questions

[covert otter]

ty

[full scroll]

Will there even be a noticable difference in armor, spells etc. between them?

[upper pine]

do monster sieges can accrue at any time? for example monday morning when most of the citizens are at work or something?

[slow sky]

@full scroll 8 primary archetypes to start, then you select a secondary archetype later on and that will make your total class

[twilit dune]

@steady ocean what he means if improving your crafting skill will also improve the end result or whether it's static for each blueprint

[covert otter]

razzle dazzle

[steady ocean]

@full scroll Yes, each person can augment spells and such in different ways depending on their secondary archetype

@twilit dune @sinful echo Yes, improving your skill can result in better stats

[full scroll]

Okay, well is there a list of them so I can like theorycraft what I would be interested in?

[sinful echo]

and does that scale endlessly or does it have a fixed limit?

[steady ocean]

@full scroll https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Archetypes But not all info has been released regarding their skills

[bitter tendon]

if you search ashes of creation classes on google it shows its wiki with all of them @full scroll

[oak depot]

@full scroll https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes

[full scroll]

Thanks

[steady ocean]

@sinful echo There is a skill point system in place, so it will be limited by how many points you allocate to your profession

[upper pine]

hello?

[sinful echo]

So it's static huh

thanks

[steady ocean]

@upper pine Yes, monster events can probably happen at any time as these are in game events that can be random

[upper pine]

ok

thanks

[olive kraken]

will there be mounted combat?

[craggy panther]

@sinful echo There is also still alot of the crafting system still in development right now. So our knowledge on it is still very basic, however it has been said that crafting systems will be complex though not overly complicated.

[cunning kernel]

will you be able to tame the monsters?

[oak depot]

@cunning kernel using animal taming gathering profession yes

[sinful echo]

I kinda hoped that this game would invest into "Dynamic Crafting" tbh

[cunning kernel]

thanks!

[bitter tendon]

is there any thought or probability of servers in south america?

tired of 150+ping

[steady ocean]

@bitter tendon There have been talks but nothing confirmed

[oak depot]

@cunning kernel also, there is the animal husbandry processing profession where you can breed creatures to create new cross-breeds

[bitter tendon]

good to know its at least being talked about tho, thanks mate

[cunning kernel]

yeah ik im going to master processing

[steady ocean]

@olive kraken Your mounts will have abilities, but currently you can't fight while mounted

[cunning kernel]

i love that profession

[olive kraken]

@steady ocean thanksalot

[lament dagger]

How many languages does Steven know?

[hollow plume]

@bitter tendon Last I heard is that server locations will depend on demand in the area so you need to get the hype up in your area

[rough elm]

a total out of context random silly question. Were there ever or will there be ever a discussion about porting to VR one day?

[craggy panther]

It very well my be a dynamic crafting system once it has been completed, its just still very early @sinful echo

[bitter tendon]

ye, im trying for it, already got a bunch of friends hyped now its just matter of getting big youtube/streamers to start talking about it @hollow plume

[ancient charm]

So I looked through the AMA but still haven't been able to figure out how many summons I can have out at any given time as a necromancer

[lament dagger]

I believe it depends on a few factors

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner

I would highly suggest reading this wiki page it should answer your question.

[ancient charm]

Okay!

[primal holly]

Heyy

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon Nothing, as large guilds can already do this. Just don't go their science node if you don't want to do be a part of that

[primal holly]

I'm watching the stream right now, does anyone know when the game will be released?

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon There are 3 other node types that do not rely on elections

[craggy panther]

@sinful echo https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crafting if you haven't looked through the wiki yet you might find some more answers here.

[feral depot]

is there anyway to play the game right now?

[primal holly]

and can someone explain what the "nodes" are?

[ancient charm]

@crystal beacon I believe the way they are dealing with that is the different types of ways you can become a mayor depending on the type of node for example in a merchantile node you can bid your way into being the mayor other nodes do it differently depending on the type

[velvet aspen]

1st alpha going to be end of this year / fall iirc

[covert otter]

send codes

[steady ocean]

@primal holly not for several years, but there will be testing phase releases throughout

[crystal beacon]

Hey is there any word on a release?

[woeful zephyr]

Nodes are zones of influence linked to a potential city

[oak depot]

@primal holly https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Nodes

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon Alpha release in the fall

[crystal beacon]

Ok thanks

[regal tulip]

Are those modules they just showed mounts or not?

[woeful zephyr]

There are 0-6 levels of node stages, the end result being a metropolis

[round radish]

Hi, Im a lil late to the party as iv been away from pc gaming for a few years. Finally decided to get back to it and found out about this mmo thanks to asmongold. So i wanted to check if i could support it but sadly the kickstarter is closed. I checked the website and saw the starter packs. But is there a way to support the game and get the kickstarter rewards?

[woeful zephyr]

@round radish Unfortunately no

[dense sage]

@regal tulip Just random mobs

[woeful zephyr]

Purchasing third party packages are against ToS, the best way to support is purchasing a pack directly from them

On their current store

[steady ocean]

@regal tulip Which modules?

[round radish]

@round radish Unfortunately no
@woeful zephyr thanx

[sinful echo]

@craggy panther yeah i read that but it's so vague

[slow sky]

Please keep this channel to Questions and Answers only. If you’re passionate about further discussion feel free to move to the lovely discussion channels #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion Thank you.

[woeful zephyr]

Of course, PM me if you have any questions

[regal tulip]

@steady ocean They showed some mobs animations on stream just now

[errant compass]

How will the daytime and nighttime cycle be? Will it be an World clock that shifts daytime and night time or it will be nighttime when its night time on the servers irl time? abit sad if u only can play at night and u will only see the world as "night" . Would be nice if u play 4 hours a day the daytime and nightime cycle will be like 4 - 6 times ❤️

[woeful zephyr]

It'll be an in game cycle

[steady ocean]

@errant compass 15 mins = roughly 1 hour in game, day/night cycle

[slow sky]

@errant compass there will be a cycling in world time

[timid vortex]

I wonder if node cities can be underground. Imagine a dwarven style underground city 😍

[woeful zephyr]

There will underrealm nodes

[round radish]

Does glider mounts fall under the same restrictions as flying mounts?

[steady ocean]

@errant compass the spiders are mobs

[ruby swift]

No they are tier 2

[woeful zephyr]

Glider mounts are mounts anyone can have

[slow sky]

@round radish gliding mounts are a tier 2 mount and will be much more common

[woeful zephyr]

Flying mounts are restricted

To Mayor or King/Queen

[thorny warren]

Is there any useful information on how its looking for EU ? We cant buy packs for quite some time now and overall is there hardly any information from mycom @idle siren

[idle siren]

EU players can always purchase from the ashesofcreation store and transfer it to any region prior to launch 🙂

[round radish]

@round radish gliding mounts are a tier 2 mount and will be much more common
@slow sky will they have time limits/lifespan?

[errant compass]

Will it be a challenge to kill a normal trashmob, like it has more health and take maybe 15- 30 sec to kill or u can 1- 3 shot it?

[slow sky]

no

[steady ocean]

@thorny warren https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop

[idle siren]

Will have update on EU in the near future as well

[slow sky]

@round radish

[woeful zephyr]

It won't be hack and slash

[carmine viper]

Hi Steven

[regal tulip]

do they have any ideas of the server locations they will provide? im from brasil, wonder if there will be servers herer

[woeful zephyr]

Mobs will take a decent amt of time to kill

[thorny warren]

Even tho EU is being published by another publisher?

[woeful zephyr]

@regal tulip NA EU AND SEA OR OCE

[idle siren]

Correct @thorny warren

[woeful zephyr]

You will most likely have to play on NA servers

[random moat]

anyway to get alpha 1 👀

[woeful zephyr]

Currently not yet

[steady ocean]

@regal tulip You can read more on the current regions set for launch here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions

[median parcel]

There is any roadmap for the development?

[thorny warren]

Alright, thanks a lot. Lowkey hoped i still could get the old pack through EU since its still up on that store

[slow sky]

@random moat Not at this time.

[woeful zephyr]

As Steven said in the stream it's potential they will bring it back

there's a potential*

@median parcel Not a physical roadmap yet

[finite minnow]

Hello i was wondering when we will be able to see some more in-depth character creation? And more info about Tulnar race?

[woeful zephyr]

More in depth character creation will probably be present A2 - Beta

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon There will be more in the future I'm sure

[final fractal]

what happens if you have multiple multiboxers trying to rig elections for a certain person?

[woeful zephyr]

It is real early on that they don't intend on prioritization so early

[dark jungle]

@hidden crane ⌚

[regal tulip]

@steady ocean Could they still add an south america server? 😭

[frosty valve]

@final fractal You can't multibox

[woeful zephyr]

@final fractal It'll take a lot of multi boxing in order for that to happen

[steady ocean]

@regal tulip The possibility is being discussed, it depends on the demand in those regions

[woeful zephyr]

@regal tulip They have not mentioned making a SA server

[finite minnow]

Just wanted to make sure :) thank you for answering!

[somber stream]

is registering just making an account?

[woeful zephyr]

Of course!

[final fractal]

ahh thank you for answering!

[trail cedar]

Tourist Visa in the states or Canada when svs open, not playing with 200ms from SA lol

[woeful zephyr]

Yes Soi Bean

[somber stream]

alright done, ty

[woeful zephyr]

Please PM me if you have any questions as well

[slow meadow]

@final fractal multibox has nothing to do with trying to rig elections or getting extra freeholds, that is simply multiple accounts which would not be stopped even if multiboxing was. multiboxing is controlling those accounts simultaneously.

[steady ocean]

Please remember all discussions should be in #aoc-discussion Lets keep this channel to specific questions

[trail cedar]

people would still need to be citizens to vote, so probably streamers will have their own servers and will own metropolis and cities

[errant compass]

Where can i leave suggestions on this Discord ? 🙂

[woeful zephyr]

Either this channel or top it in the AOC Discussion

Best place is forums

[vocal sun]

@idle siren Will there be and Overlord class makeup like L2 had? Id like to go back to my old ways.

[regal tulip]

@trail cedar the problem isnt ms, is more language barrier. not everyone in SA speaks english..

[median parcel]

It could be possible that the sub price gets lowered in the future? (being like the first concern in Latam)

[steady ocean]

You can try the official forums https://forums.ashesofcreation.com or the reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/AshesofCreation/ @errant compass

@vocal sun https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes

[raven palm]

Hello all! Has the team discussed starting areas for each race? Maybe something that encourages certain areas or nodes to be more, for example, dwarf-predominant? Or are we all starting in the same place and branching out?

[trail cedar]

@regal tulip true. I guess I was thinking about myself. They'll have to live with people speaking spanish around if they decided to have server hosted there.

[dusk nova]

i missed a bit at the end of the stream, did they say that emails were sent out to confirm alpha one?

[steady ocean]

@raven palm Yes, each race will have a starting area. Although, you can choose not to start at your character's racial starting area and go to a different one

[woeful zephyr]

@raven palm There are multiple speculations of starting zones but there is no official location placements

[random moat]

@woeful zephyr If i get the $375 and then they bring back A1 package can you upgrade do you know?

