inland bear
You can master only 1 of the Artisan skills
#questions
crystal beacon
And everything has an housing area where u can do it? It looked in the video like an area for breeding animals, 1 for gardening and 1 for cooking, so 1 for every artesian skill, that's why I was kind of confused ^^
main raptor
Can a mayor lock node citizenship?
tranquil willow
we all know why you want to know that 😡
whole ocean
I don't imagine there is ever a reason for that other then "No competition"
More people = more taxes
tulip hatch
@main raptor
Not lock, but they can hinder it by not adding things like apartments
onyx knoll
@main raptor not that we know of, tho they can limit it by not building any new apartments
...what Alluring says haha
tulip hatch
onyx knoll
Too fast for me!
tulip hatch
No worries! Appreciate the help lol
Just popped in for a sec so you can take over!
onyx knoll
Nah was the same for me about to get in the car haha
tranquil willow
do we know how you become a part of a family? since the family is there to connect friends who are members of distant nodes, i wonder how far do they need to travel to set up a family
couldnt find this on the wiki
tulip hatch
I do not believe we have been informed of the family cap
The family information was new so there is very little on it.
You can wait for this months livestream Q&A thread to drop that question in
main raptor
Mm interesting
So if a mayor doesnt build node housing, citizenship numbers dont increase? Or they increase per node level and per some housing metric based on houses and apartments?
tulip hatch
The latter c: Node housing cap increases upon leveling but the mayors can add additional housing
main raptor
thanks alluring 
boreal quartz
I thought we knew that family size was 8
Every time we talk about family summons etc
tulip hatch
8 was the number mentioned in the example provided yes, it was not mentioned to be the actual family size
Quote was " For example if I have a family size that is possible of 8 members the same as the party size..."
You can use 8 as the current estimate due to this quote
crystal beacon
How could I get in touch to sponsor the team at AOC with gym supplements and zero cal energy drinks etc to stay fuelled and heathy ❤️
tulip hatch
You can contact them via their press email: pr@intrepidstudios.com
quasi karma
Is there a system that allows more than one identical username on one server?
onyx knoll
@quasi karma as far as we know, names are unique. Otherwise having a name reservation system would be kinda pointless
tulip hatch
^ This
You can however use a surname so
So say someone has Twinkle
You could get Twinkle Star
sonic sky
I've looked at the classes, im trying to find which would be closest to a druid.
In essence a class using nature magic and having the ability to shape-shift.
I wouldve thought that out of the 64 available there would be one atleast close to this?
Have I missed one? Or am I just not going to get this with AoC
crisp holly
I love the name suggestion there Alluring
sonic sky
Shaman is the closest I can see just judging by class names
grizzled latch
No data is really out for how secondaries stack up, going off the names is pretty pointless as those are still subject to change too
onyx knoll
@sonic sky We don't have a lot of info on the full classes yet, names can give us a very vague idea of how they might work but until alpha 2 we won't know for sure. At the moment, it doesn't look like they have anything close to the druid archetype, we don't know if nature magic will be a thing and I'm pretty sure shapeshifting isn't something any of the classes can do, but we'll need to wait for more info to be 100% sure
sonic sky
Yeah, figures
tulip hatch
crystal beacon
A question to the Corona statue and the cosmetic skins.
First, is it enough to make a account for the Corona statue or do I need to purchase one of the packs?
Second: if I buy one of the packs I get the opportunity to buy skins in the packs afterwards which are includet in mine. So if I buy the pack with mount skin I can buy mount skins but no house skin. Is there no way to buy those house skins later on? Or can I upgrade my pack? And if I do do I have to pay the full price or only the difference to the pack I already got?
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon You only need to make an account.
grizzled latch
Just register an account for the statue
sonic sky
Only 8 "atm", I'll take it
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon For the 2nd point, you basically get it. If you buy the pack that can buy up to the mounts and then later you see a house you really like then you can upgrade your pack and you'll get the skin from the current cosmetic line
upgrading only costs the difference
grizzled latch
when you buy a pack you can buy later pack cosmetics at a price between $5-25 depending how far you upgraded
crystal beacon
upgrading only costs the difference
@onyx knoll perfect thank you. I am a student and it's much better if I can upgrade my pack step by step per month and don't have to go all in 400 in 1 month.
desert ivy
@sonic sky There is no druid "shapeshifting" class
sonic sky
YET
crystal beacon
I uppose the packs which are already gone are gone forever or are they circling?
desert ivy
I mean, maybe there will be years after launch when/if they add a new archetype, but there isn't and won't be at launch
sonic sky
Oh well suppose I can play something else :(
onyx knoll
might take a while until they add a new archetype. You have to remember that adding 1 archetype = adding 17 classes
crystal beacon
Once gone they're gone forever
@grizzled latch to quote an... Famous American president: so sad... XD
sonic sky
Maybe one of the bard archetype amalgamations will allow me to "posses"? A beast to kill things
grizzled latch
Summoner is the best we have so far for that.
sonic sky
I guess but when I see summoner I dont see the thing being summoned as my primary focus if you understand what I mean
crystal beacon
Another question to the packs (sorry I am a little bit greedy) the game time I get in the pack ist with alpha/beta inclusive or does it start at launch?
onyx knoll
if you mean merge with something, then not that we know of. But we don't have the full list of skills and abilities so maybe
sonic sky
Yeah more merge
crystal beacon
He means the soul beast from gw2 I guess ^^
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon starts at launch
sonic sky
Like pseudo-shapeshifting
crystal beacon
@crystal beacon starts at launch
@onyx knoll ty :)
onyx knoll
yeah I don't think that's a thing but as I said, we can't say for sure until we see the full skill list
sonic sky
Eh kinda like that in gw2
the middle ground between a true shape shifting class and a summoner
hollow elm
crystal beacon
Gw2 is the best mmo atm for me, but I think aoc has the potential outmatch it by far. BTW arena net dispatched very much of their Gw2 team last year to other games and even fired some, perhaps some of them would like to fill your missing staff? I think the overall theme to rethink mmos is present in aoc and gw2 so the minds behind it could be very helpful :)
grizzled latch
If you would like to discuss this further #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion would be great places for it :)
iron lava
are there going to be any berserk abilities?
onyx knoll
unknown at this time
grizzled latch
Do you mean for players or bosses?
onyx knoll
we should have the full list of base archetype abilities by the end of alpha 1
iron lava
for players, I loved playing as a barbarian in DnD
onyx knoll
there hasn't been mentions of a skill that does a similar effect to the rage from DnD, but perhaps fighters might get something. You'll have to wait until they show us all the skills to know 🙂
grizzled latch
I recommend bringing it up in the forums, class abilities are still in a pretty early stage and subject to much change so if enough people agree with you they might make it an ability if its not already. Also possible to fit something close as a bard/other support class ability to inspire a similar effect for the group.
iron lava
that's a good idea, thanks for the tip
hallow pond
Is there an underground area? if so what size is it, like full secondary map?
onyx knoll
Yes, it'll be a bunch of small pockets, areas you can enter from various places
in total the underrealm will be around 100 km^2
the main map is 480 km^2
hallow pond
o thats cool still, thank you @onyx knoll
onyx knoll
anytime 🙂
crisp holly
@hallow pond There will also be nodes in the underrealm which is going to be awesome imo
mighty dew
quick questions, don't know if this have been ask before
is it going to be possible to dye gear?
and also how does the tool system work? like after gathering some resources do you have to make your own replacements tool or can you just buy more from an npc
onyx knoll
@mighty dew Yes, you can dye gear. The dyes will be craftable by players and one time use. (only exception is the kickstarter backer exclusive ones which work a bit different)
grizzled latch
You will craft your own tools
onyx knoll
you can see more on dyes here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dyes
hallow pond
@crisp holly o really, sry was afk, damn im curious how it will work
grizzled latch
Might buy the lowest from a vendor possibly but for the most part you will make your own and they have durability and will need to be repaired/remade
onyx knoll
We know gatherers will be able to make their own tools, it's not known if the very first tier of them will be available at NPCs, but maybe. The tools will evolve as you level your professions, and eventually you can make unbreakable ones
mighty dew
will the crafting of your tools be a profession on its own or like a small segments of each profession
like you can be really good at farming so the farming tools you make are also good, or is it going to be related to the blacksmith profession
grizzled latch
Got a quote or anything for unbreakable? Last I saw steven said that wouldn't be a thing
onyx knoll
@mighty dew from how they described it, it would be like a segment of the gathering job
grizzled latch
You make your own tools, farmers make farming tools
Breeders make breeding tools ect
onyx knoll
Mhh I might be missremembering about the unbreakable thing, let me recheck
quasi karma
i Know its a bit to early to ask that but in future upcomming expansions will there be a system that prevents that old pre expansion content becomes useless. it just makes me sad when old content i like gets destroyed by a expension in an mmo
grizzled latch
Due to the fluid nature of the map I dont think thats going to be a issue
onyx knoll
@quasi karma it is indeed way too early to ask haha, however I wouldn't be shocked if they manage to make old content relevant considering how the world evolves through nodes and such
hallow pond
@crisp holly still thinking about it, imagine, underealm metropolis omg
mighty dew
o that is great, you can just focus on gathering without having to worry about becoming a blacksmith for the tools,
are materials going to matter when making the tools?
grizzled latch
Yes there are tiers of materials
crisp holly
@hallow pond Yes, that will likely be a thing which could def mess with some people and other nodes
grizzled latch
an iron pick will not last as long as a mithril one
icy niche
@quasi karma highly doubt it as the node system and the way stuff progress due to it, aswell as the idea of rare materials creating gear, it would be easy for them to say, "this item from new + this item from old place = new cool item"
grizzled latch
You need higher tier tools to gather the higher tier materials too
hallow pond
@crisp holly o yes, could be sort of like Drow city, but to bad its not forgotten realm here >.<
icy niche
and the tools will degrade over time meaning more materials will be used to create that tool.
