questions

[boreal abyss]

maybe you can add a stall or something on freehold? we dunno

never heard about that specifically so

[paper bobcat]

Hello good people. I heard about this game yesterday and I'm already hyped af XD

[boreal abyss]

@steep harbor No idea waht you are talking about, but you cannot play if you do not sub

[steep harbor]

Because in the peon vid

[sweet void]

Also can we chain industries or are we still limited to one crafting skill?

[steep harbor]

he said it was free

oof

alright

[boreal abyss]

You can only master 1 crafting skill @sweet void

and no, you will not be able to chain them

[dire pond]

Hello, i wanted to know if anybody knew how many character each account could have. Thank you

[boreal abyss]

you can delve either into gathering, or proceesing, or crafting

not all 3

just 1

@dire pond "a reasonable amount" is all we know

[austere vault]

So basically as far as I understand herbalism allows you to gather resources through finding plants in the world and growing seeds in your freehold. If I am not mistaken, freeholds won't be available until the node reaches the village stage or town stage. This limits herbalism to only be progressed through gathering plants in the world. Is there a riskier way to progress herbalism like actually planting seeds in the open world, having the risk of other players attacking you and stealing your harvest?

[sweet void]

Oh i though i could craft what i gather, not master stuff just basic stuff like wood or planks or stone to ore

[boreal abyss]

@sweet void only if you have alts

who master the next step

[frail garnet]

You can learn mutiple skills just not master them @sweet void

[slim shuttle]

can you respect your profession?

[boreal abyss]

@frail garnet can only learn either Gathering, or Processing or Crafting, not in each one

[slim shuttle]

like from Alchemy want to change to Blacksmithing for example

[austere vault]

Gotcha thanks

[boreal abyss]

well, you do need to if you want to master another profession Jahlon

Can't master both Alchemy and Blacksmithing

[paper bobcat]

so how do I get in the alpha phase?

[boreal abyss]

can become an "expert" perhaps, but only master 1 afaik

[dire pond]

But blacksmithing is needed to if you want tool for other profession right?

[slim shuttle]

sr what I meant is like I;m master of alchemy, but got bored for example and want to change to Blacksmithing, can I remaster my Blacksmithing(this will ofc lost my Alchemy mastery rank)

[green parcel]

wait so based on that, you don't pick a specific profession you pick a stage of profession, then you can learn them all in that stage?

[boreal abyss]

I thought he stated you could only master 1 branch in say the "crafting tree"

[dark dagger]

Is it possible for one castle to have all metropolises allowed on the server in its zoi?

[boreal abyss]

I thought he said that in one of the latest interviews tho

I'll need to double check

[whole dawn]

how many buildings can u have in your freehold? it looks like 5

wow it does not look like 7 will fit

can u link it

[short compass]

does that include combat profession ? or can we master both 1 gathering and combat class ?

[green parcel]

thanks jahlon, that answered my question too

[whole dawn]

i thought freehold size was always an acre

[frail garnet]

Juat to double check it is one freehold per player, yes?

[thin stratus]

1 per account

[green parcel]

@frail garnet per account

[whole dawn]

i think it should change to one freehold per server, but i understand why

[frail garnet]

Ahh,I see thanks

@whole dawn it would get crowded

If every player on server had freehold

[unkempt depot]

What is the most comprehensive website with information about everything?

[frail garnet]

The wiki

I guess

[icy whale]

So if I bought the founder pack that was like $375 when would I be invited to the alpha and all that

Ty

[whole dawn]

how do bridges get formed?

[crystal beacon]

Can you already play the game?

[frail garnet]

So would you be able to make pets and mounts in the animal husbandry tree?

[thin stratus]

The property acquisition in AA was quite frustrating because players could place multiple sized plots on limited spaces of land...thus depriving other players of being able to own land. I very much prefer the 1 freehold per account, and the size is standardized.

[undone magnet]

Do we know if we'll have access to profession as soon as we create our character or will we have to buy the first tools from the first merchants that arrive at nodes?

[frail garnet]

Ahh tahnk you

[boreal abyss]

@frail garnet Yes, you can breed mounts (maybe pets) and there will be variations to the offspring's visual appearance

[undone magnet]

Thank you

[boreal abyss]

@frail garnet
this is a concept art depicting how visuals might vary a bit

[frail garnet]

Ohh damn

So cool

[sweet void]

Im not sure if this was asked but do we need to repair or equipment after multiple use?

[frail garnet]

Btw you think they will have ark breeding system like with mutations and stuff

[charred nebula]

Can you become permanent citizen of some region whit discount for tradeing?

[frail garnet]

Speaking of nodes

Can you change nodes

?

[boreal abyss]

@frail garnet Unknown, all we know atm is that visual appearance might vary and that there are traits

[lean prawn]

Hi Everyone!
About cosmetics, I got the basic idea behind the shop and it was stated that cosmetics in the shop will be on par with Legendary stuff in game.
I'm curious about mid-game cosmetic options, Will we be able to obtain decorations in-game which do not require absolute endgame content to be cleared, but still appear somewhat cool?
In other words: how big will be difference between your casually obtained mid-end game cosmetic decoration from the absolute endgame / Legendary / Shop variants.
Tl;dr: will mid-game / casual decorations look like trash or will they still be cool?

[boreal abyss]

@frail garnet Yes you can change your citizenship

(not constnatly tho, is a timer before you can change again)

[jovial kayak]

When creating the character, will we have a preview of each archetype abilities and how a secondary archetype would change the abilities?

[boreal abyss]

ty J

[undone magnet]

@simple ether Didn't steven mention that if you're ranking high enough in religion you'd get perks (one of which being discounts?)
Couldn't said religions have influence in several nodes then meaning you could have a region wide discount?

[frail garnet]

@lean prawn if you sign up you will get a statue from what I have heard

[boreal abyss]

@undone magnet was in reference to stuff sold by that religion

[undone magnet]

You'd think if a node was that religion the regular stores would have a discount as well

[boreal abyss]

that discount will prob count for all temples etc of that religion

[eager siren]

so in a lot of games that have player housing most furniture is locked behind some kind of paywall to get anything decent. is there going to be reasonable ways to furnish your house without spending money?

[sweet void]

Also is character exp separate from crafing exp?

[boreal abyss]

Maybe Divine Nodes will, but we have no clue how Divine nodes work yet

[charred nebula]

I think there will be carpenter job to make furniture

[sweet void]

And if not, well high crafting skills be locked by character level?

[frail garnet]

@xexi you can get a statue if you sign up

[boreal abyss]

@sweet void Kind of, there will be quest related to artisan professions that will need to be done

[eager siren]

haha been there done that @frail garnet

[onyx knoll]

@sweet void not only do you need to repair gear after a certain amount of use, you need to use materials to do it not just gold

[boreal abyss]

and only player crafters can repair gear

[lean prawn]

@frail garnet I know about the statue, but I'm more concerned about the "decorations curve" in a long term. That the Legendary is on par with Shop is fine, my question is if the other non-legendary items will look also somewhat cool or will look like trash.

[boreal abyss]

@lean prawn unknown but prob

[frail garnet]

I am sure that it will juat not as cool

Just*

[sweet void]

So that would mean a repairer can be a suitable way to generate income in game

[boreal abyss]

Yes

[onyx knoll]

They wont look trash, Steven said he hated BDO's approach of gear looking like shit unless you paid

[lilac lion]

So what steven said is the more you play, the better things you will get (legendary items and such) and he said there will be a difference in visuals so you know that that person has put this much time in the game

[lean prawn]

They wont look trash, Steven said he hated BDO's approach of gear looking like shit unless you paid
@onyx knoll Oh right! Actually now that you mention it, he said something like that. Well that sounds good then.

[lilac lion]

So if you spend casual time, you wont get the same on par look furniture as someone thats hardcore at the game

[stable plover]

@lean prawn We don't have a lot of info on mid-game cosmetics, but perhaps the thing I'd think of as being comparable are cosmetics that were available to unlock through APOC -> Armor of the Autumn Knight, Obsidian Armor, and the Emberstorm Dragon skin were all quite cool cosmetics earnable by progressing a good bit through the BR, but that was probably comparable to mid progression in the MMO in terms of time investment (Can see https://www.aocwiki.net/Ashes_of_Creation_Apocalypse#Ashes_of_Creation_Apocalypse_cosmetics if your curious)

[frail garnet]

Will the dragon world boss respawn or is it a one time thing?

[eager siren]

honestly as a bard fisherman im probably not going to take off the swamp costume i got for preorder

[charred nebula]

Any info on hiden classes by chain quest, of this is shooting in the dark for now?

