
@winged bobcat wouldn’t* be surprised if summoner secondaries get some minor summons
deft dragon
well summoner is jack of all trades but we don't have many details beyond that yet so unclear what you'd be able to do @winged bobcat . I'd just wait and see, but don't give up and you should give feedback on the forums if that's what you want to see
raven plover
@onyx knoll Yeah i know! That's what makes me so exicted! But BDO didn't give any reason to do group content - and that was what drove me away from it after a while
opal field
@winged bobcat I would expect that the summons would get augments that would make them do aoe buffs or buffs for the summons themselves.
grim hinge
Do we know if leveling will be able to happen solo or if you will have to group to be able to level?
onyx knoll
you should be able to lvl solo but you're also encouraged to do it with a team
Experience gained from killing mobs and bosses when in a group is divided by the number of party members. A multiplier is then applied that increases with the number of party members. The multiplier is between 1.3 and 1.4 (approximately).[11]
Experience gained from quest rewards is not shared with other party members.[11]
lone spade
looking to pre order and am curious as to when the beta one and beta 2 test phases are. if they have been announced
deft axle
I would imagine there will be quests that will require a group to complete. Like some really powerful monster you couldn't solo
ripe dawn
Will crafters be able to play solo?
crystal beacon
@lone spade they haven’t
grim hinge
Cool I always like it when there's a real reward for grouping, but in reality it's hard to level with the same group of people all the time
crystal beacon
@ripe dawn to a degree, but you will have to be careful if you’re trying to gather solo
onyx knoll
@ripe dawn kinda? You won't be able to master both gathering and production and crafting, so you'll need to buy a lot fo stuff from other players still
cloud sinew
Just curious, but why wouldn't they keep the Apocalypse Demo up and running? If nothing else, just to give the customers something to cling to till this thing eventually comes out lol.
acoustic elk
With 100+ nodes and 10k servers,if evenly distributed theta would be 100 citizens per node, we know that people will want to go to the bigger/advancing nodes so will there be nodes basically devoid of citizens?
ripe dawn
Hmm. Alright thanks for the help
onyx knoll
they needed to rebuild the back end of Apocalypse
grim hinge
I believe they rewrote a significant portion of the back end after Apocalypse
ripe dawn
I asked this because no guild is in the Arabic standard time zone. sigh
cloud sinew
Ahh that makes sense.
surreal quartz
Somewhere in my Preknob it says "you can not play a MMO without your Wife... blablabla" but she is concerned about the PvP-aspects. what can i tell her to convince her its okay xD
deft axle
@surreal quartz the Corruption System
onyx knoll
uuuh.... Tell her that you'll find a big guild to play with that will protect her from bad people?
crystal beacon
@acoustic elk not all nodes will even be built up, so yes
uneven lodge
Hows is the game dealing with potential griefers in reference to node leaders? Say if someone became leader, decides not allocate resources? is that even a thing? what happens in the case of a node leader being offline for several days at a time?
onyx knoll
Also you don't HAVE to participate in the pvp events, and there is a ton of pve and pvx content she can do
grim hinge
Depending on how they end up tweaking corruption penalties hopefully there is no real incentive to kill a green flagged player unless you suspect they have ridiculously rare loot or they really got you mad for some reason
opal field
Tell her she can just stay in a town and be a tavern keeper, animal breeder or some other worker without much pvp
crystal beacon
@uneven lodge so far, monthly elections are it
surreal quartz
cheers guys, i will keep trying to convince her, awesome answers
uneven lodge
So we would have to deal with a potential bad leader for a whole month?
deft axle
yes
onyx knoll
if it's really bad you can pack up and leave and find an other node to settle in haha
crystal beacon
You can always switch to another node, but yes
opal field
Realism in its finest.
unkempt depot
If some guy accidentally makes a node in a bad place will that ruin the world? Like maybe certain physical locations are more ideal for a big city?
subtle holly
Siege it down @unkempt depot
onyx knoll
then people attack that node and it lets an other grow beside it
crystal beacon
The amount of effort that goes into becoming mayor would suggest players who do win wouldn’t be the type to disappear
onyx knoll
they are in fixed spots, yes
opal field
but all nodes start at lvl 0
quasi bison
Hi- Question here... to get access to Alpha/Beta etc... you need to pay 375 USD? or invitation will be sent to registered users?