grizzled latch
Also the nodes have various tiers of materials in them, so a node will simultaneously have low and high tier mats to be gathered in it.
onyx knoll
@grizzled latch You're correct, I misunderstood what Steven had said during the last Dev Update, he didn't say that you could get unbreakable tools only that they would gain more uses as you improve and that master tools would allow you access to rarer gatherable, thanks for pointing it out!
civic heart
is the animal husbandry profession separate from the taming profession?
slow meadow
Yes, taming is under gathering and animal husbandry is under processing
onyx knoll
so you cannot master both on 1 character
drowsy prairie
I purchased the voyager pack plus, when will the alpha 2 be available?
onyx knoll
We don't have a date for alpha 2. Alpha 1 starts in late fall this year
carmine sierra
If I order a pack now--for example the Expeditionary pre-order Pack for $150--will I able to upgrade the pack in the future to the Voyager Pre-Order package, or if Alpha 1 pack if it opens up in the future?
onyx knoll
@carmine sierra Yes you can upgrade at any time
the upgrade will cost the difference, no extra cost
carmine sierra
Awesome ty for the quick response
onyx knoll
o7
drowsy prairie
will guild activity or game progress be saved after alpha 2?
crisp holly
@drowsy prairie No, there will be wipes between each part
drowsy prairie
I see, thank you
crisp holly
There is a chance that Beta 1 might go to Beta 2 but no one will be starting with pre-play time for the full game. Except for early start kickstart servers*
crystal beacon
Will alpha 2 packs go away?
crystal beacon
Thanks again
hollow sentinel
couple of questions just based on all the info I have read/seen (1) do Nodes essentially function like a state would with villages, towns and cities contributing to the overall success? Is the adjacent node lockout based on the largest established settlement or is it just mission based (bring down a city so you can have one in adjacent node or node progression is just used to unlock mission content)? (2) Will race effect Artisan tree attributes? (3) is the progression in Gathering, Processing and crafting point based in progression so that the points given in the 50 levels are all you have to work with or can you get high level in the rest of the triangle with a mastery in one selected field? (4) Will the Under realm pockets have multiple entrances or will they only need to defend one if attacked (looking at it from a military tactics stand point)?
slow meadow
- yes they function where vassal nodes contribute to their parent nodes after they reach their xp cap and are locked out from progression by the higher node.
- No
- Progression for Artisan Paths is separate from level progression.
- Multiple entrances as the under realm is massive roughly 1/5 the size of the surface
hollow sentinel
but you can have multiples in a node from what it sounds like?
maiden thorn
are ppl going to be allowed to stream alpha 1 or 2?
okok
finally some gameplay
!!
slow meadow
there is a 4k video thats like an hour and a half long of gameplay as well already on their youtube channel, plus some others from various recent streams.
void heath
who will be allowed into alpha 1 though? (if we even know yet)
slow meadow
those who backed on KS at that level or bought that tier of pack from the store while it was available.
void heath
i see, that makes sense, thank you
crystal beacon
Question: How much will the racials of the race choice matter? Let's say will a dwarf (fighter) be perfered over a human (fighter) in different occasion? Meaning to do this one thing would have to need dwarf fighters instead of human fighters to make an example.
slow meadow
here is what steven said about the racials
that came out smaller than I would have liked. here is the quote "Different races have different stat compositions. Those stats can be important, but we also don't want them to dictate any kind of meta for what classes are best used with different races"
pseudo nest
Steven also said he wanted the races to feel like they play different for example, a dwarf fighter would feel different than a human fighter
slow meadow
correct another relevant quote is "Our goal here is to create a system where an elven fighter feels different, but serves the same role as a dwarven fighter"
hollow sentinel
so artisan progression and level progression are seperate XP pools I get that but what prevents you from mastering all artisan skills if it isn't tied to level?
slow meadow
there is a limit built in. There are three artisan paths with multiple professions in each. You will be able to master "A few but not all" professions within one artisan path
onyx knoll
Well the game design itself prevents you from mastering everything on 1 character. As a crafter, there will also be some high tier recipe that you can only get from killing rare mobs
As a gatherer, you'll need to be high level to defend yourself while out and about from mobs and players
As a processor, that might be the easiest. If you can get a gatherer to get stuff for you you could technically (at the moment, with what we know, subject to change) max out processing without maxing your combat levels
hollow sentinel
sounds like gatherers will need to gather as a party to be effective?
slow meadow
not to be effective, but you may need others near to help keep you safe.
maiden thorn
does anyone know the approximate time that beta 1 will come out or have they not said yet?
hollow sentinel
same just thinking as a party you could have multiple gatheres lumber, ore, herbs and still be able to deffend each other. seems like it might net the best haul
slow meadow
only alpha 1 this fall. no dates beyond that @maiden thorn
maiden thorn
ok thx
slow meadow
@hollow sentinel keep in mind its not that simple. if you are a small group that might make you more appealing to attack and take your goods since you are concentrating goods into one location. The PvP system will make even the gathering a risk/reward decision
hollow sentinel
understood but as gatherables drop on death to some degree all I have to do is not fight back and they face corruption penalties
half apex
If you fight back you loose less, then if you not fight back
slow meadow
correct, but not fighting back means you will drop a larger percentage of your raw and processed goods. so even that decision has multiple facets to it. I want to be careful not to veer into discussion so I would recommend looking at the PvP sections on the wiki or over at ashes 101 to see how it touches everything.
hollow sentinel
tracking I'm just thinking if you go out with a party of 10 to gather statistically one can sound the alarm and the majority can make it to safety if you have one sacraficial person to slow the enemy
depending of course on the size of the attacking party
half apex
Basically it depends on lots of things. What kinda Node you are at. Is there any ganker guild around. How much profit you do each time. If you have no luck with the node, and guilds ppl around it can work like 1-2 times , before oyu got a focused gank party non-stop on you
keen trench
I have a pc requirements question. Since the game is already looking beautiful, and its only going to be further polished. Will the 4K setting require a dual GPU setup for it to run smoothly or will 1 GPU be able to run this game on Max settings on its own 🙂 🙂 🙂
slow meadow
@keen trench no way to know at this point in time exactly, but a current top end gpu can run 4k games just fine on its own. And UE4 has many optimization settings so it should be fine.
maiden thorn
some new gpus are coming out around September probably so if u are in the market, i would wait for those
keen trench
okay. Thanks you guys for the fast response 🙂
crystal beacon
what is more worth getting, the alpha two access or the beta one access, i have enough for either but i just wanted some opinions on deciding.
spiral pine
if you arent sold on the game and its concepts you should wait and see what alpha 1 looks like
and then go from there
unborn sonnet
^
crystal beacon
ok thanks!
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon Alpha 2 will run non-stop from when it starts until launch. It will most likely be a cesspool of bugs and exploits initially, so if you think that would bother you and you don't feel like spending hours just testing things then I'd say go for the Betas, those will probably be closer to a finished product but they won't be available for nearly as long
spiral pine
you dont run an alpha all the way up to launch
trail oyster
He means you'll be able to play non-stop until launch I believe. As opposed to limited test time slots.
steady ocean
@spiral pine As far as we know, the Alpha 2 servers will run until launch. The Beta servers will be separate from the Alpha 2 servers
spiral pine
that sounds very weird
steady ocean
The Alpha 2 servers will most likely become public test servers after launch.
south adder
the alpha2 will eventually become a testing server after launch
steady ocean
It is supposed to simulate a real server that the devs can test applying patches/updates/hotfixes, etc before launch
spiral pine
i know what that is but it doesnt make sense to run the alpha and beta servers at the same time
onyx knoll
-shrug- we're just relaying what we've been told
steady ocean
The beta servers won't be persistent (most likely)
So I'd imagine they will be testing very specific things on the Beta servers, and then apply those testings to the Alpha server in the form of a patch/hotfix/update
onyx knoll
I assume they'll be using the Beta as stress tests mostly
slow meadow
it does from a patching standpoint actually. if you look at torchlight 3 and their early access they are using a similar structure. if a big issue is found in the beta, they can deploy it for testing without disrupting the beta servers. so if something serious is found the fix goes to the alpha 2/pts server first and if it is something more simple a push directly to the beta servers can happen.
summer yew
hey my bad this might seem as a random question but how can I change the font size in the ashes of creation forum ? I tried the codes from bbcode but it didnt do anything 😅
spiral pine
zoom the page
slow meadow
@summer yew pretty sure the forums don't support the full range of BBCode. I know some of the simple ones like underline and such work, but its definitely not all of them.
for reference here is a full post about it https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/42159/about-that-you-can-use-bbcode-in-your-post-statement
summer yew
hmm thank you Ill keep trying 😆
vernal salmon
steady ocean
steady ocean
my.games is just a publisher, If you registered on the Intrepid studios you should be fine if you are in NA
woven delta
Okay, thanks
steady ocean
NA = https://ashesofcreation.com/... EU = https://aocreation.com/en
This is just for making purchases in the current cosmetic/pre-order packs
maiden thorn
for the caravan system, if an attacker wins and destroys the caravan, does it drop everything or just a portion of the item it contains?
spiral pine
steady ocean
It drops a portion of the goods @maiden thorn
I'm not sure if it is currently known if the owner can recover any of the remaining goods or if those are permanently lost (I'd assume this is the case).
onyx knoll
last I heard you might be able to recover some of the caravan's pieces if you run back quickly enough
not necessarly what it was carrying
But yeah, actual pieces of the caravan
that you used to initially craft it
foggy relic
do we have any information out there on the religions?
steady ocean
@foggy relic https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pantheon
maiden thorn
thx guys
onyx knoll
beta, no. All we know is alpha 1 will be starting in late fall this year
errant chasm
we'd be lucky to see beta before q4 2021 @wanton ore
wanton ore
alright
thick lagoon
the kickstarter freehold appearances are just skins, right? meaning you still have to buy the blueprints, buy the land, etc. it's just a cosmetic thing
marsh tulip
I wonder if a big guild will use the alliance function to make sub guilds so it can focus some aspects of itself. Like guild a is main guild, guild b is raid guild, guild c is crafting guild, and guild d is pvp. Do we know if there is a cool down to leaving and joining guilds?
onyx knoll
yes there will be a cooldown, and yes, guilds will most likely use the alliance system to make sub-guilds
marsh tulip
Ah thanks
junior pagoda
do we have any idea, what the "void" is, and whether it will be at all explorable?