[boreal abyss]

no hidden classes

maybe "hidden" augments

[charred nebula]

Like rune crafting in d2

[boreal abyss]

No

[frail garnet]

Not exactly hidden but exclusive augments

[boreal abyss]

Augments is something you put on skills to alter their effects

[frail garnet]

Like for bishop or cardinaö

Cardinal*

[boreal abyss]

so its more like D3 skill system

[charred nebula]

Thank god is not like L2 agumentation

[whole dawn]

has the transmog system been explained yet? how would you put one of the preorder costumes on a piece of armor? would you be able to untransmog?

[frail garnet]

No one knows

[boreal abyss]

@whole dawn there will be a "cosmetic gear" system, you can put on and take off costumes etc

[latent parcel]

How would teleport augment my fireball spell

[stable plover]

@frail garnet 'Event' bosses are one time things, unless their event gets re-triggered, raid/dungeon bosses will respawn

[sweet void]

Would there a way to name a dungeon u found while exploring?

[boreal abyss]

@sweet void no

for obvious reasons

[cerulean surge]

Evening everyone probably been asked already but are there any plans on having a oceanic servers ?

[latent parcel]

How would teleport augment earthquake and ground based abilities

[stable plover]

@whole dawn Cosmetic gear slots is the intention

[cerulean surge]

@simple ether thanks man feels better

[signal inlet]

So you will not "collect" appearances like in WoW

[stable plover]

@latent parcel Note that 'teleport' won't augment all abilities -> teleport augmenting a movement ability makes more sense than say a static aoe, a mage secondary might augment an earthquake with something like increased radius instead

[latent parcel]

Oh

Can I use a fireball’s knock back to jump higher

[sweet void]

I think teleport will augment ur movment skills. Not all your skills. That would be nuts if i can teleport a fireball

[slim shuttle]

can you choose which augment to go for or it will be fixed once you choose the secondary class?

[cerulean surge]

Is there any plans for a early buy in option that has dwarf based cosmics ? Master race and all 😛

[severe flame]

Will we get another apocolypse testing phase again in between the Alphas and betas?

[stable plover]

@latent parcel In the BR, yes if you were going downhill is I recall? -> That'll need some testing in the MMO

[tulip hatch]

@cerulean surge we've had 2 sets of dwarf cosmetics 1 for each Dunir and Nikua

[latent parcel]

Will race effect what city’s and establishments we can enter

[stable plover]

@slim shuttle Secondary classes will have multiple augments to select from, that are changeable at an NPC

[whole dawn]

can you mix and match secondary class augments?

[latent parcel]

Like will a dwarf be restricted by night

Night

[whole dawn]

ok

[latent parcel]

Hight

Can a dwarf fit in places a human can’t

[stable plover]

@latent parcel The predominate race of the node at least affects some things like generating racial quests for those characters.

[forest pike]

Will there be night and day cycles?

[stable plover]

@forest pike There are night/day and seasonal cycles

[latent parcel]

Will race impact speed

[tawdry forum]

Will crafting and gathering tools have durability?

[stable plover]

The devs haven't really shown off much of night yet, but I quite liked the way it looked in A0 (no screenshots available), they showed off a night attack on a castle once, but expect things like lighting in that to get updated.

[crystal beacon]

Is it downloadable now

[forest pike]

Will out running a player be a mechanic?

[green skiff]

Hello everyone, i`m new here.

Just heard of AOC a couple of days ago, and im already deep into the rabbit hole. I love the idea and the potential of the game. Not sure if this is the correct channel to say this, but hopefully somebody important will see this and bring this to the attention of the higher ups. So I was watching the 4k gameplay, and could not ignore the fact that the characters look non-responsive. It felt like there was a lot of input lag. I know that this is Pre-Alpha, but i just want to make sure that they adress this, because clankyness is a big no-no. While reading the comments an animator responded to the video and he said exactly what Ive been saying for years.
Here`s the quote:

" I can tell why WoW feels so good and snappy... WoW has almost zero blending between animations. Idle goes to run by a button press instantly, you can tap "w" fast and see how your character does this switch between poses. In modern realistic looking games you have different blending techniques to make everything look more realistic, which makes button press less responsive because you have this small window of "inertia". I personally think gameplay is more important than good looking blending animations and would rather see unrealistic pose switching than graceful yet sloppy feeling hyperreal body mechanics."

I know they said that they already addressed the animations issues, but I just want to make sure that they are aware of a potential fix for this specific subject.

Sorry for the long post.

[forest pike]

Oof

[latent parcel]

Wow

[stable plover]

@forest pike There are movement speed increasing abilities, so occasionally you'll outrun someone or visa versa

[latent parcel]

Will any augment beat or be on par with teleport because it kind of seems op

[whole dawn]

will you get knocked off your mount/be unable to summon your mount if you get tagged for pvp?

[crystal beacon]

Whens the game release date?

[latent parcel]

What are the augments?

[crystal beacon]

Is there alpha or beta server?

[stable plover]

Augments aren't expected to be in the game until A2

[latent parcel]

Because I wanna teleport behind a group of enemies than earthquake them all

Than get out

So can i do that

[frail garnet]

I think so

[latent parcel]

I think teleport removes the purpose of mobility

[frail garnet]

Steven said that you would be able to teleport to someome instantly

[stable plover]

@latent parcel seems reasonable, just gotta make sure you don't 'teleport behind a group of enemies, cast earthquake, and die' instead

[latent parcel]

So I can wear heavy gear

[charred nebula]

If I have 2 times the same argument on 2 different weapons do they share the same reuse time?

[frail garnet]

I dont think you can teleport alot

[narrow veldt]

Hello Iam new here so i dont know if this already got covered but i wanted to ask if there is already some skill texts to read from abilities in the game.

[frail garnet]

So be carefull

[latent parcel]

Will teleport be effected by the weight of your gear

[frail garnet]

And plus mounts are a thing

Prbly as a balance thing

[forest pike]

@narrow veldt check the wiki

[stable plover]

@latent parcel Mages can wear plate/heavy armor -> Description of basic way armor works (This could change), light armor provides the best magic defense, medium armor is balanced, heavy armor provides the best physical defense

[late vale]

Can u enchant heavy armor tho?

[latent parcel]

So I want light gear

[marsh panther]

is weight a factor in this game?

[late vale]

or something like that to enhance heavy

?

[stable plover]

@late vale All types of armor are both enchantable and overenchantable (except legendries on overenchanting I suppose)

[charred nebula]

If I have pet who can carry let's say 200kg, I summon it stack it up and unsummon, what happen ?

[signal inlet]

So mages will tank mages?

[latent parcel]

I want something that lets me do damage quick and move quick, can I have that?

[stable plover]

@marsh panther There is both weight and inventory slots - unfinished goods tend to be the heaviest to encourage the use of the caravan system with them

[regal tulip]

@stable plover sp you could say that for a tank for exemple, it is probably good to change sets based on the enermy?

[latent parcel]

Will the weight work like ark survival?

[marsh panther]

i hope not

[plush zenith]

having armor doesn't make you slower than light armor

[latent parcel]

It would make the game more Realistic

[plush zenith]

realistic /=/ more fun

[stable plover]

@regal tulip I would expect that to happen, I would also expect different tanks to have different 'casual use' armor sets, for example they've said there will be an evasion tank that I don't think will normally be wearing heavy armor

[marsh panther]

i dont think they are going for realism lol

[latent parcel]

Yea

Can I make my own religion

[lilac lion]

Fun is different for people but this is becoming a convo instead of questions

[whole dawn]

do we know how long days and nights are?

[plush zenith]

would be just bad in a mmo have characther that goes slower just because of armor lol, nobody would wear that since it would be impossible to gap close people

[sweet void]

I hope they release more info on stats and how it synergizes with all skills

[stable plover]

@latent parcel There are pre-existing religions, that you can join/rank through/roleplay as

[latent parcel]

Can I edit a current one

[charred nebula]

I hope 6 in game hours - 1 real hour

[sweet void]

Like str increases ur weight, dex increases ur evasion etc

[latent parcel]

Make it praise a parrot

[crystal beacon]

Make it praise a parrot
no

[frigid sandal]

@simple ether Is cloth armor for Mages made by Armor smithing profession and require same crafting buildings? Or is there special tailoring equipment?

[stable plover]

@latent parcel You could edit your character backstory in regards to the religion somehow, but the deities aren't changing

[latent parcel]

YES

[noble bison]

Will there be any speed cap in the game? For example, will different speed buffs be combined so that the character can (at least for a short time) run faster than mounts?

