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#questions
grim pike
stable plover
@crystal beacon They don't respawn from the same point you gathered from, but randomly respawn at another point they could spawn at. See https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gathering#Resources
tranquil torrent
Can we lose character levels on death, via corruption?
steady ocean
6 primary religions so far, and an underrealm religion
desert ivy
@tranquil torrent No, you don't physically lose levels. However, your stats can drop to that of a lower levels.
So can be level 50 and have the stats of a level 49, then 48, 47, etc.
steady ocean
I'd be interested to see if it is 3 "good" religions and 3 "evil" religions
tranquil torrent
Ahhh so basically deleveling
real sleet
But you loose XP on death, right? Does anyone know if you loose anything dying on max level?
steady ocean
You don't lose xp, you gain xp debt @real sleet It's a subtle but important difference.
tranquil torrent
Yeah that's kinda what I asked, you'll lose stats at lvl 50 to a lower level's stats
real sleet
True.
Sorry for mispronouncing
tranquil torrent
Until u grind that exp back I guess
steady ocean
Only corrupted lose gear as a chance on death, other people can lose raw resources/craftables @real sleet
onyx knoll
@tranquil torrent the big difference is, you'll still be lvl 50, so you won't suddenly be unable to use or equip your lvl 50 gear 😛
tranquil torrent
Right
tranquil torrent
Also u can't lose potions, they're fully crafted items
tranquil torrent
Only lose gatherables and craftables
real sleet
What exactly is the difference between craftables and ressources? I figure Iron ore is a ressource, an Iron Bar is a craftable?
And since potions can be lost I figure it works the same as in sieges? So you can loose ressources, craftables and lets call it consumables?
tranquil torrent
So gatherables, iron ore, gets processed into iron bars (craftables) then iron bars into gear(completed crafts)
Potion is a completed craft, can't be dropped
real sleet
I wrote before reading the rest of the answers, sorry. I have to put up with a german T9 correcting my english.
tranquil torrent
👍
real sleet
Sure about consumables? @steady ocean strikes me as someone with some knowledge...
tranquil torrent
Pretty sure Steven said potions are a finished craft
steady ocean
I definitely get things wrong too! Xen and the other regulars are super knowledgeable. I'm actually researching it myself, just to be sure, but I can be wrong (and often am). That's the great thing about this channel. I learn just as much as I help others.
onyx knoll
Yeah I'm trying to find a quote for it too, the only thing I can find is that Steven never mentioned consumables as being a thing that can drop, only raw materials, and I know potions and food/drinks are considered consumables
I thought I heard him say it more specifically but I can't find it
real sleet
No worries, probably something for a Q&A. This system seems to put gatheres and processors at a severe disadvantage especially with the whole risk/reward idea they are promoting.
onyx knoll
You're certainly encouraged to not be JUST a gatherer or processor, if you never bother upgrading your pvp/pve gear as a gatherer, you'll need good friends that can protect you while you're out.
real sleet
I am not convinced. But this gets more of a discussion. Thanks for your time!
crisp holly
One of the streamer interviews Steven said that potions where not dropped as while they are consumables they also are a completed item
next locust
do we have a link for the crafting classes?
crisp holly
lapis cairn
will there be any colour blind options?
gleaming bridge
Does anyone know yet if the village-metros will be named by the computer or players? And if players do get the option, if there will be harsh naming conventions? Kinda immersion breaking to be a citizen of Assville or Memetown
crisp holly
@lapis cairn I do not believe that we have been told anything about this but I expect that kind of thing to be talked about closer to full release of the game
willow merlin
Do we have any idea where the name of the world (Verra) came from?
crisp holly
@gleaming bridge The Wiki says that you might be able to choose a node name from a pre set list
gleaming bridge
@crisp holly that would be ideal lol
crisp holly
but you won't be able to make your own name. They are still looking into how they want to do this because the wiki currently has it as the gov gets to pick that which could be bad as the name could be changing every month
when the gov changes
gleaming bridge
Yeah I think monthly changes would get obnoxious. Maybe some sort of election process by citizens when it hits the first level of major settlement
crisp holly
Oh yeah, I could see the name being picked when a node gets to lvl 3(village) stage and it stays that name until the node goes back to lvl 0 and then 3 again.
viral steppe
@gleaming bridge i think monthly changes will be a necessity to prevent stagnation and promote player retention
having to redraw maps all the time with new names and features lol
spiral pine
name changes every month is obnoxious
viral steppe
i mean in a month the whole node could blow up so i think monthly changes are fine
gleaming bridge
@viral steppe it's fine to change the name if a node is destroyed and rebuilds but imagine your city just randomly changes its name every month. That's not great
Like the city you currently live in irl is no longer what it was. Now it's Jamestown and next month it's Canberra
spiral pine
i was thinking more in line of the election of a new mayor in an already established town/city
and them renaming things
viral steppe
@gleaming bridge I get thet, but what are the odds your node goes un challenged long enough for that to be an issue? most nodes lifespans could be as short as 1 month, most prolly not making it passed month 5
anything short of metropolis will be a target for anyone who wants a new node configuration.
west copper
I don't think player-named cities is a great idea
Imagine the shit people can come up with
steady ocean
It's a good topic, but it may get more replies if you switch over to #aoc-discussion
gleaming bridge
@viral steppe I think they'll last longer than you think tbh. Granted I have no clue but I bet certain high pop nodes with active guilds will stop invasions and then on top of that it'll be 50 days before another attack
And yes we should move to discussion
crystal beacon
If you're corrupted can you accept bounty hunter contracts?
unreal zealot
i wouldnt think so as when your corrupted your main enemy will be bounty hunter and other corrupted players, that and npcs will atttack you in towns and such
honest solstice
what the death penalty in the game ?
unreal zealot
exp debt and loss of gathered items and processed items like herbs and iron bars
if your corrupted you can drop gear
round tangle
what was the max level on release again?
steady ocean
50 on official launch
round tangle
bet
oak depot
do we know if armor affects movement speed?
and more specifically armor types.. plate/leather/cloth/etc.
steady ocean
I do not believe so, but the last I heard they are still determining the inventory if it will be quantity, weight, or a combination of the both. So their decision could influence that
slender moth
So, looking forward to this game like the rest of ya. Just curious; there plans for crossplay or will it be PC exclusive?
desert ivy
PC only
midnight anvil
Anyone know if armour will look different based on race like with the style be different or will it be the same style of armour and just shaped differently? Was just a bit scared they would look compleatly different based on race.
oak depot
PC only with Mobile apps to help certain things @desert ivy
raw cedar
The armors change with what race wears them from what I have heard
surreal quartz
to dig on that deeper, is it like back in vanguard, that you can only craft your races stuff at the beginning and you gather other races stuff? any plans?
mortal wigeon
@idle siren and will there be multiple armor sets ( and combinations ) for each level?
Basically ... if crafting is similar to SWG crafting .. is it possible for a Lower LvL piece of gear to have better stats than a higher level piece of gear?
( NOTE: " piece of gear " = Helmet or Bracers, Leggings, Boots, etc ... )
Ex.
Lower LvL Gear = was crafted (multiple times)
Higher LvL Gear = higher than normal stats for its' LvL (so higher than average) ... But still not higher than the (heavily) crafted gear
raw cedar
Something I am excited about so not everyone will look like twins everywhere
unreal zealot
speaking of gear will there be special gear for the artisan tree like say a chefs hat and apron to improve cooking or straw hat and wellies for farming/animal husbandry?
midnight anvil
Yea but it dosnt really makes sense for a set to look compleatly different just bcs of who puts it on like the style changing
surreal quartz
i very much love the distinction between families and guilds. u guys have plans already for family-size?
sacred egret
So I have a question regarding the classes. While i know there are/will be 64 classes. I do wonder if there will be any talent system within each Base class aswell ?
Cause I am afraid it might grow stale without any possibilty to experiment within each class.
mystic sorrel
switch offclass and stat builds to offset staleness
north breach
as far as i understand it you have a number of skill points with which you both buy and upgrade skills
quartz sentinel
Will it have linux support?
grim sparrow
Whats the poly count for that dwarf?
unreal zealot
16 teraflops
quartz sentinel
teraflop is a calculation frequency unit...
zinc pine
Is the game released or not? Can't see it on steam
bitter adder
noooo
unreal zealot
no not for at least 2 years minimum
zinc pine
And why are they releasing stuff on the item store?
unreal zealot
2022 or 2023
bitter adder
I don't think it's heading for a steam release either?
It's all pre-purchase content
zinc pine
Wow
bitter adder
Alpha tests are starting soon though
for those who purchased the alpha one package in the kickstarter way back when
slow meadow
if you purchase a pack on the store to support the development of the game you get cosmetics, game time and alpha or beta access. Game is fully funded by Steven so no need to purchase anything unless you want the exclusive cosmetics or access. @zinc pine
slow meadow
at some point down the road, but right now they are focused on alpha 1
no dates beyond alpha 1 this fall
kind cloud
how are monster coins not gonna be abused? what forces a user to attack and destroy a city while he can just afk and be a loot pinjata?
slow meadow
you have objectives as the monster that you need to complete in order to get rewards yourself. also only a portion of the attacking horde will be people so the impact of a few AFK people wont be much. though that is a waste of a monster coin and that persons time.
kind cloud
will you be able to pick what city you want to attack with the monster coins? (just so you wont attack your own city, or an alliance)
unreal zealot
depends of the city gettig attacked by the npc monster event
dno about your own town tho
slow meadow
when the event triggers if your monster coin is selected, you will be given the option to participate or not. As for if you know the event is for your own town specifically I would think so, but I don't think that has been addressed directly. good Q&A follow up question for the end of month stream.
hallow pond
how can we know the majority of players will actualy roleplay thier character? I played neverwinter night, Aion and Archeage, the later 2 had only a handfull of them.
kind cloud
dedicated rp servers?
hallow pond
wiki says no dedicated rp pvp or pve server
unreal zealot
if thye want to rp they can if not then they wont, rpers will probably all go to their own server, but there arnt any "rp" tagged servers
hallow pond
so i hope there will be at least a server thats stands out as unofficial RP server then, thank you for answers
unreal zealot
there will probably be a ashes rp discord for eu,na and other reigons made by the rpers where they all have a list of their storys, and servers they choose to live in
hallow pond
prays
unreal zealot
i can see the rp community probably ramping up and deciding their servers as we enter beta 2 thats when my guess is that communitys will be made of discord for that specific thing
north breach
in every mmo i've seen that doesn't have rp servers designated by the developers the community ends up picking an unofficial rp server on their own
hallow pond
although this game is based on group contents, is there any contents for the solo types of pvers, such as hidden boss with rare loot that can be soloed ?(exemple = mist mane area in Aion, or maybe BDO in the few weeks ive played). Yes @north breach and @unreal zealot i think its the best bet, i havnt though about it and makes sense, its still good to me.
thorn reef
Any insights into how custom the character creator will be?
hallow pond
Any insights into how custom the character creator will be?