Or is it mainly that corruption and potentially the ancients, spill out of the void
full badger
no information on that yet @junior pagoda
junior pagoda
k
crystal beacon
Would there be skinning as a gathering profession?
civic obsidian
civic obsidian
yeah
crystal beacon
I hope they have it, it would be great for rping as a ranger
steady ocean
We know some medium armor is leather, so I'd keep your hopes up. (we don't have all the professions revealed yet as well) @crystal beacon
crystal beacon
I will keep my hopes up
You are right about that, I just want a confirmation so I can start planning my rp.
Thanks for the Answer. Love your streams.
hollow hearth
In regards to the primary archetype and secondary archetype, what benefit is there for choosing the same archetype for both?
steady ocean
It empowers your abilities, instead of altering them. Tanks may generate more threat/be more defensive, healers heals would be more potent, dps would be able to put out more pure dps with their primary skills. You gain potency but lose utility
hollow hearth
Okay wasn't sure if we would be losing out on augments for more throughput on abilities but it sounds about right.
silk grove
winter parrot
When apts and housing get destroyed, are the drops only from storage or will inventory items also drop?
small pecan
As long as you don’t die, you do not drop anything in your inventory!
kindred viper
Have the AOC devs seen a resent reddit post idea from Tavernsidegaming in regards to the family summoning idea? I think it’s worth a look. https://www.reddit.com/r/AshesofCreation/comments/i9u5kq/family_summoning_tied_to_divinity/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
slow meadow
they have acknowledged reading the official forums and reddit and discussing things from there, so they may have seen it, though they rarely comment directly on topics like that.
crystal beacon
i know that every class cna use every weapon
my question is, are they all as good for each class if you spec them?
like if u upgrade a bow, will it be as strong on a cleric as a upgraded staff?
grim cedar
I just have a general over all question about marriage inside the game. Could you tell me a little bit about it? If there is perks or shared items etc.
onyx knoll
@grim cedar unfortunately we don't know much yet about what the perks are going to be for the marriage, you can see everything we know here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Families#Marriage
hollow elm
Fishing Ships?
grim cedar
Thank you very much
onyx knoll
@hollow elm Potentially, they haven't gone very in depth with the naval elements of the game as of now. We know there will be different class of vessels, so there might be a medium one that focuses on fishing. Steven has mentionned that there will be something akin to harpoon fishing in high seas
slow meadow
@crystal beacon relatively speaking yes, though there may be some impact to you effectiveness. Take for example a tank with shield abilities. If you don't use a shield then you limit which abilities you can pick from your available ones. So synergies will come in to play but some weapon combinations will likely be stronger than others, but they are trying to keep them fairly close.
crystal beacon
hmm
i ask because we see a cleric in the showcase video using sword and shield
and i like that idea
slow meadow
@onyx knoll @hollow elm they have stated there may be fishing boats. But nothing concrete
hollow elm
ty
keen cliff
Does the intrepid store allow me to buy a pack as a gift? I wanted to gift my brother a pack. Thanks
crystal flax
Gifting isn't an option but you could just send him the money for it
crystal beacon
or you make him an account
onyx knoll
steal his credit card!
(just kidding) yeah you can make him an account yourself and buy the pack for him on the account then gift the account
Mhhh, wait, is that against ToS?
it's not a sale of account, so I think it's fine? 🤔
viscid ermine
well he is not selling it
onyx knoll
@plucky pawn Excuse me, m'am, this fellow here wants to gift a pack to their brother, would making an account for said brother and buying the pack on said account, then gifting the account be against ToS?
It's probably fine but I rather make sure ^^'
wanton cosmos
Someone should gift me fire and ice elemental skins lol. If only
onyx knoll
would be very awkward for your brother to get banned because of it!
wanton cosmos
Technically, you could possibly buy an account. I haven't myself, but I've heard of people selling their kickstarter accounts
onyx knoll
I'm fairly sure selling your kickstarter account is against ToS
wanton cosmos
I know, I'm just saying I've heard of it
grim cedar
How many letters can a guild name have?
onyx knoll
Sure, people always do things that are against ToS, that's nothing new
@grim cedar we don't have full detail on the naming rules, all we know in minimum length is 3 characters
wanton cosmos
@grim cedar no idea, as far ad we know, guilds haven't been introduced in the alpha yet
grim cedar
oh sweet, thanks 🙂
onyx knoll
oh wait, that was for player names
wanton cosmos
Yooo, new interview right now
onyx knoll
no idea for guild names
onyx knoll
go to #aoc-discussion for that plz ^^
novel ice
Will AOC have an Active universal block or dodge or sprint? Similar to eso which has a tab target option but requires active attacking
onyx knoll
@novel ice that's not finalized, they had those in APOC when they did some testing but it wasn't well received so they might get rid of it as far as i know
novel ice
Hm gotcha thanks.
quick pewter
@devs I am new to this channel. not really sure if this was answered yet. my history of MMORPG is Eq and Eq2 . I am not trying to compare this to those at all . my question is will there be a Lore Story or Narrative that Interacts with Raids and Dungeons for PVE.. reason I am asking is the videos I have seen that talk about PVE is to do with Crafting or an Artisan of some sort me I want to Progress through the world as and adventurer and not as an Artisan.. so will there be enough content for the PVE adventurer or do I have to PVP for that aspect as well?
thick lagoon
combat question. i've seen a few mmos where it slows your character down as you enter combat. that doesn't happen in ashes, correct?
onyx knoll
They plan to have pretty in depth lore, but they won't be sharing the details with us until launch so they can keep most of the info for people to discover as they play. PvP is a pretty core aspect of the game, you might be able to avoid most of it if you want, like caravans or sieges are your choice to participate in, but when you're just wandering around and questing people can chose to attack you. @quick pewter
@thick lagoon I haven't seen anything that does that. I'm not aware of any out-of-combat speed boost other then mounts
thick lagoon
well that's good. i always hated games like swtor or gw2 that slows your character down when you enter combat. feels so sluggish
onyx knoll
@quick pewter to expand on your last questions, there will be a lot of PvE content, but most of it will have a PvP side to it. For example, the world bosses are technically a PvE objective but it'll be contested by many so will probably turn into a big pvp battleground quickly. Only around 20% of the dungeons will be instanced, everything else you can encounter others while clearing so again there might be some pvp happening
plucky zodiac
Why am I not just able to purchase cosmetics from the shop
crystal beacon
eu?
woven vale
Have you purchased a pack beforehand?
quick pewter
OK Thank you Xenellia for answering so promptly.
onyx knoll
Cosmetics can only be purchased individually if you already own a pack, and you can only buy the individual cosmetic up to the tier of pack you own. So if you have the 150$ pack you could individually buy the accessory and/or pet of the following months
@plucky zodiac
plucky zodiac
I got the 500 buck one in the beginning
onyx knoll
Mhh, that's odd you should have access to all the cosmetics then 🤔 Does the shop just show up as empty for you?
tulip hatch
Did you make sure youre logged in
Has it been over a year since you last visited the website?
tight ermine
What are all the jobs available?
tulip hatch
You may need to migrate your account since its been a while
Once you log in check if your package contents are visible in the inventory if not youll have to wait max 48 hours for them to show up then you should be able to see individual cosmetics.
If youre having any issues @plucky zodiac submit a support ticket
grave plover
Where can I find more info about the static PvP zones? Coming from GW2 would love to see something like WvW roaming and organized zerg fights be tyed into the Node system.
tulip hatch
https://intrepidstudios.com/careers
you can check out careers here @tight ermine
tight ermine
Thanks :D
tulip hatch
The wiki is generally the best place for information that has been made public
tight ermine
Kk
west turtle
Where can I find more info about the static PvP zones? Coming from GW2 would love to see something like WvW roaming and organized zerg fights be tyed into the Node system.
