and even if they dont 84 people on one node is still alot imo
#questions
honest solstice
half apex
Each node has it's POI and it's dungeons based on node progression. So there won't be only 10 or so dungeons open. A lot more. @nocturne tide
ruby swift
@half apex That was clarified in a livestream. Nodes function in groups when it comes to content unlocks.
half apex
Good to know. Thanks for the information. I also learn something new time to time 🙂
vernal swallow
Does AoC use ray tracing?
steady ocean
That may be a better question for the official forums @vernal swallow
real sleet
@vernal swallow AoC uses the Unreal 4 engine. Does it have raytracing abilities? Since they did not talk about upgrading to Unreal Engine 5 I do not see them integrating something like raytracing if it is not in the engine already.
vernal swallow
@vernal swallow AoC uses the Unreal 4 engine. Does it have raytracing abilities? Since they did not talk about upgrading to Unreal Engine 5 I do not see them integrating something like raytracing if it is not in the engine already.
@real sleet they're planning to upgrade in near future right?
real sleet
That would be news to me. Perhaps someone else can clarify this?
vernal swallow
That would be news to me. Perhaps someone else can clarify this?
@real sleet I think I heard them mentioning about the upgrade in one livestream. Not sure which one..
steady ocean
I do not believe they are planning on it currently as their back-end system is custom written code for UE4.
Again, may find better info on the official forums or Reddit
full badger
@vernal swallow @real sleet The official stance regarding upgrading to UE5 is that Intrepid will be keeping an eye on things and may upgrade in the future if they feel it will benefit the game.
Some testers have claimed to have witnessed forms of raytracing during pre-alpha tests but as far as I know this hasn't been confirmed by the company
reef dagger
@nocturne tide yes people will be active in metro’s but you don’t have to live and spend all your time/days in a metro there can only be one metro for 1/5 the map so the rest of that area are surrounding nodes that players will have invested their time and resources to during the build up of nodes and@many players will have housing in surrounding nodes and only venture to metro’s for the utility and amenities.. the guild may be able to lock down one dungeon true.. but that’s also content if a guild is locking down a dungeon you now have two options move to another area with less of a monopoly.. ooooor rally forth with other guilds and push that guild out of the zone if they aren’t a fair guild who bully’s and monopolizes content you may not have a hard time finding help to blacklist that guild from the area.. diplomacy is a huge part of the game as well not just brute force
sacred arrow
10k people over 118 nodes dont nodes get locked out if another node next to it gets leveled
@honest solstice
There are PvP events where you fight to destroy a node and if you succeed the node is put back to "level" Zero
reef dagger
@honest solstice yes some nodes will get locked out at lvl 2 or 3
toxic swan
Are we allowed to use snippets of in-game content from the official dev posts when creating our own videos?
full badger
@toxic swan Yes, as long as you give credit to Intrepid Studios for the footage you use
When in doubt, follow youtube's fair use guidelines https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/policies/copyright/
plush mauve
Hey, where can I find the roadmap of the game. I remember seeing it at some point but can't recall where exactly :S. Thanks in advance! (Roadmap - alpha phases, beta phases, launch etc)
young elk
2019
atomic fern
wheat oxide
hmm this one out of date then
reef dagger
The roadmap was done away with because they hit some speed bumps and couldn’t deliver on the roadmap instead they opted to tell us when and only when they are certain they can meet the milestone such as alpha 1 late fall
Appears the roadmap Tr3tt3n supplied a link to is the most recent roadmap
quasi karma
will a mixed class eg dd+healer/support be competetive against a pure damage class?
wheat oxide
probably, a pure dmg class might don't have as many escape/get out of jail free card spells
ruby swift
They plan a rock/paper/scissors dynamic to 1v1 encounters. There will be classes that other classes perform better against, and there will be classes they suck against. Since very little as to actual class abilities has been revealed it is all just speculation at this point.
undone magnet
@quasi karma it will likely depend on your idea of competitive and in the situation.
Utility can often be better than just pure damage but not every situation calls for utility.
wheat oxide
well said
reef dagger
@quasi karma It’s also not quite so cut and dry as your equipment will play a role as well considering you can wear any type of armor.. some armor will lend itself better against magic and some against physical with weaknesses akin to their strengths so your opponent vs your load out will play a part
spiral pine
i would suggest reading the wiki
cobalt tree
Is there a way to check which names have already been reserved before i spend 375$?
ruby swift
Nope, since name reservation has not occurred yet.
cobalt tree
Thanks @ruby swift is there a released date for when they will be open?
last oak
We will receive plenty of notice" not yet
ruby swift
@cobalt tree Also realize there are several thousand people ahead of you in the queue. Name reservation goes in order of backer tier, highest to lowest. Kickstarter>Summer crowdfunding>Intrepid packages. If you are looking for a fairly common name, you might get lucky, but prepare for the eventuality it doesn't happen.
digital turtle
Good morning all. Curious if there was any plan of controller/gamepad compatibility with AoC?
onyx knoll
It hasn't been confirmed yet. They're aware of the demand but since the game isn't planned for console it's not high on the priority.
Unreal Engine by default has some controller support but they haven't added any way to customize it yet
fringe radish
I haven't done this in eons so maybe it's a stupid question, but can't you just get a controller that lets you keybind the buttons?
onyx knoll
I haven't really played with controllers on PC much, but we know AoC will ban most external programs, so if that isn't considered one then you might be able to
ruby swift
I played in the May 31st/June 1st testing that we can talk about. I used regular Xbox controller without any third party for movement, jumping, and basic attack. There are no controller keybinding options yet, but there was a tab for it in options, just not anything in it yet as to functionality.
digital turtle
thank you for response
I like to switch to "full controller" to save my wrist sometimes when the play sections get too long or if it is simple grinding
quaint hound
As a Kickstarter backer, if I upgrade my current package will it only include the Kickstarter rewards or also include the Summer rewards?
ruby swift
You get the rewards that come with the KS package. You can buy the Summer cosmetics a la carte at any level of KS backing separately. If you are talking about the KS only backer rewards, those go to everyone regardless of package level. There were also 3 earned in the Summer backing (Wand, furniture set, and dance) that KS get.
young elk
Will there be rare items in the game?(smth like Sulfuras )
ruby swift
If you are talking about unique legendaries, then yes.
young elk
😮
quaint hound
@ruby swift Thank you, so the KS backers get the 3 Summer stretch goals as well?
slow meadow
more rare than that even. there are legendaries that only a few of exist and some that only one on a server exists
ruby swift
There will be some items that are one of a kind. There will also be your crafted legendaries that will have more than one copy per server.
@quaint hound Yep. The three that I listed.
quaint hound
Thank you very much for the clarification. 😄
cunning tulip
playtime for the beta ? or for the full release?
unreal zealot
release
slow meadow
that is game time starting at launch
cunning tulip
okay thank you
split osprey
Question: I have seen different minimum requirements for the game. Mine system is Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6Ghz, 16GB memory, GeForce GTX 960M. Is there a way to test or confirm before subbing?
unreal zealot
it will be confirmed before launch
atm they are alpha 1 and still passing animations and graphic updates etc etc
split osprey
@unreal zealot is there a way to jump into the alpha to test?
slow meadow
the only specs available now are for alpha testing which can be seen here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Performance. The game is still a long way off so the specs will likely change over time. They are targeting a minimum of 5 year old hardware from the time of launch.
@split osprey not unless you have access through a purchased package.
split osprey
ah ic appreciate the prompt replies 🙂
ebon arch
@split osprey you can join Alpha 2 by purchasing it on the website
split osprey
@ebon arch awesome
ebon arch
think it's about $275
unreal zealot
@split osprey you would need to buy the $250 package for the alpha 2 access if your more interested in testing it closer to launch there is the $75 package for beta 2
young elk
275$ for torment in alpha 2
unreal zealot
also you get the extras like sub time and embers to spend when the game launches on cosmetics as well at the cosmetics with the package that change each month
alot of it is built on faith of the concept art they show though
split osprey
I'm a big performance player, dont care about vanity 😛
spiral pine
your gpu sucks
split osprey
2nd question: Do I really need to join a node and a guild to play this game well?
spiral pine
its gonna struggle hard
young elk
you can create your own guild
unreal zealot
you dont have to join a guild but a node is almost to beneficial to not do it as it can add alot
split osprey
yep thats what I figured
slow meadow
@split osprey citizenship to a node will be required to access certain services available within a node, and guild play will give access to certain things as well, though guilds are a lower form of affiliation relative to citizenship.
split osprey
My thought is to be a simple wanderer travelling the world rather than be caught up in all the politic 😛
onyx knoll
@split osprey you don't need to join a guild, you can play solo. There will be some content that will be difficult to do solo but if it's stuff you're not really interested in (like world bosses) then you should be fine. Being a CITIZEN of a node isn't really a mandatory thing, tho it will give you some nice advantages. Having a home in a node will be pretty important tho, as that gives you access to personal storage chests
having a home in a node does not mean you have to be a citizen of said node however
split osprey
good good
young elk
Imagine skip all GvG and ZvZ fights due to strange stereotypes
split osprey
There will always be a few of us that wander around selling our services and then moving on....like the black swordsman in Berserk. All his troubles started when he joined a node and guild 😛
empty palm
Question about the monthly cosmetics with the package deals. Will I receive any future cosmetic deals if I purchase the most expensive package, or will I need to re-purchase the package again to receive the next set of cosmetic skins?