[sharp kindle]

@dusk nova yes, they said make sure to check your e-mails/spam

[woeful zephyr]

You will be able to reference certain races will be in their stereotypical zones

[steady ocean]

@raven palm https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Starting_areas

[vocal sun]

@steady ocean Ive looked at it, it doesnt show specifically what Im looking for, but ty.

[dusk nova]

hmm well ive they already sent it out i've not gotten anything =3

[woeful zephyr]

I.E. Vaelune are in the sandy dune area, and dunir will be in the mountains

@random moat Yes

[regal tulip]

@trail cedar and i guess brasilians and spanish speakers would have to create there own guilds so they can comunicate..

[woeful zephyr]

You will be able to upgrade as he said on stream

[random moat]

TY 🙂

[old arch]

Are people playing the game right now? Is it already in one of the alphas? I see there is a guild recruitment chat

[sharp kindle]

@dusk nova I would reach out on the forums, and i'm sure you'll get some help

[crystal beacon]

@random moat they said upgrading packages is possible

[woeful zephyr]

Currently people are not playing

[random moat]

Sorry i missed the stream and only caught the last few mins sadly 😦

[woeful zephyr]

The server is not being tested

@random moat No worries! You can always catch it on YT

@crystal beacon If people vote for you

[random moat]

Yeah I am watching the vod right now 😛

[steady ocean]

@old arch The game is in pre-alpha, with very limited testing for some of the earliest backers and devs. Alpha 1 will be released "late fall"

[woeful zephyr]

Anything Non - NDA as far as we know is the Fall testing for A1

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon There can be multiple scientific nodes, please take further discussion of streamer benefits to #aoc-discussion

[old arch]

at the end of the stream didnt they say august?

[woeful zephyr]

Currently Leader of Men and PI will have sessions as they said and creative director letter

August for Leader of Men and PI

[old arch]

I dont know if that was a slip up or what but im pretty positive they said august for alpha

[woeful zephyr]

Those are the 1k and 2.5 kickstarter package

No longer accessible

@old arch You are correct read above

[ancient charm]

Now my only question will be how good summoners will be in PvP and raids

[woeful zephyr]

We're uncertain

[ancient charm]

Yeah

[woeful zephyr]

It is so early in the game

Soontm haha

[ancient charm]

I just gotta hope that this game doesn't take the same route with summoners most games do where they don't tend to be good in either

[velvet aspen]

I think things like that are best experienced 1sthand even tho some info prior would help with decisions

[sharp hare]

Probably someone alrdy asked this but : Will they showcase next "package" art before the 5th so ppl can choose if they go swamp or the next one?

[ancient charm]

Yeah like what I'm wondering is just how strong do these summons are gonna get

[steady ocean]

@ancient charm You can ask in #aoc-discussion what others think on what the summoner will be. May be interesting

[woeful zephyr]

@sharp hare Yes most likely a day prior

[raven palm]

I heard something in today's stream about being able to open stores/shops anywhere in the world. Does that mean certain building types dont have to be within a node (or certain radius of a node)?

[woeful zephyr]

A day or 2 days prior

[gritty sequoia]

Any idea how the enchanter archetype will work? I see it's a summoner class and that makes me feel like it's gonna be mainly buffing ur summons and I was thinking of smth more like buff team debuff enemy.

[sharp hare]

Thank you!

[jagged rapids]

In the stream it was said your gear is made of 8 pieces if I heard right. And that you can customize those individually with, for example, the gauntlet we saw.

My question is: does that mean I could practically wear two different gloves, not just uh... Glamour wise but let's say, wear a plate glove on my right and a leather on my left hand?

[steady ocean]

@raven palm Yes, you can have a player shop that you can buy a certificate to set up in your freehold https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Personal_shops

[velvet aspen]

as far as I know there is as of now very little information on the classes and archetypes :/ @gritty sequoia

[gritty sequoia]

@velvet aspen I get that. It's just that at least in my head enchanter would be smth more like sorc/bard-cleric and I see it as summoner/bard and it rly makes me curious.

[craggy panther]

@jagged rapids i want to say yes it may not be as detailed as different material on each hand but you could wear leather boots and plate gauntlets

[primal holly]

Sorry I didnt really understand, if a person registers in the game before September, what will he get?

[steady ocean]

@raven palm You can place them anywhere in the zone of influence near an economic node that has become a metropolis

@gritty sequoia You can ask in #aoc-discussion what others think the enchanter will be

[velvet aspen]

I think cleric and bard would be the better fit for that @gritty sequoia

[steady ocean]

@primal holly You can get a statue for your personal house

[celest moat]

I've just watched several videos about the game and have a few questions.
The way the caravan moves on flat and "rocky" surfaces - looks like the caravan has no "weight". Some wheels spin others don't - that's great, but overall looks strange. Is this a UE problem or is it just NIY? Also I feel like this absence of weight can be seen in various places and the world feels plastic because of that.
Another thing that bothers me: raptors in the "gnome" dungeon (with the dragon in the end). How final this low level dungeon is? Will this be changed and will dungeons have mobs that correspond to the dungeons setting?

[steady ocean]

@celest moat It's a "the game is in development" problem. They will work out the physics in time

Nothing is final at this stage, we are still in Pre-alpha

[primal holly]

Nice @steady ocean thx for answering!

[celest moat]

@celest moat It's a "the game is in development" problem. They will work out the physics in time
@steady ocean that's a relief, thanks.

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon We only know that they are "rare drops" and buyable in the cosmetic store. They will not be tradeable

[primal holly]

is there something like a "test server" and if yes, how can we participate?

[cosmic totem]

Everything that you see should be taken with a grain or two of salt. I think the answer to any "Why does this look/behave this way" will be "The game is alpha"

[unkempt gale]

i just hope they add realistic hit boxes, so the creatures dont hit you from 5 feet away

[lapis sonnet]

So, are they gonna put the livestream on the ashes of creation YouTube channel for us to look at as well? I’m in the middle of a 12 hour shift and can’t actually watch the stream.

[cosmic totem]

Or pre-alpha.

[steady ocean]

@primal holly The next test phase is Alpha 2, and you can purchase access via the Intrepid studio website store https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop

[rich kraken]

hello everyone, where can we find information on the packs (since they change each month, right?) I heard during the stream that new packs are announced a while before they actually come out but i can't find where to look for them 🙂

[velvet aspen]

I think they always put it on youtube but theres the VOD aswell @lapis sonnet

[plucky pawn]

yupyup @lapis sonnet we get it uploaded to YouTube and post here and on social once it's ready for you to watch!

[short coral]

Next test phase is alpha 1

[plucky pawn]

(just takes a bit to export 😄 )

[woeful zephyr]

You can find the packs on the store they linked above

[old arch]

I was thinking alpha 1 is next

[woeful zephyr]

https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop

[old arch]

they didnt do it yet

[short coral]

End of Fall = Alpha 1

[plucky pawn]

This link should hopefully clarify where we're at!

[lapis sonnet]

Ty kindly for all that replied to that and I look forward to watching it on a few hours.

[icy oxide]

In the VOD she stated that the next test phase will be in august

[worldly moss]

Does anyone have any idea of how doubling down on the same archetype will affect the skills?

[woeful zephyr]

For Leader of Men and PI only

[steady ocean]

The next accessable phase for those without access already is alpha phase 2 😉

[woeful zephyr]

The non NDA test is out in Fall

@brisk tulip They always be active together

[steady ocean]

@brisk tulip It empowers your primary skills to be stronger

[short coral]

Stress Test is in August

[sweet void]

What is gained from having both your primary and secondary archetype being the same?
@brisk tulip better skills i guess

[woeful zephyr]

They can augment your skills/spells to help the secondary class

[worldly moss]

So no augments?

[woeful zephyr]

For example if I'm an archer mage, I could light the end of my arrow with fire

as a "technical augment"

[wild marsh]

@brisk tulip Your skills will change based off of your second archetype, even if it's the same as your first one. So it'll just make them more unique I'm pretty sure.

[steady ocean]

They give examples here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Augments

[celest moat]

Any information about RTX? On todays stream the dungeons lighting was "showcased" but I didnt hear anything about ray tracing, maybe missed something. Ray tracing for dungeons or closed areas would be great, since the devs put so much heart in environment design.

[gleaming stream]

shouldnt cleric clerics be the best healers then?

[sweet void]

Cleric will have better heal with a cleric augment

[woeful zephyr]

Yes Stamania

[steady ocean]

@gleaming stream that is debateable, which you can do so here #aoc-discussion

[woeful zephyr]

Theoretically the best depending on the situation

[round tangle]

Any word on if gear made from monster materials being a thing? Like for example using the creatures from the live stream like a bear pelt robe, or some kind of string to make clothing from the spider creatures

[oak depot]

@wild marsh more unique and sometimes changing them significantly... like Dash + Blink becoming a teleport dash and removing the chance for you to be interrupted/stun during our dash

[woeful zephyr]

@round tangle Most likely you will be able to get drops of leather/fur etc. or drops from mobs/bosses

[steady ocean]

@round tangle Yes, crafted gear will be dependent on materials gained from killing npcs/dungeon bosses/ raid bosses among other gatherables

[old arch]

Anyone have any guesses on when the Beta's will be coming out?

not alpha but beta's

[woeful zephyr]

Beta will probably be 2022

Either mid to early 2022

As a speculation

No

They will most likely do name reservation in Alpha 1

[steady ocean]

Not currently, expected for during Alpha 1. Priority will go to Kickstarter backers > Summer backers > pre-order backers

[oak depot]

I would guess Beta for Winter Holiday at end of 2021 (assuming Alpha 1 and 2 don't find glaring issues)

[woeful zephyr]

Alpha 1 is expected to be long, which I believe will take up til mid 2021

And Alpha 2 will go on from there

Persistent testing

No

[desert ivy]

Imo, A1 and A2 will be long af. I'm expecting Beta 1 and 2 to be really fucking quick, especially beta 2.

[wild marsh]

@oak depot Agreed, such as necromancer will change your summons to undead only from what I've gathered. So they can be minor to sever which is always nice. I'm speculating that having two of the same will make them more powerful than having a secondary in most cases though.

[woeful zephyr]

Nothing set in stone as far as names/servers

[glacial burrow]

I understand the tagging system will decide who gets loot, but what about xp/quest objective if I help (tag or heal) a non party, would I get xp or quest completion objetives?

[woeful zephyr]

Yes

In A0 testing for Pi if you tagged it you got XP

[glacial burrow]

Cool, ty.

[woeful zephyr]

Along with quest completion

[wild marsh]

I understand the tagging system will decide who gets loot, but what about xp/quest objective if I help (tag or heal) a non party, would I get xp or quest completion objetives?
@glacial burrow They actually just discussed this 🙂 If your party does 40% of damage to a monster it will split 40% of the exp to your team. This means if you're a healer you'll still get the exp as your team earned the exp for you.

[steady ocean]

@dark jungle Probably a good point to add to the wiki

[full scroll]

I'm interested in the 75$ pre-order pack, but I am unsure of a few things.

1. Will that sub time start from official launch, or from the time I get access to beta 2?
2. Will all progress made in beta 2 be gone when it goes officially live?

[steady ocean]

Official launch, everything is wiped on launch

[glacial burrow]

@wild marsh makes sense, excellent, thanks.