[marsh panther]

i want to know racial passives /abilities

[plush zenith]

@marsh panther you'll have to wait for alpha

[latent parcel]

ZZ38 the crazy guy who praises a bird named josh who, is a frog, and sacrifices the npcs to him

[late vale]

How will stats work ? its like u choose anything u want? or u will have the hexagon like on RO or HxH for example

[latent parcel]

Yea I wondered that too

Can we like choose damage over go

Hp

[stable plover]

@noble bison I don't think they've mentioned having a speed cap, and the testing so far doesn't seem to have one (There have been various movement speed increasing bugs), but I wouldn't be surprised (read:speculative) if they add one (It might help with some of the movement speed bugs)

[slim shuttle]

so will there be limited in abilities in 250v250?

[latent parcel]

Will there be stats for our character we can spec into like damage, mana, and speed?

[charred nebula]

Is there any buff skills ( buffer class) or it's all from food?

[stable plover]

@slim shuttle Less abilities might get rendered completely, but they're not going to say prevent you from casting AoE's or something

[noble bison]

Ty for the answer

[slim shuttle]

I understand since I used to be hardcore PS2 player

[acoustic elk]

@charred nebula it is believed the Bard class will have buffs/debuffs

[latent parcel]

@stable plover asking again Will there be stats for our character we can spec into like damage, mana, and speed?

[boreal abyss]

via gear stat allocation, yes

[frail garnet]

prbly

[latent parcel]

No just base stats

[sweet void]

yep and bard can heal but less compared to a cleric

[charred nebula]

Orc bard sound good

[boreal abyss]

character stat growth is decided by race and main archetype @latent parcel, same with base stats

[sweet void]

So there are not stats added per level?

[slim shuttle]

will there be female taurents?

I want to be assassin female Taurents

[stable plover]

@latent parcel We don't have complete details on stats, and the ones that we have could change, but there were at least stats to increase dps (in various ways) and mana (max and regen) so far - Oh and you just get stats as you level, you don't spend them in the current design, so if you wanted to specialize in a stat it's through gear

[boreal abyss]

there will be female Tulnar if that is what you meant

[late vale]

Resources are just mana or everyone for change from class to class?

[frail garnet]

All races and classes are not gender lpcked

[boreal abyss]

@late vale Essence, but yes same for all

[latent parcel]

Who else will choose a empyrean arc mage and of not what will you be I’m interested in what people will roll play

[frigid sandal]

Is cloth armor for Mages made by Armor smithing profession and require same crafting buildings? Or is there special tailoring equipment?

[charred nebula]

Is there achemic, potion crafting

[boreal abyss]

@frigid sandal tailor most liely

[frail garnet]

Yes

[boreal abyss]

@charred nebula yes

[late vale]

yes there will be

[charred nebula]

Nice, profit

[slim shuttle]

Are there explosives potion in which you can throw at ur enemies?

like grenade?

[boreal abyss]

We dont know

[forest pike]

Potion launcher was in apoc but I doubt it will make it into the mmo

[latent parcel]

Will there be bombs

[boreal abyss]

they said potion launcher wont

[latent parcel]

?

[boreal abyss]

@latent parcel No gunpowder, so no

[latent parcel]

I wanna blow people up

Oh

[late vale]

U can roll mage

then

[latent parcel]

Wait what about navel combat

[frail garnet]

Bombs like siege weapons prbly @latent parcel

[stable plover]

@latent parcel There won't be gunpowder, but there could be alchemical/magical bombs

[forest pike]

@boreal abyss well maybe for the Naval content

[boreal abyss]

magic cannons if anything

not bombs

[late arrow]

Hey guys, if I buy the Voyager plus pack now when will I be able to reserve a name?

[latent parcel]

What about sea combat can I be captain jack sparrow?

[late vale]

Are nodes bound to biomes?

[boreal abyss]

Yes, later when reservation opens up
(You will be among the last group that gets to reserve tho) @late arrow

@late vale nodes cannot move around so yes?

[latent parcel]

Honest ally I’m going to be a pirate

[stable plover]

@late arrow The last we heard name reservations would be sometime between A1 and A2 (the exact timeline could change though)

[balmy chasm]

After a summon dies will there be any cooldown before you can summon him again? Or will it be like for example ESO where when summon dies you can just summon him again with a something like 2 seconds cast time?

[boreal abyss]

You can, you will new crew for bigger ships tho @latent parcel

[frail garnet]

@boreal abyss can't you expand a node into a diffrent biome?

[latent parcel]

Can I be a pirate and raid port city’s with my crew

[frail garnet]

Prbly

[boreal abyss]

@frail garnet I doubt a node will be in border between 2 nodes, but we dunno

[stable plover]

@balmy chasm unknown

[frail garnet]

Ahh, thanka

[late vale]

Can biomes change? I mean for example if u exploit the forest to hard or something like that

[boreal abyss]

@latent parcel you can try, since that is a Node Siege

[late arrow]

@boreal abyss why the last group? Did they have other packs with priority on name reservation?

[forest pike]

@balmy chasm what's the point of him dying if you can summon immediately

[latent parcel]

What will sailing be like

[boreal abyss]

@late vale Kind of?
There are seasons, and there are events that might change the biome (like a dragon summoing an eternal blizzard until it is killed)

[stable plover]

@late vale Yes - but only within an extent -> Typically it would be something like cutting down too many trees causes the area to warm into permanent summer until you kill the fire spirits

[balmy chasm]

@forest pike i mean that's what pisses me off in ESO lmao

[charred nebula]

When you die you go to the close village? Or get resurrected by party member

[late vale]

Ty got it

[latent parcel]

What will the sailing be Sea of thieves like? @stable plover

[boreal abyss]

@late arrow First group that gets to reserve is Kickstarter, then Summer backer, then Pre-order packs
And who gets to reseve is based on tier, so for preoder those who bought 500$ packs gets to reserve first

so 375$ preorder is last atm

[stable plover]

@latent parcel I'd look to Jahlon's video on Archage sailing

[late arrow]

ouch

[latent parcel]

K

[late arrow]

I want to reserve a name

[charred nebula]

If you die in battle field I guess you spawn on the millatery tent or something

[late arrow]

but not worth taking the risk then

[boreal abyss]

then you need to buy 375$ preorder pack 😛

[late arrow]

of being third to do it

[latent parcel]

Can you send me a link @stable plover

[frail garnet]

People who have played the game , how does the movment feel?

[late vale]

What about server reservations or is it too early for that?

[whole dawn]

@late arrow names are unique per server, we dont know how many servers there will be yet, but you will be gauranteed to get your name with the 375$ pack, just maybe not on the most popular server

[frail garnet]

Guilds can reserv places

@late vale

[latent parcel]

I feel like mages will be a HUGE part of the game, is this true?

[stable plover]

@latent parcel https://youtu.be/MILBO85lCh0

[late vale]

What is the guild size and who do u "register ur guild"

[late arrow]

@whole dawn I see, thanks!

[stable plover]

@latent parcel The intention is that mages (and all primary archetypes) are each about 1/8th of the game

[late arrow]

those who are playing the alpha, is the rogue/bard archetypes implemented yet? If so, how do they feel?

[timid kraken]

Any news on how the secondary class will work when it is the same as your primary? Clear changes have been outlined for different but say you choose Archmage (mage/mage) how will that augment the current abilities?

[golden shoal]

ist the bounty system based on crimes commited or based on the players lvl and gear whos commiting the crimes?

[stable plover]

@late vale To register a guild, there's an npc in the starting area, you need x potential starting guild members, need to be x level, need to turn in materials, and need to do a quest chain

[deft dragon]

@late arrow Alpha 1 hasn't started yet

[frail garnet]

Is there a coat to start a guild @stable plover

[late arrow]

oh damn

[stable plover]

@late vale Guilds will be 30-50 to 300 ppl depending on how guild talents are invested - guild talents can be spent entirely on things other than increasing guild size

[late arrow]

thought it had started

[late vale]

Can a guild own more than one castle?

[stable plover]

@frail garnet At least in materials, I don't think gold was specifically mentioned, but wouldn't surprise me if some gold was invcluded

[frail garnet]

Thanks

[keen path]

It has started for phoenix initiatives

Full Alpha 1 release is fall this year

[late vale]

and if it is possible. Is it like realistically possible?

[frail garnet]

They mentioned 5 guildhalls how do they look?

And can they be attavked like nodes

To claim it

?