@thorn reef something like BDO, might be slightly better too
unreal zealot
there will be solo stuff but the game is built around group content, but people love finding the best min maxing solo builds etc etc so after a while of launch i can see those things popping up
hallow pond
@unreal zealot ok great, yes i will be massivly brainstorming in powerbuilding mode for that purpose
unreal zealot
one of the best feelings is doing a boss meant for 16 people and you manage it with 8
hallow pond
o yes
lilac flame
Will there ever be an alpha or beta test who people who didnt buy ti can try out or is it only buyable
unreal zealot
ive only heard of giveaways from content creators and backers from ks who get to give away 5 keys or somthing for beta
wouldn't surprise me if people try selling the keys, i wonder if thats against tos and how interpid could even counter it if it is?
vague anchor
Hi Anyone can help me here about a user on AoC
This guy try to sell me an account over playerup.com, I didn't realize till I research that you not suppose to even sell it. But this user already took my money, any admin or mod can help me check this person's IP? https://www.playerup.com/accounts/ashesofcreationaccount/. the user is not responding to me.
ionic breach
nothing u can do it is against tos to buy accounts
unreal zealot
@ionic breach i get that but i mean the beta keys that they are given theres no way to know if it was paid for or given freely to a friend
ionic breach
good point @unreal zealot not sure unless they make it drops which are linked to twitch accounts
unreal zealot
@vague anchor if you already given your moeny and hes ran off the account will be banned as soon as payment details are changed so unfortunaly your screwed best to do a charge back or contact who ever you paid through
copper karma
unreal zealot
uuhm jsut google translated no portuguese room so im not sure what to say as to why there isnt one
(Não tenho certeza por que é melhor pedir em inglês um mod ou algo, desculpe.)
google translate just in case you have trouble reading english ❤️
vague anchor
@ionic breach how do I read the TOS if i didn't even play the game. This looks really bad for the community. If a lot of user is going to be coming in hear because of frauds.
@crystal beacon he asked I pay in Bitcoin 😄
solar breach
That’s how I pay for all of my subscriptions. Through a sketchy third-party with bitcoin.
unreal zealot
i mean you just look it up online im sure if oyu searched ashes of creation TOS it would pop up
vague anchor
I just want to see if the info the person provide to me is even a real account
unreal zealot
and this isnt really a support channel for those kind of things since its against tos they wont help you its up to you the seller and the company you paid through to sort it out
vague anchor
So may be he is scamming a lot of people, because I know he took another 1300 from someone else before me.
desert ivy
Deserved
vague anchor
I am asking for support on AoC though
unreal zealot
i mean log in to see but the moment you change any detials it will probbaly be flagged and banned
crisp holly
Any 3rd party account buying isn't going to be supported or anything from AoC. It is all at your own risk. IE don't do it.
unreal zealot
if you want to know if the account is fake you just need to log in with the credentials he gave you no?
crystal flax
Birdie linked you that earlier in #general-discussion when you asked for it
unreal zealot
i dont think intrepid will help with accounts bought or sold, you can try but they will just say sorry thats agsinst tos nothing we can do to help
vague anchor
@unreal zealot he didn't even give me the credential
@unreal zealot it's not against TOS when i haven't read or sign the TOS right?
crystal flax
Buying accounts for anything is generally against the rules
vague anchor
@crystal flax yes, well I am not after the account. I am hoping no one else fall for it.
unreal zealot
then you most likely got scammed then, and thats not how tos works because the account would already be someone agreeing to it.
vague anchor
So the person selling should have his account banned right?
unreal zealot
if he even had an account to begin with
crystal flax
He should yes
unreal zealot
but theres no way of intrepid knowing whose account
unreal zealot
they might have used a different email on the account
but like i said give it a try
dont get your hopes up tho
heavy cradle
@crystal beacon he asked I pay in Bitcoin 😄
@vague anchor you got scammed.
vague anchor
@unreal zealot thanks
inland robin
What are the race passives and their base stats? Are they already known?
vague anchor
@heavy cradle ya that's okay it's not a lot of money
but i try to do a part to make sure others don't get scammed.
heavy cradle
Don't purchase accounts from weird third party access accounts for games that aren't even released yet. It's common sense not to purchase accounts for games anywhere other than the official websites.
crystal flax
@inland robin We don't know them yet no
unreal zealot
@vague anchor your welcome i feel bad for you but its best to avoid buying accounts for any game as its always 99% tos
heavy cradle
Especially for games that aren't even released.
inland robin
Ahh, thanks @crystal flax
teal tusk
Are monsters gona Have some Unique Animations while not in combat and not just Wander around from left to right.. I am talkin about Animations like the goblins from breath of the wild playing with each other for example.. Just wonder
unreal zealot
probably not to that extent i imagine but we dont nkow yet as its only just alpha 1.
also you mean bokoblins >:T
teal tusk
Yeah those one's sorry
unreal zealot
XP
spiral pine
i would imagine they will have animations for roaming mobs
unreal zealot
it wil lprobably be basic stuff like streching or itching their arm, maybe playing with their weapon?
onyx knoll
I would imagine so, especially since they showed some already https://youtu.be/Ctc0hb0oYpo?t=184
unreal zealot
😮 kitty
cerulean surge
Will there be anymore lore releases regarding dwarfs in near future?
crisp holly
Most of the lore will not be shared with us so that we have to play the game to experience it. Some general stuff might be given between now and release but that is up to AoC people
honest solstice
Since evey class has a ranged wepon slot will there be different types of arrows ? like flame arrow perc arrow ect
unreal zealot
i can see a fire arrow or something similar also being a skill for the bow specifically, if we can make our own arrows and change the damage type to fire that would be cool as well
oak depot
Fire arrow might be an augment influenced thing
crystal beacon
Is there lore for cosmetic racial skins?
grizzled latch
No lore for those yet
umbral nexus
pine tulip
Does anyone know if alternative keyboard layouts will be supported without needing to switch back and forth?
ruby swift
Not sure I get your question completely. If you are talking about key bindings, then yes. If you are talking about some multi-boxing thing then 🤷♂️
pine tulip
Oops, I meant if layouts like Colemak will be supported by default without having to change keybinds in the settings. So WARS is seen as WASD but typing in chat isn't changed if that makes sense.
unkempt depot
Someone brought up a really good point about "sub sandwhich armor" in another channel. Say we are out on an adventure and we brought with us a sandwhich, will there be an option to have a metal plate armor to put the sandwhich into so it doesn't leak on the ground potentially attracting animals and keeping them from biting the sandwhich directlty? It would be very interesting having food armor and sturdy metal worked mugs that protect our drink from other players
storm raptor
wut
honest solstice
will there be dungeon specific loot like i can only get this axe or whatever from this specific dungeon
stoic charm
I second this question 🙂
oak depot
there will be unique loot that can only drop from a specific unique mob... not sure about non-unique loot
slow meadow
there are unique pieces of loot per dungeon, but even beyond that the loot tables of the dungeon are affected by the type and level of the nodes in the area.
cerulean atlas
Since Steven said there will not be any level scaling (Think current WOW) how will zone lvls work? Will the higher lvl nodes have tougher mobs or will the mobs get tougher the farther you go out from a starting area? In addition, will the lvl scale be mixed heavily from node to node in order to spread the pop out if it isn't done like the others (ie the last sentence)?
gleaming bridge
From what I've heard as the node levels certain portions of the zone will scale up in difficultly. Along with dungeons spawning that get more difficult the further you delve, so a group of lvl 10 can only get so far but a group of 40s could go deeper
cerulean atlas
DGs I get, but I feel like the former will be harder to do
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge first part of your question, yes, areas will level up from node advancement, and farming areas will change according to the node.
Second part, yes, dungeons will have harder mobs and better loot the farther you go in a dungeon
cerulean atlas
ok ty
wanton cosmos
Np
gleaming bridge
I mean just imagine that the highest level nodes will attract a higher population due to city size and higher level content, where a level 1 node could attract newer people who want to grind/farm/quest in relative peace
cerulean atlas
that makes a lot of sense
and seems like a friendly design for both new and old players alike
wanton cosmos
True. But that's the whole point of the game lol. At the very least, people will be moving around multiple nodes a lot. In order to get specific thing they need, and if the nodes they are at get destroyed
gleaming bridge
And seeing as there will always be a diversity in node level due to some being blocked from leveling by higher nodes, there will always be content for every player
cerulean atlas
sorry meant high and low lvl players
gleaming bridge
It will definitely be fun to see a metro die and the neighboring node take that throne
cerulean atlas
oh, do former cities turn into ruins?
gleaming bridge
If a node is successful raided it reverts to 0
cerulean atlas
like a semi-permanent structure until it gets lvled up again
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge also, higher level nodes dont mean less lower level content. I think the idea is that higher level nodes simply get better things to do, but to make room for these things, they move farming areas around, and have lower level areas be available no matter what the level of the node is
gleaming bridge
And thus allows a level 4 or 5 to take over as the new metro
@wanton cosmos right content just becomes a bit more dense
wanton cosmos
Yep
@cerulean atlas I think nodes can still take damage and lower in level, even if the siege is a failure, so long as the siege does enough damage to the city
cerulean atlas
hmm, good to know
wanton cosmos
I hope metros dont just come and go though, I'd be annoying to move around too much
gleaming bridge
Well think about this. If a metro is defended properly it will be 50 days before it can be attacked again
gleaming bridge
That's a long time if it's defended 2 or 3 times in a row
wanton cosmos
True lol.
cerulean atlas
btw, are they still doing weekly seasons and is that subject to change?
gleaming bridge
I'm interested to see if "friendly" nodes will opt out of defending their metros so that their home node might become the new metro center
cerulean atlas
civil war anyone @gleaming bridge
wanton cosmos
@cerulean atlas everything is subject to change, so I imagine they will tweak that. Personally, I think 2 weeks a season will be better
cerulean atlas
same
gleaming bridge
I really hope that they extend the seasonal change a bit. 1 week seems a bit fast
cerulean atlas
2 weeks seems like the best
gleaming bridge
2 weeks - month. Month seems like it might be long but if they are saying certain herbs or materials won't be available in winter or summer it'll create a nice scarcity of items
Thus allowing those who saved up to profit
dusk token
monthly flipping resources
cerulean atlas
do nodes have NPCs that need to be taken care of? For example, during winter you forget to gather enough food and your NPCs starve, which opens up new quests and there is a cd till they come back/you finishing the quest?