short coral
You can buy each new cosmetic of your package individually every month
empty palm
👍
ruby swift
@empty palm
empty palm
I think my question was misunderstood sorry. I was more meaning for future content releases. Do I have to repurchase the entire pack (including Beta/Alpha passes, name reservations and game time), or can I purchase individual cosmetics, or do I get them for free? (Unless im missing somethin' here.)
ruby swift
You have to purchase them individually in future months. You do not get them all for free from every month from now on. The chart above shows what packages allow you to purchase what monthly. You do not need an entire package purchase each time.
empty palm
Coolio. I was just wanting to know before I decided on which pack to purchase, thanks!
long pendant
um so, I thought you got to choose between the cosmetics given in the packs for the pre order stuff
like the 375
i just got it
but i was hoping for this one
grizzled hatch
Will there be new packs like the previous summer packs or will you only be able to pre order from the cosmetic store
slow meadow
you get whatever the current pack is. all packs are available for one month only. once you have a pack you can purchase future cosmetics piece meal
ancient charm
yeah you could have waited for a month with cooler skins
unreal zealot
if you dont like the current pack best to ask for a refund and wait till a pack comes out you like
golden coral
I wish they could show 3d models of these skins
long pendant
how do i refund
young elk
Buy new package
long pendant
:/
unreal zealot
the reason there arent 3d models is because its all concept art that they will use in the world as well so you buy it on faith
ancient charm
doubt they have 3D models of this yet.
crystal flax
Send a ticket in there I believe @long pendant
slow meadow
@long pendant keep in mind that once you submit a ticket it may take like two weeks to hear back right now as they have been backed up in the CS area.
onyx knoll
The custumer service department is very busy currently due to the large influx of new potential players so it might take some time before they get to your ticket, sorry 😦
long pendant
ugh
slow meadow
they can undo it, once they get to your ticket but you got to wait your turn in line.
slow meadow
they will get it taken care of, and you can wait for a better cosmetic set. just have to wait on the ticket
long pendant
yeah
young elk
@long pendant u saw this skins when you bought package
long pendant
ik
unreal zealot
@long pendant theres no need to rush you will most likley get your money back before the next pack even arrives
long pendant
i thought they just showed different pics of the sets
cuz i saw this one in a discord chat
young elk
long pendant
unreal zealot
just keep an eye on the status of your ticket
long pendant
mmk
onyx knoll
This one is no longer available unfortunatly
empty palm
I got that bummed out feel when I saw that the zombie type pack was no longer available too
long pendant
hopefully we can buy the stuff in game
onyx knoll
Those specific ones will never be available again
empty palm
^
onyx knoll
you might get variations, but that's not guaranteed
long pendant
😦
unreal zealot
there might be reskins but we wont know till the game releases
young elk
100% there will be much better skins in game @long pendant
long pendant
true
grand tendon
Halloween events
empty palm
Gotta hand it to the design teams and artists in charge of creating this stuff. I got hooked just from the cosmetics.
long pendant
anybody have an idea as to when the alpha 2 is?
just so i have an estimate to how long i have
crystal flax
We don't have any solid dates, all we have is Alpha 1 this Fall
unreal zealot
ks backers will have alpha 1 tests with nda before the fall then it opens up for other alpha 1 purchasers in fall with no nda so it can be streamed and talked about
long pendant
ahh
unreal zealot
alpha 2 will likely be next year at some point depending on how alpha 1 goes
plush mauve
So the betas wont be happening for another year or two?
unreal zealot
at least yeh
gloomy mantle
I thought the full release was still on schedule for 2022?
desert ivy
No, that's just community speculation
slow meadow
Intrepid have given no dates beyond Alpha 1 this fall. Anything beyond that is just community estimation. Steven has said the alphas will take as long as needed to get to the level of quality they want.
tranquil lily
when is the no NDA alpha release?
slow meadow
this fall
desert ivy
Probably in November or December
tranquil lily
alright thanks
spiral pine
exactly what is says
cunning tulip
i mean, idk what self-publishing means sorry i'm kinda new to these stuffs
reef osprey
@long pendant what do you mean, the snorse + the toads are awesome
spiral pine
they will publish the game if possible
cunning tulip
okay i see
spiral pine
if not they will find a publisher that can do it for them
reef osprey
@long pendant certainly one of the most unique sets
not like that edgelord stuff
unreal zealot
@reef osprey thats starting a discussion #aoc-discussion ❤️
reef osprey
@unreal zealot snakes eat toads
run boy
unreal zealot
ok that was good xD
onyx knoll
@cunning tulip Companies that want to publish a game in other regions will often find a company in that region to do it for them, so they don't have to deal with maintaining servers and such overseas. Each regions has different things you have to keep into consideration when you publish in their countries so in some cases it's very difficult for a company to self-publish. That's the case for the European region for Intrepid, they can't self publish in EU because of some of the laws that would make it very expensive, so they're dealing with an other company to publish for them. However for the OCE and SEA servers, it's easier so if possible they want to publish themself and not deal with a 3rd party
cunning tulip
Thanks for explaining it very well for me to understand 🙂
onyx knoll
anytime ^^
gloomy mantle
Honestly, giving us no definate date is a good thing. Normally I'd complain but hearing that they want the game to be practically flawless on release makes my heart happy
I'll leave this out of #questions now before somebody yells at me. Thanks for the answers lads 😁
young elk
"WoW killer"
winter parrot
Speaking of Skins, does anyone know the cost of additional Voyager Plus packages after the initial purchase?
onyx knoll
oops
crystal flax
@winter parrot Are you referring to the skins in that tier going forward? Because you can only buy a full pack once per account
onyx knoll
wtf copy paste
y u no work
there we go
So, when you buy the voyage plus pack, you get access to all of the future cosmetics that you can buy individually for around those prices
sometimes there is a bit of variation
So if you bought every new cosmetic in a later month it would be around 130-140$
winter parrot
After I buy the current package for 375, what will be the cost of a skins package next month?
unreal zealot
it says in the picture
onyx knoll
there won't be a full package the following month for you to buy, you can pick and chose which cosmetics you want to get tho 🙂
winter parrot
Thanks, there was just a delay...
winter parrot
Sure did, thanks again
onyx knoll
o7
young elk
What resource do Rogues use to use their abilities?
full badger
From what we've seen all classes will use mana @young elk
That may change later on, but for now that's all we know
young elk
huh
onyx knoll
huh, yes it is?
That's the official my.games AoC page
The shop isn't currently working tho
abstract mountain
Thx, yea.. thats why i thought something was wrong with it
signal flint
That's the official my.games AoC page
@onyx knoll did you just said.. my.games
onyx knoll
my.games is the official company that will be hosting AoC in EU :/
Intrepid can't self-publish in EU so they're working with my.games for that
signal flint
we should open up a studio.. urgh.. made by gamers ^^
onyx knoll
hahaha, you're welcome to try if you're in the EU xD
spiral pine
can we merge our na and my.games accounts?
onyx knoll
you'll be able to transfer an NA account to my.games closer to launch
so if you want to buy a pack on the NA website then you can get everything moved to an EU account later
spiral pine
i see. ty
onyx knoll
np 🙂
abstract mountain
And when are they opening the shop for EU?
full badger
We don't know
unreal zealot
we should get an update end of the month about my.games
desert ivy
You can buy the packs on Intrepids NA site even if you are EU
abstract mountain
I mean they will have to before alpha 1, otherwise it would make no sense to offer a pack with alpha 1 key
Yea but they are way more expensive due to taxes etc
onyx knoll
@abstract mountain there are no packs with alpha 1 keys available currently
abstract mountain
Alpha 2 my bad
onyx knoll
yeah, that's in a while tho, alpha 1 is starting later this fall
abstract mountain
True
onyx knoll
(hopefully)
He said he would but things could be more complicated then we know, so we'll have to wait and pray
reef osprey
Intrepid: "Only gives ETA's if they are a 100% sure they can make it"
so no, not hopefully
he stated the end of the month, so we go with that
no double standards
unreal zealot
your forgetting we are still in a pandemic so alot of things can be delayed or talks can fall through with no real proggress
best to keep your expectations somewhat limited
reef osprey
They knew that when they gave the "end of the month" projection
can't announce the date while already knowing what the situation is, then fall back on the situation
vernal salmon
full badger
This is a conversation better suited to #general-discussion I think
young elk
but this is "question" @full badger
steady ocean
The answer is an open ended opinion, which belongs in #aoc-discussion dat
full badger
Asking for people's opinions on something usually dissolves into a full-blown discussion, which is better suited to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion
young elk
onyx knoll
@young elk my.games have a reputation for ruining the game they publish. If you want to know more i'm sure some europeans would be happy to share their experiences with the company in #general-discussion 🙂
young elk
crystal beacon
is there any information on which melee weapons will be available?