uneven lodge
So why is there no system in place that say forces the leader to decide what to with resources before they can continue playing their game? Or if the mayor is offline for more than 7 days an election takes place to remove them?
crystal beacon
@quasi bison no invitations for alpha or beta
@uneven lodge because there hasn’t been enough testing to see if such a system is really necessary or not
bleak merlin
Question: Is there any kind of online resource or compilation of abilities/passives for arquetypes/classes which are public?
crystal beacon
If it becomes a major issue, something will be implemented
unkempt depot
Could every single node in the world be Max level? Simultaneously?
quasi bison
thanks! so just figers crossed for release date then
opal field
@unkempt depot no
open agate
Hello there.
I recently get more interested into this game by looking videos/wiki. I have seen there would be a "corrupted system" that is mean to prevent players to constantly stomp beginners or pacific players.
If I get this right, a corrupted status is applied once you have killed a beginner or a pacific players.
I don't know if this situation have been related before, but I am afraid that some nasty players exploit this system by using a new, low level, or pacific character and, on purpose, get suicide into different AoE on the battleField to put the "corrupted" status on their enemies to loot them.
Would such an exploit be an issue later on ?
crystal beacon
@bleak merlin there likely will be after we get that information in alpha 2
uneven lodge
it will 100% be a thing for sure, probably not a whole lot but you know it will happen
onyx knoll
@bleak merlin https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Skills
bleak merlin
thank you!
quasi bison
hoopefully this game gets released by 2021
crystal beacon
@quasi bison not likely tbh, late 2022 is a generous guess
faint willow
@quasi bison hopefully it gets released when its done lol
opal field
@unkempt depot if a single node reaches max level, the nodes in its area have max level 1 lower of the first node and so on to the nodes in their area.
onyx knoll
@open agate You can't accidentaly hit someone if you don't have pvp activated
mental sluice
Quick question, so by picking a main archetype class for example mage and then a second mage as my second archetype how does the class vary? Or like what the benefit of picking the same archetype for the second one rather than a different.
deft axle
@open agate the idea is that AoE skills or healing skill will not work on a player flagged for pvp or a corrupted player unless you are also flagged for pvp
fair yew
Your augments will make the skills stronger etc
deft axle
Steven Sharif is adamant about that, since he hated how that happens in Archeage
crystal beacon
@mental sluice the second archetype provides 4 augmentations per skill that change the effects
mental sluice
argumentations? per skill?? So like them them stronger, reduced mana cost in this case, and faster cd?
crystal beacon
@mental sluice more like changing a charge into a teleport, or giving the charge fire damage
fair yew
By having the same archetypes for primary and secondary you fully embrace that path and gain better mastery of your skills
opal field
yes
onyx knoll
pretty much, we don't have a lot of specific detail on it yet tho
fair yew
Augments maintain the essence of the skill but can change how it works
onyx knoll
they'll be adding secondaries during alpha 2
mental sluice
got it
coral sundial
Is there any news of when the public can access the game?
crystal beacon
@coral sundial nope.
slate fox
2 years is rumor
crystal beacon
Alpha 1 starts in the fall
fair yew
It is unknown if there will be an open beta.
crystal beacon
Barely rumor, more like hopeful conjecture
misty condor
2023
slate fox
@crystal beacon i agree
rough swallow
are OCE/sea sharing a server?
onyx knoll
no, two different servers for OCE and SEA
slate fox
people this games arew cobbeled together over night, but they forget D3 (which was horrible) took 20 years
crystal beacon
so this game will be a monthly fee to play?
open agate
oh ok, thanks for the response. But therefore, the player can just activate the PvP flag and go suicide to do so ? (in order to purposely put the corrupted status on enemies)
crystal beacon
but will there be a "first have to buy the game thing" tho
so we can pay a 1 time fee to buy it?