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge I'd have to try it first before saying so. I dont know how I'd feel about it
gleaming bridge
I don't think I've heard anything about NPCs dying by starvation
cerulean atlas
would be funny tho
gleaming bridge
Would be a interesting mechanic that if the mayor isn't very good at stockpiling the NPCs would revolt
wanton cosmos
@cerulean atlas I think you can affect nps. I'm pretty sure you can hire guards for your town, but I dont know how indepth that goes
cerulean atlas
also trade routes could become more important if the NPCs could
gleaming bridge
Happier NPCs should do more damage when protecting against seiges
wanton cosmos
And I'm almost 100% sure they will have trade routes, but they will be player created. With caravans becoming a thing, I can see people making artificial highways, and have mercenary guilds set up camps near the roads to protect the caravans
boreal quartz
universal safe caravan hour
gleaming bridge
I was thinking that it would be cool to have mayors create road projects to other nodes and it allows caravans to move like 25% faster if they stayed on the road but it would be more dangerous obviously
cerulean atlas
oh crap, building roads to the places you want would be cool
gleaming bridge
And there would be levels maybe like dirt road, cobblestone, ect.
cerulean atlas
maybe build watch towers along the way and maybe forts as quick pit stops?
gleaming bridge
Lol send these questions to steven
cerulean atlas
do I just DM him? I thought it was a bit of a no no DM wise
gleaming bridge
No no I meant more in a metaphorical sense
cerulean atlas
oh
boreal quartz
Don't send Steven a DM or tag him.
gleaming bridge
But there are q&as every so often
cerulean atlas
/facepalm
boreal quartz
Only tag when he is active in chat.
cerulean atlas
yeee
boreal quartz
Reddit is the best way to pose a question I would assume.
cerulean atlas
I bet what would be a cool DLC is war campaigns aka an Alliance vs an Alliance
I think I'll do that ty @boreal quartz
gleaming bridge
I mean there is so many internal wars that can happen already
cerulean atlas
true
boreal quartz
No worries 
gleaming bridge
Node vs node, guilds vs guilds, society vs society
wanton cosmos
@cerulean atlas at the very least, I'm pretty sure we will have military structures. Not only do we have a siege weapon profession, but there are military type nodes. I'm sure you could make military specific buildings in that node
cerulean atlas
its the strat side of me that wants to do war campaigns
boreal quartz
Trust me when I say people will fight.
gleaming bridge
People are chomping at the bits to murder each other on day one. It won't take long before full wars happen
boreal quartz
You can go to war with another guild and just flat kill them.
cerulean atlas
STViatnam will be recreated I bet
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge it's why I'm gonna be running to either the highest mountains starting out, or go to islands/the coast. Its gonna be fun man
gleaming bridge
I just want an econ node far from the gate where I can start my trade empire with my bros
@wanton cosmos oh yeah I'm getting faaaar away from the main gate
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge you gonna need thousands of bros lol. Metropolis are meant to hold thousands of online and offline players
gleaming bridge
Initial metros will 100% be near the gates because people are lazy
But those will burn fast I bet
I don't need a metro. I need a village lol
wanton cosmos
Tru
boreal quartz
What if the first metro by the portal doesn;t fall.
gleaming bridge
Granted I would love to see metros in very random spots but I am content with my village
hollow spear
Is Modbot open source?
gleaming bridge
@boreal quartz eventually it will get so big that the reward for burning it will draw in everyone
boreal quartz
Yes but not for a long time
cerulean atlas
I might go a little bit Blood for the Blood gods and Skulls for the Skull throne for a Religious node.....just for a bit
gleaming bridge
The list nger you stockpile the more shinies there are to loot
boreal quartz
If its the real first metro it will be league ahead of the 2nd metro
gleaming bridge
Sure but if 2500 people set up in the first metro that still means 7500 active or a shitton more are in other places
boreal quartz
First 4 will be by the 4 gates.
gleaming bridge
100%
boreal quartz
A m,,etro with 25% of the server will have a long reign of power especially since they have it while everyone else is still establishing.
gleaming bridge
There's 2 types of players in my opinion on day one. Those who want to grind out levels and farming right where they start (or very close by) and those who want to escape everything and go on the frontier
boreal quartz
Im just going to run one way and kill everything as I go
gleaming bridge
Yes but youre imagining that means 25% of fully unified players. I guarantee there will be infighting for power very quickly
boreal quartz
Im talking about Asmon metro
gleaming bridge
Asmins own follower will fight against him
boreal quartz
I doubt dude. Honestly no real power struggle there.
gleaming bridge
His based is half loyal supporters and half troll memelords
In game I guarantee there will be in fighting
boreal quartz
Nobody has ever really challenge him. Hes nice enough.
gleaming bridge
It's all fine when youre just watching a stream
boreal quartz
They group with him in game already
gleaming bridge
In game when people are getting ignored and left behind it's easy for kids to get mad
boreal quartz
He already runs in game guilds well
gleaming bridge
Right but now imagine a game unlike wow where you the way you govern matters
Wow is just play the game and have fun
wanton cosmos
You guys are forgetting that people will out farm all the farming spots. I'm certain that people will move out and away from others a week in, in order to avoid pvp and build strength
boreal quartz
Maybe but I feel like Asmon can shelter his people well in a game like this.
Control over dungeons etc.
gleaming bridge
Yeah a huge portion of the player base will try to avoid PvP as much as possible
That's fine but eventually Rome will fallm always does
boreal quartz
@wanton cosmos Thats actual a good point. People may instantly leave the gates running for safety.
gleaming bridge
Control over their dungeons maybe, but not other places
boreal quartz
With that in minde the gates might be the most dead spots
wanton cosmos
Asmon and his peeps will get beat out lol. They rule wow due to their experience and built up strength. They won't be able to do the same in AoC, especially with everyone pretty much fighting each other for content
boreal quartz
or at least dead battlegrounds
gleaming bridge
And wow doesn't have in faction fighting. This will
wanton cosmos
Yup
gleaming bridge
So imagine the alliance just randomly killing other alliance
It would be chaos
Theres going to be a lot more political intrigue between players here
boreal quartz
@gleaming bridge Honestly you could be right if its really punishing or something but we don;t know yet.
gleaming bridge
I mean griefing should be stomped out pretty good but actual guild in fighting may change the land scape really quick
cerulean atlas
mercs are gonna be super valuable for Mercantile guilds/nodes
boreal quartz
Im just going to be strong AF and get hired on as a merc
gleaming bridge
That's the plan baby. Create a mercenary/trade guild
Money is the only God I need in AoC
boreal quartz
I like defending goods more than attacking. Keeps rep up and you get to fight pvpers not just attack civilians.
cerulean atlas
probably the same or I might role play as a great necromantic highwayman
gleaming bridge
Gotta have some honor lol
cerulean atlas
decisions decisions
gleaming bridge
The thing is you need to be a successful defender to gain rep lol
cerulean atlas
true
boreal quartz
I can kill 90% of my foes.
wanton cosmos
Ima be a armor smith/shipbuilder. But to raid the high seas, and be a tank summoner while doing so
cerulean atlas
so a pirate
boreal quartz
I hope Tank/Summer is actually cool.
gleaming bridge
I was thinking tank summoner but I need to know what summoner augments will do first
Or tank rogue
boreal quartz
Tank/Rogue might be meta if it gives dodge buffs to defensives
gleaming bridge
One of my buddys is MMO curious right now so weve been trying to get him excited about AoC
wanton cosmos
Ima be a shadowmancer, summoner rogue, and have tank armor that boosts summon damage. That way, I tank everything, and my assassin minions just kill everything. Gonna be hype
gleaming bridge
That's what I'm thinking @boreal quartz
cerulean atlas
necromancer for me and my alt may be a Rogue mage build
boreal quartz
Tank life.
gleaming bridge
I'll probably alt a ranger/mage or a cleric/mage
boreal quartz
Tank/Fighter or something might be my role if its required to be able to kill in solo PvP
wanton cosmos
Soul Weaver, Trickster, Dreadnaught, Shade, Keeper, Brood Warden, Shadowmancer, Weapon Master, Shadow Lord, Conjurer, Soul Bow, and Necromancer.