[full scroll]

ty

[woeful zephyr]

You will get beta 2

[crystal beacon]

so eu publisher change is possible?

[oak depot]

@full scroll there will be a full wipe for official launch

[wintry tiger]

sorry if this is a dumb question but cant Intrepid studios self publish the game for EU region too?

[stable plover]

@full scroll Sub time from the packs starts after actual launch. Characters/server development gets wiped for actual launch.

[woeful zephyr]

They are using my.com

[pine wind]

Anyone have the full res picture of the races they showed before the stream?

[wild marsh]

I'm interested in the 75$ pre-order pack, but I am unsure of a few things.

1. Will that sub time start from official launch, or from the time I get access to beta 2?
2. Will all progress made in beta 2 be gone when it goes officially live?
   @full scroll No Alpha/Beta will take your time. It will start from actual launch

[full scroll]

Thanks guys.

And gals

[woeful zephyr]

Yup!

[steady ocean]

@pine wind This is what we have currently https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races

[rain robin]

They are using my.com
@woeful zephyr Wasn't there an update coming up on this? Or did I understand this wrong?

[crystal beacon]

Hello. I been following you all for a bit now and I love how the game is coming along but from what I have seen it is looking like smaller guilds and solo players like me and my small group of role playing friends, will never have a shot at a flying mount.... and I love role playing a dragon Rider and Flying on the back of a Dragon. How are you going to make it fair to us smaller group that are just playing to role play not having a way to have or evern get Flying mounts will be very disappointing to us. Thanks for all your amazing work on this game.

[woeful zephyr]

Not sure, it's always been My.com

[boreal abyss]

They did say they were gonna come with an update on it but

[oak depot]

Note, some KS packages grant 2-day and 1-day early start on live launch, but during that time all nodes are disabled so no nodes will be developed. Same for claiming player housing.

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon Intrepid studios reserves all creative decision making

[woeful zephyr]

@crystal beacon Smaller guilds can get balance buffs in order to counter larger guilds

[pine wind]

ah i see i was looking for this one

[woeful zephyr]

But let's be realistic

[stable plover]

@crystal beacon publisher has no access to adding things to the store

Here's TheLazyPeon's video on the topic

https://youtu.be/KGsXie8d8mM

[woeful zephyr]

You with 15 people against 200 members in a guild will be unlikely to get a chance at a castle anyway

That's why your best bet is an alliance of a sort

[queen snow]

Did Intrepid sell a pack in the kickstarter that gave people an early head start in the game?

[woeful zephyr]

To make it fair outside of sieges etc. you will have guild buffs

@queen snow Yes

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon There are several types of nodes that are not tied to an election process, so you and your friends could try to become the leader in one of those types of nodes

[woeful zephyr]

2 - 3 days head start

[stable plover]

@queen snow The headstart takes place on dedicated headstart servers, NA,EU,OCE each get 1 headstart server

[crystal beacon]

no matter how good game is if servers are trash or there security/cheating problems

[oak depot]

@queen snow https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule#Headstart_servers

[dusk nova]

sometimes you just need to accept that not everyone can have everything, thats what makes things valuable in an MMO

[woeful zephyr]

^

[misty condor]

like IRL nobody can be rich

best game

[full scroll]

That's why I hope this game will be good, people will depend on other people

[rain robin]

for those interested in buying pack living in the EU, it doesn't matter if you buy it on the official page of the game. There will be no region locks 🙂

[rich kraken]

I am aware of where to find the packs, but I was asking about new packs, where to find information on that? Or is this not a thing and did I misunderstood this on the stream?

[woeful zephyr]

They will send out an announcement for new packs

[dusk nova]

it brings it back to the 'good old days' in mmos were if you put in the time and were super lucky and you got that rare item from a world boss... you were famous on the server lol

[rain robin]

New pack should be coming on the 5th of August

[woeful zephyr]

When they are finished

Typically 2-3 days prior in the news-aoc channels

[rich kraken]

gotcha, will keep an eye out for that then, thanks!

[sweet void]

will character lvl impact droprate. Say im high lvl will farm at a low lvl area

[steady ocean]

The next pack is available on Aug 5th, that is all we know @rich kraken

[woeful zephyr]

Yup!

[steady ocean]

@sweet void Just the fact that you can kill the low lvl npcs faster

@crystal beacon That is correct, and I doubt an NA streamer would do that. Please keep the channel to specific questions, discussion for #aoc-discussion

[jagged rapids]

How about exp when killing higher lvl enemies?
If I can manage to kill a mob 5 levels above me will I get rewarded with more exp or do I get the "the more lvls an enemy is above you, the less exp you get" penalty?

[steady ocean]

@jagged rapids I'm not sure if that has been clariifed yet

[wraith fractal]

Is there a place i can read up on how XP debt and item loss on death is defined?

[steady ocean]

@wraith fractal https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_death

[final oxide]

is there anywhere we can make suggestions?

[wild marsh]

@jagged rapids I think you get that mobs exp. I remember Steven saying something about it a while ago but can't remember where it is.

[thin spear]

Will it be SEA server?

[steady ocean]

@thin spear Yes

[scarlet flower]

Is there a way to get into Alpha 1 at this point

[steady ocean]

@final oxide You can try the official forums https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/ or the AoC reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/AshesofCreation/

@scarlet flower Not currently, but the devs will let us know if an option becomes available

[thin spear]

If I preorder bundle will I be able to upgrade bundle later?

[craggy panther]

@jagged rapids Being that they are going for a risk vs reward philosophy going up against i higher level creature and winning would yield a proportionate reward for its level. it was talked about in a stream a while back if i remember correctly

[steady ocean]

@thin spear You will be able to yes. But you will not get the cosmetics if that pre-order cosmetic theme changes. You will only get the new cosmetic theme

[lapis aurora]

it was talked about in the AMA briefly

[wild marsh]

I just upgraded to the alpha 2 version for an extra $100 on top of the $50 kickstarter so I'd say yes @thin spear

[fierce sand]

About the alpha 1 so is it only the Leader of men packs and above ?

[steady ocean]

Yes, outside of invitations devs have sent out to specific people

[fierce sand]

And i guess to that once they have stress tested will ad more later

[craggy panther]

Kick starter braver of world pack holder have access to alpha one but its not the one thats coming up @fierce sand

[fierce sand]

^ what i was mainly asking for lol

so will be like the second phase of alpha 1 then / somthing like that

[craggy panther]

Yes

[fierce sand]

cool

[celest moat]

Any information on Ray Tracing and DLSS2.0? Some "limited" Ray Tracing would be cool, e.g. for the dungeons or some religious buildings etc.

[steady ocean]

@fierce sand "The initial tests in May with our Phoenix Initiative and above backers will be conducted during single day sessions, which over the course of several months will eventually evolve into weekend testing periods as the Alpha One game client becomes more stable. Over the summer, as we expand the participating Alpha One testers to include Bravers and above, they too will start off with weekend experiences that will test the patience of our players. As we get closer to Fall of this year, we aim to invite all Alpha One players to participate in weeklong testing sessions and push the limits of our Alpha One experience. As we approach these testing periods, we will be updating you with schedules and instructions." – Steven Sharif

Hope that clarifies

[solemn snow]

@stable plover I upgraded to LoM today, i'm not too late am i?

[steady ocean]

@celest moat I do not believe so, but you can ask on the official forum https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/

[fierce sand]

@steady ocean ty

[stable plover]

@solemn snow For anyone that's recently upgraded to LoM, you need to fill out a support ticket.

[novel cradle]

not sure, I upgraded a week ago and am still currently waiting on ticket&email

[wintry jasper]

are there any videos or wiki that describe the crafting process better? my main focus on the game

[solemn snow]

Thanks, what's the turnaround on a support ticket these days?

[steady ocean]

@wintry jasper https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crafting

[spark shell]

I have the voyager plus package should I have access to the game right now?

[steady ocean]

No @spark shell You'll get access once alpha 2 testing begins

[spark shell]

Heard, Thank you

[ruby swift]

@final oxide Forums are the best place for suggestions or feedback.

[stable plover]

@solemn snow longer than usual, the community grew by about 25% in the last week, so the system is experiencing a high volume 😉

[ruby swift]

The CS people are also processing the testing NDAs so they have that added load.

[woeful sage]

About my .com publishing Ashes, US will be unaffected by this right?

[ruby swift]

Correct

[waxen kayak]

just EU if im not mistaken

[woeful sage]

sick, they are wack as hell and the less interaction with them the better

[ruby swift]

EU and the Russians

[waxen kayak]

^

i was so excited for aion back in the day. looked interesting

[fallow shale]

What alpha are we in now?

[waxen kayak]

pre-alpha

[wintry jasper]

from what i understand we will be able to change our secondary class if we don't like it is that correct?

[upper garden]

@wintry jasper Yes

[queen snow]

so who will be in the headstart servers? I cant imagine enough people bought the headstart package to fill a headstart server. Is it expected that non headstart players will join that server after the 3 day headstart? Who would opt to do that?

[wintry jasper]

will there be any way to experiment with them other then making one and leveling them up?

like max lvl template in alpha or beta

[copper pecan]

quick question, in todays stream they showed harvesting and in the process the tree was cut down, does that mean the game will have destructible environment and if so how will that effect the environment, I'm thinking of how in Fortnite players can cut down a whole forest, but how will that work in an mmorpg

[ruby swift]

It is a max 48 hour headstart and people will join them because they wont turn on more servers till those are full.

Most people wont even notice.

[wintry jasper]

Star wars the old republic had head start , and the people that bout the ce got just that a head start , so the ones that didn't were lvl 1 and the ones that id were like 45 or so if i remember , nut this game the leveling exp is way slower

[ruby swift]

@copper pecan Only certain trees can be cut down, not really a destructible.

[copper pecan]

@ruby swift thank you, do the trees have are spawn timer once they are cut down?

[waxen kayak]

im sure it would spawn after a little bit at another spot

[ruby swift]

The small resources are meant to move around as an anti-pathing, botting mechanic.

[waxen kayak]

like other gatherable nodes ie WoW or FF14 as reference

they should upload it to youtube if its not on the twitch channel

[copper pecan]

@ruby swift that sounds very exciting thank you

[ruby swift]

it is on Twitch as a VOD right now. It takes time for it to go to Youtube

[waxen kayak]

especially if a video is 4k but i dont think this one will be

[ruby swift]

It wasnt

[copper pecan]

My last question is about Apocalypse will it come back in the future, I thought it was extremely fun

[copper pecan]

oh will hopefully in the future maybe they can bring it back

[scarlet flower]

Are system requirements for the game known?

[waxen kayak]

other Unreal 4 games could be used as a comparison

[ruby swift]

They said that any game that uses UE4 should give you a benchmark. If you can run another UE4 game, you will be able to run Ashes.

[steady ocean]

@scarlet flower you can take a look at the recommended requirements for alpha testers and get an idea of what may be required, subject to change https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-1#Alpha_testing_system_requirements

[ruby swift]

Oh good. TSG is back. I can go to bed. Nite.

[steady ocean]

Night buddo

Correct, unless you purchased a kickstarter/summer backer pack already, which you can upgrade those packs.