slate fox
no box price 9 yo
surreal quartz
@undone prairie and i think there is a decay in skill-effectiveness
smthn like that
crystal beacon
ahh thats what that means
@open agate if the player flags then they won’t cause the corrupted status
i had no idea what that meant
ty
@crystal beacon no it’s a monthly sub fee
slate fox
oh ok yeah you just pay the monthly and bam there you go
open agate
I know that, no, I was imagining that players could find a way to exploit this system to "cheat" on the game and put the corrupted system on players they want to loot on. I don't know if you see what I mean
onyx knoll
It's a monthly sub but you don't have to payu for the base game, it's JUST the sub
crystal beacon
so like runescape?
onyx knoll
@open agate I know what you mean, and no you can't do that
open agate
unleast there is something in the "PvP flag status" that I don't get
uneven lodge
Will there be cosmetic outfit slots? In LOTRO for example, you had a separate tab for outfits, so you could save different looks.
crystal beacon
@open agate You’re not understanding me. You only get the corrupted status if you kill an unflagged player.
surreal quartz
@open agate similiar to jetison-pvp in EVE. i see. but hey its software. if there is an issue, they seem to be eager to fix it
crystal beacon
And if you are flagged, your AoEs won’t affect an unflagged player.
slate fox
i am just worried about kill credit for healers/tanks as it was discribed in ama ><
surreal quartz
@crystal beacon i think he means, that you can "make" somebody attack you, get corrupted, take his stuff and laugh
onyx knoll
@open agate If you are unflagged and someone runs into your AoE, they take 0 dmg. If you are flagged, and you throw spells at someone who isn't flagged, if they don't defend themselves you become corrupted. You can't force someone to become corrupted
crystal beacon
@slate fox that only applies to people fighting over mobs outside of group
silent patio
As a pub owner.. Will I have npc customers or just players?
crystal beacon
@surreal quartz I know what he means, I’m trying to explain why that won’t happen lol
proven root
speaking of pub owners! can we only have our pubs directly in nodes?
surreal quartz
i wouldnt say i could not happen. glitches will be found xD
but that what it is then. a glitch
oblique shell
can bards perform at pubs? :l
onyx knoll
@open agate Would it help if I explained it in french? I'm not sure if french is your first language but if it is you can go in #questions-fr
slate fox
Yes but my and my best friend are usually both healers and when we are on without our dps buddys it can be....slow to kill
proven root
id like to be placed further from it, closer to hunting spots maybe to offer the "proximity buff"
oblique shell
like gigs to earn coins and cool rewards
slate fox
dont always have pocket dps lol
crystal beacon
@oblique shell I don’t think there’s an sort of performance system currently planned
onyx knoll
@slate fox worl bosses will be a group affair, you can't duo a world boss with two healers, that's just not gona happen
fair yew
Healers will be able to deal damage
crystal beacon
@slate fox Well if people are stealing your mobs you’ll have to go elsewhere or kill them
onyx knoll
Ahh
slate fox
u thinbk v unsderstands what i mean
open agate
@onyx knoll I am totally fine with reading english, even thought, French is my base language.
but so, in a battleField environment, every players fighting have their PvP flag up, right ?
fair yew
In sieges and such those participating will be flagged
full badger
@onyx knoll I am totally fine with reading english, even thought, French is my base language.
but so, in a battleField environment, every players fighting have their PvP flag up, right ?
@open agate During sieges and caravan attacks all participants will be PvP flagged as combatants
onyx knoll
No, you chose to turn on or off your pvp flag, so if you're just questing or gathering you'd usually have it off
crystal beacon
@open agate Sieges and caravans and stuff operate outside of the corruption system
fair yew
You will have to select to participate
crystal beacon
Hey, could some1 tell me which state is AoC in now and when will the next phase begin? I'm talking about alpha/beta etc. I found contradicting information on google
onyx knoll
Yeah except that, but if you're in a siege or caravan you can't become corrupted since you'll be fighting people that are also flagged
true scaffold
Is the name "Ashes of Creation" a commentary on how all other MMOs suck?
open agate
Then, what are the conditions for a player to get "corrupted" ?
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon currently prealpha, alpha 1 starts in the fall
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon alpha 1 will start in fall
slate fox
oh i heard a rumor is it true that if you die in pvp (unflagged/uncorrupeted) you drop gathered goods?
crystal beacon
@open agate you only become corrupted if you kill a person who isn’t flagged for PvP
full badger
Is the name "Ashes of Creation" a commentary on how all other MMOs suck?