All the classes I'm interested in
gleaming bridge
I hope they make the base tank seem viable in pvp
Cuz when I did PvP in wow most tank classes fell flat
wanton cosmos
Base tank is going to be op tbh. I can see them tanking multiple players
Especially with how much cc they could get, and how they can affect the terrain
gleaming bridge
Yeah but damage output might be lacking if you don't have friends to back you up
wanton cosmos
Yeah, but that's tank lol. Gotta be balanced
boreal quartz
The game is balanced around the group. So the tank has loads of CC which is great in group PvP if you don't have any damage you can't kill people in 1v1 situations.
gleaming bridge
Oh I know I just want to be able to hold my own and not just hope I got a friend ready to attack
boreal quartz
Thats why I said Tank/Fighter might be the option for that
gleaming bridge
I wouldn't mind going fighter/tank if that was a viable tanking option in PvE too
wanton cosmos
Why I'm going shadowmancer man. I'm telling you, be tank, get hella damage from summons. It's full proof
acoustic elk
You never know, it’s been said over and over that the game is balanced for group content, the tank I’d assume will be subpar in PvP.
boreal quartz
Im pretty sure the only X/Tank option that will be viable is the Summoner/Tank
cloud hinge
Hey all, I don't know if this has been brought up or not, but recently there was some news that Leader of Men ($1,000) + Phoenix ($10,000) Initiative test is due for the end of August, is this Alpha Phase 1 testing or is this before that? What about the other Kickstarter tiers that had alpha phase 1? (Hero of the People ($5,000), Royalty ($2,500), Braver of Worlds ($500) - All of them had this in the Kickstarter info "Invite to Closed Alpha - Phase 1 (Earliest Access to Ashes!)")
crystal flax
@cloud hinge PI is actually only $2.5k, but
this is a sort of QA phase leading up to the full A1 in Fall
wintry seal
since ashes if creation is a influence from lineage 2 , will we have soulshots or spiritshot features similar to it on ashes too?
surreal elk
@cloud hinge LOM and above are testing here at the end of the month.
wanton cosmos
@cloud hinge currently, they are going through the ranks and inviting them in 1 by 1, making sure they got the servers working with each addition. Actual alpha 1 will happen sometime later in the year
@boreal quartz keeper is tank summoner
And dreadnaught gonna be op as well
boreal quartz
but ya just because you have 2nd as tank you most likely won't be a tank.
gleaming bridge
Dreadnaught is just going to be the tank powerhouse like high priest is going to be the healing powerhouse
wanton cosmos
Nah man, keeper is tank first, summoner second
gleaming bridge
But not much else
boreal quartz
You don't have a taunt or aggro gen ability if you are not main class Tank. Summoner/Tank will be able to summon a tank pet that has those abilities.
gleaming bridge
At least that's how I imagine it
wanton cosmos
And I can see dreadnaughts getting lifesteal or something to tank better
cloud hinge
@surreal elk So LOM and above are given pre alpha 1 access? and Alpha 1 is not until fall for just Braver of Worlds?
wanton cosmos
With fighter tank, they gotta be able to do atleast some damsge
boreal quartz
Steven has said the 2nd class doesn't give you the abilities of the other class.
Fighter/Tank will just likely be a bruiser fighter.
wanton cosmos
@boreal quartz yeah, but augments will buff abilities like crazy
gleaming bridge
I'm still curious how doubling up will change your character. Like is a mage/mage going to do 2 different elements in a fireball? Or blink further and faster?
wanton cosmos
And you're forgetting, we get race augments, religion augments, node type augments, and more. They gotta be good man, I just feel it
boreal quartz
Mage/Mage will hit harder. When you deviate from pure class you trade some damage for a form of utility.
gleaming bridge
And how it will also affect aesthetics
cloud hinge
Sorry for all the questions, it's just not what it was conveyed on the kickstarter site when people backed it so I was curious
boreal quartz
Im pretty sure we heard something about the possibility of two element spells for the best of mages.
wanton cosmos
It's this. Double specing into a certain archetype gives you power, but less versatility. A different second archetype give you more
gleaming bridge
I really hope this game evades metas or makes them nearly impossible to nail down. I know it's inevitable but I hated in WoW having to squeeze out 100 more dps to make the cut for raids or something
unkempt depot
What is level scaling? No mobs actually exist at your level to fight you?
boreal quartz
Some utility abilities might net you more total dps in certain situations .
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge won't be for awhile, but metas will form. They always will. Though it will definitely be different than other mmos, as each server will be different, and with the environments/other damage types changing up the game
gleaming bridge
Level scaling is a level 10 will fight a mob at level 10 but a level 50 will see that same mob as a level 50 ect.
boreal quartz
Honestly this is going to be a hard one to nail down since there are so many stacking augments with gear having a decent impact. Plus the wide range of talents and weapon specialty you can go. Its going to be a million builds and its not easy to just swap.
Meta that is
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge no, we arent getting level scalling
We are getting zones that change out mobs as a node progesses.
Think migrations
gleaming bridge
@wanton cosmos I know I just want it to stay away for a while. It's hard to get friends into a game when you have to look through a spreadsheet to be "good"
boreal quartz
The mobs scale with the node not the player.
gleaming bridge
And I know there's no level scaling I was explaining the concept
wanton cosmos
As a node gets higher, zones for farming will change, and people will have to go to different areas for different mobs, low level, and high
@unkempt depot
unkempt depot
so what if all nodes are super high level and no level 1 can possibly survive?
will low level nodes always exist?
gleaming bridge
Not possible
Only 5 nodes can be max level at any given time
There's what 103 nodes?
boreal quartz
There will always be low level mobs in every zone. They just will be closer to town.
unkempt depot
will high level mobs get corruption for killing a low level player in the same way a player does?
boreal quartz
Its set up as the node progresses stronger mobs come in from outside away from town.
wanton cosmos
@unkempt depot and as nodes get higher level, the lower level zones dont just get erased. They just move around the node, and switch out.
gleaming bridge
And each subsequent node level below max will have some arbitrary cap until the max node is destroyed
boreal quartz
@unkempt depot no lol
unkempt depot
ok ty
boreal quartz
Just go die to a boss a bunch get him nice and weak then kill him for the loot.
wanton cosmos
Also, I dont think farming spots will necessarily be tied to town location. I just think that farming spots will change, and players will have to move around the whole node no matter what to get what they want
gleaming bridge
I'm curious to see how the racial statistics will play out on whatever server I'm on. I don't really want a bunch of European villages all over because humans or someshit
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge true
unkempt depot
Will people be in need of a bard/bard dwarf that plays the drums and has a lot of ale?
gleaming bridge
No doubt
unkempt depot
Im really excited for bard
wanton cosmos
@unkempt depot depends lol. But bard bard players gonna give hella good buffs and debuffs I imagine
gleaming bridge
What's everyone race of choice at the moment?
boreal quartz
If you look at this discord id say dwarf is high up there but the people talking on discord are highly outnumbered by the rest of the games population on launch.
wanton cosmos
I'm gonna be humans, dunir dwarfs, or ren'kai orcs. Gotta be one of those
gleaming bridge
Yes and starting stats
boreal quartz
I am playing whatever has the best Tanking or PvP racials lol
gleaming bridge
I'm going Renkai cuz I always liked orcs in fantasy and I love the architecture they're going with
boreal quartz
Ya it looks good
Honestly it all looks really amazing.
I would love to live ina Dunir city
gleaming bridge
Dunir is a safe second for me cuz I love me some mountain dwarves but the other dwarf race does intrigue me
wanton cosmos
@unkempt depot races will have an affect on your abilities with augments, and will have certain stat increases, and by my theory, also affect your profession
boreal quartz
I may do the other dwarf guys if I do a lot fo fishing like I plan
gleaming bridge
I literally never play a human in fantasy games unless I have to
surreal elk
@cloud hinge correct. Leader and PI and above are doing Pre-testing
boreal quartz
Really just depends on the racials. Vek description says something about being able to navigate the seas.
gleaming bridge
I'm going for aesthetics first. I'm all about gear and looks and buildings
wanton cosmos
I think dwarves will have the most stable cities, humans the most number, orcs the most military, elves are gonna be one of the lesser played races, and tulnar are gonna be weird
gleaming bridge
I will say if Tulnar are just straight up lizardfolk then it would be a cool off choice
But they need models before I say
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge the human Victorian style does suit me tbh
mortal abyss
Hey, does anyone know whose writing the background music for AOC atm?
I'd like to pick up some tips from them for my music.
gleaming bridge
That sounds like a wiki question lol
woeful vector
@gleaming bridge they are not straight up lizard people
gleaming bridge
@woeful vector right it's a mix of stuff
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge they gonna be anything lol. Fur, scales, teeth, and more. They are supposed to be sub-race combinations of the regular races
gleaming bridge
But I really liked argonians in Elder scrolls but I don't know if I also want to be lumped in with fox people
wanton cosmos
@mortal abyss I dont know exactly, but if you look up the ost on youtube or Google, I'm sure you'll get an answer
woeful vector
Seems like a lot people are confused what Tulnar are or are convinced that they’re straight up lizard people for some odd reason
gleaming bridge
Well it's the silhouettes on the wiki that give that idea
They all have giant alligator tails
Or most so
Do*
gleaming bridge
No I get you I'm just going off the art
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge that's an outdated design. They scrapped those and are working on new ones
gleaming bridge
Well let me just say I refuse to be a furry
boreal quartz
I can't wait to be able to test this game and help out.
woeful vector
Tulnar TLDR:
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4 major races that inhabited Veras humans, dwarves, orcs & elves
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They all left due to the Corruption, however a small population of each race didn’t make it in time to leave Vera.