spiral pine
crystal beacon
tyty
lost sentinel
For the referral program, what is the conversion from Intrepid bucks to USD? From the FAQ on the subject: "and obtain cash rewards on a quarterly basis after Ashes of Creation has launched." - it specifically says cash rewards, it doesn't really give a conversion.
full badger
@lost sentinel You get 15% of any money spent from someone using your referal link. I don't know what the conversion rate would be to embers for that
lost sentinel
You get 15% of the money spent as Intrepid bucks, yes. I understand that. What is the conversion from this "currency" to USD?
onyx knoll
@simple ether might be able to confirm but as far as I understand it it's 1 to 1
full badger
slow meadow
All we know at this time indicates its a 1 to 1. If someone spends 100 you get 15, which you could use to pay your $15 sub for the month.
lost sentinel
The wiki doesn't say it's a 1:1 conversion, it says the same as the FAQ which is nebulous "rewards". It's implied to be 1:1 but it is never straight up confirmed to be.
full badger
That would be something to ask in the next livestream then, if you want clarification on it
slow meadow
I don't know why it would have to be spelled out unless it wasn't 1:1 since the wording is you get 15% of what is spent which is pretty straight forward and why its a safe assumption.
lost sentinel
No, the wording is you get 15% of what is spent as Intrepid bucks.
You are assuming it is USD.
If the conversion from Intrepid bucks to USD is 10:1 for instance, you will only get 1.5% of what is spent as USD.
reef osprey
imagine the shit storm they would create through that
straight up mischievous marketing
slow meadow
correct but since they dont call out a different conversion for it ,there is no reason to assume otherwise, especially since the $100 example I gave to pay a sub has been used by intrepid before.
lost sentinel
@reef osprey Yeah, that's what worries me. It seems like they are being intentionally vague here.
reef osprey
nah, they just assume the playerbase to have basic intelligence and recognize it to be 1:1
no need to tell the audience that the sky is blu
and grass is pink
dim shuttle
It’s been a long time but I believe there’s even been an example floated by them or at least not dismissed by them that said if you have 7 players under you that pay their sub you’ll have enough for your own sub to be free
lost sentinel
Right, but they can simply allow you to pay for your sub with Intrepid bucks at a special rate. It says nothing about how much cash you will get if you decide to convert it.
Kind of pointless to speculate until they actually respond I guess.
onyx knoll
As Wander said, it could be a good question to ask in the next Q&A 🙂
lost sentinel
@idle siren What is the conversion from Intrepid bucks to USD? The FAQ is pretty vague on this subject and just says "cash rewards".
dim shuttle
I don’t see any reason to assume there is a secret conversion rate that they’ve gone all this time without hinting at. Perhaps we should continue this in #aoc-discussion if you’d like
lone magnet
When will game be released?
desert ivy
When it's done
full badger
No official release date. Community estimates are 2-3 years from now @lone magnet
lone magnet
Ah ok a long time still
young elk
Alpha 1-2 will have only NA servers?
young elk
sick wadi
Will necromancers be able to summon death knights or get skins for it?
crystal beacon
We don't know.
sick wadi
Fingers crossed then
wind iron
Pretty sure most of the actual specifics of class design is still pretty vague or in process right now.
crystal beacon
We can only hope, pray to the god Steven
wind iron
/pray
ancient pivot
jesus help us
tulip hatch
Please take comments and discussions to the appropriate channels
This is for questions and answers only
ancient charm
yes
crystal beacon
We will never be satisfied.
tulip hatch
As that has no actual factual answer that is best asked in the discussion channels
It's a good conversation prompt
Please continue it in #aoc-discussion
steady ocean
@tulip hatch Did we ever get an affirmative from the dev team that castle siege + horde mode testing in Apoc was still planned for some time after Alpha 1? Or was that something that they would like to do?
stable cedar
Do we get a dev update each month? and if we are, do we know when it will be this month?
crystal flax
Their streams are towards the end of the month
onyx knoll
@stable cedar they usually do one of the last friday of each month, they'll let us know a week in advance 🙂
stable cedar
ty
azure birch
@steady ocean They may be integrated into alpha 1.
2 more possibilities -
- Castle sieges after alpha 1
- Castle sieges during alpha 1
but ye, the last word is they are still planned
tulip hatch
The article announcing the closing of Apoc states in the Faq that apoc will continue after A1
tulip hatch
Perhaps that article should be updated then or we need clarification!
I know steven likes to drop extra info sneakily
To Toast we goooo
plush mauve
What is the difference again between buying it from https://ashesofcreation.com/ and https://aocreation.com/en , so far from what I understood it was NA vs EU respectively, will that be the only difference or will my.games have more control over the shop items etc?
dark jungle
FYI the wiki has been reverted to say "after alpha-1" following discussions. This may change again if any future clarifications are made 
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule
@plush mauve my.games is the EU and CIS publishers for Ashes. Currently their Ashes store is down. There will be some announcements regarding that in the upcoming livestream at the end of the month
onyx knoll
@plush mauve my.games has 0 control over what is in the packs, they will be the same as the ones on NA once the shop goes back up
plush mauve
I meant in game shop where no P2W is promised
onyx knoll
Yes, they have no control over that
Intrepid are the ones with total control of what is being sold in both shops
azure birch
yup + all the creative control
that's actually the exact reason why they went with my.com (now called my.games) -- they were the only publishers that allowed Intrepid to retain creative control
young elk
what about character`s customization?
onyx knoll
Their plan is to have a character creator on par with BDOs, and release it some time before the official launch so that you can make your character early
young elk
I'm talking a little about something else...uhm..about the appearance of equipment
Is there smth like transmog
or only different costumes
onyx knoll
Ahh, yes, some piece of gear will have an appearance slot, in which you can put what ever you want and it'll overwrite the visual. Costumes have their own special slot, since they overwrite everything
There will also be dyes
young elk
thanks ❤️
Do all 200+ hours of lvling go through quests?or there is no info about it yet?
crisp holly
If you are meaning getting xp for your combat class, no it will not all be through quests. You might be able to get all the xp by doing quests but it will likely be worth it to kill mobs in some places over where a quest might take you if you want to keep that time to max lvl down.
young elk
Combat class?
unreal zealot
like in ffxiv classes are called jobs along with the gathering and crafting are jobs as well, in aoc combat class is your two archtypes together and then you have your artisan classes for the said gathering processing and crafting
young elk
fucc...hard
unreal zealot
tho its mroe accurate to call the two archetypes together combined classes and your "combat class" would be your first archetype
young elk
Thanks
unreal zealot
❤️
rigid steppe
did alpha one come out yet?
glossy flicker
crystal beacon
Just Wondering why do you say Late Fall? We only know it is this fall.
unreal zealot
ive heard multiple times steven say in interviews and such thats it will be "end of the year" or "end of fall"
gloomy mantle
When are they adding the fourth chat option?
unreal zealot
well yeh but some people get nit picky about the wording sometimes so i normally just use both
crystal beacon
Oof, Thanks guys
rare hedge
Yw
unreal zealot
@gloomy mantle 4th chat for what?
gloomy mantle
Adding a fourth option in the world for Public Proximity Chat. This would be mutable of course as well as disabled during Castle Seiges and Raids/Dungeons. 😊
This would be the only 1 of 4 different VOIP chats that is proximity based. The rest of them will remain NOT based on proximity. 😁
unreal zealot
i mean you've already asked this multiple times in a different way atm there is no plans for public proximity chat out side taverns i believe if you feel that strongly about it the forums are your best bet to get a dev to see and consider it if many people like the idea
onyx knoll
Proximity chat isn't currently being considered, you can try making a post on the forums about it if you want to try to convince them to change their mind tho 🙂
gloomy mantle
If I am to be honest, I'm just getting people used to seeing it. Because for some reason this community has a huge problem with it lol.
I think it is because people think all chats will then become proximity based, but that is definitely not my goal.
Eventually somebody will create a forums post. I'll just post here every few weeks 😋. K thnx bia!
hexed junco
what about faction chat + battle chat ?
for when you are in the middle of a siege you can taunt your enemies or give false leaks and then hop in faction chat to plan out?
unreal zealot
thats not the point in this channel tho you just trying to add a discussion into the #questions tab with the same "question" when your gonna get the same answer almost all the time if you want people to get use to the idea first you start on the forums yourself and not be lazy if your that interested in it then bring it to the #aoc-discussion
gloomy mantle
Naw. It is a question and the answer could change minutes from now. So I will continue to do what I do as it is not a problem. Stop being a control freak mate.
unreal zealot
whatever you say "mate"
hexed junco
lmao
orchid jacinth
group voice chat is fine but open world proximity just won't work
imagine all these kids with 1$ micros raging
@simple ether oh sorry
misty igloo
@plucky pawn @tight gale Does a content release calendar/overview exist? By content I mean Dev interviews, monthly update live stream/ upcoming videos, open Dev Discussions date ranges, live streams, future AMA's? It would be nice to have a location to quickly reference/get excited for future discussions about AOC. Thank you!
unreal zealot
anything like streams or news will be put into the #news channel in advance and during streams other than that i dont really know any where else other than their website maybe and the forums
misty igloo
Thanks for the quick reply @unreal zealot . That makes sense
unreal zealot
@misty igloo @simple ether is far more knowledgeable than me so listen to him ;P
misty igloo
Ah very cool @simple ether !! Thanks for that info and quick reply!!