@grave plover the whole world is a static pvp zone
but i assume you mean sieges etc
and arenas?
grave plover
@west turtle no i mean i want to roam around the world with everyone in that area as a combatant and do consenual pvp outside of seiges and arenas 24/7
grave plover
Ok thanks
onyx knoll
hurray 😄
tulip hatch
tight ermine
@tulip hatch oh lmfao sorry for the misunderstanding but I was talking about the jobs in game xd
tulip hatch
haha all good
theres some on the wiki but we dont have the full list of professions
tight ermine
Kk thanks
viral meteor
will there be servers for Latin America?
onyx knoll
onyx knoll
🤦
grave plover
@simple ether Sorry i guess i should of be more clear I was looking for something drop in drop out than the corruption system hard to find pure pvp fights in grind areas and a huge map
onyx knoll
Caravans might be something you could like then
There will also be arenas for instanced pvp you can hop into whenever you want
Many points of interests will also turn into large brawls, I imagine. Like world bosses, large gatherable veins, dungeons etc
crystal beacon
i can already see the bullying happening
near horizon
just hire mercenaries
crystal beacon
how do you hire mercenaries against whole guilds
kek
i know that guilds aren the rulers of nodes
but guilds will rule
A guild of mercenaries
solid sparrow
you hire a mercenary guild? lol
crystal beacon
I used the guild to destroy the guild
my prediction is 4-5 big guilds with subguilds
so 5 big families
west turtle
small guilds will create alliances against zergs hopefully
zergs shouldnt have alliances
crystal beacon
We should fight zergs
grave plover
Killing zergs with your guild is some of the best fun I've had in MMOs so what if they have aliances they need the handicap
@onyx knoll yeah caravans sound fun but how often will they be up?
onyx knoll
@grave plover that will depend on player activity
crystal beacon
if there are 8-10k online all the time
i cant see this game having balanced big scale fights
cuz what do they want to do with family guilds
how can you balance them not ruling everything
though i could imagine each castle being owned by a family
so they fight each other
but what is with small guilds
Small guilds get better perks
i am not talking about player size here
grave plover
It depends on how much buffs can go outside party and if theres an AoE cap
crystal beacon
i know you get perks over not leveling max player capacity
there will form big families: multiple guilds that form alliances
how can guilds that are not part of a family compete?
onyx knoll
families are just 8 players?
solid sparrow
smaller guilds can form larger alliances than a few large guilds that form an alliance
onyx knoll
not sure what you're talking about sorry
solid sparrow
you should use the term alliance not family, as families are a seperate mechanic
onyx knoll
Last I heard alliances were 4 guilds, size of guilds didn't matter
full badger
That is the ultimate question isn't it @crystal beacon and the simple answer is right now we don't know exactly. Yet another thing to be tested during alpha/beta
grave plover
Just because you have less people doesn't mean you weaker but small guilds aren't supposed to go for the biggest fish either
crystal beacon
i use the term families because alliances will have a max amount, but you can have multiple alliances
and they build a family
officially they wont be an alliance, but practically they are
onyx knoll
just called them out of game mega alliances or something lol
crystal beacon
just a term used in old mmos
onyx knoll
this term means something else here tho, so it gets confusing ^^''
crystal beacon
but will there be anything to balance this
full badger
The "balancing" comes from the fact that it is almost impossible to keep more than around 100 people together focused on a singular goal without factions and cliques appearing.
crystal beacon
Other guilds, money costs, the size of the map, changing servers.
full badger
That said, we're getting into discussion territory here, so let's move this to #aoc-discussion instead of here
crystal beacon
so there is nothing planned officialy yet?
onyx knoll
most of the really important systems also have limits on how many people can participate. It doesn't matter if you rorganisation has 5000 members when only 250 can participate in the siege for example
full badger
There is no specific game mechanic aside from the guild perk system to balance the power between small guilds and large guilds
solid sparrow
No its a player ran economy and game, if that becomes a problem its a problem for the players to solve, not the devs.
onyx knoll
This is starting to move into #aoc-discussion territory guys :3
A lot of this sort of stuff still needs to be tested before we can really give any kind of answers and/or ideas
jovial slate
How does aoc deal with tanks and healers roles since they are not as popular then dps
full badger
The augment system is designed to "blur the lines" of the traditional trinity roles
After that, it comes down to what the augments actually do (we don't know yet) and how difficult the content is (again, we don't know yet)
jovial slate
I see
crystal beacon
what makes you think they arent popular
jovial slate
I think for a healer they should make it so that they have tons of heal spells and if they target an enemy then it does dmg, not to make seperate dmg and heal spells
what makes you think they arent popular
@crystal beacon every other mmo
full badger
That is already planned for the Cleric https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cleric
btw guys, friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. Having extra discussion on top of that clogs up the channel and makes it harder to answer the actual questions. Please use the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels for discussions
crystal beacon
Sure thing that the majority play dps but healers and tanks are always played
@full badger this was a question, wasnt it?
what makes you think they arent popular
@crystal beacon
onyx knoll
@jovial slate the ratio is also different in this game, the groups will consist of 8 players, with 1 tank 1 healer and 1 support, so it requires even less people to play healers then in a game like FFXIV where you have a group of 4 with 1 healer
full badger
8 is the smallest yes
onyx knoll
technically you can do a group with 2 people 😛
jovial slate
Can 1 healer heal 8 ppl?
onyx knoll
8 is the smallest for instanced content, yes
full badger
Can 1 healer heal 8 ppl?
@jovial slate We don't know yet
crystal beacon
I highly doubt 1 healer is enough
onyx knoll
yes, they are balancing it around 1 healer per group of 8
you will also have a bard that can off heal tho
crystal beacon
Is that official?
onyx knoll
it won't be their main role but we know they have a few heals
full badger
yes, they are balancing it around 1 healer per group of 8
@onyx knoll Where did you hear that? That's news to me
jovial slate
That would be awesome tho then a healer is very fun
onyx knoll
Fairly sure they said they are balancing the game as a team of 8 with one of each archetype
let me double check
crystal beacon
Hmmmm a Bard Cleric.... I think that would be the best support class
full badger
Yes they are balancing around 8 players with 1 of each archtype, but that doesn't mean there will only be 1 healer
crystal beacon
What would be the point in needing 1 healer for 8 people, when in other mmos there is usually 1 for 4 or 5
crystal beacon
That would ruin the cleric role though
onyx knoll
Maybe summoner might have something too, but we need to wait for confirmation on that
crystal beacon
Because there are definitely more healers than 1:8
errant chasm
they're also balancing it for a casual group of 8 to be able to do it hence no dps meters or ways to check on how people are doing so most 8 man content with good players should be doable with 5 or 6 in theory
full badger
Bards and Summoners can heal too (to a lesser extent than the Cleric). Also we don't know what the augments will do and how difficult the content will be
junior pagoda
bard/ranger or bard/rogue , otherwise I am going tank.
full badger
And again guys, this is now a discussion so I am backing out, and I suggest you move down to #aoc-discussion for the opinions and speculation
onyx knoll
Most of the cleric augments example that were given seemed to be self-sustain, but I admit there is still a lot to be discovered on the augments and how they will function. That being said, the initial point I was attempting to make was that the Cleric role is the only official healing archetype, so people that want to focus on healing would pick it, and you will need 1 per group usually, which is a wider range then most other MMOs. I do agree that it's likely you might need an other archetype to have a secondary as cleric, but that can be changed as needed by groups (with a bit of work), so I calculate it differently personaly
jovial slate
Is it possible for a server to have 5 millitairy nodes?
onyx knoll
technically yes
civic obsidian
8 is the max party size
onyx knoll
unless the map layout makes it impossible, which is possible if all the military nodes are too close to each other
civic obsidian
wew i was scrolled up alot
onyx knoll
@civic obsidian no, 40 is the max 🙂
onyx knoll
They've been calling those group sizes
civic obsidian
ah
onyx knoll
it's just a terminology thing, you're of course correct that they are technically multiple groups
jovial slate
Will every set of classes have an unique abillity? So it can realy feel your own abillity?
full badger
Yes, every archtype will have a signature utility skill to help them in the world or in dungeons
errant chasm
no
errant chasm
each class has say 10 skills with 3 lvls to them and u can put points into them then at 25 u get ur augments that u can use to alter chosen skills
jovial slate
I understand that
errant chasm
so ur charge could be different across 8 play sub specs but u wont have say 8 different skills
jovial slate
That is not what i mean
onyx knoll
For example, as Fluffy says let's take a Fighter who has a charge skill. If you go figher/figher, you still have a charge skill but now it does aoe damage when you hit your target. If you go fighter/mage, you still have that charge but now it teleports you instead of actually charging. You go fighter/ranger and you drop a trap on arrival etc.
So it's all technically the same skill, but every secondary you pick will give you a different variant on it
(those were example i invented, not confirmed)
jovial slate
If every archtype has 10 skills, as soon as you pick your second class, woudn’t it be great if you get an unique skill that only that combination of classes has?
errant chasm
think each sub spec can give u up to 4 options per skill atleast thats what people are saying
so for mage u can do fire / lightning / ice / teleportation sub on your fighters charge
onyx knoll
@jovial slate It could be, but so far that isn't how they're designing the classes 🙂
errant chasm
i mean it'd be fun possibly but hard to balance and would possibly add months+ to the 2+ years we have to wait for release and stuff like that would make or break groups potentially @jovial slate
errant chasm
possible or it'd be awful having to play a certain spec just cause 1 specific skill is op but the class itself isnt
onyx knoll
Feel free to make a post on the forums about it, if enough people like it perhaps the dev would consider it
errant chasm
or having to recruit 3 people of a specific spec for a boss fight ect kicking ur friends to get something done easier
jovial slate
Will there be a mana/energy/rage source of just cooldowns?
full badger
Every class will have mana
errant chasm
think 3 bars in some of the videos so assume we'll have an extra resource for certain skills
full badger
There may be additional resources added but nothing mentioned/confirmed yet
jovial slate
Every class will have mana
@full badger ahh bummer
I was playing neverwinter and that plays realy nice with only cooldowns
wind storm
hey all finally watching the twitch the golden feather stream i missed earlier interesting so far
and jahlon you have been a pleasure to watch and listen about sahes of creation
crystal beacon
Is there any interesting information in the golden feather stream?
winter parrot
When do think we will get a look at the skill trees? Around public Alpha 2?