[wintry jasper]

same didnt know about it until asmogold reacted to lazy peons video

[steady ocean]

"How about a leader of friends?" -Gimli voice @crystal beacon

[viscid cypress]

So there are 8 different variations of each spell ? with the augmented stuff and the rank 1 to rank 3 ?

[amber snow]

i'm new here and just curious is there anywhere here to request beta access to the game? i would love to start playing/streaming it as soon as possible.

[wintry jasper]

well he still got me here

[steady ocean]

@amber snow You can purchase alpha 2/beta access via the intrepid store https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop

[amber snow]

oh nice!

thank you!

[steady ocean]

Do remember that alpha 2 access won't be available for some time, they are doing slow releases for alpha 1 currently

[amber snow]

yep thats fine i'm getting a new pc built and it wont be ready for a couple months so i'm in no rush

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon Please take discussions to #aoc-discussion

[wintry jasper]

@crystal beacon you have just been toxic on most of what i have seen you type , just an observation

back to classes , is there going to be a max lvl template or something in teh alpha or beta we can test vs having to lvl 8 toons and test each sub class ?

[drowsy cloak]

Hello guys can someone tell me if AOC Will be free to play

[wintry jasper]

$15 sub no box cost

[drowsy cloak]

Aha thank you

[wintry jasper]

micro trans all seem to be purly cosmetic

[drowsy cloak]

ye also is it playable in europe?

[steady ocean]

It is @drowsy cloak There will be EU servers

[drowsy cloak]

but currently it cant be played in eu correct

[steady ocean]

@wintry jasper No, there will be level caps during Alpha/Beta testing. However, during alpha two we will be able to test out both primary and secondary archetypes. You can create multiple characters to test the different combinations

@drowsy cloak No, the game is not available to the open public, just those that have purchased Alpha testing rights

[wintry jasper]

sweet thanks TSG

[drowsy cloak]

i still think the leveling si gonna be hard in AOC

[steady ocean]

It very well could be! Feel free to ask in #aoc-discussion and see what the community thinks @drowsy cloak 🙂

[crystal beacon]

@crystal beacon I'm sure there's more to it than that. Toxicity is often not about WHAT you say, but HOW you say it.

[wintry jasper]

I dont want to be "that guy" but is there a mod on , this wyrider is no spamming me in private and having a melt down over asmongold

*now

[steady ocean]

You should be able to block him @wintry jasper if you think it is necessary. @crystal beacon @crystal beacon Please keep it to specific questions please, discussion should be in #aoc-discussion

[crystal beacon]

oh sorry lol.

[steady ocean]

If you have an issue, message a mod

[crystal beacon]

I was just switching through the tabs

[wintry jasper]

WyriderToday at 3:48 PM
I've seen it happen recently with WoW classic you numbskull... w/e stay being an ignorant fanboy
Thats you version of left it at that?

[crystal beacon]

I saw that message and I answered it.

[paper warren]

Is there a transcript or a vod on YouTube for the latest ashes stream?

[wintry jasper]

ill just block

[steady ocean]

@paper warren There vod should be uploaded to youtube today, it just depends on how fast the rendering takes. Just keep checking back in, or you can watch the vod on twitch as well https://www.twitch.tv/videos/696369290

[paper warren]

Twitch VoDs are aids to watch on mobile

[steady ocean]

@stable plover You may need to step in

[copper pecan]

stop both just stop...this is a question channel not a debate so please ask the question and leave

[paper warren]

Ban the asmon hater

[wintry jasper]

@steady ocean with the crafting and the artisan tree does that mean if i pick blacksmithing is that what i master or does it go further like mast of 2h swords?

[steady ocean]

@wintry jasper blacksmithing as far as we know is for crafting tools. Weapon and armorsmithing will be for weapon/armor specifically. We don't yet know how the skill point tree will look for those

[azure gull]

@plucky pawn hey a question is it possible that on the german Intrepid Shop webside the pay method paypal dosn´t work? i can´t upgrade my access key and there standst that paypal paying method is not avaiable.

[twilit dune]

I watched asmon on the side when wow classic released, and I don't think his effect on the server was nearly as profound as the doomsayers were claiming

[wintry jasper]

oh yeah sorry , meant weaponsmithing

[twilit dune]

If anything you'd actively have to seek him out in the world to notice there was a streamer playing

[steady ocean]

It could mean that @wintry jasper, but it's hard to tell without seeing the progression path for the various artisan professions

[wintry jasper]

do we know how the artisan system will work , it says you can still use all the others just at a lower level and you can only master one

go you

[paper warren]

There were definitely times during phase 2 when Olympus managed to crash the server attempting 300 man PvP battles lol

Small indie company btw

[dreamy temple]

was the alpha date announced this stream?

[steady ocean]

@dreamy temple only that leaders of men pack holders will soon be able to start helping with testing

[amber snow]

new question i am in the shop to preorder game and under the Expeditionary it says access to phase 1 alpha but i was under the impression this was already full. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

[twilit dune]

@paper warren did they really crash the server or just lag the local area

i remember the raid in barrens

[paper warren]

Pretty sure it crashed the server lol

Tried to do big PvP battles in blasted lands with hundreds of people and the server just shat itself

[steady ocean]

@amber snow Expeditionary only includes Beta 1 and Beta 2 access

@twilit dune @paper warren please take discussions to #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion

[crystal beacon]

What do I have to buy to get access as son as possible

[paper warren]

The most expensive package

[amber snow]

ok thank you, i thought i had heard somewhere that phase 1 was already full. i just didn't want to order it and find out i only get phase 2.

[steady ocean]

@crystal beacon You would need to buy the $250 voyager pack https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop This would give you future access to alpha 2

[crystal beacon]

And when will I be able to play now ?

[steady ocean]

alpha 2 has no release date just yet, but the community is speculating mid 2021

[craggy panther]

@covert rampart The emberstorm dragon was a a unique skin only obtainable by reaching level 7 in apoc during the time that it was up. whether it will be obtainable again is unknown

[last oak]

not able to buy a pack to play now being it is currently phoenix initiative will be progressing down in the next few months by tiers

[crystal beacon]

Ok cool

[verbal badger]

Question

is the Kickstarter benefits still available to preorder?

[steady ocean]

They are not unless you previously ordered a kickstarter/summer backer pack, just the pre-order packs currently in the store are able to be purchased now

[craggy panther]

Yes the wiki would be the best place to get an indepth answer of what to expect

[steady ocean]

There will be naval pvp, naval pve (raids), and transport of goods from one continent to the other via caravans as far as I've seen

[craggy panther]

@crystal beacon
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ship_building
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Naval

[winged swan]

has anything been said about balancing ideas between tab-target vs action combat. like if a ranger auto attack with tab-targeting vs a ranger having a chance to miss shots with action combat? im new to the AoC scene so might be a dumb question

[short coral]

From what i understand they are making the game very group based for pvp

[woven vale]

The game wont be balanced on 1v1s

It will be group balanced

[steady ocean]

@winged swan Action skills that would result in a headshot would be akin to get a crit damage wise, so they are taking it into account

[cerulean siren]

Wrong [erson

Person

[winged swan]

ahh i see. so more risk vs reward.. i like it

[lime sorrel]

Is there a pack current to have access now? if not when is alpha 2 planned?

[glad sleet]

No there isnt. we know a1 is gonna be out by fall 2020, no other release dates @lime sorrel

[lime sorrel]

sweet ty

[dreamy temple]

is there any way to access alpha one?

or can i just buy access for alpha two atm?

[glad sleet]

atm - no. Unless you have a ks package

[steady ocean]

@exotic night This was discussed on the livestream today, so maybe it will give you hope in regards to the AH system.

[cinder shadow]

what's the process of changing your characters citizenship from one metropolis to another like?

[junior pagoda]

Yeah I wonder if they realize 10k is managable and they want more, would they be okay with another 10k

[cinder shadow]

nvm, i found it...

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Citizenship

[still quartz]

How many months are x preorder skins rotation?

Play Warhammer AoS (death) did see some old skins really like 🤣

[desert ivy]

The skins rotate monthly

But once they're gone, they're gone

[still quartz]

Ah okj tnx

See the news post, till 5 august the current skins.

[glad sleet]

But once they're gone, they're gone

You dont need ks or alpha

you just need a package

[desert ivy]

If you have a $375 pack you can buy all future cosmetics. The lower the tier of pack you buy, the less cosmetics you can buy. For example, the $75 pack can only buy the Accessory cosmetics every month.

[upper garden]

When you buy the $375 pack, how much are the additional cosmetics?

[glad sleet]

Credit to Alluring

See above Callum

[upper garden]

Fantastic, thanks bud.

[sinful echo]

real question tho...is this game based on Satisfy from the novel Overgeared?

[glad sleet]

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/39249/anyone-reads-the-legendary-moonlight-sculptor-or-overgeared-and-thinks-of-this-game
You arent the first to make that comparison!

[sinful echo]

i thought so xD

[still quartz]

Tnx for the preorder skins info, was not 100% sure, my english is not that good 😇

[past pewter]

many mmorpg's have spider-queen bosses. Is there a chance we can have a spider king alongside the spider queen? and then the spider queen eats the spider kings head :3

[steady ocean]

@past pewter Possibly, you should post your suggestion to the official forum or the reddit thread and see if it gains traction

[junior pagoda]

Can we expect the level of FIDELITY for all animals in game as we saw in todays stream, mainly in regards to such subtle animation details?

bc damn.

[broken lodge]

Q: Has there been any official info from the devs on if PvP leveling will be a thing?

[junior pagoda]

amazing

[steady ocean]

Depending on your game settings, probably better than what we saw as those models are still in development @junior pagoda

[burnt nymph]

Will you up upgrade to unreal engine 5 ?

[junior pagoda]

what are some of the perks of engine 5?

over 4?

[glad sleet]

bigger number

[steady ocean]

Some graphical improvements from what I've heard. You can ask others that may be more knowledgeable in #general-discussion

[burnt nymph]

??

[steady ocean]

The devs have stated they plan to continue with UR4 @burnt nymph

[glad sleet]

Unlikely - since upgrading is a pain in the butt

[burnt nymph]

Ok 👍🏻

[barren badger]

Will there be a designated button for blocking?

[glad sleet]

Unlikely - blocking and dodging was included in APoC and what they found out is that it wasnt used very much. Atm idea is to tie them as skills to respective classes

[barren badger]

ok

[stable plover]

@burnt nymph The devs might eventually upgrade to UE5, but they don't even have access to it yet to see how practical the upgrade will or won't be.

@barren badger Blocking/dodging skills seem like they'll be part of class kits as opposed to something everyone just gets

[hallow venture]

Ue5 is backwards compatible with ue4 projects FYI

[frozen tartan]

To complete Greypelt answer about UE5, I think the devs would also have to consider the toll it would have on minimum spec to run the game ; especially if it is done after or close to launch

[serene dock]

are there going to be OCE servers?

[onyx knoll]

yes, at launch

[serene dock]

HELL YEAH

[onyx knoll]

they haven't finalized the exact location for those yet tho

[serene dock]

well i usually get 220 ping to most US servers so anything would be better than that hah

[turbid falcon]

Is it allowed posting screenshots to other games if it's related to question?