Do you know how far in advance they usually let us know? Like I would imagine the August Developer Discussion will be in the next 2 weeks, but what date?... And how long can people provide input into the quest breadcrumb dev discussion?
full badger
They usually give us about a week's notice
winter parrot
Nodes: is the zoi for a node is static and the node size expands with it, or does the zoi actually expand. If I had a freehold close to a zoi border and the neighboring node expands, will it consume my freehold?
full badger
As the node levels up the zoi increases in size
winter parrot
So I can live in one node and be a citizen of another?
steady ocean
If the expanding node's ZoI intersects with another node that is lower level, that lower level node will become a vassal of the higher level "parent" node
You can have 3 types of housing, they don't need to be all in the same node. However, to be a citizen of a node, you need at least 1 piece of property there.
winter parrot
I have a freehold in a lvl 4 node and it atrophies back to a lvl 3, while the neighbor expands from a lvl 3 to 4, what happens to my freehold in the first node?
My point being I would in the expanded node
steady ocean
Becoming a vassal node doesn't switch citizenship or anything.
winter parrot
We can revisit the question when they firm up the rules, thanks for the time Johlon
I will revisit info on vassals, and wait till they firm up the rules a bit... Thanks for your paitance
mild copper
Can you see on the world-map what size or type a Node has? ( maybe you can only see the Nodes from where you have been before/ or the area u explored already?)
slow meadow
no, you have to visit the node and deduce what kind of node it is by buildings and NPCs from the way they have described it.
mild copper
so you wont be able to see whats happening on the world? For example your on the west side of the world and have no clue that on the east side are already maybe 2 metropolis grown?
hallow torrent
I hope there wont be any info readable through map regarding that which will give you an incentive to communicate with players you meet along the way + scout areas before you engage in any way as a group
mild copper
yeah would be cool if you have no clue whats going on except you go and explore
hallow torrent
Thats the mmorpg feel Id be looking for
lunar hollow
Is anyone is aware if the game is like going to be region lock?
onyx knoll
@lunar hollow yes and no, you can play in any region but you have to pay that region's sub price. There will be some price harmonization, so some region might have a sub of like 5$usd/month instead of 15$, so if you pay for that price then you can only play with others that also pay that price
lunar hollow
Anyone knows all the regions so far?
lunar hollow
Also, will it be more like WoW or will it be more like FFXIV server wise. Like I can play in European servers and NA with FFXIV, but with WoW I can't, I have to make another account.
dark jungle
There is no region locking with EU or russian servers
lunar hollow
I meant as in, can I pay for a single subscription and play in NA and EU with the same account.
dark jungle
No
steady ocean
There is you if you opt in to the price harminization system, but if you pay the normal $15 price, you can play on any server.
dark jungle
Currently EU/CIS is handled by my.games and is separate from other regions, which are handled by Intrepid
ruby swift
But not swap between My.Games and Intrepid
hallow torrent
Still yes and no :)
dark jungle
yes it is not exactly like either game
steady ocean
Steven has said you can choose to play on any server you want. However, if you want to pay a lower sub cost due to price harminization, you would be locked to your region. Someone can correct my understand if that is wrong
ruby swift
If you play on EU servers under My.Games you need a sub with them. If you play on Intrepid (everywhere else not EU/CIS currently) you need a sub for that. So if you plan to play on both at the same time, you would need two different subs.
dark jungle
i linked how it will work here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions
@steady ocean correct
if you live in somewhere like brazil you wont be able to use your discounted sub to login to NA servers, even if Intrepid is self publishing in both of those regions
lunar hollow
Yeh, I'm talking about regional servers, not a single server with nodes. Like WoW has regional servers separated.
Like I pay a sub for WoW and can play in OC, NA, LAN servers, but I'm locked outside European servers.
I play on NA, but I like to play with friends from EU.
I can do that with FFXIV.
oak wedge
@lunar hollow get a VPN 😄
lunar hollow
Oh, it is like WoW. XD; Like I said, if I want to play in both NA and EU, I have to pay like $30 in total. This seems to be the case with AoC too.
oak wedge
15$ in Canada vs 15Euro in France have a huge gap. I hope it will be balanced ^^
lunar hollow
With FFXIV if I want to play in EU and NA, I just pay a single sub.
viscid ermine
what is "my.games"?
so when the game comes out I as a EU person need to make a my.games acc?
primal solstice
How do i know if the game will be playable in my region?
plucky pawn
Hey there @primal solstice ! You can check out where we've covered that over in our helpful #faq channel: https://discordapp.com/channels/256164085366915072/303329905758699523/720404972394512544
mild copper
Will there be a global chat in-game? Or will you have some kind of Node influence- chat?
slow meadow
no global chat, levels of chat can be seen here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/User_interface#In-game_chat
mild copper
Nice! Ty
mild fable
is there any chance the dark allegiances will come back to the pre-order shop?
forest pike
0%
mild fable
ok, that's cool though
any approx time we can expect the next set to be posted? monthly-ish?
of sept or oct?
ah ok, ty
also thanks for the video on the character creation work Jahlon, nice work
hexed minnow
I thought they said the 5th?
ashen robin
@simple ether @mild fable I liked that video too, was interesing to see the BDO comparison 🙂
ruby swift
The Boons of the Waveborn cosmetic addons will be available in the Ashes of Creation shop from August 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific until September 2, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific.
mild fable
is it against ToC to purchase someone's kickstarter pre-order?
weak python
hello
mild fable
ok, good to know
weak python
I have a question about EU publisher
Is it known has the Intrepid Studios made announcement about my.com?
desert ivy
No, the update is coming end of August
weak python
OK thank you, I check the website for career yesterday and see they do not have position open for EU
but today now I see
they have listed open spots
desert ivy
They aren't really hiring people from EU. They require you to be in California for their jobs.
If you want a position at my.games, you'd have to check their job listings
desert ivy
Oh those are the community managers
slow meadow
no there are actual new positions posted @desert ivy
desert ivy
Ah so they're doing remote work due to Covid now
slow meadow
theres some community management positions as well
weak python
I think we will see announcement soon about no more my.com 🙂
This will make many very happy
@idle siren J'espère que les nouvelles positions sur votre site Web pour l'UE signifieront que vous abandonnerez my.com. Cela rendra beaucoup de gens ici heureux. Merci pour tout ce que vous faites.
desert ivy
That's interesting that Intrepid are hiring their own EU managers now
weak python
I hope the new positions on your website for EU means you will drop my.com. This will make many here happy. Thank you for all you do. @idle siren
ruby swift
Oh hell, sorry, didn't even see where I was.
weak python
it is very nice to see if Steven stay to his word to publish here
warm owl
Apart from dungeons, my favorite thing WoW offered were the amount of mounts you were able to collect through dungeons, quests etc. will there be plenty of mounts and or loot pets to earn/collect in game?
slow meadow
yes there is a full profession for animal husbandry as well, so plenty of mounts. and then add skins on top of that
onyx knoll
@warm owl You can breed mounts and pets, so there is a very very large amount of possibilities
it's a pretty long topic so I recommend you red up on it here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Animal_husbandry
warm owl
Good deal, looking forward to everything. Thanks everyone
crystal beacon
so eu will have a intrepid community management?
that might take quite some troubles from our concerns
slow meadow
there will be a larger update in the livestream at the end of the month, likely giving some context for the job postings.
idle siren
@weak python An update will be given on this subject around the end of this month.
crystal beacon
dark jungle
low lantern
@lost sentinel I don’t think the conversion rate matters, if 1 intrepid buck equals 1usd or if 1000 equals 1. 15% is 15%. Which means you’d be getting 15 intrepid bucks or 15000
hollow elm
Stocks for intrepid studios?
onyx knoll
nope, it's a private company
hollow elm
Does Steven invest in stocks and what ones?
lost sentinel
@low lantern The conversion rate 100% matters. I don't know why that is a topic of contention.
onyx knoll
I'm sure he does, but I have no idea which haha, you'd have to try asking him
raw gyro
okie question!....Will you be able to use the dyes on your mounts? For example, the bear with the barrels at it's side. Brown bear, brown bareel, still cool. But with dyes you can have a black bear and purple barels? I realize the option to could lead to some rather silly looks, but just curious
lost sentinel
Oh, he was just here. I'm going to ask again.
@idle siren For the referral program, what is the conversion from Intrepid bucks to USD if you want to cash out? The FAQ is pretty vague on this subject and just says "cash rewards".