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These left over races and others intermingles and created the Tulnar
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Which is why you can tweak you character using different dials/sliders to add different racial features from different races, depending on which race you pick and choose
gleaming bridge
I'm honestly just waiting for a bundle I want then I'll get the Alpha 2 access
gleaming bridge
It'll be a good way to help but also feel out what I really want to play
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge hopefully they won't cut the availability for it like they did for alpha 1 lol
gleaming bridge
I mean if they do oh well. Beta is still a thing too
gleaming bridge
I only caught wind of the game in the last month so I missed out on a few really good ones
wanton cosmos
Same
gleaming bridge
My friend has the bloody ghost ship one
wanton cosmos
Really wish I got some of the ship skins
Lmao
That, and some of the attachments looked sick
The cloaks in particular looked so nice
wanton cosmos
Then dont even look up the fire/ice elemental race skins
Holy hell, I wish I got those
gleaming bridge
Yeah so how's that gonna work. You still play as Renkai but your model is just something else
woeful vector
I wish I was an early backer. Would have loved to get my hands on the turtles and the turtle boat
wanton cosmos
@gleaming bridge I guess. I mean, I imagine you pick a race in race select, and then they either give you the option there to put in a skin and change whatever you want, or they let you do it in game to give you a default race skin
gleaming bridge
I'm torn on it I guess. Since race seems like a huge part of your identity in the game and then you just put a fancy skin over it lol
wanton cosmos
Anyways guys, ima go to sleep. Got work in the morning
gleaming bridge
Yeah me too. Night
wanton cosmos
Night man
vernal swallow
Will there be in game voice chat?
ruby swift
wise olive
Evening all! Any word if there will be any restrictions to how many times you can run an instance in a period of time or if some will have a reset timer?
fair yew
There hasn’t been much talk about instanced content but there won’t be much.
sacred bloom
Will the node system be implemented in the alpha 1
fair yew
It is already in place
real sleet
@mortal abyss in case you didnt find out yet: Bear McCreary
sinful mortar
he's composing? neat
oblique igloo
@vernal swallow there will be but only in like taverns, no proximity voice or anything
I would like proximity voice chat tho 🙂
azure panther
Do we know if theres a guild tabard system like wow, how do you rep your guild?
crystal flax
One of the higher tier Kickstarter package rewards was guild cloaks and barding, I imagine there'll be other ways to show it in game too
flint agate
On the wiki it says there'll be a bunch of ways to display the guild emblem; cloaks, shields, banners, ship sails, armour attachments, mount boarding
azure panther
emblem on shield would be pog
glossy siren
so there is spell collision and you would be able to dodge some spells and some ranged attacks but lets say a melee user would you be able to step out of the way of the animation and not get hit
cause i was playing albion online and a melee guy could swing at you and you could be walking away and be 10 meters away but when the animation finishs you get hit
torpid tangle
I wonder if they're going to make it so when you get shot by a ranger there'll be an arrow in your armor for a period of time to make it look as if you actually got hit with an arrow
digital tangle
torpid tangle
literally
left cargo
Is there any talks of a companion app developed by the developers? If so what kinds of things will be on the app? If not what kinds of things would you like to see in an app for AOC?
meager cave
@left cargo it would be useful to see the overall node status of the world.
empty fjord
seeing node status for the whole world would be immersion breaking, seeing the node status on your local node would be more logical, the app will allow you to manage your recourses and such.
grim breach
willow flower
hello guys i have a question, just saw Peons video, and he talked about, that i could only truly master one Artisan class. Does it mean i can master only one out of gathering processing and crafting, or can i master one in each section for example, i could master logging for gathering, smelting for processing and weapon crafting for crafting ?
reef osprey
@willow flower this is being rethought by intrepid currently.
We do not know yet, how it will work and the information we have currently might change over the course of the Alphas, so take it with a grain of salt.
With that being said:
Right now, the latest information we have is, that you can master all the professions within one of the 3 trees (gathering, processing, crafting) through a very significant investment of time.
The other 2 trees will stay on a basic level in that case
willow flower
@reef osprey thank you for ur answer now i understand it, and i guess time will tell what direction they will take
reef osprey
@willow flower discussions about it will certainly come up during the Alphas.
Make sure to check them out and give your 2 Cents on the topic, whether you are a tester or not.
fervent herald
Hi. I have read through most of the wiki, and searched Reddit and the FAQ. But I am still left with a, in my optic, fairly important question concerning sieges; In the higher tiers of a node, there can be a siege notice period of a week. In this period I am unable to withdraw our transport raw and processed materials, for the siege to come. Am I then locked out of crafting until the siege is done, because my materials are locked? And what about the materials I collect and processin the notice period, are these also locked?
alpine zodiac
If you attack non combatant (they dont fight back) and deal like 95% dmg and mob comes in and last hits him, do you still become corrupted?
reef osprey
@alpine zodiac currently not, no
alpine zodiac
Okay, ty
reef osprey
@fervent herald
the resources in the warehouse can not be utilized during a siege period
but you aren't locked out of crafting, you just need to get new materials to do it
fervent herald
If it is just the storage that is locked. Does that mean processing is almost instantaneous? meaning the raw materials is processed directly to your inventory, like in wow. And not being processed e.g. in the smelter over time, like in Rust or Minecraft
fervent herald
Can you then only smelt one kind of raw material at a time in a smelter. Because if i get my hands on some rare materials, it sounds like the best course of action, is to leave it in the smelter untill i find a use for it, so it doesn't get locked in storage during a siege
and i dont drop it out in the open world
reef osprey
A: probably, not information though
B: sieges won't be a common thing, it takes many weeks to set up one. By the time it's declared, you'll probably have known that its coming for a long time.
C: also, if you are proficient enough to gather the rare material, then you probably are a gatherer, not a processer to smelt it
fervent herald
Well, if i ventured into a dungeon and the boss dropped some rare mats that one of the party members could gather, wouldn't the MMO mindset be that these were to be shared among the participants. Thus gaining mats.
Is the storage also locked towards depositing? If so all the players, not just the paranoid ones, will be fat little piggies running around with heaps of raw and process materials, with nowhere to put them, because you can only deposit in your in-node housing or free hold, during the siege notice period. The same goes for hunting certificates, if the caravan system is also out of commission during this period
reef osprey
@fervent herald they only said withdrawing, so i'd stick with that
fervent herald
Thanks for the chat
vale locust
@fervent herald as to people running around like "fat little piggies " as you put it, no. First off world PvP can make you drop and loss mats upon death, so you dont want to carry all your mats with you. Two, storage is base on region, you would just have to travel to a different node to deposit your materials into a different storage space.
whole ocean
if I get a game package this month, but then later see a cosmetic pack that I like more, can I swap them out? or do I have to pay more?
vale locust
Pay more, but not as much as the original price.@whole ocean
reef osprey
@whole ocean you can't swap them out, but you can buy the new ones singularly for 5$ (accessoirs) to 25$ (costumes, caravan skin etc)
full set = 115$
vale locust
It's gone around reddit as a snorse, and I will mention the A2 key will likely be removed closer to A2 release. So if your goal is to get into Alpha 2, keep a close eye on the news.
reef osprey
they already mentioned that they will give us plenty of notice, the same way they did with A1
whole ocean
Yeah, I might grab up the A2 key, but I wanna see A1 first before I drop that kind of money on an alpha test
fleet meteor
yeah who doesnt like a snail trail
subtle summit
will gear have rng stats when dropped and crafted or will each piece have designed stats from the start?
reef osprey
@subtle summit
no RNG, crafters will be able to decide what Stats they want on the item through the materials they use and wheel/kogs to tweak them around
subtle summit
and what about gear that is dropped from bosses? will they all look the same in stats?
reef osprey
haven't been mentioned yet, but i'd suppose so. Intrepid has been very vocal about their disdain for RNG in the gearing process
subtle summit
i wouldnt mind some rng since it would make it hard for multiple characters to have the same build and would help avoid a meta, just one more thing will there be difference in values for the gear? can some gear bring the same type of stats but lower or higher value?
reef osprey
no it doesn't. It never has. People would just grind the dungeon/boss over and over till they found a piece that has the stats they want on a value they want
it essentially only adds frustration to the process
Also, gear pieces will be primarily crafted
subtle summit
Ok thank you
grim venture
Does anyone know if any of the legendary armor or weapons will have any type of animation? maybe the armor can transform differently when going into battle? You know, how guild wars 2 has those beautiful legendary weapons and armor that have special animations.
shut geode
what pack do you need to buy to get to start playing in the headstart?
tulip hatch
@grim venture
They will be ornate and have a subtle glow to tell it apart from normal weapons
shut geode
@reef osprey Well i checked their development roadmap and it said headstart for founder level and above. and i hoped you still get to be a part of the headstart. Unless it is scrapped
reef osprey
@shut geode there will be separate Headstart and normal servers.
As it stand currently, we don't have any reason to expect head start coming back to be purchasable
Even though that would be a grave mistake in my opinion.
shut geode
@reef osprey So the ones who threw alot of money on the developers will have a few days headstart then. very well
hazy furnace
I heard the limit to headstart players was near 10000. Out of the million plus accounts registered, doesn't seem a huge deal to me
tulip hatch
Founders were $150 dollar packs
The early backers were able to buy in
Kickstarter and summer ended 3 years ago and those were the only packages containing headstart
reef osprey
@shut geode the ones who trusted enough to invest into the kickstarter yes.
They originally had the position, that it isn't p2w as it isn't much of an advantage.
They clearly rethought that, as they are offering headstart servers and non-headstart servers no. Which enables everyone to start on the same foot on the non-headstart servers.
Not bringing back the head-start would however tear groups and guilds apart in those players that want to use their headstart and those that don't want to start on a headstart server without having headstart themselves
hazy furnace
Still will be a huge headstart playing alphas and betas
tulip hatch
The 10k limit was for alpha 1 testers btw
reef osprey
Alphas and beta s will be wiped prior to launch
tulip hatch
Knowledge wise yes
hazy furnace
The knowledge will go with you
faint wasp
Not really knowledge wise though, bound to be plenty wiki info and streamers you can watch
tulip hatch
But this isnt the place to discuss this, discussions should go to #aoc-discussion
faint wasp
If you don't have beta you can just watch those who do and learn pretty much all the same stuff
shut geode
In regards of capturing a node for their guild. 1 or 2 days will be a huge advantage. But if they have alternatives like non headstart servers its kind of decent of them
desert ivy
Knowledge isn't just reading knowledge. Also is the advantage you get by getting better at the games mechanics which you can't get too good at just from watching
reef osprey
@shut geode the node system is deactivated during headstart
tulip hatch
Nodes are also not owned by guilds, anyone can join them it doesnt give extra benefits to a guild
hazy furnace
Is there any knowledge on if an alchemy master can create poisons for foods and the like for sieges?
tulip hatch
Not much info on professions
shut geode
@shut geode oh did not know that. So anyone can just go to a node and start working it. But i guess a guild would gain control per se if it was a scientific node. since then all the members could vote on the guild leader or atleast keep it in the guild
hazy furnace
Seems like a cool idea for a feature anyway. With limits of course
oak depot
@hazy furnace unknown. They can create potions but the extent is not know. The AoC Wiki pretty much has all the latest up-to-date info. So if it isn't there chances are it's unknown.
tulip hatch
Yes but again it provides no guild benefit even if they're the mayors, it's just a place of residence and a hub for tools/quests/stores and content that anyone can utilize, as the node grows more people will join and the scale may tip to normal citizens outside of the guild @shut geode
faint wasp
In regards to headstart advantages, it was discussed quite a bit couple days ago, and Steven chimed on, currently main advantages would be the ability to level a bit (which isn't relevant for A LOT of progression in the game, and without nodes it will be grinding only), and the ability to get a head start at reaching some remote node just travel wise.