[tough sierra]

they're castles

[frail garnet]

Oh

Ok

[tough sierra]

there will be a system in place for guilds to take castles from other guilds im sure

but it wont be the same as node raids

[frail garnet]

Thanks

[boreal abyss]

there are also guildhalls (Forts)

[frail garnet]

Ohh

[latent parcel]

Can I be (fighter-ranger) captain jack sparrow on a galleon with my crew of 40 go attack a merchant ship and take the crew hostage and steal the ship? @stable plover

[charred nebula]

I bet the 1st sieges will be vs npc, and cast time of 5-8 min

[frail garnet]

I donnt think hostage but i am sure ypu can raid the ship @latent parcel

[latent parcel]

No hostage

Awww

[desert ivy]

The mods don't work at Intrepid so they know just as much about the game as us

[frail garnet]

Prbly not

That is in fact correct

[stable plover]

@latent parcel That seems right in general (I haven't checked on Galleon size and don't have that memorized, and RPing as Jack Sparrow isn't specifically supported)

[acoustic elk]

I believe Ver and Unknown, who i see daily in here, were in the Alpha 0

[latent parcel]

So I cant be a drunk bozo on the sea

?

[desert ivy]

Alpha 0 was almost 3 years ago

[acoustic elk]

You can RP as the drunk Bozo on the sea

[frail garnet]

Will there be continents/islands since if not sailing seems useless to me

[latent parcel]

Yes

[forest pike]

@latent parcel you'll probably be a troll in the swamp

[latent parcel]

And there are underwater treasures

[onyx knoll]

We'll have to wait until alpha 2 before we get enough details how the specifics of sailing and seafarrig

[whole dawn]

theres 2 major continents, with there being around 10 small islands

[frail garnet]

Ph thanks

[stable plover]

@latent parcel They seem to intend to have alcohol in game (some regions ratings boards might have something to say about that)

[latent parcel]

In the game I’m going to be a mercenary, is this allowed and will I get corruption for killing a bounty

[whole dawn]

yes

[charred nebula]

How many EU servers ?

[frail garnet]

@mellow elk probably

[crystal beacon]

I have two questions, if systems are being fleshed out right now and Intrepid already have a fair amount of ideas they want to flesh out then in that case I feel like making suggestions to the UI, story narrative lines and so on seem useless without letting them have a chance at developing it from a barebones point, should we still make suggestions?

My 2nd question is if it IS usless then what are some of the key suggestions would Devs be looking at right now? Like on the priority list

[static sedge]

I saw on the wiki there were grand spells allocated for summoners (big golem boy) and a big ol wall for tanks is there any clear direction what the other classes will get in terms of 8 person siege abilities?

Sorry if i missed this in the past i just joined.

[forest pike]

Imagine a tavern without alcohol

[stable plover]

@latent parcel If they have a bounty, it means they're corrupt, which means no-one gets corruption for killing them, corruption is only gained for killing non-combatants

[latent parcel]

Yay

Can I set a bounty on a guy who took my loot but isn’t corrupted

[stable plover]

@charred nebula EU servers should have at least 1 per supported language (but probably more than that)

@latent parcel No

[latent parcel]

Can i set a bounty on an NPC

Not

NPC

Gosh

[crystal beacon]

any1?

[frail garnet]

If he isn't corupted he wount drop your loot @latent parcel so it qould be useless

[boreal abyss]

You kind of can tho?
There will be Taverns where players can put up "Requests"

afaik

[latent parcel]

Can I gamble

[boreal abyss]

so you could put up a "Bounty" per see, but no mechanics for it otherwise for counting "completion" etc

yes

tavern games

[stable plover]

@latent parcel You could sort of set a bounty on an NPC - There are player generatable quests so you could offer rewards to kill particular NPCs, but that doesn't use the 'bounty' system

[latent parcel]

Can I rig gambling

[boreal abyss]

no

[tough sierra]

you can kill them if they beat you

[latent parcel]

Can I own a tavern and rig gambling

[boreal abyss]

yes but no

[frail garnet]

No

You can own a tavern

[latent parcel]

There goes that plan

[frail garnet]

But not rig

[tough sierra]

you can 'rig' gampling in the sense that casinos do, just stack the odds in your favour

[stable plover]

(Some regions might also have something to say on the tavern gambling -> There are some things Intrepid won't budge on like adding P2W in a region, but other things will be adjusted to comply with local laws)

[latent parcel]

Can I poison someone’s drink?

[frail garnet]

Btw can maypr set laws?

[boreal abyss]

maybe as a brewer

No

[charred nebula]

Is there will be kill/corupt counter?

[stable plover]

@latent parcel For other players the answer seems to be no

[boreal abyss]

unsure what you mean @charred nebula

[latent parcel]

Will I get corruption for killing people if they don’t know it was me

[boreal abyss]

yes

[tough sierra]

There will be a system to keep track of kills @charred nebula

[latent parcel]

Like I blame it on someone else

[boreal abyss]

no

[charred nebula]

Let's say in 1week I have 120kills ( enemy guild) and 3 corupts

[frail garnet]

What?

[latent parcel]

Than your good at your job

XD

[boreal abyss]

Counter for how many Corrupt people you have killed? Not that we know

[tough sierra]

only 120 kills in a week? snoozeville

[boreal abyss]

Keep this channel to Q&A please

[charred nebula]

Bro it's flag system please 120 it's low number

Ever play L2

[stable plover]

@charred nebula In the distant past they mentioned a visual/increasing effect for corruption, I'm not sure if that's still planned

[latent parcel]

Can and if so how can I inside a guild

??

[tough sierra]

can you what inside a guild

[frail garnet]

Kill?

[latent parcel]

Inside a guild means Sabotage

[frail garnet]

Yes

Like a spy

[latent parcel]

Yes

[tough sierra]

only in meta ways, like telling guild positions

[frail garnet]

Steven said yes

In stream

[latent parcel]

Ill be everyone’s enemy as long as I get payed

[charred nebula]

Spy is part of any mmo

[latent parcel]

Will paying irl money for guards and mercenary’s be allowed?

[static sedge]

Considering the time required to get characters to the final stages of their development will there be ways to try out the different classes before investing a large amount of time in each? Like a training grounds or the like.

[late vale]

ZZ38 make ur thugs guild

and my guild will hire u

[latent parcel]

K

[tulip hatch]

Remember to keep this channel to questions and answers friends
I know we're all excited but take extra comments discussions and so on to the appropriate channels; #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion
Thank you lots

[latent parcel]

I’ll do your dirty work so you don’t have to

[rough meadow]

A question. I can see all the classes ingame, but what if someone wants to go full firespells? Would that be possible like a Pyromancer?

[frail garnet]

@static sedge you can change second class with a bit of effort

But other than that we don't know

@rough meadow

There is not pyromacer in class chart

[main ridge]

There is not pyromacer in class chart
@frail garnet He knows that, that's not what he's asking

[charred nebula]

Do we need to reach let's say max level and do serie of quest to go subclass?

[eager siren]

I have a question. in a lot of mmos path or rush skills will not activate if there is "no path found" will that be true for this game as well? or will we be able to teleport across gaps or through walls?

[latent parcel]

Can I name my guild “suicide” specialists

[frail garnet]

@rough meadow https://images.app.goo.gl/Ci1vsytfusdq2q6f8

[latent parcel]

I’ll take that as a yes

[rough meadow]

Thanks for answering ^^

[frail garnet]

Ohh

[latent parcel]

Can I hold npcs hostage

[late vale]

Can u cooperate with another castle so u make a stronger hold of ur status?

[latent parcel]

For a randsom

[frail garnet]

Sorry for misunderstanding question @rough meadow

[winter kite]

So for anyone who has the answer to my question..has Steven said anything how the PvP will work with flagging up/looting other players? Also what's the incentive for corruption?

[frail garnet]

Only courupt players drop loot

[green dew]

have a chance to drop loot*

[latent parcel]

Can I say, Dm me If you have a hit

[tough sierra]

probably not @latent parcel

for the hostage question

[crystal beacon]

wtf

[frail garnet]

Ban him?

[latent parcel]

OMG that reminds me

Can we have communism

[lapis shard]

will the animal husbandry tree only be for making mounts, or pets as well?

[static sedge]

ZZ38 asking the real questions

[winter kite]

I don't get it if only players who are corrupt drop loot? Then what's the incentive for players to go corrupt and kill other players if they don't drop anything?

[lilac lion]

It can be a number of things. Looting raw resources from other players. You just hate someone annoying you. You want to slow someone elses progression and make them lose exp. @winter kite

[green dew]

both pets and mounts as far as I know @lapis shard

[frail garnet]

Mounts yes but pets maybe @lapis shard

[lilac lion]

Everyone drops a percentage of raw resources

You also get “negative” exp upon death

[forest pike]

@winter kite because you're salty

[latent parcel]

Can i Mary someone who is rich than divorce for half of it

[lapis shard]

the hell?