It's kind of implied to be 1:1 but I don't really want to assume that.
junior sky
Are you sure there is gonna be a cash out to USD with the referral program? In my mind "cash rewards" are much more likely to be ingame cash shop currency for skins, maybe game time and such
desert ivy
Yes, it's been confirmed multiple times
You will be able to get real money with the referral progrma
real lance
What phase is Ashes in right now? like if i wanted to pre-order, could i start to play now?
desert ivy
No
We're in Alpha 1 QA testing. Actual Alpha 1 will start in late fall. The highest pack you can buy atm is Alpha 2.
They may reopen Alpha 1 sales if everything goes well during A1 testing during fall
real lance
Ahhh i see! Thank you!
junior sky
@lost sentinel I believe the answer to your question is here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Referral_program
ruby swift
@raw gyro The last info I have is that costumes will not be able to be dyed. Whether a mount skin is considered a costume is a different question. But I believe not.
naive cliff
Will there be standard armor, weapons, and consumables that can be purchased from NPCs at encampments to metropolis?
ruby swift
From all indications in early testing. Yes.
low lantern
@lost sentinel how does it matter? 15% is 15%
raw gyro
@ruby swift yeh, i was figuring thats the answer. could only imagine the colorful combinations ppl would come up with if they were allowed to dye color their mounts lol. thanks
lost sentinel
@junior sky It is not there.
low lantern
You will end up with the same dollar worth no matter the rate
ruby swift
They have also added the caveat that cashback may not be available in all countries depending on laws.
lost sentinel
If you get 15% of USD spent to Intrepid bucks, but the cash out conversion of Intrepid bucks to USD is different, say 10:1, then yes the rate matters.
stray current
15% of anything is better than 0%
grizzled latch
They aren't going to take a larger cut of your referral. They are getting 85% of the money and giving you the last 15%
stray current
And since it is 'free', it is better than nothing. So, it doesn't matter.
lost sentinel
I'm just going to wait for the official response.
naive cliff
Thanks for the insight unknown~
grizzled latch
That is the official response
junior sky
But does it really mater? Cause if you get 15% of USD spent to intrepid bucks you will have those 15% convert back to USD like they are. So if you know someone spent 100$ and you got 15% in intrepid bucks, you will have 15$ period. The exact number of intrepid bucks gotten doesn't really matter, does it?
lost sentinel
Why does the conversion from USD to Intrepid bucks need to be the same as the conversion from Intrepid bucks to USD? It is implied, but that is not a requirement.
It's pretty easy to clarify, and everyone chiming in doesn't have the power to do so.
So I'm going to bow out of this convo and you can speculate all you wish.
grizzled latch
It has been clarified
ruby swift
They are just calling them Intrepid Bucks so they don't get into trouble with people claiming they are holding onto currency that has to be taxed. Those of your that request cashback btw are on the hook for that too.
junior sky
The way they phrased it implies that you get 15% of the money someone spent. It doesn't matter if it's 30k or just 300 intrepit bucks, the amount of intrepid bucks is irrelevant cause you get 15% of the money spent through your ref code
lost sentinel
Yes, it is heavily implied. I understand that. What I want is a statement not an implication. How is that hard to understand?
haughty rune
Alright, so I don't need an account through the intrepid studios support site correct?
ruby swift
Please realize current queue times are 2-3 weeks for a response
haughty rune
I see, just wanted to know if perhaps I had not looked in the right place
ruby swift
I don't know. I never tried to file a ticket without an account. Can you even see the support button?
eternal summit
is this going to be a PC only MMO?
eternal summit
thanks, i couldn't find that info anywhere
ruby swift
@haughty rune They are the one and the same.
haughty rune
Well I can log in to ashes but not intrepid support
ruby swift
You can log onto the main site?
junior sky
I don't think they are the same tbh. I just tried logging in too and it didn't work
haughty rune
yeah
ruby swift
haughty rune
yep
junior sky
yea that's the website
ruby swift
Yep, your right, doesn't like mine either. Guess you just go with submit a request and give details in the ticket.
haughty rune
Yeah I recall doing so
ruby swift
@plucky pawn Any input on that?
ruby swift
This isn't an official customer support channel, but we sometimes get them to respond to technical stuff on their side.
dry sparrow
Hey, I wanna ask if I'm going to play on EU server, if I preorder the game on Intrepid will I have a key or code for EU too ?
ruby swift
@dry sparrow The situation with EU seems to be in flux atm. Ordering from the Intrepid site can't hurt you, but where you will end up is still waiting on an announcement/clarification at end of month.
dry sparrow
Ah, thanks I was bindge watching your youtube channel @simple ether, thanks for the content 😄 I was asking because the EU site says tech difficulties and can't buy there.
junior sky
Just be in the EU and play on US servers widepeepoHappy
delicate rampart
Hey fellas I have a few quick questions! Just wondering what kind of quality of life/immersion features we'll see in AoC? Like will we eventually be able to see our equipped weapons on our person? Looking in our inventory have an animation of sorts? Opening the map show our character holding a map? Just small stuff like that to make the game that more immersive. I always appreciate stuff like that and I'm sure many other people do too. Alrighty thanks for readin!! ❤️
ruby swift
- Weapons will display on characters and can be sheathed.
- Nothing so far on inventory animation
- Yes, right now the placeholder animation has you standing there looking at your hands.
delicate rampart
Cool! Thank you kind stranger, sounds good
hybrid hamlet
To join caravan PvP, do you have to run up to the caravan and choose “fight or defend” or is it an AOE thing when the caravan is in your general location?
ruby swift
It is meant to be a "bubble" around the caravan. You will get a prompt to Attack, Defend, or Ignore.
hybrid hamlet
Okay. Thanks! The video I saw they were running up to it and I really don’t want that to be in the game. AOE is much better.
ruby swift
The running up and clicking on it shown in the video is just placeholder. It will be larger on implementation.
full prism
Hey fam, do we know if, wrt castles, guild masters will be able to assign another guild member the monarch role? Or must it be the designated guild master?
Leaders of guilds that occupy guild castles are referred to as Kings and Queens.
Gotchya, I was not sure if "Leader" meant someone viewed as a leader in the guild or specifically the Guild Leader. Thanks ya
fair yew
No info on augments during alpha 1. You’ll get to see base skills
But there will be different tiers of the skill. For example a tier 3 charge will be different than a tier 1 charge
steady ocean
You have to reach level 25 to even unlock the 2ndary archetype. Alpha 1 is lvl 20, so I doubt it
We are telling you what we know the devs have said. They said augments in phase 2, so I would expect them in phase 2. Feel free to ask on the official forums and see if you get a different answer or a dev response.
desert ivy
I mean, they'll speak about them a bit more before Alpha 2 releases, but I dunno if they'll reveal what every single one of the augments are. There's also a chance we won't actually get all the augments until later on in alpha 2.
steady ocean
We can't really give you information that hasn't been released, so I'm not sure what answer you are hoping for in here
dire pond
Hey people, i wanted to know if the ships can be destroyed by character skills abilities or only naval combat can destroy them?
steady ocean
Sometimes, but this is for the community to answer questions. The pinned message explains more
desert ivy
Only passing by. They don't read questions like it's the forums. Or you could ask Steven when he appears in #aoc-discussion
fringe radish
They do look here but the chat moves very quickly, they aren't likely to see something asked here though it's possible. Usually if they see it they'll respond right away - if they don't, they probably haven't seen it and won't.
steady ocean
@dire pond It may be possible since we know more than 1 person may be able to be on a ship depending on its size, but we may have to wait to see it in action during the alpha testing as we don't have many specific details regarding naval battle.
dire pond
@steady ocean maybe i hope we can, unless the other naval profession are all the possibilities you can do on the ship
serene temple
do you get more armor as you level up or do u have the same set that levels up with you?
steady ocean
different armor
serene temple
ty
grizzled latch
They will be made of diffeent tiers of materials and last longer aswell. Same as the profession tools.
serene temple
so is most of the armor you get crafted by materials and what do you mean last longer? @grizzled latch
steady ocean
The higher tier gear will have more durability
grizzled latch
The Armour has durability, it has some method of degradation. Not sure how much it has been talked about but in most games each hit has a chance to removed some durability from your gear.
steady ocean
You will be able to get gear both from crafting and from events like dungeons/raids/world bosses
serene temple
awesome
grizzled latch
It will take a portion of materials and/or gold to fix your gear
serene temple
ahh so u need materials to actually repair
grizzled latch
It won't be a pure gold cost, at least not from what has been said so far
serene temple
dope
grizzled latch
Yes, since there is no soulbound gear materials need to be removed from the economy permanently in some manner and repairs are that dump.
serene temple
i see
empty palm
Will there be a form of PVP scaling between people? Ei, lower levelled people will deal more damage and receive less against higher levelled characters? Will items be scaled down depending on the opponents stats/equipment?
steady ocean
no
serene temple
thats what I love about this game
steady ocean
There are deterrents for high level players to kill low lvls if that is a worry for you @empty palm
empty palm
I was more of the opposite type. I don't want another Fallout 76 experience after farming and maxing out everything, to be taken down by a knife while in power armour.