[stable plover]

@turbid falcon It's allowed, just make sure it's actually a question answer in this channel - for example you could explain something about naval combat with a SS from another game

[turbid falcon]

ok, ty. so, related to particle effects. will there be a way to tone down particle effects. i have a big issues with some games that do not have this option when there is great number of players and screen looks like this.

[unkempt gale]

XD

what do you mean? its beautiful!!!

[onyx knoll]

Ahh good 'ol GW2....... The spell effects are far from finalised but considering they plan to make 250 v 250 combat events, I don't think they will be nowhere near as bad as this

[indigo oasis]

If a secondary skill is picked and after a period of time your secondary class levels up and then you decide to change it. Will your experience go the the current secondary class or it starts from level zero

[unkempt gale]

i would assume )

0

[indigo oasis]

That's a loss. You would level up to average or middle if you wanna change your class

[twilit dune]

Launch of GW2 was awesome tbh

the combat was very smooth as well

[turbid falcon]

@indigo oasis tnx for answer
@twilit dune I do miss the time when hammer swing was just hammer swinging and not a ton of flashy effects.

Would love to see that here.

[rich kraken]

yeah tbf the flashing effects are less cool when you are in a big group and everybody is throwing flasy effects around. you can't see what is going on anymore and that doesn't help with survival :p

[sharp kindle]

Although I don't think it would happen a lot, are there any systems in place for Mayors who quit playing or decide not to use any of the tax money to "better" their node with quests/NPC defense? Would the node still add additional quests over a period of inactivity?

[past pewter]

possible lore ama in the future?

[onyx knoll]

@indigo oasis We don't have a lot of info on how respec will work for secondary archetypes. I'm fairly sure you won't be leveling them like you would your primary, and they don't give you new skills as you level, only points you can spend in your primary archetype's skills. It's unclear at this point if you'll need to re-earn those points, or if the quest that you need to do to change your secondary will give them to you so you can respend them all right away

@sharp kindle There is currently no way to kick a mayor from office, however they are only in office for at most a month, and it's not like inactivity will make a node implode 😛

[indigo oasis]

@onyx knoll thanks for the clarification

[onyx knoll]

@past pewter Probably not, if I remember right Steven has mentioned that he doesn't want too much of the lore revealed so that players can discover as much of it as possible while exploring/questing. We'll know the basic but anything more will be up to people to discover in game!

[steady jasper]

What happens if a mayor set taxes at %100 and doesnt do anything with the money ? 🤔

[frail garnet]

well from what I know, we don't know

[steady jasper]

🤔

[frail garnet]

but prbly not possible

[frozen tartan]

What happens if a mayor set taxes at %100 and doesnt do anything with the money ? 🤔
@steady jasper Then next mayor will be able to do a lot of things ^^

[onyx knoll]

@steady jasper Unclear if that will even be possible, the max could be lower, but then it would just sit in the city coffer and wait for the next mayor I believe. Mayors cannot remove that gold for themselves

[sharp kindle]

The only issue I see is that if a guild somehow gets a Mayor elected in a node they want to seize for their own, and that mayor purposely doesn't spend any money on defenses or quests. This could be easily done in Economic nodes right? Since the barrier to entry is just gold.

[steady jasper]

i guess thats where siege comes in handy ? to remove that guild ?

[rich kraken]

ya, slamdunk em into oblivion, hehehehehe

[steady jasper]

plus im sure there will be lots of economics guilds not just one and others will try to siege to kick them out

[dreamy temple]

is it possible that a single guild will be able to rule over every node?

[frail garnet]

hhm

[steady jasper]

depends of population i guess

if they game stays healthy that means lots of players equals lots of guild = more siege

[frail garnet]

^

[sharp kindle]

Yeah it may not be an issue.. Just trying to think of loopholes in the system so they can be patched.

Or mitigated as much as possible I guess

[dawn mango]

I may have missed it in the livestream, but they give a timeline for the five class-info pages they mentioned? I thought they said five would be on the alpha and they would have info sheets for all of them.

[onyx knoll]

@dreamy temple No, Castle nodes can only be led by a guild leader and there are 5 of those, so one guild cannot control more then one castle. Then, the regular nodes are all controlled by individuals, so technically it could maybe be possible for all the individuals in office at a given time to be in the same guild, but that sounds incredibly unlikely

[jolly estuary]

are there gonna be more secrets than just hidden rooms in dungeons, like a whole hidden dungeon or raid?

[frail garnet]

yes

steven did say that rouges would be able to fully explore the dungeon

[jolly estuary]

then are there gonna be more abillities for discovering secrets for other classes? cuz it'd kinda suk if only rouge can discover secrets

[onyx knoll]

@jolly estuary There will be secrets scattered around the world, like chests and jumping puzzles etc, as for the dungeons, their entrances will not be marked on the map and they will spawn differently on each servers based on how the nodes evolve so you'll need to find those entrances through exploration

[peak sapphire]

Rogue...

[shadow cedar]

quick question the game packages we can buy are limited to the US?

[frail garnet]

no

[rich kraken]

wait so did anyone respond to @turbid falcon his question about flashy lights/effects yet? quite curious to know about this 🙂

[frail garnet]

you have to pay Vat tho @shadow cedar

[onyx knoll]

You will be able to transfer them to your server of choice later @shadow cedar but at the moment they are technically only available in NA, and there is no price harmonization currently tho there will be later for the montly sub

[shadow cedar]

but the perks i get will be applied to a EU acc for example?

[onyx knoll]

yes

[rich kraken]

yes

[shadow cedar]

oh great thx ^^

[onyx knoll]

@rich kraken I did: "The spell effects are far from finalized but considering they plan to make 250 v 250 combat events, I don't think they will be nowhere near as bad as this"

[rich kraken]

they are not bound to a region when you buy them from the ashes of creation site. if i understood correctly 🙂

ah! @onyx knoll thanks! missed that response 🙂 good to know

[onyx knoll]

@rich kraken @turbid falcon They showed some particle effects in today's Dev update, if you guys wana check that to get an idea of what we might get https://youtu.be/vI8DDBX7hD0?t=1306

[fierce topaz]

can i be harry potter

[rich kraken]

already halfway through since my twitch kept being mean when i wanted to watch it xD

looking good so far on effects @turbid falcon

[simple pecan]

That $375 Freehold house on the shop sure looks nice. I expect they will be using these shop items as parts of the world? Such as that house belonging to some NPC in a swamp? My understanding is they're never attainable after they're off the shop that month.

[turbid falcon]

Saw the video, that's why I'm scared they don't go too far; and hope they add an option to tone them down. So we don't get too flashy fights when many players attack same boss.

[rich kraken]

hmm, it does help that the world itself, color wise, is not as cartooney and flashy

more ''normal'' actual colors, so it mutes it down

[onyx knoll]

@turbid falcon Gotcha, Steven does say in the Dev Update that players will have a slider that will let them tone up or down the effects, so if it ends up being too much for you at least you'll be able to move that down!

[cunning sparrow]

I was watching the development update, and I saw the huge dungeon. I've honestly haven't seen this kind of dungeon of this scale in any mmo. Something that comes close to mind is legend of zelda dungeons. Looking at all these drawbridges and platforms and gates, seems to imply there might be even puzzle solving like legend of zelda. Does that seem to be the case? If so that would be my biggest fantasy. Maybe puzzles not as complex as legend of zelda, but incorporating anything like that in an MMO for dungeons would be crazy. It wouldn't be just kill some mobs and walk to the next room to kill the boss.

[onyx knoll]

@cunning sparrow They did mention jumping puzzles at one point, and every archetype has a skill that lets them interact with the environment so you can find hidden stuff in dungeons like secret doors etc.

I'm not sure if they'll have jumping puzzles in dungeon themselves but I could see it in at least a few

[modest harbor]

Oh I love jumping puzzles

[rich spear]

When do Braver of Worlds backers get alpha access?

[onyx knoll]

With Alpha 1, sometime in fall

we don't have an exact date yet but you should receive an email when it gets close

[rich spear]

Was that the access they referred to on stream today?

[onyx knoll]

might be, I'm still watching the video I was working during the live

[rich spear]

Ditto. Thanks for the help!

[sharp wing]

@rich spear I think you are talking about when they said they are sending NDAs out and to check your spam folders.

Thats for leader of men packs and above. They have a test next month for those guys

[hybrid mica]

Are there limitations how many people can get The Access to alpha2

[frail garnet]

not that we know of @hybrid mica

[cunning sparrow]

@onyx knoll Thanks for the answer, that's really fantastic to hear. With a size of a dungeon like that I would've imagined it would be more than just mobs in every room and a boss in the final room. Puzzles or traps and secret rooms seems like a great improvement of what dungeons are really supposed to be like in games

[willow swan]

Does the corruption system affect players who bring a green char down to low hp, then a mob kills them?

[onyx knoll]

@willow swan This aspect is still being tested I believe. They're gona try it both ways and then decide

[willow swan]

Ah okay. Could be a pretty frustrating griefing loophole. Lol

[steep crystal]

As far as I know each month the cosmetic packs change, right?

[tulip hatch]

correct

[onyx knoll]

yes, the next change is on the 5th

[hearty ermine]

Does the corruption system affect players who bring a green char down to low hp, then a mob kills them?
@willow swan I had a similar thought & question: What if people go around not killing anyone, but just bringing lots of people to low health? Could be a major problem in dungeons and near mobs.

[steep crystal]

Will the new packs have access to the beta's and alpha at the same prices?

Thanks for the help!

[onyx knoll]

@steep crystal Only the cosmetic change, nothing else

[steep crystal]

Perfect, thanks.

[willow swan]

@hearty ermine haha yeah. Happened to me in multiple past MMOs. Hahaha

[onyx knoll]

@hearty ermine Then all those people would have to get together to get rid of the troll 😛

[hearty ermine]

@hearty ermine Then all those people would have to get together to get rid of the troll 😛
@onyx knoll True! But I am concerned about the person not getting corruption.

[onyx knoll]

Yeah, as I said they're testing it. I'm in the same camp, hoping they'll decide that people don't need to land a killing blow to get corrupted. imo the moment you attack a green player as a purple or red, then if they die from any source you should get corrupted. We'll see what they decide eventually 🙂

[hallow venture]

Would need a timer

[onyx knoll]

true

[pseudo merlin]

question about writing AoC fanfiction: do we need permission from real life people to include them into our work?

[onyx knoll]

Oh boy. I'll try to refrain from getting into a big discussion on copyrights in fanart because that could go on for a while, but TLDR; In general if you are writing non-profit fanfiction, then you don't need to ask permission to use people's names or content. If you are making any kind of money from it however then it would become a copyright infringement. It is considered polite to message an individual if you plan to use them in a story, but technically you don't need to. If they do see it and ask that you take it down, then I would recommend you respect their wishes. They might not be able to win a lawsuit against you if you refuse but it would be a massive mess, especially if you paint them in a negative light.

It gets even weirder if you're from a different country then the person in question...

Copyright laws are a pain 😂

[pseudo merlin]

oh wow, i was planning to do a murder mystery at Intrepid Studios. that wuld mean TOO MANY people to message

[onyx knoll]

Haha, well you could send a generic message to them then I suppose

[frozen tartan]

Speaking of copyright infringement, some friends and I plan to start a youtube channel in our language because it seems there are not many videos in this particular language. We would obviously put some content from the AoC youtube channel. Do we need some form of agreement with Intrepid studio?