[charred nebula]

If you die you can drop some of your gathering mats

[winter kite]

Oh alright thank you @lilac lion

[deft dragon]

Going corrupt is an option if you feel the need to PK someone but they're not trying to incentivize it. Quite the opposite - they're trying to incentivize people to flag up purple for consensual PvP, with repeated PK and high corruption gain having negative consequences

[lapis shard]

thanks now I def know what I'll be mastering lol @frail garnet @green dew

[winter kite]

@forest pike I'm salty for asking a question..uhh..hmm 😂

[frail garnet]

@lilac lion can you de level opon death

[lilac lion]

No, but you will need more exp to level up

[frail garnet]

@lapis shard np

[forest pike]

@winter kite no I'm saying if you're salty against thus player u shall kill him

[frail garnet]

@mellow elk prbly not aince we won't even know the health

[winter kite]

@forest pike ahh gotcha sorry for the misunderstanding lol

[lilac lion]

Lets say you just leveled up. You need 15k exp for next level, and you die by another player multiple times. Instead of deleveling, youll just need 20k exp to level. Ofc all numbers are just a example but something along those lines

[latent parcel]

Can I RP as a woman and get paired to Mary someone than bail

[timid kraken]

Anything on levelling and how your power increases? Nothing worse than levelling and hitting/healing for 3 extra!

[frail garnet]

Ohh thanks you @lilac lion

[charred nebula]

Can we see the HP of the person we PVP? ( I don't like to see how much the have left)

[frail garnet]

@timid kraken you level up stats based on your main class

[lapis shard]

@charred nebula no, only percentage

[frozen tartan]

@timid kraken I don't know for sure, but they said that they want leveling to be rewarding. That's why it will take some time

[latent parcel]

Can I eat the players I kill?

I want to imitate real life

[forest pike]

OK dude

[true blade]

When is this game coming out man

[timid kraken]

Ty all

[frail garnet]

@charred nebula we would onöy know estimate health

[lilac lion]

No dates

[stark matrix]

A1 this fall 2020

[lilac lion]

Except alpha 1 is later this year

[crystal beacon]

When is this game coming out man
We don't know, but def not this year.

[charred nebula]

Estimate health is bad in my vision

[frail garnet]

Why?

[true blade]

You reckon it’ll be high graphics

[latent parcel]

Am I a good question asker?

[frail garnet]

Yes

[latent parcel]

Thanks

[lilac lion]

They said itll run on pc’s that 3-5 years old

[stark matrix]

Hehe

[frail garnet]

High graphixs for sure

[true blade]

So you’ll need a quality pc for it

Great

[latent parcel]

I have a pc from this year

It was $1,500

[lapis shard]

someone kick this child >.>

[forest pike]

@charred nebula you won't see hp but only a visual indication on the players plate name cracking or something among those lines

[latent parcel]

No

[frail garnet]

Try to keep to questions please

[latent parcel]

Ok

[stark matrix]

I build my pc $850 just got a rtx 2070

[latent parcel]

Will the sun effect how crops grow

Like day or night

[frail garnet]

Possibly

[lapis shard]

seasons will have an effect on crops

[true blade]

Has there been any info about guilds? Are they going to be like wow where you just join the 1

[crystal beacon]

@true blade https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds

all thats been said is there

[stark matrix]

Can each node adjacent from each other be the same level or it have a parent node

[true blade]

Thanks for giving me the information

[charred nebula]

Is there assist mechanic ( right click on party member main assist) to kill enemy's faster during pvp?

[frail garnet]

Seeing as this game is already preety deep im genral it will prby have that like diffrent regions/biomes grow diffrent crops @latent parcel

[crystal beacon]

A character can only join one guild, but organizations and alliances are a whole different rodeo that I don't know the full info about.

[lapis shard]

@charred nebula yes you can target someone else's target

[charred nebula]

Good

[frail garnet]

But you need to do enough dmage to get rewards and loot

Damage*

[real parrot]

XD

[lilac lion]

Guilds can have a limited number of alliances, forgot the actual number

[frail garnet]

Yeah, you cool

[lapis shard]

might want to censor that email adress @real parrot

[real parrot]

XD

i just delted it

ight ima move to gen to not clog up this room

[frail garnet]

Oh ok have fun

[thorn bison]

If a guild declares war on another guild, they can kill members of that guild without consequenses? or does the guild being declared war on need to "approve" of it? seems like a easy way to torment small guilds.

[mortal crown]

Greetings, since i didn't hear back from steven yet via pm (he probably got a ton of wispers everywhere)
Anyone knows if Fanart of aoc it allowed?

[lilac lion]

I believe they can kill members. War does not need to be approved by the other guild

[frail garnet]

Currently we don't know pf such a mechanic but possibly in the future @thorn bison

[lilac lion]

As far as i remember

[lapis shard]

@mortal crown in this server? maybe in #community-media

[mortal crown]

no i mean just fanart of aoc concept art into 3d in general 🙂

[lapis shard]

might want to ask a moderator then

[onyx knoll]

@mortal crown https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/categories/aoc-community-creations

[lapis shard]

steven gets swamped with dm's I'm assuming

[mortal crown]

ah so there already are some okay 😉 guess then it's sort of okay for me to do my doodle too 😉

but yeah i assume he gets floodspammed after the 3 interviews

[frail garnet]

I am looking forward to see your art in future

[mortal crown]

^current progress^^

[frail garnet]

Ohh cool

[potent thunder]

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See pinned post in each channel for discussion topics.

Keep this channel to Questions and Answers only

Please take discussions/comments/opinions to the appropriate channels.

Idle discussion is subject to moderation.
Be courteous to your fellow members seeking information.

Thank you

[onyx knoll]

@mortal crown that's very cooll, but this channel isn't that place to share stuff, plz leave it for questions 🙂

[frail garnet]

I forgot aorry

Sorry*

[mortal crown]

oh yeah sorry, just wanted to reply since he asked 😉

[slender temple]

hello all, i started to follow the project recently and have a hard time wrapping my head around questing. Will there be a so to speak "Main" questline? or is everything connected to the node system progression and guilds? If so won't it feel a bit shallow comparing to the structured and more linear questlines from single player RPG's or other MMOs?

[frail garnet]

I mean there are starting quests

But mpatly player driven

Mostly*

As far as I know

[onyx knoll]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Quests

[tulip hatch]

There is a main narrative
there are also story arcs
lots of quests with lore in ashes

[onyx knoll]

it'll be a mix of various type of quests, some narrative and created by the game, other made as nodes progress and some made by players

[ocean rapids]

Hello, I got question about game, is Ashes of Creation (game it self mmorpg) will be available on steam in future or once done? (I would love to see it on steam, and game looks very promising)

[boreal abyss]

No

Only its own Launcher

[onyx knoll]

it'll have it's own launcher

[lapis shard]

Intrepid launcher

[wanton gust]

WHAT IS CONSIDERED GRIEFING OF PLAYERS (PvP) WHEN THE CURRUPTION SYSTEM EXIST!? AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[nimble charm]

same @ocean rapids

Hello all! New here, but have been caught up in the torrent of hype surrounding the game 🙂 I'm curious to know since much of this games content looks like to be derived from player crafting, will players be able to name their creations? Naming special weapons, armor, mounts, etc? Maybe a no-brainer, but will crafted things also indicate who crated them?

[onyx knoll]

I don't think they've talked about being able to name items

[lapis shard]

oooh damn that would have been cool

👀

[unreal zealot]

@wanton gust im not 100% sure but im sure as the alphas and beta move along throug hthe next two years we and intrepid will find that out.

[wanton gust]

fudge

[frail garnet]

@wanton gust griefing is whwn a un-corupted low level player juat gets killed by a corupt high level player

[crystal beacon]

im sooo looking forward to this..Hi btw 🙂

[wanton gust]

yeah but that's how you get corruption fast

ppl be saying you get banned for griefing

[onyx knoll]

@crystal beacon So are we! however this is the question channel, for sharing hype please go to #aoc-discussion

[wanton gust]

and i'm like.. bruh corruption exist how can u get banned for it?

[crystal beacon]

ppl be saying you get banned for griefing
Who said that lmao

[onyx knoll]

The only thing we know people will 100% get banned for is botting and real money transaction

[lapis shard]

or scripting

[onyx knoll]

er yeah, i counted that as botting but i guess it's different

[lapis shard]

ah xD

[thin stratus]

will macros be safe?

[onyx knoll]

we're not 100% sure of that stance on macros but so far it's looking like they don't want to allow them

[rustic silo]

I think every third party program is bannable

[frail garnet]

I mean if you macro afk I am sure you get banned

[rustic silo]

Macros on your mouse or keyboard is a third party program

[lilac lion]

You cannot use third party programs period.

[ornate flint]

What if it's like a razer macro for a razer keyboard?