@true scaffold The name (I think) refers to the lore of the world
onyx knoll
You become corrupted if you are flagged and you kill someone who isn't flagged
true scaffold
Could someone provide a link to the lore? I need to consume it
crystal beacon
@slate fox you always drop a %of f gatherables when you die regardless of PvP or not
open agate
@crystal beacon Thanks, it can then reduce the exploit properly.
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon Thanks! Will normal 15$ subscription apply or would I have to preorder to play in fall?
full badger
oh i heard a rumor is it true that if you die in pvp (unflagged/uncorrupeted) you drop gathered goods?
@slate fox When you die you have a small chance of dropping raw or processed goods. When you are corrupted you have a chance to drop completed items and gear
onyx knoll
gritty osprey
Could someone provide a link to the lore? I need to consume it
@true scaffold nothing arm, Steven has said the lore will be something players discover in the world as they play
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon alphas aren’t open, alpha 1 access isn’t being sold anymore
full badger
@true scaffold https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Lore
true scaffold
okay thank you
slate fox
oh ok so its only a %
crystal beacon
will ships work similarly to how they do in archeage? and do we know if its something that one player owns or that a guild can own
slate fox
do we know a low % or like half?
onyx knoll
yass, and unless you're corrupted you'll never drop gear
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon you can get into alpha 2 with the 250 dollar packs
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon Not a lot of details available on ships atm
crystal beacon
@crystal beaconoh is see. Thanks for information
slate fox
i mean gathered good like logs ore ect
onyx knoll
we don't have a number yet for the % of dropped materials
slate fox
and is the droped good lootable?
crystal beacon
deft dragon
I don't think they released a percent yet, they will likely test that @slate fox but I do know that "normal" death penalty is for green/unflagged and flagged/purple players will have half the penalty, with corrupted being 3-4x normal
open agate
Ok, thanks all for your responses. I understand now that such an exploit is not possible (or at least, not easily/obviously achievable)
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon not a lot of specifics on ships yet but as there is a ship building profession I imagine individuals can/will own them
onyx knoll
yep, they wanted to make sure you can't get cheated into becoming corrupted, that would be really bad
open agate
that's finally a decent system.
crystal beacon
i wonder if the ships will have a racial appearance like nodes and houses do
We can only hope lol
do we know what the different racial styles look like for armor/nodes?
onyx knoll
is there any reason why there is no option to buy into alpha 1? and if i dont buy the 250 pack now, does that mean i might miss out on alpha 2 if i buy it too late?
@tender holly
Answering here since you asked your question in english, alpha 1 is something that was offered during the kickstarter. They might open it up if they really need to later on but for now you can't get into it anymore. They should release a statement when they remove the alpha 2 packs from the shop if you want to wait, but after a certain time you prob won't be able to buy it anymore and you'll miss out
surreal quartz
forget those 250 dollars. the lawyer necessary working through my preknob, checking if "MMO" applies to "Alpha- Beta-Version" will cost double. and if he says yes, its gonna cost double anyway xD so here is my question. know any good marriage-councils and or divorce-lawyers? xD but my actual question is: what would you guess? is alpha wave 2 more 6 months or 4 years from now?
full badger
@crystal beacon We know a few https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races
hasty moss
If u downloaded apoc through steam did it make you make an intrepid account if u didn't have one?
ashen ferry
Is there a place were I can release my dumb ideas of game development?
full badger
Is there a place were I can release my dumb ideas of game development?