[crystal beacon]

@pseudo merlin you have my permission to use me in your work... write me.... write me all over...

I'm ZKL, and these... these are my adventures...

[onyx knoll]

@frozen tartan I believe anything that is posted by the official AoC can be used to make more content, leme see if I can find an official quote on that tho

well that was easy:

[frozen tartan]

@frozen tartan I believe anything that is posted by the official AoC can be used to make more content, leme see if I can find an official quote on that tho
@onyx knoll Thank you. We might still message some CM about that though (to be sure)

[limpid whale]

Why is there only one healer class?

[onyx knoll]

Oh wait that's just for the wiki, but pretty sure if the wiki has permission to use it then everyone can, since the wiki is fan created

@limpid whale because the content is balanced around teams of 8 that include one of each archetype. Bards will also have a few heals however

[frozen tartan]

Why is there only one healer class?
@limpid whale Technically there are 8 classes, but one archetype

[onyx knoll]

@crystal beacon No you'll be able to transfer your packs to any server

[frozen tartan]

And as Xenellia said, bard will have access to some healing spells

[hybrid mica]

are bards going to be strong? (insert jeffrey joke)

[burnt nymph]

Will the alpha graphic change in beta ?

[limpid whale]

Yeah some healing but they said only one true healer. Imo thats very boring.

[frozen tartan]

Bard/Cleric might be a "not-so-weak" healer... We actually don't know

[lucid igloo]

yeah depending on your hardware itll be pretty beautiful

i plan on testing bard/cleric first

[limpid whale]

Where is a list of all classes and archetypes?

[onyx knoll]

@limpid whale https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes

[limpid whale]

Tyvm

[pliant ocean]

I could see an expansion adding a class like Druid or something. Because I too agree that having only Cleric as the 'Healing Class' is a tad boring. But it is made less so with the 8 different archetypes

[bright blade]

yeah, I'm probably not gonna start off as a cleric but am really curious with how the cleric augmentation will work

[hallow venture]

I’m really interested in the religion augments too

[chilly iris]

can we still pledge in kickstarters or is it closed

[hybrid mica]

religious augment that needs blood of other players to work would be cool, any planned like sacrificial augments etc?

[pliant ocean]

We should probably move this over to Discussion and leave this channel for questions

[limpid whale]

Yeah i see how it works now. So really there are 8 healing classes

[bright blade]

no fast travel if i remember it correctly

[frozen tartan]

What's the fast travel like? I really liked that BDO didn't have any, made the world feel a lot bigger without being able to fly everywhere or teleport all over the place
@crystal beacon There won't be any fast travel except for family members

Family will be limited to 8 characters (if memory serves)

[unreal spire]

its very limited, i believe it only becomes available when a node reaches metropolis

[hybrid mica]

@limpid whale yes as an cleric primary, all going to have their little spicy into the mix

[bright blade]

oh yea, the science node metropolis will have some fast travel enabled

[onyx knoll]

@unreal spire when a scientific node reaches metropolis

[frozen tartan]

Not quite like marriage, but you can think of it that way. You will be able to change members of a family but it will be time restricted

[onyx knoll]

@crystal beacon Player marriage is a different system, you don't need to add the character you are married to in-game to your family.

This of it as like... a very small guild with some special perks

[frozen tartan]

(i was on the wiki page about that)

[bright blade]

hey, something crossed my mind when discussing religion and all of that, do we have any info on if there will be some form of interaction between cleric skills/skins and their chosen religion?

[frozen tartan]

religions will be a horizontal augment on the skills as is the social, if i'm not mistaken

[onyx knoll]

@bright blade Nothing that i'm aware of as of yet, that could be an interesting addition tho.

[crystal beacon]

Hail The Others

[sharp wing]

@frozen tartan are you in the US? If you are that should fall under fair use in most cases

[jolly estuary]

do secondary classes only give combat skills or would they give utility skills as well like the rouge's abillity to find secret doors in dungeons

[crude sorrel]

will there be a storage where i can transfer items between characters

[onyx knoll]

yes, in your housing

@jolly estuary secondary archetypes do not give ANY skills, they give you augments you can apply to your primary archetype's skills

[crude sorrel]

follow up to that question: what's to stop me from making alternate characters to store valuables instead of the raidable warehouse

[jolly estuary]

oh

so do you think that mage detecting abillity might get rouge augment then or only combat skills?

[onyx knoll]

@crude sorrel Nothing? But if you want to move materials to an other location to sell them for profit then you need to use a caravan, you share housing with all your alts but it's only in one place

[arctic meadow]

How many players or round about how many are allowed on a server at one time?

[onyx knoll]

@jolly estuary Ahh I see what you mean. I don't think we can answer that yet, we'll know more about how secondary augments impact skills in alpha 2 when they release the secondaries. (imo the out-of combat skills won't get augments, but that's just my personal thought on it, nothing confirmed)

@arctic meadow The last official numbers were 10k online at once but that's still subject to change I think

[jolly estuary]

ah hope they do get them though. thnx xen

[onyx knoll]

o7

[arctic meadow]

Good deal. Excited for the game. Wished it was being released next week. Lol

[onyx knoll]

haha, I feel you

[arctic meadow]

So, can Mayors assign assistants to help with duties or is it just kind of a unofficial delegation to whatever?

[hearty ermine]

So, can Mayors assign assistants to help with duties or is it just kind of a unofficial delegation to whatever?
@arctic meadow No idea, but city councils would be cool for much larger nodes. No one person should have so much power haha

[onyx knoll]

The only system of delegation I can think of is for when a castle is sieged, the guild leader can assign flying mounts to some of their officers. I don't think there was mentions of delegation of duties for mayors tho

[unkempt gale]

what does one do when waiting for alpha 2....

[onyx knoll]

@crystal beacon Only one type of node is a popularity vote

[arctic meadow]

They’ll be plenty of backstabbing and plotting im sure if someone has occupied a seat to long in a scientific node.

But, i agree, for Metropolis’s especially, even if its only those nodes the Mayor needs to be able to appoint help. That big of a node and being over it for 30 days you just cant be with it all the time.

[hearty ermine]

Won't that person just be a big streamer who get's their viewers to vote for them everytime tho?
@crystal beacon I doubt there are enough popular streamers for every server and every node.

[dreamy temple]

asmon is just gonna have his own server.

[hearty ermine]

Won't that person just be a big streamer who get's their viewers to vote for them everytime tho?
@crystal beacon Also if that happens, then the system is working as intended. Voters can vote for whoever... so if they really DO want the streamer to be mayor, so be it. That's the system.

[onyx knoll]

I feel like if you are popular enough to be voted in for multiple months in a row then... you.. kinda deserve the spot? XD

[arctic meadow]

Yep i agree Xenellia

[dreamy temple]

i mean. if u can rally enough people in the server against him u have a chance to dethrone

[strange finch]

in other words, on US servers the voting will be rigged just like in real life US xD

[onyx knoll]

Alright, Asmon bashing goes to #general-discussion this channel is for questions 😉

[slow sky]

Please keep this channel to Questions and Answers only. If you’re passionate about further discussion feel free to move to the lovely discussion channels #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion Thank you.

[prime acorn]

Have been really excited about this game since I first heard of the concept...i can't wait. Is there anything else available for someone to invest in the game/intrepid studios? I would be very interested if so

[slow sky]

@prime acorn there are pre-order packs you can purchase on their website and the cosmetics rotate out every month

[onyx knoll]

@prime acorn Welcome! Feel free to browse our various fan-made resources if you want to know more about the game; https://www.ashes101.com/index.html, https://ashesofcreation.wiki/

[prime acorn]

Yeah I already did that quite a while back :)

[slow sky]

streamers exist outside the US

[arctic meadow]

Like i said, if its a scientific node though, plenty of people can be persuaded with enough money or power seat elsewhere to even screw Asmon over if he is mayor. Has anyone heard the story of how one guy screwed an entire corporation over because the other corporation offered him a better deal in the game Eve? Doesnt matter how much power you think you have, your right hand man handling stuff can be lured if you arent careful.

[onyx knoll]

@prime acorn If you want to support the game, there are some packs available on the official website! https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop?IntrepidSession=1595436599085.93001

Oops, sorry I was slow you said you already did!

[arctic meadow]

Will there be player owned businesses in the game?

[onyx knoll]

At the moment the pre-order packs is the only way to financially support the game

[slow sky]

@arctic meadow yes

[prime acorn]

Thank you though I've been on here for a bit just haven't talked...also have the developers thought about some of the systems from rift, Warhammer online, swtor, swg, ever quest...so many cool ideas that I see incorporated into this game that I can see inspirations from other games. It will be nothing short of amazing if It lives up to half of what it shows potential wise let alone most of it!

[leaden bolt]

hi guys is there links to see what the next preorder packs will look like i want to buy the voyager plus but im not a fan of the whole swamp theme not for the char i want to make anyway

[onyx knoll]

@arctic meadow I'm sure there will be, the game encourages it a lot with crafters. You could have a mercenary business that helps defend caravans, as well as own a tavern. There are a lot of possibilities!

[slow sky]

@leaden bolt The swamp theme is the current cosmetic set available throught the packs, the swamp theme leaves and a new cosmetic comes in on Aug 5th

[onyx knoll]

They haven't revealed what the next one will be yet, as far as i know

[slow sky]

[prime acorn]

Was there a profession kind of like creature handler on swg? With genetic mods n such always thought that was really neat

[onyx knoll]

@crystal beacon No

@prime acorn In this game? there is animal husbandry

[hearty ermine]

What class was @idle siren in the stream today when he was using javelin to pull mobs? Was that a Tank with a subclass?

[unkempt gale]

@prime acorn i heard somewhere that there will be an animal husbandry profession in Ashes of Creation. with hybrids and stuff

[onyx knoll]

@hearty ermine I believe that was the Tank archetype, not a full class as he was lvl 10

[slow sky]

@hearty ermine not sure, could be fighter or tank i'd keep an eye out on their news releases for class blogs

[final oxide]

will tulnar cities be underground?

[prime acorn]

Can't wait to tank and tweak the classes...ive played a top tier dk tank on wow and several other top end tanks as well

[leaden bolt]

thanks guys 🙂 i will wait till the the 5th 🙂

[prime acorn]

Also thank you all for answering questions

[slow sky]

there will be underrealm nodes, but like other nodes their architecture will be decided by the race that contributes the most to the node @final oxide

[hearty ermine]

@hearty ermine I believe that was the Tank archetype, not a full class as he was lvl 10
@onyx knoll @slow sky Thanks!

[onyx knoll]

@final oxide Lore-wise, yes. I don't know if the Underrealm nodes will follow the same rules as the ones from the over world and evolve based on which race provides most xp to the node or if they will always have the architectural style of the Tulnar tho

[final oxide]

do unerrealm nodes match up with normal ones?

