Ok thx
#questions
ivory dust
ruby swift
Whether that will be unlocked as part of a profession (ie scribes) or be part of the base UI is unknown.
meager yarrow
do we know how maps will work? from what ive seen it seems like they will have landmarks and you wont be a icon on the map but rather have to figure out where u r?
ruby swift
Nope, very little information on that so far.
ivory dust
Can you place markers on the map?
And do you see group members ?
Or no information on that yet
ruby swift
Or no information on that yet
@ivory dust this
They are looking at various options during testing and will decide later. They want you to have some information, but not unlimited, to keep that sense of exploration and discovery.
You will be able to put down "raid markers" like many other mmos for content. Nothing so far on map markers in a larger world sense.
cyan cliff
what the one thing yall like the most about this game
hallow pond
the RP potential
meager yarrow
the node system
slow willow
Any word on how many servers will exist on launch day?
woven vale
No however population will be 8-10k concurrent and 50k cap (as of now)
crystal beacon
where could i find job positions for EU to submit my portfolio? if there are any?
ruby swift
ivory dust
They want to increase the server number according to how many people want to play
crystal beacon
thank you
slow willow
To answer Magi's question, I honestly couldn't name one thing because it all sounds so good. I've been watching many different YouTube videos on Ashes information (shout out to @simple ether ) and even systems where I expect the usual MMO approach turn out to be surprising, interesting, fresh takes on the system.
Even things like mounts that I usually dont pay much attention to in other MMOs sound 10x more exciting with the taming and husbandry systems
lavish lichen
Hello everyone, just wanted to ask something that probably it's been already answered but I can't find it. I recently bought the alpha 2 package, and after that I thought, will this work for EU accounts? So i wanted to ask if I just screwed it up, and in case i didn't is there any protocol that we have to follow to make our purchase work in EU?
Thanks!!!
onyx knoll
There shouldn't be any problem, seeing as Intrepid will now be publishing in EU themselves
west turtle
amen ❤️
cyan cliff
@slow willow YEAH
near horizon
how big will an economic region be and will they change over time?
lofty star
i bought a pack with alpha 2 test, is there a chance they will add more for this coming alpha?
reef osprey
define economic region please @near horizon, you are very vague
near horizon
reef osprey
@near horizon in terms of market places/Auction houses: each node has its own market for goods and services, with respective prices.
Unless you have an economic lord node, those connect the auction houses through all the vassal nodes
near horizon
what?
reef osprey
economic regions, as in what resource spawns where in which identity: we don't know. Certain region will favor certain materials. The size of the regions will probably depend on the resource in question
reef osprey
its more poi yes
for sone weird reason its mentioned on the wiki within the same page, so i mentioned that as well
near horizon
I'm just wondering if economic regions can have multiple nodes/poi
or if it will be each node/poi is its own economic region
reef osprey
you mean in teems of a shared markets? no, not unless there is an economic node
near horizon
no, I mean economic region, how many nodes/poi fit in an economic region
reef osprey
what does an "economic region" entail for you?
resource distribution?
or to put it easier - what do you think an economic region does exactly
i think there is some confusion in that regard
near horizon
it changes the price of hunting certificates
reef osprey
oh, we dont know anything in that regard. They won't change over time though. They are static
near horizon
hence why I'm asking, I was hoping a dev could clarify how big an economic region is 😅
reef osprey
devs don't really answer here
try the QnA thread prior to a livestream or twitch spamming questions
wanton fox
I believe that the nodes are exponential in their range of influence
reef osprey
we not talking about ZOIs
wanton fox
so around metropolitan nodes there are exponentially decreasing ranks of nodes which are under that influence
which i believe was mentioned as the economic region
but thats up for debate
reef osprey
economic regions are seperate from Nodes ZOIs
near horizon
even that I don't think we know for sure...
unrelated question, do we know when the next dev stream will be?
near horizon
thanks
crystal beacon
Is there a link to the twitch account we need to be looking for on Friday?
white tartan
If i live in the middle east but not quite Europe which server should i be then?