@ashen ferry The forums are the best place for that
surreal quartz
@crystal beacon thats still early enough
onyx knoll
@surreal quartz it'll depend on how well alpha 1 goes, so it's hard to tell but shouldn' be more then a year after alpha 1 hopefully..
crystal beacon
py'rai look really cool
tender holly
is there any reason why there is no option to buy into alpha 1?
and if i dont buy the 250 pack now, does that mean i might miss out on alpha 2 if i buy it too late?
fading latch
@tender holly because alpha 1 was limited to 10k testers. And they have achieved that
You will be given ample notice when subsequent packs come off the store. Months in advance
tender holly
ok cool cool
crystal beacon
i wish there was a buy to play
fading latch
That is not the buisness model Intrepid have chosen and this will not change
crystal beacon
how do you pronounce the one races name, NIKÜA?
fading latch
@crystal beacon Nick-u-ah
severe flame
channel is for questions tom, take that in disc
crystal beacon
thankls
ocean spear
You guys think we'll be able to summon multiple familiars or just one?
surreal quartz
how big is the limit for a family-size? any plans/infos yet?
fading latch
@ocean spear there will be options to summon several but they will have less power distributed between them
@surreal quartz no info on that yet
full badger
summoners can summon up to 3 entities
tender holly
do you think your business model would have been different if u didnt have that 30 mil private investment
fading latch
We cant answer that @tender holly
crystal beacon
@tender holly we’re not devs here, and that “private investment” is the game’s creative director
eager siren
the game wouldnt exist without him so you cant answer tht
tender holly
im just curious since so many games are like steam early access and such
fallow peak
if one buys the pre-order that gives a name reservation, when does the reserving happen?
crystal beacon
im impressed that he has funded this himself thus far, but my concern is what if he at some point before release he is no longer able to fund it
fading latch
@tender holly some games just choose to go that route to get early dip in monetisation
viral lintel
i dont think the game would even exist, or the company
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
fading latch
@fallow peak we will be given notice when reservations begin
flat dragon
Will there be a class/augment combo that controls the battlefield with CC or something like that? I'm looking at the Sorcerer or Enchanter as possibilities
fading latch
@flat dragon we will have a full overview of classes and their abilties in A2
crystal beacon
@flat dragon we don’t really have specifics on a lot of classes/augmentations yet
viral lintel
steven spoke of "controller" as a role in group composition
tender holly
i didnt see his house, but would looking at it, give me more confidence in this game ? lol
eager siren
@flat dragon not too sure on the augments yet but id imagine a tank secondary might have some kind of cc
crystal beacon
@tender holly tbh yes lol
viral lintel
he doesnt have a house, he has a fucking mansion
fading latch
@eager siren its all speculation at this point.
eager siren
yeah ik
flat dragon
Got it, thanks all!
onyx knoll
@tender holly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yla_ZZShMoU 😂
fallow peak
are players that can ride a flying mount be able to fly over the battles during sieges and cast spells (like a complete badass)?
eager siren
just theory crafting :P
fading latch
@fallow peak yes that is the plan
full badger
are players that can ride a flying mount be able to fly over the battles during sieges and cast spells (like a complete badass)?
@fallow peak Yes
crystal beacon
@fallow peak that’s literally the entire reason they exist lol
fallow peak
XD
crystal beacon
if i wanted to do good melee damage but also be tanky, should i choose fighter then tank? or should i choose tank then fighter
tender holly
haha great thanks, looking forward to this, hopefully something that can finally make me stop playing ultima online, ill try phrase this as a question: is it gonna be better?> haha
full badger
if i wanted to do good melee damage but also be tanky, should i choose fighter then tank? or should i choose tank then fighter
@crystal beacon Hard to tell right now.
fading latch
@crystal beacon we cant answer that till class kits are released
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon not really something we can answer currently
eager siren
@fallow peak the director literally compared it to game of thrones so the flying mounts have there own attacks
crystal beacon
alright no problem
versed hollow
@fallow peak don't expect to be seeing flying mounts all the time though, the are meant to be very limited, so when you do see them, it's something amazing
boreal osprey
It is said that castle regions will be static. Will the nodes themselves be static as in they are in the same 5 spots on every server or will they just not move once they have spawned on a server?
glad spoke
Do we know when the next cosmetic pack is going to be revealed?
viral lintel
i love ultima online, but the graphics are just killing it for me at this point.. after more than a decade of play, mind you
crystal beacon
@glad spoke aug 5
glad spoke
thank you
crystal beacon
another question i have about nodes, is it possible for a developed node to somewhat own nearby nodes? basically creating a kingdom
full badger
It is said that castle regions will be static. Will the nodes themselves be static as in they are in the same 5 spots on every server or will they just not move once they have spawned on a server?