As we get closer to release they are likely to continue iterate on exactly what will be available for head start to not make it too advantageous, and it would only be a few head start servers, rest non head start
cyan brook
In crafting are there going to be tags for the crafters of an item and is there going to be a naming option for a weapon or are the preset names for every item that is unchangeable
shut geode
@tulip hatch But it is in the interest of all the residents to protect and help building the city, since more stuff opens up the larger it gets. And there would be a need for cooperation in case of an attack. even if there are several different guilds in one city
tulip hatch
@cyan brook we know your name will be on it but no mention of you being able to name it
You may be able to change how the item will look to be unique to your crafting
oak depot
@shut geode that's not necessarily true
cyan brook
okay thank you for the answer
tulip hatch
Youre welcome
oak depot
@shut geode if the mayor of said node sets a tax at 100% you might not want to stick around... if the node type is say Divine but you need to progress your quest line through economic nodes you might want to change citizenship to another node... if this node gets too big and blocks nearby nodes from growing you might want to change citizenship and join in the attack of your prior home to delevel the node and thus allow other nearby nodes to grow
but if you are happy with your mayor and node type, then sure, it is in your interest to protect your home
kind cloud
does the food buff from a tavern freehold work in dungeons/raids?
real sleet
Depends. Normal food that you just happen to eat in a Tavern buffs as it always does. There is some special tavern food and drink, this just works in the proximity of the tavern.
kind cloud
will those buffs work in instanced dungeons aswell? asuming that the taven is close to the instance
grim breach
Instanced? Probably not, because instanced is essentially in a world of its own.
If it's out in the open world, generally speaking, once you go out of the tavern's proximity, the buffs will be available for a short period of time before it is gone.
opal adder
Are 2 handed spears a thing ingame?
spiral pine
opal adder
I can guess, but are they 2h or 1h + shield
fading latch
They were 2 handed in Apoc. So most likely 2 hand yes
grim venture
What is ornate? Sorry I'm not sure if you mean ornament style or what exactly @tulip hatch
opal adder
Nice, ty
tulip hatch
@grim venture a very uniquely decorated weapon in complex patterns
main ridge
Will we have to wait until launch day to create our character names, or will we be able to set character names when the pre-release character creation comes out?
(for those w/o 1 or 2 day early access to launch)
grizzled latch
Those with access will be able to reserve pretty early
main ridge
That's not my question though
and there's a specific perk for allowing reservation of one character name for a certain tier of kickstarter
vale locust
Steven has talked about opening character creation a few days before launch
grizzled latch
Oh you are asking for those who haven't bought any package?
onyx knoll
@main ridge we don't know yet, from experience I've had with character creators released early tho, they usually don't include the names
vale locust
I have 2 questions. 1. Does gear lose durability during death if it's in your bag? 2. Is the Exp Debt, accrued by death, separate from the Exp bar? such as being lvl 15 with 5% exp, after dying being lvl 15 with -15% exp. I understand you cant delevel.
main ridge
Not necessarily exclusively for those without any package, but for the sake of simplicity, yes.
Since there is a kickstarter tier which allows the reservation of one character name (Pioneer ($100)), then it would suggest that all other character names would be required to be registered at the same time as those without any kickstarter package.
The reason I bring this up, is that Founder ($150) kickstarters have a perk which grants them a 1-day head start to launch. This would make it so that they would be able to create all of their character names one day before those without Founder+. For those with a 2-day head start, it would be the same scenario.
I will reiterate my question above and hope that the context will assist someone in understanding what I'm trying to ask.
Will we have to wait until launch day to create our character names, or will we be able to set character names when the pre-release character creation comes out?
reef osprey
@vale locust i don't see a reason where it matters whether the EXP Debt is stacked upon the exp bar or a separate system. Literally doesn't make a difference
- question we don't know
@main ridge if you have name reservation, you can reserve your name early.
if you don't, you'll have to wait until you create your character
onyx knoll
@vale locust 1. The way we understand gear durability, it would only decrease when you are using it, so no "time decay" as far as I know. You could have a rare weapon sitting in your storage or bag for a while because you don't want to break it too fast. I don't think we have a quote on that tho, just guessing from how they've talked about it.
- The way the xp debt works, you can't gain any new xp until you've removed the debt so I would assume it would be similar to how you described it
main ridge
if you don't, you'll have to wait until you create your character
@reef osprey That's why I'm asking if we will be able to set character names when the pre-release character creation comes out
vale locust
@reef osprey it could matter because weather its infinite, finite, or the abuse of just siting at 0% exp and continuing to gank
onyx knoll
@main ridge Again tho, we don't KNOW if the character creator will also include name reservation
it's way too early to say
reef osprey
@vale locust no it doesn't.
You can go below 0%. Which is when you suffer EXP debt penalties
onyx knoll
no worries 🙂
vale locust
@reef osprey thats what i asked, ty
onyx knoll
@vale locust we don't know for sure the exact mechanic of how it'll function yet. We should have a better idea of exactly how they show the debt when alpha 1 comes out ^^
vale locust
@onyx knoll Sounds good! Thank you! 🙂
unique steeple
Just curious if Name reservation will be a thing in the preorder packs in the Shop in the Future?
unique steeple
Oh i forgot to mention in the Cheaper ones 😅
onyx knoll
Ahh, probably not then
unique steeple
Ok thanks
onyx knoll
Maybe once they remove the alpha 2 access they'll have a slightly cheaper pack that still includes it, can't say for sure
unique steeple
And another stupid question probabl asked 100times; when is the next Alpha? Sorry i joined this Discord yesterday i havent checked out every channel yet
viscid ermine
when the game come out will the be one NA, one EU ect or multiply server in same region?
grizzled latch
Intrepid does not want to release more dates/time frames because they don't want to disappoint if they can't meet the deadline
Multiple for each region
unique steeple
Fair enough 👍
onyx knoll
@viscid ermine Na, EU, and OCE/SEA
multiple in EU and NA for sure
the others will depend on how many registrations they have in each region
grizzled latch
Multiple for the various time zones within those regions
onyx knoll
we know there will be at least 3 early-start servers
viscid ermine
think you are able to jump server for payment or?
onyx knoll
no
you won't be able to server transfer, at least for a while
until they figure out a way that doesn't break the economy of the server you're transfering to. Chances are they'll make it so you can't take anything with you when you move over
grizzled latch
If they have to close a server due to lack of population and force you to transfer it will be free in that case
onyx knoll
merging servers will be a massive headache...
unique steeple
So EU is going to have multiple Server for specific Timezones? @grizzled latch
Or do you mean NA, EU, OCE/SEA
grizzled latch
I think steven said there would be a parent server and just the people would transfer, but might have just been speculation. Cant quite remember.
Ocr/sea should have multiple aswell
SA might not
Since a large ammount of the content is IRL time dependant they don't want to alienate players who arent in the proper time zone
onyx knoll
@unique steeple the way we understand it, yes, EU will have multiple servers with different prime-times
unique steeple
Damn, ok
grizzled latch
Peak time is 3 or 4 pm to 9pm i think, thats the window for sieges and such to start
Subject to change of course
unique steeple
Guess need to go and check out #aoc-guild-recruitment then
feral mantle
Hi! Is there a place where I can look up concept art of AoC?
feral mantle
Thank you
merry moth
Has opening up character creation before servers been considered like in WoW Classic's launch?
onyx knoll
yes, they plan to release the character creator early
you'll be able to make your character before launch, then import it quickly so you can start right away on launch day 🙂 that's the plan anyway
real sleet
Will players be able to create buy orders for raw or processed materials using the task functionality of bulletin boards? The Wiki describes it a bit cryptic. An @ answer would be appreciated so that I find it more quickly.
onyx knoll
@real sleet we don't have a ton of info on player-generated quests. We know there will be something like that in player-run taverns but we don't have a lot of details. Might be a good question to try to ask during the next Q&A! ^^
reef osprey
@real sleet you can certainly do it through your stalls. Buy orders are confirmed there.
They might want to keep it stall exclusive, to raise the values of stalls or they might not - we don't know
unique steeple
How many Guilds are we able to join? Only 1 or more?
west turtle
1
unique steeple
Aight
onyx knoll
@unique steeple one per character, so if you have alts you can be in a different guild on an alt
"A character may only be a member of a single guild.[9]
Alts on the same account can join different guilds.
Intrigue, espionage and intelligence gathering is a legitimate aspect of the game."
dense breach
will A1 sales have a chance to return in the future before A1 launch
onyx knoll
@dense breach
MAYBE
there's a chance, but it's not guaranteed
and it will be after the launch
reef osprey
after the launch of Alpha1*
junior pulsar
i know this is a question for later but.. like many others im an ex wow player, not for the giant new trend of quit wow cuz we are mad at them tho. i disliked their storyline changes and world changes since cata and slowly went downhill till i quit in legion. but one thing i gathered about video game knowledge and the lifespan of a game is that it needs a good new player experience in place to keep new players interested in the absence of a hype train. 2 years after launch what is going to be around bring new players in, and what is going to keep them playing.
question 2 how deep will the storyline of ashes go?
onyx knoll
@junior pulsar 1. This game will be fairly different then other MMOs, the starting areas will be relevant for higher level content as nodes evolve, and the low-tier materials will eb required to craft high-tier stuff, so as a new player you won't be walking into a dead zone when you start later, there will be stuff for you to do in that zone, but there will also be stuff for high level folks so it'll feel alive. You will also be able to make money with the mats you gather as you level since everyone will have use for them.
- No idea, they don't want to release a lot of info on the lore since they want people to discover it once the game officially launches.
reef osprey
@junior pulsar
if the game is good, then new players will get attracted automatically
question is how you retain old players and how do you incentivize new players to join certain servers
junior pulsar
@reef osprey im sure as many others have also seen b4, some games in the past had a bad trend to update the game for maxed players leaving players who havent even started playing yet out of the equation slowly destroying the ability for new players to start. thats why i was wondering about the new player experience.
hallow pond
That leads me to a question, what will keep making players to sieges cities (nodes/castles) overtimes if they did all of the content, years after launch? DLC might be my short answer hm
reef osprey
@hallow pond dlcs on a quarterly basis
also, player created drama never rusn out
it gets even stronger over time
unique steeple
"but specific races will be better for specific archetypes"
Has this been already announced?