[lapis shard]

still 3rd party

[onyx knoll]

macro afk? you mean make a macro that like makes your character jump every 10 seconds so you never trigger as being afk? that would be a script. You could use a physical mean of doing it tho 😛

[ornate flint]

From the razer program ^^^

[rustic silo]

Still razer program

Third party

[ornate flint]

Ah ok ty

[rustic silo]

You can tape your mouse to your hand as you sleep

And click

[unreal zealot]

safer to jsut say no to macros in general, maybe have text macros for raid leaders so they can quickly send instructions in groups

[frozen tartan]

So using macro would be detected as botting and you could be banned

[lapis shard]

better not risk it

[rustic silo]

@unreal zealot I think that will be available in party chat options

[finite valve]

Will AoC have addon support?

[nimble charm]

Do we have a composer for the music in Ashes of Creation yet?

[rustic silo]

Like page up options or like in BDO chat macros

@finite valve no

[lapis shard]

@finite valve no addons

[lilac lion]

Ashes has voice chat so you might just want to talk

[thin stratus]

That sucks. I've them in other games to make things like processing materials (long, very mundane process).

[lilac lion]

Instead of type in a raid

[lapis shard]

UI will be highly customizable though

[rustic silo]

That sucks. I've them in other games to make things like processing materials (long, very mundane process).
@thin stratus crafting is like in SWG, there will probably be a macro for “practicing” but nothing else

[green dew]

is there going to be a built in dps meter?

[crystal beacon]

No

[finite valve]

Will the be the ability to track abilities and cooldowns which aren't trackable by default?

[crystal beacon]

no dps meters

at all

[rustic silo]

No optimization of the game is allowed through third party programs

No addons, no macros, no meters

[nimble charm]

Do we have a composer for the music in Ashes of Creation yet?

[onyx knoll]

If you want to talk about dps meters, go to #aoc-discussion there will be plenty of people to talk with about that issue 😂

[crystal beacon]

Do we have a composer for the music in Ashes of Creation yet?
Yes

[rustic silo]

Will the be the ability to track abilities and cooldowns which aren't trackable by default?
@finite valve such as

[onyx knoll]

Yes, Bear McCreary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_McCreary

[nimble charm]

Yes
@crystal beacon I guess I should have googled it, thank you

[lapis shard]

Yes
@crystal beacon do you know if the music used in the creature videos is part of the ost?

[frozen tartan]

Yes, Bear McCreary
@onyx knoll No wonder why I love AoC's music 😄

[onyx knoll]

his music isn't out yet tho xD

[frozen tartan]

Oh, that's not his that we hear in the youtube videos?

[onyx knoll]

nope

[lapis shard]

I hope it is, it's great

[finite valve]

@finite valve such as
@rustic silo Cooldown of boss abilities or cooldown for items in your bags

[onyx knoll]

his stuff will be revealed during beta

[rustic silo]

@thin stratus got to understand that crafting is not like any normal mmos out there like wow or gw2

[lapis shard]

oh wait he did the god of war soundtrack, I think we're good xD

[rustic silo]

@finite valve you can see cooldown of items in bag, cooldown of boss abilities is optimization of the game

Makes game easier

[zealous atlas]

What is the relevancy of alchemy

[frail garnet]

Yes

[frozen tartan]

many times I looked up on google who made some ost I found great and it was BearMcCreary.. So I can't wait to listen to this one

[boreal abyss]

@rustic silo its not that different
the only major difference is 3 categories of artisans and
master crafters have dials to adjust stats of crafted gear for more customization

[onyx knoll]

Their goal is to make the game complete enough that you don't NEED macros and addons 😉 obviously that's gona take a lot of work, but as long as everyone continues to give relevant feedback I'm sure we'll get there!

[rustic silo]

SWG you have to active craft

Not just press a button and its done

[finite valve]

Will there be ingame indicators of mechanics then? AoE/Cone Markers or audio/alert text cues? @rustic silo

[frail garnet]

Yes

[onyx knoll]

@zealous atlas hard to tell at this time, but the usual HP potions and other useful things, I assume it'll be pretty relevant

[rustic silo]

@finite valve yes

[finite valve]

will raid bosses have multiple difficulties? or will there be like hard modes/challenges where you fight the boss a specific way which is highly more difficult but for greater rewards?

[late vale]

Hope not

[whole dawn]

i think they said something about there being legendary world bosses, which indicates there will be nonlegendary world bosses

[frail garnet]

I dont think that

[rustic silo]

@finite valve yes

It depends on two things

How deep you are in the dungeon

[whole dawn]

they also said that if you are practically speed running a dungeon, the bosses will grow in difficulty to match how good you are (you will also get better loot)

[rustic silo]

And how fast you killed previous bosses

[viscid dagger]

I'd assume I could have figured this out on my own but, has alpha 1 started yet? I noticed that I could pay for the highest tier pack which i believe still has alpha 2 access? I don't believe I have seen it directly addressed, but from my impression. It would seem that people that meet that criteria would be introduced in waves during that phase?

[rustic silo]

Both things will scale up the difficulty

[charred nebula]

i hope raidbosses are like static HP + % hp regen / static P.def M.def and you need to kill it

[onyx knoll]

@finite valve Inside of dungeons, the difficulty will scale based on your team's progression, so lets say you kill the first boss within 1 minute, then the second boss will be stronger then if you killed the 1st one in 5 minutes, etc

[merry meteor]

non legendary just means its party size 8 man or 16 not 40+

[whole dawn]

alpha 1 has not started yet

[lapis shard]

@viscid dagger A1 starts fall this year

[merry meteor]

most likely

[viscid dagger]

Thank you

[onyx knoll]

@viscid dagger You can't buy into alpha 1 anymore

[lapis shard]

was Kickstarter exclusive

[finite valve]

That's good to know 😄 I was worried with one "difficulty" that PvE would be a little stagnant

[full badger]

was Kickstarter exclusive
@lapis shard yes

[timid kraken]

Also to follow on from that has there been an indication when the Kickstarter will close? Car to buy next month so ideally want to sort A2 access in Sept

[late vale]

There aren't difficulties then either u are good enough or you are not, they wait it should be

[timid kraken]

Damn IRL...

[late vale]

?

[lapis shard]

kickstarter closed years ago

[viscid dagger]

I knew that part, it didn't appear clear how the waving in people during that phase in which that they would have access to.

would go

[lapis shard]

you can buy packs from the shop to get access to A2 though

[timid kraken]

Sorry the Intrepid shop options

[onyx knoll]

@full badger I think Codex was just adding to my comment that alpha 1 couldn't be bought anymore BECAUSE it was kickstarter excusive haha

[timid kraken]

Any idea when the shop options will close?

[lapis shard]

@full badger I think Codex was just adding to my comment that alpha 1 couldn't be bought anymore BECAUSE it was kickstarter excusive haha
@onyx knoll yup

[onyx knoll]

No clue, probably not for liek half a year

[full badger]

Any idea when the shop options will close?
@timid kraken You'll be given plenty of warning for when that happens

[onyx knoll]

There's no rush

[undone mist]

Q. When can we see more of the artwork, like lanscape,mounts ect. XD

[lapis shard]

there's a different cosmetic packs almost every months so there's no rush

[onyx knoll]

When they decide to share them with us xD

[timid kraken]

Thanks all, as long as I'm good to book my slot in September 🙂

[lapis shard]

@undone mist they do streams every month

next is the 30th I believe

[undone mist]

Ty. XD

[full badger]

Q. When can we see more of the artwork, like lanscape,mounts ect. XD
@undone mist When Intrepid decide. They usually showcase new stuff during the dev livestreams at the end of the month

[viscid dagger]

I guess basically what I'm asking is, if I had access to alpha 2 if i got the highest tier pack. Was it stated already when that phase opened if everyone with alpha 2 access would just have access or if if there is que of sorts phasing people in during that time in which that would have access in

sorry for any confusion

[lapis shard]

also sub to the youtube channel, there's art on there too @undone mist

[rustic silo]

Aka next one is on 31st

Stream

[full badger]

I guess basically what I'm asking is, if I had access to alpha 2 if i got the highest tier pack. Was it stated already when that phase opened if everyone with alpha 2 access would just have access or if if there is que of sorts phasing people in during that time in which that would have access in
@viscid dagger We don't know. They may slowly phase people in, or do it all in one go

[viscid dagger]

Thanks

[languid forge]

Q: Rogues will have the ability to find hidden treasures and hidden doors. They are the only ones who will be able to do this.
What are the unique out of combat stuff other characters will be able to do.
Will these out of combat abilities be usable if we pick rogue as a second class ?

[whole dawn]

no

[onyx knoll]

every primary archetype has an ability that interacts with the evironment

[opaque pivot]

Can you make an EU guild recruitment channel and another for NA?