stray hull
fallout 76 😐
steady ocean
I don't really understand the reference
nocturne tide
Will the players getting a 1-2 day headstart bceause of their donations be going onto the same server as regular players or will they be getting their own server?
steady ocean
There will be specific servers for them, and other players can choose to play on those or not
nocturne tide
As in will those not buying the early entry still be able to setup the starting area node
Right ok then thats really good
steady ocean
They will be heavily limited in what they can do
steady ocean
level 10 max, can't progress nodes, no player housing. The map may be limited as well
nocturne tide
Right ok then
That is a pretty large restriction actually
So really they can only get a level boost before it starts
serene temple
I like how there is no p2w and equal advantages great game!
tropic widget
What phase of testing is the game currently in?
mild copper
How many citizenships will a village stage-3 Node will have before the first election?
steady ocean
Pre-alpha basically @tropic widget
winter moat
@tropic widget pre alpha
tropic widget
Is that considered Alpha 0?
steady ocean
@mild copper 1 week after the node first becomes a level 3
@tropic widget It's w/e you want to call it before the alpha, aka pre-alpha
tropic widget
Are there any supporter packs or the like that allow access to the game currently?
mild copper
@steady ocean yeah but how many members will the Node has at that point?
tropic widget
I have checked the Intrepid site and discord links but found what seemed like dated information on supporter packs
stray hull
you will have to wait for alpha 2
steady ocean
@mild copper However many people decide to become a citizen? It will vary node from node/server by server
stray hull
there is a pack for that i think @tropic widget
grizzled latch
Only kickstarter/summer backer. No others for now
steady ocean
Alpha 1 isn't being sold currently, only Alpha 2/Beta 1/Beta 2
stray hull
yes
grizzled latch
Also alpha 1 isn't live yet
tropic widget
Has the schedule for alpha phased been delayed? I also had trouble finding a general schedule, just information mentioning that in Aug. Alpha 1 testers were being added
grizzled latch
Thats the most recent news
steady ocean
Alpha was delayed in the past when it had somewhat specific dates attached to it. The devs have since then stopped promising dates until they are for sure the game is ready to move to the next testing phase
Currently, alpha 1 is scheduled for "late fall"
tropic widget
okay, that makes the latest news make sense
grizzled latch
They are still in the process of giving out access for the August test
jovial dirge
@steady ocean you are everywhere
steady ocean
This is where I started my friend @jovial dirge 🙂
mild copper
@steady ocean yeah there are no current numbers? Like 50 people at stage 3 or something? And then the maximum size growths with the node?
grizzled latch
Its limited until apartments become available
tropic widget
Is there any form to contact Intrepid in order to request access for testing? Or are they strict about not entertaining those requests regardless of criteria?
and simply keep it to designated supporters
grizzled latch
Streamers with a good ammount of viewers could request access.
A few have been granted packages
tropic widget
Okay, I assumed that to be the case.
steady ocean
For alpha 1? It's limited to their marketing team and which content creators they want broadcasting. Otherwise, the general population has to wait and see if they will add access to Alpha 1 back to the store
stark haven
Yea I was under the impression a lot of Alpha 1 is going to be them gearing up server performance to handle the higher loads of A2 and beyond
Along with all of the other developing, of course
fair yew
Yea alpha 1 is base systems checking etc. a2 is where you will see more gameplay testing as well as more server uptime towards the end
tropic widget
Great so I suppose the best course of action for my interest is to get as involved as possible. Is there any general information on ways to get involved besides the social media links?
steady ocean
It depends on what you mean by get involved. You can get involved with the discord/official forums/reddit threads/sharing AoC news with friends and or communities, etc
tropic widget
Thank you for the help and information @steady ocean @grizzled latch @stray hull
stray hull
np
vernal swallow
Is India included in SEA while choosing the server?
Is India included in SEA while choosing the server?
@vernal swallow region wise
desert ivy
No, if the server is in SEA it will be Singapore
If you mean can you play on the sea server from India then yes
steady ocean
@vernal swallow You'll probably want to see which region is better between SEA and the EU region servers for best ping
steady ocean
SEA region basically borders India, so it's fairly close https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia#/media/File:Southeast_Asia_(orthographic_projection).svg
vernal swallow
Hmm, but I'd prolly take EU because I prefer English speaking community
stray hull
im still here 🙂
tropic widget
still here. but that was asked over an hour ago >.>
wheat oxide
do you guys know anything about numbers? (like if at lvl 1 we'll have 550 hp and deal 10 dps or 25000 hp and deal 1000 dps)
fickle abyss
Way too early for that
full badger
do you guys know anything about numbers? (like if at lvl 1 we'll have 550 hp and deal 10 dps or 25000 hp and deal 1000 dps)
@wheat oxide That sort of fine tuning typically gets finalised during late alpha and beta testing
wheat oxide
okay, thank you
stable cedar
This has probably been answered a million times, but what races will be available in the full alpha 1?
full badger
stable cedar
Ah, ty
I wonder though, when it says "4 races" does than mean like Orcs is 1 race, or Ren'kai and Vek are 2 races
full badger
I'm not sure tbh. We'll have to see
stable cedar
I just want to see Vek already 🙂 (gonna take a guess that Tulnar will be later)
full badger
The Tulnar will likely be implemented last
spring dagger
they said tulnar will be implemented before alpha 2 so probably late alpha 1
west ember
When does testing for the MMO begin?
spring dagger
fall
trail solstice
Does the subscription for AOC start the moment you buy the pack/during alpha or beta/ or on release of AOC?
ruby swift
@trail solstice On live launch
trail solstice
Sick
void vortex
fall
@spring dagger ouch ! 😉
spring dagger
Bad puns
west ember
I greatly appreciate your assistance @ruby swift, lastly I hope that you continue with your profound teaching. Godspeed.
ruby swift
There is testing ongoing atm in a pre-alpha 1 state that is under NDA. More visible testing will be in the fall.
nocturne tide
will there be grinding for transmogs/mount skins etc?
ruby swift
There is a transmog system planned and there are skins that can be earned through gameplay.
last trench
what kind of summons will the keeper class get? idk if there has been any info on summons specifics yet
ruby swift
All current info. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner
young elk
will we see smth like katana in AoC?
full badger
There are katana-inspired swords in Ashes @young elk
young elk
full badger
warm owl
Anyone have more info on how the tab target system is going to work? Thought this was action combat with no tab target....
ruby swift
It is hybrid
full badger
The combat in Ashes will be a mix of tab and action combat. You'll be able to choose up to 75% of your skills from either tab or action
ruby swift
warm owl
Tab target is 100% accurate so sadly it seems the game is tab target. What a bummer
full badger
@warm owl my advice is to see the full combat system in action before judging it too heavily. Of course it won't be for everyone, but there's no point in dismissing it outright just because it has tab target elements in it
stray hull
yes
unreal zealot
it depends of the individual on what they want and there's nothing atm saying that tab targeting will be The best way to attack yet, for all we know tab target abilities might be 20% weaker than action abilities. we just dont know yet
ruby swift
They want feedback and input on iterations. The forums have several threads on that where you can express you opinions on that.
warm owl
For sure y’all, I’m not overly creased about it lol I’m just sayin any form of tab target is cringe. Pure curser combat is where true skill shines imo
raw crest
anyone knows if aoc will have rating based arena with exclusive pvp rewards basically like in world of Warcraft? that was one of the big reasons i got so hooked into wow
full badger
Yes there will be instanced arenas in Ashes
Right now they are aiming for 1v1, 3v3, 5v5 and 20-man-ffa formats
raw crest
yeah i heard that but will it have also a non casual queue Option
that has an mmr system
full badger
There will be leaderboards, but I haven't heard anything about matchmaking systems for it
raw crest
ah i see
young elk
1v1 POG
raw crest
i really hope it wikl
will
but i guess a lot of people dont like competetive aspects in an mmo
undone magnet
Considering how competitive steven is as a player. I would imagine there will be plenty of competitive aspects to the game
young elk
who is top dps?
orchid fossil
Does anyone know where is located Intrepid Studios Europe ?
ruby swift
Intrepid does not currently have offices in EU. EU is handled by My.Games atm as a region.
If you are looking to apply for a position go through Intrepidstudios.com
dry flower
Hello guys.
We know, and correct me if I'm wrong; that an item requires gold, a portion of the materials it took to be crafted and a crafter that's able to make the item in the first place in order to be repaired.
But how do we repair items that are drops from bosses or rewards from quests that do not have a recipe and nobody can craft?
ruby swift
Like many other things. Repair mechanics are not fully done.
dry flower
I see ty I guess we will know more later
orchid fossil
@ruby swift they are recruting for EU offices but not yet have them ?
unreal zealot
i think Steven said at one point (i might be wrong) that legendary boss items will require the materials they drop for repairs as well, but as i said i might be wrong it might have changed or it could change in the future once its all being tested
@orchid fossil they have job openings for remote work (ie at home)
ruby swift
@orchid fossil If you read the job descriptions they state work from home currently.
orchid fossil
ok, thanks !
that's weird to say EU offices if it's remote
i guess it's more a EU timezone they are looking for then
ruby swift
Don't see anything about EU offices.