Like what Race will have certain Staff Passives or Magicka Passives? Or will be "good" as a Mage?
onyx knoll
big truth, player drama will be the main driving force behind wars 🤣
hallow pond
alright thx @unique steeple
real sleet
Thanks for the answers guys. Do you have a source for buy orders being confirmed for player Stalls @reef osprey ?
Additionally I figure it's stall exclusive and not for personal shops?
onyx knoll
@unique steeple we know races will have some passives/augments that affect combat, but we don't know what they are
@real sleet https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_stalls
unique steeple
Ok
reef osprey
@real sleet you rent a personal stall on the market place of that node for a week/month.
you can't set up a stall just anywhere. There are limited slots
its on the wiki
real sleet
Thank you guys, but
a) it does not say anything about buying items
b) stall spaces will be very limited, Shops more common. Having a solution for a crafter to buy ressources without being online will be needed.
crimson turtle
what phase of testing is this game in currently ?
real sleet
Pre Alpha @crimson turtle
reef osprey
@real sleet oh, then they might have mentioned it in a Live Stream.
I'm 98% sure they mentioend it though
@crimson turtle pre-alpha
Alpha 1 will have started by the end of 2020
crimson turtle
@real sleet thank you very much
real sleet
Always happy to help
crimson turtle
This game looks amazing with the little i have seen and looking forward to getting my hands on it 🙂 Good luck with all the patches and such
reef osprey
@crimson turtle Alpha 1 won't be under NDA. So you can freely watch streams on the game's progression
crimson turtle
@reef osprey If the kickstart/preorder to try it was in my pocket range I would absolutely be streaming lol
onyx knoll
@real sleet
@crimson turtle you wouldn't be able to, seeing as the kickstarter closed in 2017 and the pre-orders only include alpha 2 keys, not alpha 1 😛
crimson turtle
yeah, too bad i missed the bus on that one
onyx knoll
saddly T_T
real sleet
@onyx knoll 😄 thank you again, I read all of that but it does not answer my question. Which is totally fine btw, I was just curious.
The reference of the job function spiked my interest. But I will have to wait and see. As a potential casual craftsman the aquisition of ressources without endless travelling is of utmost importance. buy orders would make this much easier.
onyx knoll
You can try asking in the next Q&A for a more specific answer ^^
they usually open a forum thread a few days before where people can ask questions
steady ocean
@real sleet You can always be a member of an economic node if that is important and utilize the local auction house/marketplace
crimson turtle
there is a live Q & A going on right now on twitch
onyx knoll
@crimson turtle I meant the official one with the dev
They do one once per month
I assume you meant Krojak, he's an official content creator but not a dev 🙂
real sleet
@onyx knoll i will try that, thanks for the advice!
zealous rune
So the artisan classes are locked into one of the major paths (gathering, processing, crafting)... but I’m assuming this is character slot specific? Like, could I have a gathering character and mail items to my processor?
onyx knoll
@zealous rune yes
only the MASTERY is locked tho
you could have all the artisan jobs on one character, you just wouldn't be able to master all of the 3 main paths
so your processor could still gather low-tier mats himself
zealous rune
Ah, and the mastery is like a artisan specific endgame?
onyx knoll
yeah pretty much, from what we understand
zealous rune
That sounds so satisfying. I can’t wait to get in there and help test drive it
onyx knoll
but yeah you could master all the different artisans jobs by having a bunch of alts if you were really motivated
zealous rune
I’ve been very excited to be a non combat focused heavily economic contributor
brittle turtle
But its intended to promote socialisation, so you need to interact with other people who have mastered different things
So people will come to you if your master in a specific crafting art.
I mean technicly you could make just a lot of alt, but thats not why the system is in place
zealous rune
My ideal endgame status would basically be “that’s the guy that you go to for the absurdly rare endgame item that there’s only 2 of. Or yeah he breeds dragons for castle sieges. Not many of those guys around”
hallow pond
How many alts can one account have?
onyx knoll
you're encouraged to, but teeeechnically you don't NEED to with enough alts, but yeah the idea is to make a name for yourself as a master of a specific thing and create a network of players that come to you fro that specific thing
@hallow pond we don't have a number yet, all we've been told is that it'll be a "comfortable amount"
fair yew
They haven’t put a number to alts but have said plenty
onyx knoll
@zealous rune (you can't breed flying mounts)
brittle turtle
you can
hallow pond
@onyx knoll sweet thank you, means poeple can experience multiples classes on one account, thats handy
onyx knoll
(some dragons might be tier 2 mounts that can glide tho, but they won't be of much use during a siege)
zealous rune
Animal husbandry
onyx knoll
@brittle turtle No. You can HATCH a flying mount if someone brings you an egg
you cannot BREED flying mounts
only tier 1 and tier 2
aka ground/gliding
brittle turtle
@onyx knoll Oh yeah the termonolagy is different, but thats what i ment
zealous rune
I’m just giving an example of what im going for not t get too down in the details
onyx knoll
It's a very important distinction 🙂
brittle turtle
true
onyx knoll
I just want to make sure there isn't any confusion on that, since Royal mounts are very special ^^
lapis sonnet
Ok, so this is mostly for people at the studio as I don’t think this has been mentioned yet, but I could be wrong. The question is, is there going to be a way to change the appearance of gear (like base color) dye or streaking or a painting feature? Would be good for casual players who generally just want to change it up, as well as role players (such as a shady sneak) to change his clothing black as he leans against a wall to make deals for money hehe
steady ocean
There will be dyes yes
slow meadow
if something is a "costume" it wont be able to be dyed because it is meant to look a certain way (something like Order of the White Lion having a set look) but most other things will be able to be dyed.
most items fall in to the later
lapis sonnet
Excellent. Second question...the method of obtaining them. How do I get a dye?
slow meadow
dyes are craftables
lapis sonnet
Fantastic. Love the thinking on that :). One of the best things about the MMO I’m playing right now (lord of the rings online) is scholars can make eye for fear and paint for housing. Thanks for the info.
slow meadow
for further reading https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dyes
velvet jolt
Would it be possible, as a tank, to wield two tower shields? Also will there be an unarmed combat system?
slow meadow
no to both
oak depot
@velvet jolt currently not
velvet jolt
ok, thx for the info 🙂
oak depot
to be fair, you don't need weapons to cast spells, but I assume you meant bare-knuckle punching
reef osprey
Monk Archetype would be sick though
velvet jolt
it would be interesting to have a bar fight, was my tought
oak depot
bop-it eh? make a suggestion on the forums for Bop-It as a parlor game... (fantasy themed of course)
err...not bop-it....
Rockem Sockem Robots
velvet jolt
understood
lapis sonnet
Soooo this breeding system for mounts. Say I wanna have a mixture of a panda and an ox...what do I have to do for that to happen? Just as an example. How does this profession work? I’ve seen nothing like it in any game.
deep orchid
Panda ox would give some big Avatar vibes
slow meadow
we haven't seen the exact mechanism in game yet, but having both available on your freehold and having the right building to facilitate it.
lapis sonnet
@deep orchid heck all I need is a fire mage and I can ride it XD
steady ocean
@lapis sonnet A tamer will go out and "gather" the creatures through that profession, and can potentially give/sell the animals to someone that has the animal husbandry skill. This breeder will work their magic, the system isn't know, and still unsure if cross species will work. I'm hopeful though with the showcases of the lion w/butterfly wings.
deep orchid
All I need is a turtle duck and my life will be complete...
slow meadow
you can check here for some more details as well https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Mounts#Breeding_mechanics
lapis sonnet
Hehe. Ah ok. I sincerely hope that works. The otters in the gameplay footage and the ant eaters were so cute. Would be nice for the physique of an Anteater and the face of an otter.
slow meadow
there is cross species discovery to be had, though it wont be infinite.
oak depot
@lapis sonnet and dominant and recessive genes will play a role in your breeding... also, it's not just mounts that can be bred... livestock and combat pets too
lapis sonnet
Sweeeeeeettttttttt. Combat pets you say? That means there’s gonna be some REALLY happy rangers
hallow pond
Pokemon mode
lapis sonnet
XD
crystal beacon
Idk if it is already answered somewhere but is it possible to trade mounts?
steady ocean
Yes, as that is the basis for the animal husbandry profession. They breed and raise pets/mounts for sale.
slow meadow
most will be tradeable as they are part of the animal husbandry system. there may be some that are locked but they would be the exception
crystal beacon
ahh ok ty
worldly arch
Hey guys. I've kinda been keeping my head in the sand for a bit. Has there been any updated info on the timeline for the persistent alpha (phase 2) ?
Thanks
Thank you!
surreal horizon
Any word on when we'll get to see them Orc models?
slow meadow
4 playable races was part of what was planned for alpha 1, so its likely sometime during alpha 1 testing.
steady ocean
some concept art, subject to change @surreal horizon
woeful vector
Looks like the Terraformars cockroaches
woeful vector
Just saying they look pretty similar lol
reef osprey
they do look similar, which is a good thing
west turtle
hearty dragon
Is there any talk of a beast tamer an if so will there be pets that you hatch, purchase or tame as young puppys or animals and as you level them they become bigger an have their own talent trees an stuff??
asking for a friend lol
viral meteor
Do you have plans or have you thought about opening servers in Latin America as well?
civic obsidian
theres a taming profession and animal husbandry profession @hearty dragon
taming provides to the husbandry profession
hearty dragon
Oh so it wont be a class, thats cool they will still be able to help in combat or are they specifically just for mounts an stuff
onyx knoll
@hearty dragon https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat_pets
you can breed pets for combat uses
every class can use a combat pet
hearty dragon
Alright thanks.. what does it mean by the player will need to make a sacrifice?
hmmm interesting
woeful vector
Can players gift packs to friends?
hearty dragon
rmt?
sterile gulch
rwt/rmt = real world/money trading
woeful vector
I see
crystal beacon
Will we get ship skins as a whole like we do with freeholds? Or will there be certain pieces I can transmog? Can we put our guild logos on the sails?
surreal horizon
They do actually look like the terraformar roaches.