[full badger]

Q: Rogues will have the ability to find hidden treasures and hidden doors. They are the only ones who will be able to do this.
What are the unique out of combat stuff other characters will be able to do.
Will these out of combat abilities be usable if we pick rogue as a second class ?
@languid forge Each archetype will have a unique utility ability. We don't know the details of those abilities yet

[lapis shard]

@opaque pivot there's separate ones on the forums

[late vale]

Do tanks and clerics need them to? I mean no matter what the meta is u will always need tanks and heals won't u?

[opaque pivot]

K, thanks

[onyx knoll]

need what? out of combat abilities? they have some, yes

[mossy yew]

I have a question regarding controlling nodes, what are the currently known benefits a guild gets for doing so and what are their responsibilities to keep it? Assuming they go with say the economic route

[rustic silo]

Taxes, buildings, trading

[lapis shard]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds @mossy yew the info we have on guilds is in here

[onyx knoll]

nodes are held by individuals, not guilds. Castles are held by guilds. As for the benefits and responsibilities.... that's a bit of a long answer I recommend you check either https://www.ashes101.com/nodes or https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Reactive_world

[charred nebula]

question : if i order the 375 $ packet and wanna buy it i need to pay 482.64 $ its this normal ?

[onyx knoll]

are you in an other country?

other then USA

[charred nebula]

y

[onyx knoll]

then you're getting your currency converted

it's 375$ USD

[charred nebula]

i chek it up its 20 % vat

[boreal abyss]

No, sales to ouside of US includes VAT

[lapis shard]

taxes

[boreal abyss]

thats why the extra cost

its the VAT

[onyx knoll]

ahh, or that

[late vale]

If Im outside the States

[lapis shard]

(would a vpn work for that I wonder?)

[late vale]

can I anyways play on a server in the States?

[sweet void]

Well i dont have that extra cash on hand with covid and all so i hope to see ur streams when alpha1 is live

[rustic silo]

@late vale yes

But you pay our amount

[lapis shard]

@late vale no server restrictions, you can play on any you want regardless of region

[late vale]

Noice

my region blows

to put it nicely

anywho ty for the answer

[rustic silo]

But you pay our amount
@rustic silo confirm?

[sweet void]

I play at a cst server though im in the philippines. I dont pvp at all

[dawn cypress]

Steven said it last q&a

[slow meadow]

the only caveat, is that if you don't play on your regions server then you pay the price of the region you play on. This is particularly meaningful to regions like Brazil where a $15 US sub would be a substantial cost.

if you play on your regions server they will normalize the cost

[charred nebula]

at least the 375 $ are not 375 Euro in EU

[lapis shard]

how much in euro?

[charred nebula]

1.995

to my currency

[late vale]

For example on Blizzard's WoW u make ur account and u say ur are from X country and pay according to that country but u can choose a server anywhere to play. that's why I had the doubt

[charred nebula]

usa its 1.66

[rustic silo]

@late vale then no, you pay for the region you want to play on

[tough sierra]

For Ashes the region you pay to play from will be the only servers you can access

[dawn cypress]

Q: is there more information on the augments that are unlocked through religions and societies (that Steven talked about on the summit interview) where you earn rewards over a 6 month season? Are there any examples to what these would look like?

[viscid dagger]

tho with wow I believe you need have the region license

[rustic silo]

If you pay amount in Euro, you will be playing on Euro servers

[viscid dagger]

na , eu etc

[late vale]

that's nice

[slow meadow]

@late vale if you chose that you are from Brazil (as example) and do not play on a brazilian server then you would have to pay the increased price. This was clarified during the most recent AMA.

[tough sierra]

@dawn cypress not yet

[dawn cypress]

:(

[rustic silo]

@dawn cypress should be with the next node announcement on religion nodes

[late vale]

Fine by me

[tough sierra]

the region price you pay for is the region you play on

[late vale]

🙂

[dire pond]

Question. Do someone knows where the tulnar will start their journey in verra?

[rustic silo]

Question. Do someone knows where the tulnar will start their journey in verra?
@dire pond underrealm

[tough sierra]

you also cant transfer your account after paying, so if you buy a month of EU sub time you play that month on EU servers

[late vale]

Do tulnar look like crab people?

[lapis shard]

can't you choose 1 of 4 portals to start in?

[tough sierra]

they're furries

[rustic silo]

You can

[slow meadow]

@dire pond the underrealm, though I don't think they are actually restricting the starting zones so that people can play with their friends. Subject to change of course.

[rustic silo]

But I think they will have a choice of extra one for underrealm unlike others

[dire pond]

Okay so each portal is not block for a specific race

[rustic silo]

No

[tough sierra]

I dont believe tulnar will be out on game release, I think i remember something about them being an expansion race

[rustic silo]

They arent furries

[whole dawn]

tulnar will be alpha 2

[dawn cypress]

@rustic silo when is the said next node announcement planned?

[slow meadow]

@dire pond correct, for now you can chose your portal. @tough sierra they were the 9th race unlocked during the KS and will be in the game at launch

[rustic silo]

@dawn cypress they have announced 3 types of nodes prior to Covid, havent heard anything for a while now

About it

Hopefully next month

[dawn cypress]

Thanks

[rustic silo]

I wanna be a spider tulnar

With 8 arms

[dire pond]

Does anyone have an idea where they wanna go in the huge world of verra? Start a colony or join a group

[limber tendon]

They talked about a race which lives underground, does that mean that there will possibly be underground nodes, or cities?

[whole dawn]

i hope they release a map of all the nodes

[rustic silo]

@dire pond most large guilds have an idea planned out already, yes

@limber tendon underrealm is the same way as above land

[slow meadow]

@limber tendon yes in addition to the 480km2 surface area there is 100km2 underrealm area with nodes as well.

[rustic silo]

There will be everything

[limber tendon]

thats incredible they thought of everything

[lapis shard]

they sure did

[rustic silo]

@whole dawn there is a map, I would say about 1 square is 1 node

[onyx knoll]

the map isn't super detailed, can't wait to see what the in-game world map will look like

[rustic silo]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/World_map

[onyx knoll]

Yeah I know, that's the one I mean

[whole dawn]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/images/thumb/1/1e/node_zoi.png/450px-node_zoi.png I want this type of map on a global scale

[late vale]

Steven said something about like unique titles that give boosts to the current holder

?

or it was just a dream

?

[rustic silo]

ZOI will be changable depending on node level

So I would say its hand to make specific map

[lapis shard]

@whole dawn don't think a map like that is available

[rustic silo]

But you can pinpoint locations of nodes

Some nodes will never pop up if people dont level the reagion

[slow meadow]

the nodes will likely not be that detailed going in to launch since Steven has really pushed for both lore and the world to be explored and discovered.

[rustic silo]

^

Yeah it will suck if everyone knew where the city will pop up

And what type it will be

Lmao

So 1 node per 1~ square is most I can give you

[sick eagle]

Are the types of nodes predetermined? Or do you set it as it's being progressed?

[lilac lion]

You will know, alpha 2 and beta map will transfer to launch, so you will know what node is what type

[slow meadow]

@late vale This is the only relevant piece I could find on that

@sick eagle they are predetermined but you wont know which type until it levels up to 1

[rustic silo]

@sick eagle its random, you would know once node is lvl 3

[sick eagle]

_>

[lilac lion]

o.o dont think its random

[rustic silo]

Its not based on your contribution, all I mean

You cant control it

[quiet sleet]

Has Intrepid ever posted their revenue from selling the player packages?

[sick eagle]

Understandable

[onyx knoll]

@late vale That's probably in relation to the status of a node leader, so for exemple if you're the king of a castle you can use the royal flying mount and assign up to 5 of your officers lesser flying mounts

[slow meadow]

no it is not random, they are predetermined, you just don't know until you level them up which it has been assigned.

[rustic silo]

So for now, for us it is random what we will get

Thats what I mean

[lilac lion]

Jus play alpha and beta

So you know beforehand

[late vale]

During sieges will the geography matter? like bottle necks, cliffs, steppes so that they can be exploited by the defending faction

[lilac lion]

Or watch streamers

[sick eagle]

I'm boutta travel 2 hours out of spawn for my own node

[rustic silo]

^

Everyone will

Lmao

[onyx knoll]

The nodes will be the same on every server, their position and type I mean. The big difference from server to server will be how they grow

[spiral cape]

I’m pretty sure the type of node depends on the quests you start doing for the villagers while it’s a level 1 node

[rustic silo]

@onyx knoll I see

[slow meadow]

@lilac lion theres no guarantee that they don't have them shuffled for alpha and beta. they have already stated they may use dummy quest text and other strategies to help keep things hidden.