[onyx knoll]

Chances are, even if they do eveolve in the style of an other race you'll have more TUlnar NPCs in those nodes tho

[slow sky]

we do not know how the nodes will be spread around the world

[onyx knoll]

The Underrealm is it's own area and is like a 5th of the size of the over world so I doubt they will match up

(over world is 480 km^2, Underrealm is 100 km^2)

[crystal beacon]

It should be released by the 5th of Aug from what I have been told @leaden bolt

[junior pagoda]

really I thought there were very close in size

[onyx knoll]

Nah, the Underrealm and the Tulnar is a kickstarter goal so it's a bit like.. bonus content I guess you could say

[hallow venture]

Can we get clarity on what the latest iteration of core attributes look like in one of the upcoming dev guides?

That and racial seeding if pos

[steel basin]

is there a beta going on right now? if i preorder is there something to play atm?

[onyx knoll]

@steel basin No, the earliest you can buy into would be the alpha 2, for which we don't have a date. Alpha 1 is set to start this fall

[eternal glade]

What is the cooking profession going to give to players? Food buffs I imagine?

[cunning saddle]

Anyone know are enemy NPCs only going to be animals and monsters? I like it when enemies are also people from playable races. Example the Scarlet Crusade in wow where you also have a whole story behind it.

[onyx knoll]

@cunning saddle They showed humanoid (looked human) enemy NPCs in the dev update today

@eternal glade There was mention of food buffs in relation to the player-run taverns so I assume that food in general will give some sort of bonuses

[cunning saddle]

@onyx knoll Will check it out now

[whole dawn]

will there be height slider?

[onyx knoll]

@whole dawn Steven said he wants the character creator to be on par/better then the one from BDO so you can look at that to get an idea of what to expect (more specifically related to height I'm pretty sure he said yes to that in the AMA, but that there would be limits so you can't have a super duper tiny human)

[cunning saddle]

@onyx knoll Do you have a refferal code Im registering on the site 😄

[whole dawn]

@onyx knoll aoc disc is going crazy about little anime girls (the L word is banned), how will it be possible to ban L word characters if theres that much customization?

[onyx knoll]

@cunning saddle Aww, thank you! I do ^^ https://ashesofcreation.com/r/WQL3W2XRWLXELJAT

[cunning saddle]

np

[onyx knoll]

@whole dawn Those type of characters are about more then just height, dwarves are shot but no one would ever call them the L word. If you restrain height for humans to a natural non-child size, then it'll already be very hard to make such a character, the other important attributes are child-like features. Try to make a L character in BDO with the Valkyrie template, you'll never be able to... Tamer tho.... -_-

[crystal beacon]

Are there nodes that spawn "cities in trees" confirmed for the Py'Rai ( wood elves ) ?

[onyx knoll]

@crystal beacon Node architecture is based on which race provides most xp to it

[whole dawn]

people are pretty liberal with the use of the L word, idk

[onyx knoll]

So if you have a ton of players playing Py'Rai who work around a node, then it'll grow to have the city-in-tree architecture of the Py'rai

[crystal beacon]

L word ?

[whole dawn]

youthful anime girls

the actual word is banned

[cunning saddle]

And here I was like why are they lesbian wtf?

[onyx knoll]

@whole dawn That's fair, I'm sure you might be able to achieve the bare minimum of what your be considered a L-type character if you try hard enough. The biggest constraint might end up being eye-size. If they don't let you have huge eyes that'll be a big drop to the look

[whole dawn]

i dont think eyes are important for L's

thats just an aesthetic that some animes use

i think its height + flat + thin

[onyx knoll]

Mhh, I feel like they are, as they are what gives the most "youthful" look imo, but anyway we're getting away rom the questions now

[whole dawn]

true

[acoustic bison]

I just finished re-watching the Live Stream from the devs. I am referring to the comment made at 29:03 about "Skill based target skills will not so much be affected by your accuracy stats but how well you keep an aiming based attack on target." I wonder how balanced that will be if certain Class builds have a more tab target skill focus vs Class builds that have more Action-combat aiming?

[whole dawn]

you can choose how many tab target vs action abilities u want

up to 75% of either

[lapis sinew]

Q: When a player is attacking a mob in the open world and another player comes up and attacks that player but doesnt get the killing blow does the attacker still gain corruption if the player didn't attack back.

[onyx knoll]

@lapis sinew At the moment no, but that's being tested so it's not final they're gona try it both ways before they decide

[acoustic bison]

Ok but if right off the bat, tab target skills have to deal with an accuracy stat vs using aiming system, then why even have tab target if you have to work on an extra stat.

[onyx knoll]

@acoustic bison it'll be impossible for you to have only action-type skills so it'll be a stat you need to invest into no matter what

[lapis sinew]

Thank you.

[acoustic bison]

yes but if i can choose 75% of my skills to be action-combat skills. then as a player, i can just say "well i dont need to use the other 25% if I can hit the enemy using 3/4 of my skill bar". I mean i guess at the end of the day I is user preference but I just dont see how tab target players who like that style vs action combat will get a fair fight if they decide to use 3/4 of their skills into tab target".

[broken lodge]

Q: Any1 know roughly how many dungeons are planned 4 launch?

[onyx knoll]

@acoustic bison The way the system has been described so far, action skills will be mostly area spells and hard CC, so some of your high damage skills might be tab-target. You won't have like... the option to chose tab-target or action for 1 skill. A skill will either be action or tab. If you decide to go the max of 75% action skills then you will probably be losing out on some high dmg abilities

[burnt nest]

Just saw the live stream, looked awesome! Was that green spider bio luminescent? It would be super cool and spooky to have glow in the dark spiders.

[onyx knoll]

@broken lodge We don't have a number, most dungeons in AoC are not instanced, they're basically extra zones that open up once a node reached a certain level, so there will be a lot of them as they're basically part of the map

@burnt nest I think so, the Underrealm is all about the bioluminescent aesthetic!

[broken lodge]

yea, 80%ish will be public. Back in d day, Public dungeons was all we had

they're great

As a PvP'er, I just wanna go into a public dungin & fuck shit up

[acoustic bison]

While that may be true, I guess I just see this as an issue for some player preferences. However, the first skill I have seen was that Beam attack, which the dev said "the beam will do increasing damage the more you hold it on target". I see that comment, along with the "no accuracy stat affects action skills" as a bit of a problem that might need to be addressed. especially if they want each class to be strong in their own right.

Its just a concern I see that i hope is addressed with future updates and more dev discussions.

[onyx knoll]

We'll have to wait and see once we have all the skills 🙂 For now it's really hard to tell since there are no numbers

I recommend you keep an eye on it, and if you see that it's a problem then make a forum post about it! That's the highest chance of the dev seeing it

[acoustic bison]

Thats exactly what I plan on doing by watching the alpha-gameplay whenever it gets released. Thank god for that transparency.

[onyx knoll]

Agreed!

[worthy scarab]

is alpha 1 still in the fall?

[supple yarrow]

which mods are responsible for reddit content

[shut mantle]

Anyone know if they use blueprints or c++ for unreal engine development?

[oak depot]

@shut mantle you use both typically

designers typically use Blueprint and developers C++ to expose features to developers

[onyx knoll]

@worthy scarab Yep, nothing more specific has been announced yet

[unreal zealot]

steven has started sayingin fall at the end of the year so defo around december time i think

[crystal beacon]

Is it normal for AoC support to take over a week to respond on open tickets?

[onyx knoll]

They're being pretty swamped since the Asmon etc interviews, so could be just slow :/

[crystal beacon]

Idk its been a long time. Even with a small team thats pretty weird to have to wait so long in my experience.

[hazy narwhal]

what is it about?

[wanton cosmos]

Has there been any news/artwork to show what the next line of preorder packs will look like?

[slow sky]

@wanton cosmos not yet, the update will happen on Aug 5th guaranteed though

[blissful stream]

Q: Is world map walled off at the edges or is it continuous? That is, if you go east can you get to the west continent?

[wanton cosmos]

It is walled

[onyx knoll]

@blissful stream I think they're still deciding if you want to do a round world or not, at the moment it's walled

[burnt nest]

Is it walled by an actual barrier or a fatigue zone?

[fathom egret]

@burnt nest @blissful stream We don't know yet. They said they want to test out both a continuous and walled off version

[slow sky]

@blissful stream unknown at this time

[blissful stream]

i see, thank you for answering

[simple pecan]

I don't suppose anybody caught any class and role news in the new video? Still hoping there are more viable tanks and healers than just Tank and Cleric. Those who choose tanks and cleric as their secondary archetype should be at least moderately viable tanks/healers.

Edit: Looking into it, still no news. Second archetype tanks/healers will not be vialble as it is. 😦

[viral lintel]

wasnt a topic

[rare geyser]

will there be a CBT skilltree?

[stoic flume]

I’ve been behind AoC since very early 2017 and I’ve heard it read this somewhere but in the recent streams and AMA, it wasn’t addressed. My question is in relation to a flying mount: Do the top rated players in a PvP arena get awarded flying mounts? Or is there a way to attain a flying mount in any PvP scenario or is it just locked to Mayors, the owners of the guilds and world boss drops, etc. Any info in this will be helpful and appreciated

[onyx knoll]

@rare geyser CBT?

[stable plover]

@simple pecan We did recently get confirmation that the bard will have proximity-based or proc-based healing to a much lesser degree than Clerics, but that's something towards healing choice.

[onyx knoll]

@stoic flume I don't think there has been any mention of any flying mount reward for pvp, but they haven't fleshed out the ranked pvp like arena, so maybe?

[stable plover]

@stoic flume Castle Sieges are pvp events that offer the leader of the winning side one or you could get one through a military metropolises mayor battle arena.

[onyx knoll]

that's a good point, Castle Siege are basically giant PvP battles and Military node "elections" are a show of pvp skill

[stoic flume]

Ooo, alright.

I’ve been passively following the news or ashes for a couple years but recently I’m catching up on all the wiki updates and news letters but that helped. Thanks

[surreal elk]

@onyx knoll as military elections are through a champion you control not actually your character it's no longer skill pvp expression

[slow sky]

that just sounds more skillful to me

[onyx knoll]

@surreal elk Mh, I feel like the intent of the champion is to make it almost purely an expression of pure skill, since you won't potentially have OP gear to rely on

[hallow venture]

[radiant oxide]

just curious, knowing full well it might not have been decided yet, but what are the advantages exactly to specialising or mastering the taming artisan skill?

[slow sky]

combat pets and giving them to a processor for animal husbandry

/selling them

[onyx knoll]

I thought the champions were basically the same as a normal character in the sense of abilities, but with set gear, but maybe I misunderstood

@radiant oxide Taming will allow you to find creatures that can be used by the animal hunsbandry profession to breed together for mounts or pets

[unkempt gale]

imma e a breeder

be

[acoustic bison]

If i want to ask a question on the live stream where would I input those questions?

[woeful imp]

hello everyone , quick Q, is there a way to travel to another server by sea, u can look at servers like another continent to explore ?

[onyx knoll]

If they have a QnA section they'll have a post for it a few days before, otherwise the twitch chat during the live

@woeful imp to an other server? no, each server is independant

[stable plover]

@acoustic bison Usually in a forum thread that opens a week beforehand and closes the day before.