@boreal osprey All node locations are fixed. But there are 103 different nodes and only 5 can become metropolis, so the location of the metropolis can be very different on each server
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon not only possible, it happens automatically
versed hollow
@boreal osprey the node positions will remain the same, but the stage the node are at will fluctuate depending on what has been destroyed or built up by player, I don't know if the castles will move either, but my guess is yes, but depending on the stage of the other nodes
crystal beacon
@full badger I think he meant guild castles, to which I don’t know the answer
fallow peak
what are the different benefits and what it looks like if one chooses to master taming as their "profession"?
crystal beacon
so the node itself is a large portion of land, and the city within the node is only a small portion of that land, correct?
boreal osprey
Yes, guild castles. Sorry for not being clear. I'm guessing that's something we just dont know yet.
crystal beacon
The node itself is the city, but it exerts a zone of influence around it that controls the land
full badger
so the node itself is a large portion of land, and the city within the node is only a small portion of that land, correct?
@crystal beacon No, the node is the city, and the zone of influence is the land controlled by the node. The higher level the node, the bigger its zone of influence
Yes, guild castles. Sorry for not being clear. I'm guessing that's something we just dont know yet.
@boreal osprey Guild castles will be in fixed locations
versed hollow
@fallow peak people who do animal husbandry will basically be the people providing mounts. The higher its trained, the more creatures become available to train
full badger
what are the different benefits and what it looks like if one chooses to master taming as their "profession"?
@fallow peak We don't know yet, sorry
crystal beacon
@fallow peak we don’t have a lot of profession specifics right now but likely it deal with mounts and combat pets
ok, and if a node is level 2, an adjacent node cant also be level 2?
Correct
Well, mostly
boreal osprey
@full badger so the same fixed locations on every server?
full badger
yes
crystal beacon
If their ZoIs go in different directions, there could be two adjacent nodes of the same level
But if they’re within the same ZOI, they cannot be the same level
boreal osprey
@full badger awesome! Thank you!
crystal beacon
so its determined by ZoI and not the node itself, a cannot be equal or higher level of a nearby node if it is inside its ZoI?
versed hollow
@fallow peak to add to the taming bit, I took this from the wiki
Many animals that can be tamed and bred through the animal husbandry profession can be found in herds across the lands of Verra. These herds represent a gatherable resource, of sorts, that masters of the animal husbandry profession may then use to discover lesser-known species variants with untold powers and abilities. Mounts play a large role in Ashes of Creation, and animals like the horse are an early gateway into the unlimited possibilities that await those skilled in the arts of husbandry
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon it doesn’t even have to be nearby necessarily, if a node is within another node’s ZoI it is locked to one level below or less
so what if there is a central node that is level 5, is it possible for all other nodes within the ZoI to be level 4? or do the lower level nodes also follow the same ruleset
basically a bunch of overlapping ZoIs with the first ones to level up taking priority
viral lintel
i don't think adjacent nodes of the same zoi can be the same level
rare walrus
Any news on a market-place API? Or will custom ones have to be setup?
fading latch
No API will be given @rare walrus
That may change in the future
But as for now. No
versed hollow
@crystal beacon Each Node can form into towns, but are limited by their neighbors. The Nodes have different levels of advancement. There can only be so many of each level. Think of this as advanced settlements needing more elbow room.
crystal beacon
ok so node A is level 5, and lets say node B,C,D,E are inside node A's ZoI, can B,C,D,E all be level 4 even if their individual ZoI's overlap?
@crystal beacon I believe it will be a sort of cascade effect where nodes will get smaller as they go out from the metro
slow meadow
there will not be apis in the game. they have mentioned having a mobile app to interact with certain aspects of the game like the marketplace, after launch @rare walrus
rare walrus
@fading latch Thanks, that's a shame
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon I don’t believe their ZoIs can overlap no
versed hollow
@crystal beacon As Nodes advance in stages of growth they will lock out neighboring Nodes from progressing, and will absorb their zones of influence.
fading latch
@crystal beacon https://www.paradoxgaming.net/aocnodes
full pulsar
What do they mean by absorb their zones of influence?
crystal beacon
so there is a maximum size to a nodes ZoI