I don't entirely mind that though.
woeful vector
See!
surreal horizon
@slow meadow Races in AoC I'm pretty sure refers to each of the types there can be, and there can be two of each race.
So I think all that 4 races thing means is both dwarf and human races
no orcs
Steven keeps saying "9 playable races"
so a race is just vaelune or nikua not dwarf or orc as a whole
undone magnet
There's 8 races (with 2 branches) then the Tulnar for 9
surreal horizon
Oh heyy Jahlon
crystal beacon
How does item loot system dungeon works? is it like from Final fantasy/Wow?
onyx knoll
crystal beacon
thanks
steady ocean
@crystal beacon WoW probably has a fairly close system
crystal beacon
thank you
nimble charm
Has there been any talks whether or not Corrupted individuals can join groups? Be ressurected/revived? Possible exploits with those
reef osprey
@steady ocean didn't WoW go for a personalized loot system a couple of years back?
that's the opposite of what AoC is going for
no personalized loot, but a vareity of look distribution mechanics to duke it out with your group
grand tendon
@simple ether I know you said that certain pledge packs are no longer available anymore, but........ Think you could try and talk Steven into doing a little something this Christmas, since we've had such a........ rough year and all 🙃
😁
upper pine
will there be a reset skills scroll?
reef osprey
lol
onyx knoll
@upper pine not a scroll per say, btu there will be a way to reset your skills
reef osprey
@upper pine you will be able to reset your skills and augments yes, even change your secondary archetype, not your primary archetype.
Resetting them will come with a time or gold investment though
grand tendon
Man I'm just wanting one more crack at that lifetime sub since so much as changed for the better since it was last offered lol. Ughhhhhh
upper pine
it applies to the craft jobs as well?
onyx knoll
life-time sub for a game that ONLY has subs isn't a good buisness model 😛
grand tendon
Oh snap
onyx knoll
@upper pine I don't know about that, might be a good question to ask in the next official Q&A
upper pine
😮 XD
i mean , cause i remember them saying that you can only choose one to master
but can you switch?
onyx knoll
I don't think there has been any mention in either way. I personally doubt it, but maybe they'll add a way to switch them
It would probably be something that would make you lose all progress in the previously mastered job, so would be really inefficient to do multiple times
upper pine
🤔
steady ocean
@reef osprey Maybe I meant more so close to WoW Classic (that was the last WoW game I played). It has the master loot/party loot rule set. definitely a different tagging system though
tender edge
Hey im a Guildmaster actively recruiting people in other games to prepare for ashes of creation and I will be basically advertising it for free every day as part of my guild recruitment message to all of ESO's NA player base until it comes out. Is there anything I can get in return for this?
daring pagoda
It makes sense for them to have job switch, because they only need to cut your master levels and not the whole branch like in most MMO.
steady ocean
@tender edge You can get the satisfaction that you are helping to build the AoC community! 🙂
You can also advertise your guild in #aoc-guild-recruitment
nimble charm
there is a referral program: @tender edge
crisp holly
Or give them your referral code
tender edge
referral code? can i get a link?
steady ocean
You get it when you register on the offical website
crisp holly
If you have an Ashes account you will have your own code and link
tender edge
oh, thanks ill look into it.
steady ocean
Just be aware of the game that your are playing could have ToS that prohibit certain advertisements. Make sure advertising other games/putting ref codes in a global chat doesn't break their ToS.
tender edge
ill keep that in mind thanks!
crystal beacon
i have a question in game will there be vc like where everyone thats around you can hear?
unreal zealot
in taverns and in partys/raids there will be vc but not out in the world, no proximity chat
its an mmo having proximity chat wouldnt work very well imo
crystal beacon
no true but it would be fun as a option
do you think ryzen 5 3600 +rx 5700 +16gb ram will be enough to run this game maxed out during mass pvp?
oak depot
@crystal beacon depend on what performance you seek. Should be fine, but it really depends on your expectation. By the time the game releases they will probably migrate to UE5 and the recommended specs for UE5 systems will probably serve. More RAM could be of benefit but at this point it's a guess.
the big unknown is the amount of filters and culling they have and how performant they are
onyx knoll
They've said that they are aiming for minimum requirement 5 years before w-e year the release will happen. So if the game comes out in 2022, then you'd need hardware from 2017 to run it. That might give you a general idea. We won't have specific system requirements until much closer to launch
unreal zealot
16gb of ram is normally more than enough ram and the ryzen 5 3600 is very capable, i dont know the rx5700 very well but look to see if you have any Unreal 4 games and try them out on different settings, wont be a great benchmark considering optimization for a mmo will be different than any other unreal game out there but it will give you a starting point
oak depot
@unreal zealot with 500 people (since he mentioned 250v250) and the amount of cosmetics available RAM could be a small bottle-neck for all the textures, spell effects, etc. Obviously you can dial it back but I would go with 32gb if it's doable. Personally i run 128gb on my PC but it's overkill.
reef osprey
large scale combats usually have the option to disable all gear rendering
and reduce spell effects to a minimum
oak depot
but what if I want every speck of dust rendered in glorious combat... I want to see the spit being knocked out of their mouth... 😛
unreal zealot
@oak depot i think steven mentioned having default models for massive fights and for characters in long distance to reduce the strain?
oak depot
unreal zealot
faint plover
Hello, i have Q.. each castle have 3 different Nodes?
slow meadow
yes each castle has 3 adjacent nodes
these nodes exist outside the normal node system
slow meadow
correct they can grow up to the village stage (3) and do not have things like citizenship, ZOI, freeholds, government or social orgs.
boreal quartz
So it all belongs to the guild
Its just more places for the guild to build buildings
slow meadow
yes and the guild has to develop them as part of their defense, and it will likely take more than just the single guild to fully develop them. the guild will likely need to reach out to the broader community to get them that far.
faint plover
Very interesting, thank you guys
oak depot
and those 3 nodes are guaranteed to be Military nodes
for type of node purposes and what type of buildings they will enable as they grow to max of stage 3
tranquil torrent
@simple ether if I'm walking along the road and see 2 people in different guilds at war with each other, what happens if I heal one of them?
Assuming I'm not at war with either of them
chilly hedge
Was enchanting ever talked about beyond the +X bonuses? As in, are there other enchantments beyond +X?
slow meadow
here you go
broken shuttle
I have a question to the mmo gods
unreal zealot
please state you question and the appropriate sacrifice, no we dont take goats
broken shuttle
If dwarfs are small that will mean their hit boxes are smaller right? Wouldn’t that be a bit broken especially when playing a ranger cause it will be harder to aim a
At
unreal zealot
depends on how the action skills play out, and if its the case then it will be a tatic to use tab target moves on dwarves first
reef osprey
i suspect that most aimed skills won't have as hard of a hitbox as ego shooter bullets
surreal elk
They mentioned earlier on that all would potentially have the same hitbox. So unless its changed. thats the info we go with
plucky hollow
@surreal elk oh god I hope that gets changed, i dont like that
reef osprey
not much else you can do, unless you want to screw balance
you could make dwarves simply move slower, but racial differences like these would quickly spiral out into a balancing nightmare
boreal quartz
I really don't think that exact of a hit box really matters. Most action skills usually have a kind of cleave area where the ability hits. The only case i can think of is maybe rangers but even that will probably be forgiving.
broken shuttle
Maybe dwarfs have some kind of higher aim assist or something
I mean when aiming at them
boreal quartz
It also said that some of your skills will have to be tab target. So maybe the shots that are like 3 quick arrows might be the tab target ones.
unreal zealot
other than a "sniper" skill for a bow i can see the arrows having some sort of auto target when within a certain range of the target while still making it possible to miss
boreal quartz
Action combat more like aiming based target selecting
slow meadow
for fast moving projectiles (like the arrow from a bow) they tested both hitscan and projectile as part of APOC. you will very likely also have a tab targeted version of some of those bow shots, but at either reduced damage or effect (tab target not having hard CCs for example)
lone frost
I had a question about the champion for the military node.
1)Is the armor and weapons used by the champion the same as players?
slow meadow
everything for your champion was described as being part of the quests to raise the champion so fully contained on its own.
lone frost
Let me rephrase that.
Will they be equipping the same type of gear as a player.
For example, I have 2 of the same swords crafted and my champion can use one of them.
Or will they have their own type of gear
slow meadow
no, everything for the champion is contained to that system. outside gear, would not be part of that
lone frost
Perfect!
reef osprey
@lone frost no, you will receive their gear in a separate system
lone frost
Awesome, thank you guys.
reef osprey
@simple ether do we know if the help/approval of a node/mayor would support the guild holding a castle in any significant way
like, is it a symbiotic relationship were both profit of the prosperity of each other?
except from taxes of course
mainly in terms of "easier to hold the castle" if the local metro supports you
slow meadow
the nodes used for defense where explicitly called out as being unable to be raised to full by the guild alone, so outside help would be meaningful at least in that regard.
reef osprey
interesting, thanks a lot
slow meadow
I was a scholar in FFXIV @crystal beacon I don't know about godlike but I'll take it 🙂
hazy furnace
@reef osprey check out Paradoxs youtube channel, dudes got hours of Q and A that i found very informative
reef osprey
I've seen most of them. I listen to them mostly when communting. Even though its hard to keep up in the pat days with his 30 hours worth of QnA lol
pretty sure that the symbiotic relationship between Castles and Metros hasn't been part of the questions yet
hazy furnace
I drove to Boston today which is 10 hours total, I got a good chunk in today
reef osprey
correct me if i'm wrong there
ty, maybe something to put into your next QnA for other people that might get curious
wintry moat
ok cool thank you
crystal beacon
Will the game support multi threading?
reef osprey
pretty sure Apoc did already. So i guess that would also make it to the MMO.
not 100% sure anymore though.
but i don't think that 250 v 250 are remotely achievable without multi threading
unreal zealot
considering the type of game and that its unreal 4 i would say its very likley to have multithreading
dreamy temple
is 500v500 considered?
unreal zealot
intrepid would like to push for 500v 500 but its not a promise