full badger
@crystal beacon Go see for yourself https://www.twitch.tv/videos/710466515
crystal beacon
Oh thanks my dude / dudette
full badger
@winter parrot the entire skills trees should be implemented by the end of Alpha 2, but that's pure speculation on my part. We have no timeline for when stuff will be implemented
ashen vault
As I watch the interviews with Steven, people keep mentioning "a Sandbox". What is a sandbox?
winter parrot
Thanks for the reply Mist
wind storm
so far just talking about the company which Margret Khron does and such
ashen vault
Thanks Jahlon
full badger
So for example, games like Eve Online and Albion Online are sandbox mmorpgs, whereas games like FFXIV and WoW are themepark mmorpgs
wind storm
hey jahlon is there going to be some solo dungeons? caves to explore/quest through?
full badger
They have mentioned solo dungeons but no details on how many there will be compared to group dungeons
wind storm
i also wondered if like tattoos on character bodies be linked to spells and glow when the spell is cast thing it be cool because they could be different colors
full badger
@wind storm
wind storm
thanks wandering mist
i remember in skyrim and eso the caves were nice to explore through espeicially pass through to a hidden area like in swtor
wind storm
yea
ruby swift
Please keep the channel clear for questions.
wind storm
the underwater places like subnautica would be nice
crystal beacon
But yeah this is a question channel
grand tendon
Sorry about that
wind storm
i was wondering about the underwater content is it going to be upon the lauch to play through zones or added later
crystal beacon
But how would we get to them? Or the globe just magically expands? Or... Portals?
wind storm
lot of talk about nodes but does it cover some the water areas around them
ruby swift
There will be naval content at launch. They just may not be all advanced systems in play at launch. Expanded underwater environments and naval combat was a stretch goal. Stretch goals can be pushed if needed.
errant chasm
isnt naval testing planned for alpha 2 depending how that goes we may get it on launch
ruby swift
Testing goals and things included shift according to need.
winter parrot
I recall hearing that everywhere will be covered by a zone of influence, except for possible internationl waters which are still in discussions.
wind storm
cool
ruby swift
Otherwise island nodes would have a hard go of it.
wind storm
will people after making characters at at launch have a choice of which of the 4 spots to start in
errant chasm
so wait are there going to be several spawns and not 1 centralized area where every 1 starts?
wind storm
i remember 4
crystal beacon
The first metropolis will probably be near the camps, well that is my theory
wind storm
so what about the nodes farther out,so outer nodes getting leveled up
ruby swift
Nodes will level wherever people choose to put in the effort to feed exp. There are several groups that plan to move far away from the portals at launch. Theorycrafting is best for the discussion channels.
wind storm
what im driving at is there going to be camps in the outer nodes
wind storm
so 50 people is what is going to be needed to get camps to pop up,grinding together
ruby swift
No, any number of people can contribute to a nodes exp. We saw in testing that with around 40 people working on specifically trying to get a node to "pop" from 0 to 1 it took a couple hours. They can adjust those values to get the result they want.
full badger
The amount of people and time it takes to upgrade a node will be tested and tweaked during alpha and beta
wind storm
ok ty
keen frost
Will there be nodes XP degrade? Say if there people get mid way through upgrading a node and then just abandon it for a day or two... will it lose progress?
crystal beacon
Yes, atrophy
ruby swift
Yes, nodes can atrophy. But they will go back to 0 instead of degrade in stages.
crystal beacon
Oof, a bit harsh
ruby swift
Intrepid found that is was too complicated to have a node "deleveling" mechanic trying to unwind things related to player housing and other node mechanics. They now will atrophy to 0 over a length of time with no activity.
keen frost
It makes sense to me. Thank you for answering that.
main raptor
@simple ether is there an upkeep cost for freeholds? I thought there was but I couldn't find it on the wiki
ashen vault
If I have a Freehold in a node and I craft in that node, but there really isn't any other action in the node (because others have moved on), will that node then delevel or will my activity be enough to keep it from going back to zero?
ruby swift
@main raptor Yes, there are taxes on all property owned in game.
full badger
It's unlikely that a single person will be able to meet the upkeep requirements for a node @ashen vault
main raptor
Oh it falls under taxes gotcha
ruby swift
@ashen vault They have not released guidelines on how much activity or lack of causes a node to atrophy.
main raptor
Is the property tax rate determined by the mayor of the parent node, similar to other taxes?
ruby swift
NO
wind storm
tax rate will have to increase...
ruby swift
oops cap
Taxes on property are set. And increase over time for those that come later to the party.
Get in early, have a lower tax rate
wind storm
that is good to know
ruby swift
Mayor sets taxes for things like services and sales.
main raptor
Okay and are these weekly/monthly/other?
And is there going to be a system in place where someone with an irl emergency/unavoidable circumstance i.e house fire/natural disaster/deaths in family/whatever are able to freeze their taxes for a period of time?
Okay good good thanks guys
ruby swift
But there won't be a freeze mechanic. If you don't play for a long length of time you will lose property.
main raptor
Yeah the combination of monthly taxes and a grace period should cover it anyway
ruby swift
They want to avoid the situation where people that no longer actively play the game can "camp" real estate for months or years on end. I have a guildie who still logs onto Archeage every few weeks just to pay maintenance on her house that she has squatted on for years, but won't give up because it is valuable real estate.
stone atlas
will there be primary class channels added to discord ? like a ranger channel ?
ruby swift
Possibly, but probably not. Last info we got about them adding new channels it that the powers that be are happy with the current flow.
ruby swift
There has been ongoing QA testing. There is a session for LoM and PI backers to stress test this month announced.
woven pendant
Ah okay, that's what I heard about then
wind storm
thanks for the link
viral meteor
If I am in a group and one of my teammates becomes corrupt for killing players, do all of us on the team become corrupt?
full badger
Only the person who deals the killing blow becomes corrupt
fleet meteor
Yeah I have a question, anyone know why a meme would get removed from reddit that doesn't appear to break any TOS? Mods arnt replying back.
full badger
That's something only the mod team can answer @fleet meteor
desert ivy
Didn't they recently introduce meme mondays? Maybe you can only post memes on Monday now idk
fleet meteor
it was in meme mondays and was up for several hours and then removed for no reason
Yeah I got a response saying all memes basically get deleted if its not posted ON THE MONDAY as per rule 9. I mentioned that might not be the best idea as I live in Australia and my Monday falls on US sunday haha @simple ether
pseudo nest
I have a good question. is there going to be diminishing returns on CC?
slow meadow
yes
fleet meteor
I kinda wish I was on the Alpha 1 squad. Id test the hell out of all those things. Ive been a backer for star citizen for years and always test the quarterly build for bugs etc before release.
torpid tangle
a1 sales 
pseudo nest
On the DRs is it based on the type of cc or all cc combined?
ruby swift
Combined. They don't want people stunlocking.
pseudo nest
Oh great
ruby swift
They want meaningful pvp. Stuns and slows are part of that. Repeatedly stunning someone to grief them, no.
Expect stuns and slows to have a direct damage impact too. No stunning people and not doing damage to avoid flagging either.
echo kraken
fleet meteor
was it mentioned if guild names can contain numbers >?
fleet meteor
Hey jahlon. which one of you bois ninja looted the dragon in the video 🤣
ruby swift
Doesn't matter, loot was turned off for that test. It just gave essences.
ruby swift
If you click on their name, there is a tag.
hexed canyon
Has there been any mention on how will the freehold system work with coastal/island nodes is the claimable area just limited or would you be able to create floating or elevated freeholds on water/coast?
ruby swift
No floating or elevated mentioned. You can place anywhere that meets the requirements.
hexed canyon
kk ty.
fleet meteor
is there any PI who are outside of the US?
like are they allowing outsiders of the US to test the Alpha's?
ruby swift
I am not in the US and I test just fine.
fleet meteor
VPN?>
ruby swift
No. No region locks.
fleet meteor
Yeah I was just curious as im Australia and was wondering how well it would go on Alpha 2 if I couldnt get alpha 1 test.
West coast servers are fine for aussies but East coast are meh
ruby swift
All depends on where the testing servers end up. I would have to check whether it is A2 or B1 that has been confirmed for OCE/SEA testing server. I know it was mentioned recently.
But there are people playing from those regions in the current tests now. They just deal with the lag, which is all good data for Intrepid.
For example there is a tester from Singapore that was able to repeat a latency bug that gave a speed boost when exploiting a dodge roll bug. If they had not had them with shitty ping, it might have gone unnoticed.
fleet meteor
I hope they have tested that with animation cancelling. Pretty much every mmo has some form of exploitable bug when animation cancelling until its patched
civic rampart
Dunno if this has been asked but since Steven had a lot of experience with Archeage, and Archage encouraged the idea of exploit early exploit often. Is the team going to take a similar stance?
mighty patio
Like that's not a good stance and as far as I understand it Steven just looks to the good parts of archeage for inspiration not the bad parts.... And that's DEFINITELY a bad part.
civic rampart
I mean Steven was one of the ones doing exploit early exploit often, you couldnt be a top guild without doing that.
torpid tangle
I'm assuming like most companies if the exploit is game breaking there will be action taken, but if it's minor and irrelevant, it'll probably get fixed and kept under wraps
civic rampart
Yeah its the idea of what they consider game breaking that worries me, but ill find out when it happens.
vernal salmon
one thing is what you do as a player, and a different thing is what you do as a developer... But only time will tell
stone walrus
Is there a list of Intrepid employees stream links? i.e.: margaret's
steady ocean
I do not believe so, but you could try checking their twitter. Margaret's is her /firstnamelastname @stone walrus
sly monolith
ruby swift
They are considered persistent in that they will be up 24/7 except for downtime and patches. There will be wipes and a final wipe before release. They are not "permanent"
obsidian wagon
Hi there, I have been away a while and I have a question. I have the Braver of the Worlds package from kickstarter in 2017, is there any gameplay I should have access to at this moment or will that be in the fall for Alpha One?