[rustic silo]

@spiral cape not from what I heard

[onyx knoll]

The types are static

they don't changed based on player contribution

[rustic silo]

Aw damn

[lilac lion]

They also stated it wont be shuffled from alpha 2

[rustic silo]

It would have been so much better if it was random

[spiral cape]

Oh wow, thought they could be controlled. Oh well that’s cool too

[late vale]

does node have inclinations, I mean some nodes due to preset factor are easier to develop on one way than another?

[rustic silo]

Depends what is around the node

[late vale]

so yes

Nice

[rustic silo]

If resources are better in one node over another

[jade topaz]

will there be any way to bind keybinds F13 - F24 in this game? - many games its a coinflip whether or not they recognize the input.

[rustic silo]

And population will also affect that factor

[onyx knoll]

@jade topaz unsure atm, we'll probably see the keybind options when alpha 1 opens

[unkempt oracle]

dafuq is f13

[versed hollow]

the mean the extra macro keys that you can get on some "gaming" keyboards

[jade topaz]

@onyx knoll I guess thats what we have to do

[onyx knoll]

also, yeah, what kind of weird keyboard do you have that has F13 to F24 o.O

[spiral cape]

@jade topaz I’m sure a current tester could answer that, you’d just have to find one

[unkempt oracle]

enormous keyboard HYPERS

[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

[onyx knoll]

Oh, if it's extra keys that require an external tool then probably not

[slow meadow]

@jade topaz for now assume no. Traditional keybind options should be expected, outside of that until we get further in to testing we just wont know. May be a good forum topic to see what kind of demand there is for that feature to bring to the devs attention though.

[jade topaz]

@onyx knoll @unkempt oracle yeah I do layers of keybinds on my keyboard/mouse, having access to F13-F24 makes it super simple to use a default layout of mine for games

[versed hollow]

@onyx knoll you can get keyboard that have extra physical keys on them

[hushed kelp]

so for the falconer class do we know what types of birds of prey we will be able to use? maybe instead of a falcon maybe a barn owl or raven?

[rustic silo]

Possibly

[jade topaz]

F13 - F24 is never default bound to anything anywhere, but its keystrokes that system recognizes and can be useful as extra keys for stuff.

[rustic silo]

6 wings falcon

[slow meadow]

@hushed kelp we do not know that information yet. secondaries wont be in until alpha 2, which is likely where we will start to get that level of detail.

[rustic silo]

Too cute

[frail garnet]

Well we dont know yet alot about the classes

So cant give solid answer

[rustic silo]

^

Looking at summoner class, it is depending on archetype

Each one summons different thing

[boreal osprey]

@idle siren Will there be an in-game threat mechanic that allows the tank to understand how much aggro he is holding relative to the other DPS classes? If not, will there be the allowance of third party add-ons that can give you that informtaion as to tank efficently?

[rustic silo]

No

[charred nebula]

is there any forum , looking for clan ( guild ) section ?

[rustic silo]

There is recruitment forum

[frail garnet]

#aoc-guild-recruitment

Go there

[rotund trellis]

WIll there be a class discussion section? Feel like that would be helpful to have a designated area

[charred nebula]

ty

[rustic silo]

@rotund trellis forums

[rotund trellis]

Gotcha

[slow meadow]

@boreal osprey we don't know if the plan to have any in game threat indicator, but we do know there will not be any add-ons allowed for the game. It is also highly unlikely they would have something like a threat meter, but they may have a color coded icon by a mobs name, though that hasn't been stated yet.

[frail garnet]

Genral works

[rustic silo]

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com

[rotund trellis]

@rustic silo tyty

[rustic silo]

@slow meadow @boreal osprey could be similar to FF14 but thats my want and opinion

[boreal osprey]

Do you think that will change the role of a "tank" as we are used to in MMOs?

[rustic silo]

No, not really

[untold schooner]

Question is, if there are around 103 nodes, is it going to be distributed among the under realm as well as overland? like maybe 50/50?

[rustic silo]

Trinity+ still stands in games with no aggro meter. If someone can confirm, is there aggro meter in the game for ArcheAge?

[slow meadow]

@boreal osprey nope you will be expected to hold threat and soak damage just the same. you will just have to do it more similar to how it was done in the past without meters.

[rustic silo]

@untold schooner underrealm is 5 times smaller

[untold schooner]

which means?

[rotund trellis]

No meters is better anyways. Have to pay closer attention to what you're doing

[slow meadow]

@untold schooner wont be 50/50 closer to 80/20(ish) since the suface has 480km2 and the underrealm is 100km2

[rustic silo]

Less nodes in underrealm if thinking logically

[acoustic elk]

By that math there will be around 17 nodes in the underworld

[untold schooner]

so the under realm is accessable through an entrence?

[frail garnet]

Yes

[rustic silo]

It is a pathway to connect certain locations above ground

[slow meadow]

@untold schooner there will be multiple entrances yes

[rustic silo]

So you can enter it many different ways

[boreal osprey]

I guess that that raises another question of, how do you determine what you are doing as said is is efficient or not.

Tank*

[rustic silo]

@boreal osprey you either wipe or you win

[frail garnet]

You will be able to acces it even if you spawn in the overworld @untold schooner

[unkempt oracle]

Does the entrance have a loading screen or could you just walk through it?

[frail garnet]

Not sure

But dungeons dont seem to have one

[slow meadow]

@unkempt oracle no areas will have loading, its meant to be a seamless world

[frail garnet]

So perhaps

[rustic silo]

For that discussion @boreal osprey there is 1000 pages on forums. You can read that

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com

[charred nebula]

Will there be indication you enter a new node or some guild zones?

[frail garnet]

Most likly

[rustic silo]

Guild castle ZOI yes, nodes not sure

@unkempt oracle walk in

[untold schooner]

wonder if there is going to be a castle under realm?

[rustic silo]

Yes

[frail garnet]

There will be

[zealous atlas]

Whats the cooldown on potions

[frail garnet]

Unsure

Differs

[rustic silo]

Too specific there buddy

[untold schooner]

i think there are 5 castles total if im not mistaking

[rustic silo]

Lmao

@untold schooner yes

[lean current]

Hey guys, was the Leader of Men testing mail already sent out?

[tough sierra]

there are 5 castles yes

[whole dawn]

do we know if there are different type of physical damage. like slashing, piercing, bludgeoning?

[slow meadow]

@lean current I believe so. I saw some LoM talking about upcoming testing.

[lean current]

is the date public or under nda?

and thanks for the answer 😄

[slow meadow]

@lean current under NDA I'm assuming. not LoM myself so don't know for sure

[tawdry forum]

Is it going to be possible to join a server solo? I'm too understand that servers are going to have guilds or people a part of larger groups to fill servers first. What happens if the entire server gets filled by guilds or these larger groups?

[rustic silo]

Yes, and it gets locked down

Until it lowers in population

You can pre order a spot on a server

[lapis shard]

keep in mind that while live population will be around 8-10k a server, registered accounts per server can go as high as 50k or so

[whole dawn]

when server list gets announced, im hoping that the community will decide which one will be streamer server and which will be discord server

[rustic silo]

There will be many streamers playing

But people would announce it

Fuck Olympus server

[lapis shard]

lol any Scientific node is forfeit with streamers xD instant popularity mayor

[whole dawn]

I just want to get my name registered on a server that wil lbe popular

[rustic silo]

Hard to tell

Will know closer to release date

[meager coral]

How much would I have to donate for a road to be named after me?

[rustic silo]

25k

[frail garnet]

Hmmm

[rustic silo]

Probably

[frail garnet]

Mayor can do it for you

[opaque pivot]

@meager coral with the picture the price doubles

[frail garnet]

So it can differ

[rustic silo]

You can rename roads as mayor?

Nah uh that will be bad

[crisp holly]

@lapis shard maybe, maybe not because if a streamer builds up plenty of hate or doesn't run things well they might not get to be mayor

[frail garnet]

You can switch mayor every month so....

[signal inlet]

Streamers will probably not play that long because they cannot turn off PVP completely.

[rustic silo]

I dont think renaming regions is a good thing

[whole dawn]

streamers have simps to defend themselves

[tawdry forum]

I could care less what server I'm on, but if guilds and larger groups fill servers then the chances of any solo players logging in will be pretty difficult. Maybe a few servers dedicated to solo players? or a 70%/30% calculation in regards to solo and larger groups?

[slow meadow]

please be mindful that this channel is meant for questions, please move conversations to #aoc-discussion so that everyone can get their questions answered clearly.

[real parrot]

Ok so I just realized this when I saw my pack did i just spend 375 on a battle royal game

[rustic silo]

@tawdry forum there will be many servers, they keep it with registration to fill unpopular servers with solo players