[unkempt gale]

@woeful imp i beleive each server is the same, so there would be no point

[onyx knoll]

@unkempt gale Each server will be very different since the nodes will all evolve in different ways

[unkempt gale]

same map though

[onyx knoll]

yes

same map

[sullen drum]

It all depends on how the players build it

[onyx knoll]

They will all be exactly the same on day one

[unkempt gale]

not like Last oasis, where you can walk to other servers, that are different maps @onyx knoll

[woeful imp]

@onyx knoll ty
@unkempt gale every server will be diff cuz of the nodes system , i thought it will be cool to see other servers progress

[stable plover]

@woeful imp Other servers are completely separate places that don't get visited, (unless you make an alt) the only exception to interacting with people from other servers are cross server arenas

[onyx knoll]

Ahh, neat concept

@crystal beacon yes, you can't have the same name as someone else so if someone name reserved ahead of you you won't be able to get the name on that server

yep

[unkempt depot]

What new information came out in the last update?

[coral sundial]

so i just bought one of the preorder packages so what do i do now

[unkempt gale]

wait

[sullen drum]

So the name reservations are not across all servers only on the server you wanna play on ?

[woeful imp]

i brought the idea cuz of the scientist node i thought maybe it will let us tp to other servers then i thought of exploring by , but anyway this game is insane and im hyped

[fluid dust]

has there been any mention of augments for doubling down on a class e.g. cleric cleric? do you just get to expand more on your base skill options rather than modifying them?

[onyx knoll]

@coral sundial You wait 😂 if you got the 250$ or 375$ ones you'll be able to play when alpha 2 launches, probably next year otherwise even longer of a wait

@sullen drum I believe so, but we don't have official confirmation since it hasn't happened yet

[coral sundial]

ahhh so they give me time to regather my money so i can spend more on cosmetics

very smart

[onyx knoll]

@fluid dust We'll know more during alpha 2 when they release secondary, but I doubt doubling down will give you more skills, probably just make you really good at this one thing

[sullen drum]

I mean .... If there would be a possibility to transfer characters on other servers . You won't be able to transfer of someone has the same name as you on the server you want to transfer to

[onyx knoll]

@sullen drum That's the case in most MMO, you usually would get a free name change

[sullen drum]

Ok .. that seems legit

[woeful imp]

i played some games that merged server , the people with the same name gonna have (servername)next to the names

[sullen drum]

Thats discrimination lol

Why the lower level

[broken cove]

Anyone have any idea if you can buy, sell, or trade exotic mounts? I think the idea of being an exotic mount breeder sounds pretty cool.

[crystal beacon]

I'd be game for that @broken cove if it is difficult to do. Not just anyone able to be an exotic breeder

[broken cove]

For sure

[silver beacon]

Does anyone know if there will be water elemental spells for any class? Most games I see don't usually include water as an option, or just use ice as a stand in for water

[onyx knoll]

@broken cove Depends on your definition of exotic. You won't be able to buy/sell/trade Royal Mounts, which are the tier 3 flying/combat mounts. BUT you WILL be able to breed unique mounts with better stats and skills and create never-seen before looks or combinations!

[broken cove]

Yeah, I just mean the mounts you can breed from animal husbandry.

Because I'm assuming a lot of the animals will be biome specific.

[onyx knoll]

Could be, I feel like that is a safe assumption but we probably won't know for sure until late in the alpha 2 when they open up the map more

[broken cove]

Can't wait!

[onyx knoll]

same!

[sullen drum]

@broken cove I recon they will be sellable/tradable otherwise there would be no point on doing animal husbandry besides getting unique pets/mounts for yourself

[onyx knoll]

Err yes sorry I realise I didn't specify you could sell them, but yes, you can trade the mounts you breed xD

[unkempt depot]

What were some of the cool new things we learned from the update last night? I am gonna watch it tho

[broken cove]

That is what I was thinking. The idea of someone across the continent showing off a mount you bred for them is a pretty insane thought. Good for business too. 😂

[red jetty]

im wondering how animal husbandry will use mastery

[slow sky]

@unkempt depot Water is pretty

[red jetty]

like well mounts be better?

[onyx knoll]

@unkempt depot They didn't release anything super new, they showcased a lot of progress in the art/animation/particle effects

[red jetty]

will*

[sullen drum]

@red jetty the higher your rank in animal husbandry the better stats you get for you mounts I presume

[onyx knoll]

The breeding system is very complicated I suggest you read up on here, me trying to just explain it all would be a massive wall of text but basically yes @red jetty https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Animal_husbandry

[red jetty]

@sullen drum @onyx knoll yeah I figured

thx for the link

[onyx knoll]

@red jetty this one quote pretty much answers your question tho I think:

[broken cove]

@onyx knoll Thanks

[unkempt depot]

I wish they would comment on the depth of fishing

[red jetty]

imagine if you have max fishing and you are legit going out to harpoon a kraken

that would be fucing incredible

[onyx knoll]

@unkempt depot They're probably still working on the basic ideas for it so they don't want to give anything until they have a solid base

[sullen drum]

The breeding system is gonna be so fun to play with

[red jetty]

yeah

[frozen lily]

One of my guilty pleasures in past MMO's is establishing myself as a merchant by reselling off the market and top farmers, and getting filthy rich. One issue I've seen time and time again that many game's haven't been able to tackle is massive inflation of the game's currency. Do you guys have a plan to counteract this?

[silver beacon]

With the hatred there seems to be towards "L-words", does that mean it'll be impossible for someone to make a cute character?

[red jetty]

I mean counteracting inflation in my experience takes alot of effort but its possible by the players

[onyx knoll]

@frozen lily (This isn't a question channel in which you should expect an answer from the dev, this is for the community members to help others as much as they can, so if you want a dev answer I recommend trying the forums) As for my answer on this, the idea from what we've seen is to establish a lot of sinks for materials and currency, I don't think you can prevent inflation over time but hopefully by having so much need for materials people will be forced to not just sit on their gold

[dense fossil]

Was the next Pre-order pack announced?

[onyx knoll]

@dense fossil not yet

[dense fossil]

Darn, alrighty thanks

[red jetty]

you go on the marketplaces and put a large amount of different reocources at a price way lower than it normaly would on as many base materials as you can

only works if most things are tradeable

[frozen lily]

@onyx knoll oh, thank you!

[red jetty]

which from what im seeing it is

[sullen drum]

From what I remember Steven said about ship building. Anyone can build ships as long as they have the materials from the artisans, but do they have to be citizens of the particular node with a dock?

[royal fulcrum]

Q. Has the kickstarter bonuses ship sailed? Honestly I just found out about this game and want to contribute.

[onyx knoll]

@royal fulcrum They are long gone 😦 You can buy pre-order packs on the official shop https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop

[old musk]

Are the castles in predetermined locations? If so do you need to get lucky and level up the correct node to max level to get one?

[royal fulcrum]

thanks! man i wish i would have heard about this years ago. lol

[onyx knoll]

@sullen drum I'm not sure that's how it works, from how i understand you can buy a very basic ship from NPC vendors then upgrade it to be what you want it to be with parts from crafters. You can only board it from a node with a dock or from specific coastal spots, not in the middle of the ocean. I could be wrong tho since they haven' treleased a lot of detail on the ships

@royal fulcrum You would have needed to hear about it almost 3 years ago haha

Kickstarter closed in 2017

@old musk Castle are in pre-determined spots

[royal fulcrum]

I just went out there and saw. Alas... 😕

[coral sundial]

has anyone here played yet, and how is it in ur opinion?

[old musk]

So you need to get lucky and level the correct node I would assume.

[onyx knoll]

@coral sundial There is an NDA currently so no one who has played can tell you their opinion. The NDA will be lifted in fall when alpha 1 launches

[coral sundial]

ohh ok

[onyx knoll]

@old musk No they will start as castles

@old musk Castle nodes don't act the same as regular ones, they will start out as bastions controlled by NPCs that guilds can siege to gain control of

[hollow niche]

Should the Tulnar be reptilian with lizard, snake, or frog themes? React with your favorite reptilian emote!

[hollow elm]

Is there stocks or anything for Intrepid Studios/Ashes of Creation? @ me if your answering my question please

[onyx knoll]

@hollow niche THat's more of an opinion then a real question, please bring it to #aoc-discussion 😉

[silver beacon]

I'm sorry that I'm repeating my question, but I'd really like to know whether or not anyone knows if it'll be possible to make a cute character in this game, despite the hatred for "L-words".

[old musk]

Any eta on when all the races will be shown in detail?

[silver beacon]

It's a very important factor to me, as you can probably guess from my lalafell profile picture

[unkempt depot]

Do you guys think the community is hyping things up too much?

[onyx knoll]

@silver beacon We don't know yet as the charactor creator is far from released, imo there is a big difference between a cute character and the L-word genre so I'm sure you could make a cute-looking character

[old musk]

@silver beacon steven has stated he wants a better character creator then black desert online so I'd say yes

[unkempt depot]

What is an "L-word"

[slow sky]

El Oh El Eye

[silver beacon]

For some reason the devs really hate them so they outright banned the word it seems

Seems a bit extreme if you ask me

[onyx knoll]

A discussion for an other place, but I doubt they'll go as far as make it impossible to have cute characters, that wouldn't go over well 😛

[silver beacon]

Yeah, but I know some people who just outright disallow anyone from making things that aren't mature and gritty enough for them

[sullen sleet]

Does the team have any idea when Alpha Two will be?

[unkempt depot]

I want to make a fishingcharacter like in the deadliest catch with waves hitting my boat and maybe people getting washed off. Will there be dangerous waves on the ocean or real water physics where you have rogue waves?

[onyx knoll]

@sullen sleet I'm sure the devs have a rough estimate but they haven't shared it with us

[sullen sleet]

Ok cool

[onyx knoll]

@unkempt depot We don't have that sort of detailed information on the water systems yet unfortunately. Would be pretty cool tho

[hollow niche]

@sullen sleet consider following on socials or singing up for the newsletter for when the testing phases will be. Of course you’ll be notified for other events and developments as well 🙃
https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033777814-How-can-I-keep-up-with-the-latest-news-

[sullen sleet]

@hollow niche 👍

[silver beacon]

Other question I had earlier, will there be any kind of water elemental magic in the game? It's so rare to see a game that doesn't just lump ice and water together, or just ignores water altogether

If not, maybe cosmetic changes to spells?

[onyx knoll]

@silver beacon There might be, I haven't noticed any mentioned yet but we don't have anywhere near the full list of combat skills. We should get a better idea when they release all the primary archetypes in Alpha 1, and when they add the augments in alpha 2

[silver beacon]

Okay, good to know, thanks

[onyx knoll]

np 🙂

[silver beacon]

If I can get both a cute character and water magic, this game will be 10/10 for me :p

[onyx knoll]

Haha, I hope your wish gets answered then! ^^

[uneven rapids]

just wondering but do you guys only higher local for entry roles?

[junior pagoda]

is Alpha 1 taking place on the island map built originally for apoc? Or are the planning to start testing some parts of the world.

[silver beacon]

Bonus points if Tulnar get to have fox features

[stable plover]

@junior pagoda Alpha island represents about 1/30th of the world, Full A1 is supposed to represent about 1/5th

[junior pagoda]

damn

thats impressive

I guess they probably want to get that world building spawn tool finished before A1 begins.

so they can rapid iterate with feedback

[crystal beacon]

Hey guys i am new