Thanks in advance
ruby swift
@obsidian wagon That will be in the fall when BoW are added to the testing. A1 full release is considered when Intrepid Pack holders with A1 access are added after that.
open fractal
@idle siren So through all the research i've done on the game there was little talk on how obtaining legendries will be like. Will there be a system where you just hop into a high level raid and its legendries galore, or is it something that will be dropped so rarely/ take lots of time to craft that it will be a symbol of how long you've spent playing the game along side obtaining flying mounts
stone walrus
alpha 2 servers are permanent right?
@sly monolith A2 servers should be permanently accessible but content will not be permanent/persistent due to wipes
honest solstice
@open fractal not sure how accurate but i think i read legendries will be just that legendary / very very rare havent heard or other item ranks alough so its hard to tell
open fractal
@honest solstice thanks for the response
fleet meteor
it was mentioned I believe in one of the alpha videos that legendries were pretty rare. In the 4K play through I believe the tank got a legendary drop and steven laughed about it because how rare they should be.
open fractal
interesting i must of missed it, because i did watch that video, must of been distracted thank you @fleet meteor
fleet meteor
I could be wrong and it was just a joke but its here he mentions a named sword and says I think its legendary
https://youtu.be/fkwaYLOuw2s?t=1003
open fractal
ah yes i saw this part i totally missed him saying it was a legendary i remembering saying he got a sword from the dropped but that was it
ruby swift
There are unique legendaries on a server. Those can be found by various means. Even just laying on the floor of some place. (hard to reach exploration poi). There will not be a single method for unique or regular top tier gear.
open fractal
there is a huge emphases on exploration so i would assume they'd put something like that in the game
fleet meteor
According to WIKI
"Obtaining a legendary item will not be RNG based. It will entail obtaining construction components from various progression pathways.[1][2]
At each stage from Gatherer to Processor to Crafter you are required to have certain prerequisites before those elite types of materials can be essentially gathered, processed, or crafted.[1] – Steven Sharif"
Yeah I thought crafting was going to be the focus of legendries
ruby swift
Yep, for crafted legendaries. There are other categories.
fleet meteor
Legendary equipment is only dropped by Legendary world bosses.[3]
open fractal
that is interesting actually
ruby swift
There are unique legendary drops that will be placed in the world. He has also said that. For example, the Sandal. They will be placed as sort of powerful easter eggs to be discovered.
And with all things Ashes. It is best not to put yourself into absolutes. Cause it will change a week later.
grizzled hatch
Would a system where you outsource the crafted equipment from people with high level artisanship's with the materials you've gathered be viable
ruby swift
Think I saw a forum post on that. So far I have seen nothing official about an escrow system to stop people from just keeping your stuff. Sure to be addressed at some point either way.
fleet meteor
Here is where he talks about legendary gear from bosses July 25th 2020
https://youtu.be/KtVUiS7yAHE?t=2873
open fractal
thank you this is helpful, its amazing what they have done and only being in pre-alpha
there will be no NDA for when alpha 1 drops right?
that is if content creators get their hands on keys
ruby swift
The NDA will be released when Steven feels it is ready. There will be plenty of streams when that is decided.
open fractal
ahh ok sounds good
woeful vector
So a race that contributes the most EXP to a node will make the city look like that races architecture?
Additionally..
If dwarves were to be the ones to give the most EXP to a level 3 encampment and make the encampment look like a dwarven encampment, will the aesthetics change to a elvish architecture if elves were the ones to provide most exp at level 4?
rare apex
does lvl'ing a node only give services like quests and merchants or do you get like more personal boosts like limited time xp boosts?
fleet meteor
Yes to nodes looking like races that contribute most xp
woeful vector
I guess the question is, does a nodes encampments architecture change to another races architecture when leveled up again
steep lagoon
Hello, i am commin from BDO and I'm rly excited about Ashes of Creation. But my main worry about the game is the combat system which keeps me from preordering right away. The combat system as it is right now seems a little clunky and static, how does the tab target part of the combat system work? for targeted ability's, can you only select a target with clicking on it or the tab key? or can you just aim at a target and use the single target ability's? i rly rly hope there is a choice in this. sorry if this was asked already
ruby swift
@woeful vector Yes, it changes at each phase. You could indeed have dwarven, then elven, then whatever depending on which race contributed the most.
@rare apex There is rested exp gained from taverns and inns.
There are various benefits that node citizens will gain based on the items in their reliquary, which is not just looted items, but gained through various node achievements.
@steep lagoon They are going for a hybrid combat system. Some abilites are action based, some are tab. You will have skill points that you can place into various abilities to select them for your loadout. You can choose to go 75%/25% or a mix in between either way. The combat will not resemble BDO, or on the flip side WoW. It should be more fluid and less "clunky" over development and combat is worked on.
fleet meteor
We certainly hope 
steep lagoon
@ruby swift thank you for the answer, i don't rly want a combo system like bdo but i rly hope that it will be fluid in gameplay
ruby swift
They have shown that they realize combat is important in how it plays. All we can do is test and hope they get to something that people like. There is always going to be a segment of the population that doesn't like where they end up, but that will be for them to deal with.
fleet meteor
Thats where the feedback is really important. As the inspiration for AOC is from mmos where their combat were a little lack lustre
placid swift
Does anyone know what kinds of Ore will be present in the game yet? Trying to think of a guild name, and wouldn't want to think of Ore names that are not in the game 😄 Without a doubt there will be Iron, and I believe I've heard Mithril heard of also. But besides that?
full badger
@placid swift Nothing else mentioned yet
placid swift
@full badger Alrighty, cheers 🙂
ruby swift
Might want to wait. There is no guarantee that they won't call it something else.
abstract mountain
Is there any actual way to get to test alpha 1?
fleet meteor
only if they open up buy packs for alpha 1 again
Alpha 1 was originally set for kickstarter packs
abstract mountain
Ok thx 😁
oak depot
Didn’t have a chance to watch yet, but anything that we didn’t already know discussed on the MK interview yesterday?
ruby swift
No, nothing really game related that would be news. Lots of love and job descriptions.
full badger
the only things were plans to make CC packs available for people making ashes related websites, and ashes merch at some point down the line @oak depot
dusky pasture
This is still just a hypothetical question but let's say I made a mercenary guild specializing in assassinating high level players. Many of them reported us multiple times from different occassions, how will the management act upon this situation?
ruby swift
Depends on if they consider it griefing or legitimate play.
narrow mirage
didnt steven even say that he is considering scaming be part of the game
so I dont think they would really do anything
ruby swift
I would need a citation on that. He is not planning on a hands off approach like EVE does.
Spying is part of the game. Scamming and griefing are not.
narrow mirage
somebody was talking about it yesterday I think
unreal zealot
if your targeting the same players or you get "hired" to target the same players it could be considered greifing and the "purchasers" would get away scot free, so i would probably just make it a rule to the same target cant be killed over and over in my assassins' guild like a cool down period.
vernal swallow
This is still just a hypothetical question but let's say I made a mercenary guild specializing in assassinating high level players. Many of them reported us multiple times from different occassions, how will the management act upon this situation?
@dusky pasture Not sure, but considering the fact that they're going to build a good anti grief system (corruption) they might allow it.
unreal zealot
also it might jsut be easier to make a bounty hunters guild since its alot safer to target corrupted players xD
dusky pasture
This kind of situation might become rampant before a siege, killing key players early on before a siege event gives an advantage for the other party
ruby swift
This is more discussion than question then. Make a suggestion on forums or in the other channels, they might respond.
dusky pasture
Looks like it, welp I'll try posting
whole ocean
I think scamming and other similar social problems have social solutions
It's not really up to games to police that sort of thing unless it gets to be harassment
thorny jay
A node's appearance being based on the race who contributed the most EXP, is that per node level or as a percentage of total EXP gained since the node was level 0?
On one hand it seems like per level would make sense, but on the other it would be kinda weird for a longstanding dwarven city to suddenly change into a human metropolis
whole ocean
I think it is per level, but also they can only level up a maximum of 5 times, and the nodes lock each other out from progressing further
ruby swift
It is per level
whole ocean
I think it's 5 times
ruby swift
6 times. 0 to 1, 1 to 2, all the way to 5 to 6.