Due to Covid-19, this position will start as a work-remote model.
Intrepid Studios is seeking a producer for our european region
ruby swift
Yeah, looks like a cut and paste from their normal ads for US stuff. Since I don't see EU people really getting into the 401k.
orchid fossil
yeah probably :p
useless question but @ruby swift is it a manual thing to request your "Alpha 0 member" status on discord ? i was an alpha 0 tester too but i don't see any pimpy status on myself 😢
or maybe it's only for backer tester
tulip hatch
If you left the server then you lose the tags
They are no longer replaced as they serve no purpose atm since theyre legacy tags
orchid fossil
oh right it's because i left for some time, nice catch
rain geyser
Oof
crystal beacon
will Intrepid studios be traded publicly?
full badger
There has been no talk of it, but I doubt they would @crystal beacon
ruby swift
Legally US corporations have to put profit for shareholders first.
crystal beacon
^
full badger
btw guys, friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. Having extra discussion on top of that clogs up the channel and makes it harder to answer the actual questions. Please use the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels for discussions
crystal beacon
sure is
junior sky
Next AMA when?
onyx knoll
We don't know when they will do an AMA again, but the next dev update stream should be around the end of the month
and will most likely include a Q&A section
dry flower
there has only been 1 AMA in the history of the project did they say it's going to be recurring?
onyx knoll
Margaret mentioned they might do more seeing as the first one was so popular. They didn't say it would be a recuring thing tho
radiant shale
how crucial will it be to start playing the game on launch day or even headstart? is that a vital window of time where everything gets defined for a long term in a server, or do servers shift enough over time that starting later is fine?
onyx knoll
Headstart will be mostly pointless since a lot of things like node progression will be disabled. I feel like you're always a bit at a disadvantage in ANY MMO if you start later or stop playing for a while, so there will probably be a bit of that, but AoC has a really nice concept that makes it feel like it has less of an impact.
All the low level materials you can gather for example, will be needed even for high level crafts. So if you start late, you can still make gold with the low tier stuff you grab as you level. The zones, since they always evolve and change, will contain low level mobs no matter what stage they're in. High level content will pop up in those zones, so even as a new player you won't be totally alone in your lowbie zone
reef osprey
launchdays are always important if you want to be competitive, they dont matter if you dont care about that apart from being most fun
junior sky
I will try to log in 24 hours before launch day to make sure I get in LULW
vernal swallow
The only thing latecomers will miss out is that beautiful scenery of Verra without any node progression on day 1.
onyx knoll
true
hollow dust
imagine a day with a lot of succefull siege, like A LOT. Latecomers might see this too xD
onyx knoll
no, literally impossible, you can't siege nodes under rank 3
All nodes at rank 0 will only be a thing the first few hours of a new server
hollow dust
There was like a chart for rank 2 node timeout earlier, no ?
onyx knoll
timeout? you mean atrophy?
hollow dust
The time between the declaration and the actual attack
onyx knoll
Ahh, right there is a declaration period but it still requires rank 3 🙂
"Once the siege scroll is brought to the node and is activated, the declaration period begins and a countdown is initiated for players in the region to see. This countdown runs for a number of days equal to the stage of the node being sieged.[2][15]
Village (2 days)
Town (3 days)
City (4 days)
Metropolis (5 days)"
hollow dust
But you right it was the atrophy table
onyx knoll
Right, I suppose technically if a server was to totally die down, then all the nodes could atrophy down to rank 0
but I doubt Intrepid would let that happen, they'd merge the server to an other before it reached that point
hollow dust
You are right, it wont happen then, my bad. xD
onyx knoll
all good haha
tulip ember
Will ships be the Archeage style were just one person can sail it or will it take a crew such as Sea of Thieves
onyx knoll
Some will be 1 to 3, others will require full crew
tulip ember
How In depth is it. Wind changes, storms, sail direction, cannon holes, etc
onyx knoll
we don't have a ton of info on it at the moment, unfortunately. We know it'll be a thing but they're still fleshing it out
tulip ember
I'd love to hear Stevens vision on it @idle siren
orchid fossil
they said not to expect a full simulation, it probably will be way closer to Archage than SoT
slow meadow
@tulip ember https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Naval you can see what has been stated on it over on the wiki with citations. there's quite a bit of the vision there, it will also go through many iterations once testing begins.
tulip ember
Will this world be flat or will I be able to sail around the world
slow meadow
they are going to test both versions
onyx knoll
@tulip ember They haven't decided yet, they'll be testing both
tulip ember
Cool
snow epoch
Anyone know if there's any plans for future AMA's or similar things? Just found out about and caught up on this game, and I have a question I want answered that requires some preamble on my part and will probably need a lengthy answer.
onyx knoll
@snow epoch They do a dev update live stream at the end of every month that usually has a Q&A section
They said they might do an other AMA at some point but we don't have any specific date for that
snow epoch
Right, makes sense.. I can probably ask the question without using too many words, but from what I've seen in the AMA I think the answer wouldn't be short
random trench
Use the wiki.
Steven is leak prone, lets use the AMA to learn new stuff :D
tulip hatch
AMAs are not the norm. The previous one was the first one ever.
You are welcome to post a longer question in Q&As but make sure the point is clearly made. They are less likely to pick a questions that does not present itself clearly.
snow epoch
I just tried to type out the question here, but it ended up being a bit long. I don't think it was necessarily rambling, I just think it's hard to make the point without a lot of words.
It is a little bit open-ended, in that it's asking for what Intrepid is doing in general to avoid a common pitfall of sandbox mmos
steady ocean
Can always ask here and we can answer what we can, and maybe redirect the open-ended bit if necessary to another channel. Up to you. Again, I'd still think about posting on the forum or the reddit as well (in addition to this channel)
slow meadow
the short answer to that is, they aren't building a true sandbox. They have a story and a point to the game, that drives narrative forward and mixes that up by allowing sandbox-like emergent content driven by the players encouraged by soft friction systems in the game.
tulip hatch
The main one is providing content through discovery.
Ashes of Creation is not a sandbox, in Intrepid's terms its a Themebox
While players can choose how to develop the world and level, the changes that develop unlock content provided by the studio.
You can choose how to play and what to do but there will be content every step of the way
snow epoch
This is specifically about things they seem to be advertising the game to contain, namely the ability to mainly play the game by fulfilling non-combat roles through other game systems such as crafting and gathering. Would Reddit or the forum be the best place to ask, you think? Or maybe both?
steady ocean
Can do every medium if you would like to.
snow epoch
Wouldn't that be a little bit obnoxious of me? 😛
tulip hatch
If it is a question you feel only a Dev can answer then your best shot is the Q&A thread or forums
dark jungle
@snow epoch the wiki has the entire collected set of information of what the devs have said so far. This part might give you some insight https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Game_balance#Player_types
steady ocean
Video from Lex's link https://youtu.be/NsPR_a2n5SM?t=2650
snow epoch
Yeah, so I've seen most of these things already, but thanks for the info anyway! My question is mostly centered around how this fantasy is a common selling point of these kinds of MMO's, but often it doesn't deliver a satisfying experience. So I'm mostly interested in what they're doing to make sure filling a non-combat role offers fun, challenging and engaging content long-term. Usually combat gets all the love in terms of offering gameplay that is fun and doesn't get tedious, repetitive and too simplistic to enjoy long-term.
dark jungle
If you want to know the informaiton, then the wiki is the best place. If you want to know if something is fun, then you will either need to wait until you can test or until content creators are able to release opinion videos about the actual game when the NDA drops
snow epoch
The question is less "am I going to enjoy it?" and more "what kind of design philosophies is going into trying to make these parts of the game enjoyable long-term". As a developer myself, more thought needs to go into these things than just "we'll make some random mechanics and then it's up to players to figure out how to have fun with it". Steven and his team have a lot of great ideas in terms of design philosophy, so I'm pretty sure they have some thoughts about this. If they haven't already answered it, I don't think the wiki or community can answer this, as it would mostly just be conjecture.