@thorny jay Yes, was one of the reasons you have not seen skins for in-node housing. You could have an elven house at level 3 and a dwarf one at level 4
oblique igloo
@ruby swift this is question channel not discussion channel
void heath
Hello! I am trying to find info about possible gear score on equipment. Is there anything that would be sort of a kin to WoW's item level that people can see and determine if they want to boot you from the group? I know Steven talked to Tim the Tattoo Gentleman about no dps meter to prevent that.
icy niche
when i buy a package on ashesofcreation.com will i get it on eu or will it only be on na?
unreal zealot
@icy niche it will be NA but you will be given an option to transfer to EU later one before launch
@void heath im not sure about gear scoring but people are gonna look at your gear either way to see what bonuses you have and even just look at your class and say no thanks there's no real way to get rid of that kind of behavior unfortunately
hollow sentinel
will the vassal system work across regional borders?
fair yew
There will be a gear score but only you can see it. No one can inspect your gear
void heath
thanks, i know it's impossible to prevent but mitigating it is good. but i do remember now they can see the quality of gear as the buff thank you!
fair yew
Vassals work based on the surrounding nodes. They can be across region if they are next to each other and not already a vassal of another node
junior ore
So they bigger node holds zoi over the smaller ones of that’s what your asking as for metros they’re zoi won’t overlap
hollow sentinel
will the MATs respawn be balanced or random? just concerned that early on the resources could get decimated and leave node XP to mobs leveling only for a time which would really shaft the artisans who gather.
fair yew
Resource spawning is going to be random. Once you deplete it it will spawn somewhere else
hollow sentinel
just wondering as everyone world wide should be resourcing
upbeat cipher
Question: Does your race and/or sub-race affect the appearance of your armor you equip in the game?
west turtle
yes
upbeat cipher
ah thank god lol
west turtle
np
sharp robin
Is it like that for all sets or not some sets?
wanton cosmos
For all sets as fair as we know
static hatch
i think all sets but not sure about if u can craft different style sets and legendary items will look unique
wanton cosmos
Not to mention some legendary items are unique, 1 a server items. So if they're, say an orc armor piece, we can probably assume they would only look orcish.
dark jungle
west turtle
big guilds above i think it was 150 cap lose perks
dark jungle
300 cap
icy niche
do packs change every month?
dark jungle
Yes
half shell
How long does it approximately take to get across one ZOI?
onyx knoll
that's a bit impossible to answer since the zone of influences aren't static
they grow and shrink based on the size of the nodes
half shell
What about a ZOI of a level 5 or 6 node?
dark jungle
level 6 ZOI is around 1/5 the size of the world map
it will take hours to to traverse the entire map, so perhaps an hour
it does depend on the shape of the ZOI and the obstacles in the way, like oceans or mountains etc
half shell
Ty :)
plush vector
For those with keys, when is the next Testing? ^^
plush vector
Ah nice, thank you ^^
winter parrot
What is the advantage of a castle over metro? And has anyone mentioned the comparison of food buffs to bards?
dark jungle
they really are different things https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guild_castles https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Metropolises
too many differences to name really
winter parrot
Thanks for the links Lex
velvet ruin
if i pvp down a group taking on a boss will i be corrupted?
slow meadow
if they are non-combatants then yes.
velvet ruin
so mobility becomes the crucial point then. to physically get to the boss and get the first tag. then if a second group wants the tag they either have to do 60% of dps or flag us
whats stopping me from hawking behind a group to wait till they combat with the last trash pack before a boss?
slow meadow
nothing. you can follow a group all the way through. they could always turn around and kill you, so there's that. same thing when you are on the boss, if another group shows up either out DPS them or kill them depending on what you think is the best.
velvet ruin
yeah ima park myself in a military node permanetly
kind cloud
will there be neutrual factions that we can work with to unlock gear/recipes?
velvet ruin
yes but eventually you still have to kill a boss for the mats
golden stirrup
So if there are resistances to damage types in the game, will there be vulnerabilities as well?
Ex: A mage specialized in fire doing more damage to monsters with cold-based powers
slow meadow
@kind cloud there are social organizations, religious organizations that will have rewards for progressing with them.
kind cloud
ty
slow meadow
@golden stirrup yes and Intrepid have specifically called out potentially needing to adjust your loadout for bosses to be more effect with resistance/weakness being one of the factors as why you would need to do that.
golden stirrup
That's amazing. Gonna be the world's best Pyromancer. Just you wait an see.
lean jewel
except in water dungeons
errant quiver
@winter parrot an additional dragon and drakes to defend with, and further influence over the region.
reef echo
@idle siren is there going to be a node for middle eastern, like arabian cultre?
tranquil willow
Vaelune are Arabic
reef echo
whos that ?
steady ocean
Vaelune is a race of humans
reef echo
aha
slow meadow
its one of the races. races determine architecture styles
reef echo
that's cool
steady ocean
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Vaelune @reef echo
Will give you an idea of some of their styles
reef echo
thanks i really appreciate the help :3
jagged rapids
I've looked it up but don't know how up to date the info is so...
Will we have full controller support?
slow meadow
as of now, they "may have controller support" but isn't something they plan to put work in to until closer to launch
jagged rapids
Okay, thanks^^
I hope it will work out
spiral pine
controller support for mmos dont make sense
slow meadow
it works for FFXIV and adds accessibility to the game, so it makes sense for giving people options for playing your game.
sterile gulch
I mean, it does make some sense. You can use some buttons to swap between hotbars that use the rest of the buttons as the rest of the skills on the hotbar. It's like how you wouldn't think PKing on OSRS would work on a phone or tablet, but there are people successfully doing it.
For a lot of people the additional accessibility is nice
tidal tangle
Are there ever official responses to the dev discussion topics? Like what the internal team is thinking about after reading the community feedback?
steady ocean
Not usually, no. Although sometimes feedback makes its way onto the next dev update stream
tidal tangle
Is that something worth changing? Just a simple post on what ideas they liked/didn't like, and what they are currently considering. Personally I'm not a fan of providing feedback, and it not being acknowledged.
steady ocean
They do tend to comment on the official forums and Reddit.
fair yew
They do generally comment on it in the live stream at the end of the month
sterile gulch
Providing feedback is a double edged sword. On the one hand, players know what's going on, and feel like their voices are heard. On the other hand, every voice doesn't need to be heard, and the general public can sometimes design things that are way too far of a reach for a very niche audience within the community as a whole. Sure, they need to feel acknowledged, but sometimes their suggestions are a bit out there.
On the other other hand, some suggestions that do make it to live are good ones that are simplistic enough to be implemented in a way that doesn't negatively impact a dev cycle!
chilly hedge
Nothing's worse than design by comittee
jagged escarp
how can i report account selling scams?
wintry jasper
is there any chance of any of teh previous cosmetics or packages becoming available now that more people know about the game that didnt previously?
tulip hatch
Account selling/buying is against ToS
If you purchased a black market account Intrepid can not assist you but you can report the account for breaking ToS
no past cosmetics will not be returning as they are exclusive
full badger
@wintry jasper Once cosmetics go away they don't come back
wintry jasper
that sucks from a new player stand point
full badger
*shrugs * it is what it is
jagged escarp
my clan has a private server and a ks backer joined us and offered to sell one of our members his braver of worlds account
tulip hatch
there will be in game variants that will be similar
jagged escarp
he sent us all of his account info to be checked but we heard from another clan that they got scammed by him
tulip hatch
Submit a ticket and report the user and provide all necessary information for intrepid to investigate
wintry jasper
^
jagged escarp
under which of the submit request?
tulip hatch
I need assistance with my account then general inquiry
past harbor
Is there going to be a way of showcasing old weapons or armour? Like a glass showcase or something
crystal beacon
I don't think there is any confirmation
ruby swift
They have talked about a trophy display option for things like monster kills and other achievements from like fishing and such. Nothing confirmed, more of a "Wouldn't that be cool?" musing from the developers.
We know there are placeable "knick-knacks". Two have been gifted so far. The Windmill Boss one from A0 and the the Covid one.
raw gyro
okie...question. So, with the class system i can bard-summoner, ranger-cleric, and fighter-mage. With my first class choice being a melee weapon type(fighter, rogue, tank) and my second choice being a magic type(mage, summoner) do i have to switch weapons depending which skill i'm using in battle? for exampe if i'm a fighter-mage combo, when i do a sword slash and transition to casting a mage spell would i need to change weapons? could i dual wield a sword in one hand and wand/spell book in other so i don't have to switch weapons? or could i still cast magic even tho i'm just dual wielding swords?
sorry long though
slow meadow
as jahlon said abilities come from the primary, and weapons for the most part are separate from your skills. there might be some exceptions (think shield bash) but any class can use any weapon
raw gyro
hrm. so if i go fighter-mage, my fighting abilities only come from the fighter side. and i guess the mage aspect would add some stuff, but not any new skills?
slow meadow
correct your secondary augments your primary skills. it doesnt add new skills
mighty patio
As far as I understand it your secondary class just "enhances" your abilities so for fighter-mage might give your sword slash a fire component for example (a guess really)
raw gyro
oh that sounds cool. i mean long as i get lightning swords i'll be happy 🙂
mighty patio
Each subclass will have 4 trees is what I heard so maybe?
raw gyro
now i mean swords with little sparks of lightning/electricity. im not trying to push for a lightsaber, that'd be a bit much
slow meadow
augments have varying levels of effects from simple changing damage types, to something like altering a fighter charge from a straight line charge stopped by a wall to a blink like "teleport" to the target that might ignore that same wall.
raw gyro
oh, exciting stuff. thanks for the info everyone. doesn't help ignoring buying into alpha2 any easier. lol
crystal beacon
Buy when you are ready it is just cosmetics and some early access
ruby swift
@raw gyro Particle effects are used to denote the importance and rarity of some weapons.[18]
raw gyro
@ruby swift ah okie. well hopefully eventually get those lightning sword(s)
@crystal beacon understood and im glad steven pushed that message in recent AmAs as well
ruby swift
Could be. The did take a hit during APOC about the weapon glow being a bit much. But there will be cool effects to be earned either in game or through the store.
raw gyro
ah i see. i dont know much bout APOC besides the base idea of what it was and for. but cool they are learning from the info
mighty patio
actually follow up question. I really didn't start following Ashes til TheLazyPeon's Video so what was APOC? I know it's a battle royal? How was it received? (sounds poorly)?
grizzled hatch
Whats the difference between the blacksmith artisanship and the weaponsmith one
It was received semi poorly, but was mainly used as a way to test necessary systems I heard
severe coyote
i didn't play it but APOC was a BR mode made to test AoC combat. They released it as an actual game (while continuing to use it as a test) and people didn't receive it too well thinking AoC was turning into a cash grab and ditching the mmo idea for the latest "br craze".
crystal beacon
It was just bad marketing and communication
ruby swift
There are several threads from around that time on the forums that would give you a better perspective on the mood of the community towards that "testing phase." It has been beat to death. Let it rot.
lusty kite
yes, it is old news...move on
onyx knoll
@grizzled hatch we don't have a quote but we assume blacksmith = tools/barding, weaponsmith = weapons, armorsmith = heavy armor
lusty kite
this is AoC and we are all super excited about A1 and the dropping of the NDA so we can live vicariously through the fortunate ones who have the A1 access 😄
ruby swift
While other games have folded weaponsmithing and armorsmithing into the blacksmith profession, Ashes plans for it to have other relevance.
digital turtle
for names, will there only be a first name?
lusty kite
Characters will have a first-name and an optional surname (family name).[44]
onyx knoll
@digital turtle There will also be a family name, but it's a bit more elaborate then like in FFXIV
ruby swift
digital turtle
ahh ok Thank you^^
grizzled hatch
That does make sense Xenellia
lusty kite
Question, what do we know about A1? What will the character level range be (up to?) How far can nodes progress to? Will we have both land caravans and personal caravans to test?
onyx knoll
@digital turtle your surname will probably change during your gameplay, since (from how i understand it) it's dependent on which family you're in. Families are groups of up to 8 players that get a few bonuses, and you can't change around willy nilly but you could end up with a different family name eventually then the one you picked at dreation
ruby swift
@lusty kite The testing goals for A1 are fluid and change on need.
onyx knoll
@lusty kite A1 will include around 25% of the full map and have a level cap of lvl 20. You can see the full list of what they plan to test here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-1
digital turtle
assuming family system works similar to AAU
ruby swift
Yes, because many of the things that are being discussed are under NDA.
onyx knoll
np, Unknown isn't wrong tho, Intrepid can change those plans at any moment
so take those with a grain of salt 😛
@digital turtle I've never played AAU so I can't say, you can see what we know of it here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Families
long horizon
Any restrictions on languages for names? Non English characters in A1
onyx knoll
(which isn't much lol)
@long horizon the only thing we know about naming convention is that it'll be a minimum of 3 character long
ruby swift
@long horizon You should look to the naming conventions from this Discord for a guide.
long horizon
Fair enough. Thanks @ruby swift @onyx knoll
ruby swift
Some people use non English characters to try and get around reporting features and other bad actions. They are aware of this.
crystal beacon
I think that it will depend on the server location
onyx knoll
that would be a logical assumption but we don't know for sure
we don't have a quote but we assume blacksmith = tools/barding, weaponsmith = weapons, armorsmith = heavy armor
ruby swift
Blacksmithing will be for making tools and other stuff like barding. Weapons and Armor should be easy to figure out.
3 separate trees. (well, branches of the tree)
sharp robin
Question regarding character sheets. Are journal entries something which we the players would write regarding our characters?
onyx knoll
They want it to be something you write, it's not 100% sure that it'll be in-game tho
Steven says he's like to add it in-game, but I'm guessing it's low on the priority
crystal beacon
It would help rp
sharp robin
^
abstract mountain
Does anyone have the link for the languages the game will be supporting?
Please 😊
onyx knoll
The languages on this discord are the one the game will be initially supporting
so English, French, German and Russian
A 2nd wave of translations will happen later
abstract mountain
Ik but i saw a link were they said the game would be translates to other languages
onyx knoll
for languages that have a large enough community
I belive at the moment Spanish is the only one they mentioned, let me try to find it
abstract mountain
Yea thats what i saw, thx 😊
abstract mountain
Thx 😁
onyx knoll
np 🙂
distant charm
only so much personnel power to go around
abstract mountain
It is at least for spanish, theres a lot of interest in the game, and people usually dont play some games only because ther english is not that good snd they get bored or just dont give it a try
So i think at least for spanish community which is very large i can tell you that, it would be great if the language was supported by the game
onyx knoll
They'll probably do it eventually but it's not a cheap and easy process so it will be some time after they finish what they've already promised
crisp holly
Has there been a mention of what the planned limit of distance for the family teleporting? Like I'm assuming not across the whole map but could someone be a couple nodes away and teleport me to them? I currently can't find any info on this
onyx knoll
as far as i know there is no limit currently
They might add one after they do some testing tho, we'll see
crisp holly
Ok cool, I'm expecting there will be some kind of distance limit at some point as even if you could only use it once a month, people will use it to cross from corner to corner
of the world
crisp holly
Not if they have 2+ extra accounts sitting in cities. They just can't move mats around
onyx knoll
(sorry missread)
Yes, you could, you'd have basically 2 dead spot in your family but that could be worth it. It's something to be tested in alpha 🙂
crisp holly
I see the point of that to make it so the other people in the family can make it to dungeons and/or events happening anywhere near those locations when they would normally need to walk/ride mounts many hours to get to those things. I'm so looking forward to trying to break this and many more things in A2(maybe A1? 🤞 ). Thanks for the answer
red axle
Is there an universal auction house or does the items collected in one area that cant be collected elsewhere have to be brought to another node where there is a need for it?
onyx knoll
Not universal, no, it's complicated
red axle
Thanks
lavish pivot
Hi is there any way for me to play the game now?
slow meadow
no earliest available access right now will be alpha 2 if you bought a pack but that is a ways off
lavish pivot
how long do i have to wait D:
onyx knoll
we don't have a date for alpha 2
rare tendon
was just about to ask that lol
lavish pivot
D':
onyx knoll
there will be no NDA during alpha 1 which starts later this fall tho, so you can watch videos and streams 🙂
lavish pivot
Its not the same D':
lusty kite
Hopefully, we are talking early fall and not December 20th 😛
sharp robin
Will the packs that are available for sale currently stay until lunch?
onyx knoll
true, but keep in mind the game is no where near completed so playing now will not be a pleasant experience ^^
lavish pivot
Aight ill purchase a pack then
steady ocean
@sharp robin They will change over time, as we pass the various testing phases
lavish pivot
which pack do u recommend
rare tendon
are people in the chat are talking about the game? like did they buy the pack?
sharp robin
I may purchase one in December when I have more money on me
onyx knoll
@lusty kite it's been pretty much confirmed to be late fall, sorry
onyx knoll
@lavish pivot depends on your budget and how much you like the current cosmetics
lavish pivot
All packs give us access to the next test phase right?
lusty kite
not necessarily
steady ocean
Certain packs give you different levels of access.
sharp robin
Only the $250 and $375 give access to alpha 2 from what I see
onyx knoll
@rare tendon a lot of people have purchased packs, yes. Not a lot of people have hands on experience with the game yet tho, since alpha 1 hasnt started. The ones that do have hands on experience are under NDA
rare tendon
ah that makes sense, thanks
lusty kite
@lavish pivot check out the details of each pack. it will tell you which phase of testing (alpha, beta) you can join
lavish pivot
I have a friend who supported the game since it was in kickstarter, does he get the test key?
onyx knoll
@lavish pivot Keep in mind too that the cosmetics change every month, so if you're not a big fan of the current ones you can simply wait for the next batch
sharp robin
Depends on his level
onyx knoll
Kickstarters can upgrade their pledge at any time, too, so if they have the budget they can get a key
rare tendon
is the game going to be free to play?
or will there be a subscription? different websites are saying different things
steady ocean
The devs will let us know if they plan to remove access from any of the packs
lavish pivot
what about now lol
steady ocean
@rare tendon $15 sub, no box cost. Sub includes future xpacs/DLC
rare tendon
I probably misread and they meant no box cost^^
onyx knoll
there will be price harmonisation
sharp robin
It’s probably adjusted per country due to different currencies
solar zodiac
@lavish pivot There is price localization
lavish pivot
i see
steady ocean
HOWEVER
Those that pay different prices could be locked to playing in those regions.
Still TBD
rare tendon
“Ashes of Creation Apocalypse will be available as a free-to-play download from Steam and the Ashes of Creation website”
is this for the early access?
steady ocean
NA/EU/SEA/OCE at launch, Singapore falls within OCE for the game's purpose
lavish pivot
okay
steady ocean
@rare tendon Apocalypose is a standalone battle royale, it isn't the MMO
rare tendon
ohh
sharp robin
It isn’t available currently either
steady ocean
Ashes of Creation is the MMO
lavish pivot
is there any way i can appeal for the chance to play soon? XD
rare tendon
oh the article is a year old oops
rare tendon
I haven’t played that many but same
steady ocean
Alpha 2 will come quick
lavish pivot
aight then, ill get a pack
sharp robin
I’ve sort of alpha tested a game before but I was bad at it I’m going to go for the pack that lets me start with beta 1 when I have the spare money
red axle
So I've heard there are ships, do they have storage?
red axle
Can the ships hold items for u because I guess items weigh... basically can you become a merchant in this game?
I heard yoj could br a shipbuilder
crystal beacon
Yes
rare tendon
o that’s cool
rare tendon
didn’t even recognize that it was thresh o.o
steady ocean
Remember this channel is for questions. You can always continue discussions in #aoc-discussion
rare tendon
o sorry
steady ocean
Interesting topic though, so make sure to share!
red axle
Shun dms
rare tendon
does the server work together to build up cities bc of the node system? I’m a little confused 😅
crystal beacon
No, only players
rare tendon
oh didn’t see those links and ty
stone atlas
when will alpha 2 phase be released ?
rare tendon
I understand how a node works but what is a node? do a small group of players run a node? is it like a clan/guild?
oh
for node sieges is it a node attacking another node?
crystal beacon
The node is going to have a leader/mayor and rest of players are living in this node - buy house, do quests, interact but you chose another mayor if he is bad. Everyone is going to contribute for developing the node
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