Sorry, not trying to be difficult 😅
plucky pawn
@snow epoch If you could distill it down into a question for an upcoming live stream Q&A session, our team might be able to provide more insight! If you'd like to keep chatting about it in the meantime though, I'd likely recommend bringing it on down to #aoc-discussion since this is a longer chat 😄
snow epoch
Alright, I'll do that! How are questions submitted to the Q&A, and about how short does it need to be?
onyx knoll
There will be a forum post around a week before the Q&A where people can submit questions 🙂
It doesn't NEED to be any specific length, but the more concise you can make it the better ^^
snow epoch
Gotcha! Thanks for the answers and for putting up with me 😂
onyx knoll
o7
oak barn
Any news on the Eu situation?
onyx knoll
Nothing yet, I expect it will be during the live stream at the end of the month
thorny warren
Is there any new information for EU Players yet?
onyx knoll
Nothing yet, I expect it will be during the live stream at the end of the month
steady ocean
@undone prairie The 4 divine gateway locations are known. We don't know which races will be spawning where.
onyx knoll
@undone prairie players can chose to start at any of the 4 gateways, we don't know yet which ones will be the defaults
snow epoch
What's "the EU situation"? Are there problems for EU players?
thorny warren
@snow epoch we cant buy the packs at the EU Publisher for quite some time and overall they dont provide any information, its a weird situation
steady ocean
They start at the divine gateways. It's the "circles" you can see on this map @undone prairie
thorny warren
people are quite unhappy with the publisher too
onyx knoll
@snow epoch EU is currently experiencing some problems with their shop. Intrepid has a contract with my.games to publish over there and their website isn't working properly. Steven said he would give an update on that sometimes around the end of this mounth
winter parrot
Do we know if the Fog of War that hides the world is Server Based, Account Based, or individual Character Based?
steady ocean
Character based I believe. The overall map doesn't change based on server.
onyx knoll
Mhh, I'm not sure actually, that's a good question 🤔 I don't think we have an official quote for if the fog of war is character-wide or account-wide
Try asking in the next Q&A! 😄
steady ocean
We have the following quote, "The world is also full of imperfect information, which will require the player to act on it for verification." Which lends credence to being character based as a character's decisions in game play can affect it https://ashesofcreation.wiki/World_map
winter parrot
Will do, thanks for the response
I just remember a passing mention of it being there until that area was discovered, but again thanks
fleet rock
will voice chat proximity be a thing?
steady ocean
group/guid/possibly taverns&inns
fleet rock
but not instanced, just open world chat?
steady ocean
onyx knoll
@fleet rock Currently there are no proximity voice chat, only voice chat groups
fleet rock
that sucks a lot honestly for this type of game sadge
steady ocean
You can always try and group with the people you find in the world and then talk to them that way.
fleet rock
let's be honest it's just going to be another text adventure like all the other mmos
steady ocean
That's fairly subjective, which may be a good convo starter in #aoc-discussion
fleet rock
hell if my opinion matters, anyways thanks for replying
honest solstice
was wondering what would stop someone running around screaming profanities but that answers that
fleet rock
a mute and report button like cmon
onyx knoll
@fleet rock Everyone's opinion matters, the game is still only in alpha and some things can change if the community is very vocal about it 🙂 You're not the only one who would like proximity chat, so feel free to continue to discuss it on the forums and in the discussion channels.
fleet rock
i gotta stop malding about that it's not gonna be in the game lol
ill shut up sorry ahaha
hollow dust
tbh, it might be a little immersion breaking
dusk tide
Hey guys, I have been thinking about a question for some time now. Does anyone know how the servers will be located in Europe?
The reason I ask is because lots of games think that Russian can play on Nordic Servers (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland etc etc). 50% of them does not speak english and I find this a huge problem in the gaming industry that they think they can match nordic countries with Russians so I just wanted to ask.
Big companies like Valve and Rockstar games keep putting us into the same servers and it ruin the game total for all nordic countries.
torpid flower
Apologies if this has been asked before. Would you advise to hold off on making the purchase to access alpha 2 if I'm from the UK/EU?
steady ocean
It's up to you @torpid flower You will be able to transfer your Intrepid Studio account to the EU version in the future, but Steven has said he will have an update at the end of the month.
torpid flower
Thanks
steady ocean
@dusk tide I believe Russia will have its own servers, in addition to other EU locations based off the quotes on the wiki. We'll have a better idea hopefully by the end of the month when Steven gives us an update.
onyx knoll
@dusk tide So far the only location we have for an EU server is the test server in Franfurst, we don't have a lot of info about where they'll be closer to launch
dusk tide
Russian are not CIS.
steady ocean
Hopefully Jahlon's statements and these pics help ya out @dusk tide
It was never a part of the CIS. They were a part of Russia
dusk tide
Russia is Europe, for some stupid reason.
steady ocean
Technically the Soviet Union
dusk tide
Would have been easier if it stayed USSR.
Then we all knew .P
:P*
jk
Yea, Russia is a tricky country with Putin in power. It is a bit part of CIS, a bit part of Europe and if you ask them they are Russia, their own region. 🙂 But for some reason Valve, Rockstar games and others place them into the Europe box.
Very very annoying, since many of them can't speak english.
onyx knoll
Right click your name then click "change nickname"
west turtle
young elk
Very very annoying, since many of them can't speak english.
@dusk tide hater
dusk tide
@young elk Not hater. I really try my best with Russians dude. I hate no one.
@young elk But do you find a game where you can't speak with people fun?
marsh pagoda
@snow epoch they are making crafting and material gathering central to the growth and maintenance of almost every system in the game. It sounds to me that people who only want to adventure are going to be more upset with the system than those who want to focus on crafting
young elk
topaz palm
"Voyager Plus" does not entitle one to "headstart" servers, correct?
steady ocean
correct, it was an early kickstarter perk
topaz palm
Ok
Got it, making sure. Just bought voyager plus anyways cause I want that alpha 2 access (whenever that is) among other things.
And Alpha-2 is still unannounced right?
onyx knoll
correct
steady ocean
You can always check with !playtest
wheat glen
are the skins in the montly packages exclusive? or will they be obtainable at a later point again?
steady ocean
The exact skins are exclusive. However, there may be possibilities for some reskins that may have slight changes to color/form in the game.
wheat glen
thanks, a few are pretty neat, hope they will return in a way
modest comet
If I buy Voyager plus now, do I then have to transfer it to my.com since I'll most likely have to play on EU?
and if I buy it now does that process currently exist?
onyx knoll
At the moment, yes that would be the case. The transfer process doesn't currently exist, and Intrepid said they would give us a bit more information on EU's situation later this month
modest comet
kk ty I'll hold off on buying it now then
onyx knoll
I would recommend you wait a bit until we know for sure what's going to be happening with that before you buy the pack
yeah
steady ocean
@plucky pawn Could we get clarification on how exactly the choice to have an Intrepid Studios account vs another publisher's website account impacts a players choices in terms of actual gameplay (server choice for example)? Or, does it simply determine website account details such as payment processing?
I see a lot of questions surrounding the choice to use an NA vs EU website account and I'd hate for us community members to give out the wrong info.
boreal flicker
Will there be a BR server on launch?
reef osprey
uncertain @boreal flicker
but BR is probably on top of the list for minor regions
ruby swift
onyx knoll
ok not gona lie i read that as "will there be a Battle Royal server" and I was confused
winter parrot
Can we abandon (not sell) housing
crystal beacon
can the owner of a flying mount lend it?
winter parrot
Thanks anyway
crystal beacon
i have the same question can you just dismount your freehold??
spiral pine
you can dismantle it
onyx knoll
I think if you stop paying your taxes you might get evicted?
lean marlin
@winter parrot if you don't pay taxes, probably.
winter parrot
How about relocate it
lean marlin
no.
modest comet
The nodes have pre-allocated names right?
unreal zealot
Stevensville the divine node
modest comet
Oh good, just was hoping there would be something in place so people couldn't name a town "Greater Chungusville" or some other meme sillyness
Would be funny for about 20 mins
unreal zealot
ye of little faith
ruby swift
They have been aware of the naming issue since the beginning.
proper crown
If I buy one of the "early bird" packages, they include gametime. When do I get this game time? Effective immediately, when alpha/beta starts, when the game launches, in a form of tokens that you can activate whenever? Anyone know?
ruby swift
After live launch.
<speculation> once you activate your account pretty much like any other mmo once that point is reached.
undone lance
I purchased the Voyager Plus package, when will I be able to access Alpha?
unreal zealot
community speculation for alpha 2 is mid to late next year
undone lance
Ok thanks
winter parrot
@Johlon ... Have you roughly calculated the square km for the map grids? How large one grid is?
Hah, imagine that... Did hurt trying, thanks
slow sluice
Hey if you purchase a pack, lets say the expeditionary pack, may i upgrade to the voyager pack at a later date
crystal beacon
Yes
slow sluice
👍
crystal beacon
@ruby swift that sucks
would have been hilarious to be forced to say "need to travel to dicktopia to buy iron bars"
"i am a dicktopian national"
grizzled hatch
Would name my node Artorias
undone lance
How do I donate for kickstarter? Like I said I did purchase the Voyager Plus but am interested in donating one of the kickstarters
steady ocean
The kickstarter campaign is over. It ended in 2017
spice hornet
Don't worry. keep your eyes on the prize! @undone lance the game is shaping up to be a treat
topaz jacinth
30m
slow sluice
Finally a lead on a game who understands us
undone lance
😁 I know! I'm extremely excited! The seiges reminds me of old Warhammer
slow sluice
Anybody streaming tonight
steady ocean
You should be able to check in #community-media
undone lance
I'm a gaming grandmother and I have not been this excited for a new MMO since WildStar
main glade
do you think they could manage to get the guy from tera to help with the combat system? seeing how they are closing down
deft dragon
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