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon the stream will be on the official Ashes of Creation twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation
@white tartan That will be up to you, depending on which time zones fit your schedule best and which ones have the best ping. You're not going to be locked to specific servers unless you chose to pay for a subscription that had its price changed to fit a certain currency in which case you'll have to be on the server assigned to that sub price
white tartan
aight thanks
short coral
How will PvP and PvE Gear Work? And how do you get pvp gear?
desert ivy
There is no pvp gear
desert ivy
Both
short coral
Crafting vs Raiding gear are one in the same?
steady ocean
Depending on the raids you are able to do, they will be comparable if you use the legendary crafting materials and get a master crafter/enchanter to make the gear
desert ivy
There is no difference between the gear you use in pvp and the gear you use in pve though. There may be certain enchants that are better suited for pvp, but gear is not pvp specific, nor can you earn gear from pvp unless you hunt corrupted players and they drop gear
short coral
So raiding is pretty much a must?
desert ivy
You can also buy most gear from other players if you want
steady ocean
world bosses/dungeons/raiding for top tier gear and top tier crafting materials yes
desert ivy
but yes, raiding is a lot of the gear
steady ocean
But you can trade others for the materials if you want to be a crafter and not a raider
short coral
Ty, just curious the dynamic for top end pvpers compared to top end raiding guilds for gear differences during battles/sieges
desert ivy
I mean, they'll need to be top end pvers in order to be top end pvpers. Either that or they'll need to somehow earn a metric ton of money to buy gear from other players
crystal beacon
or get lucky and maybe someone with high level gear has high corruption and just so happens to drop their master sword? ( I know that won't likely happen but I can dream)
short coral
Whats the loot % drop on a player killing another player for there gear?
woven vale
You can only drop gear if you're corrupted.
We don't have exact numbers, however if you die you will drop resources
Corrupted or not.
short coral
So you don't drop gear or items unless your Corrupted? I thought i heard different about that?
woven vale
You don't drop gear unless your corrupted
You do drop items (if you count resources as items)
short coral
Well those resources are hopefully pretty valuable, otherwise no encouragement to PK in outside world?
kindred shard
Will this be opened up for people who buy the packages or is this solid "only for backers from the kickstarter"? Didn't pop on my radar when the kickstarter happened so I'm sitting here being big sad that I missed it even though I'm probably going to buy one of the more expensive packages on the AoC website because I want to see this game launch and thrive.
(Edit, specified on the AoC website since I'm aware the kickstarter ended a long time ago.)
steady ocean
That is no longer available. The headstart servers are severely restricted, so you are not missing out. Also, it will only include a few servers, the vast majority of servers will not be headstart.
scarlet zephyr
Not sure if this has been asked. When you hire a NPC Tavern Worker or Freehold Mercenary will they be randomized or will you have the option to create your own and equip them with different gear?
steady ocean
We know that the mayor will have some influence in building defences that may result in higher tier NPCs/guards. Other than that, I'm not sure if we have that info at this time
scarlet zephyr
There was a joke about a beachfront freehold with cabana boys that made me think of this lol. Like craft armor for your house guards and stuff
crystal beacon
When it comes to naming a character will it be just: [name here] or will there be like first and last names. I know there are titles but are their family names that get put at the end of your initial character name?
Since families are a mechanic
steady ocean
First and last names you can choose at character creation
The last name is optional
crystal beacon
Can I add a last name later on as I join a family with people I find in game?
just for reference it was the interview with Asmongold where the head guy said there's limited quick travel with your "family" so it had me curious
novel ice
Head start will give zero advantages anyways. I'll get a pretty preview of the world while all the functions are locked
proper crown
Do we know if there will be any other benefits to being alpha/beta tester? (other than the cosmetics from the shop/packbuying time and the covid statue)
novel ice
Having prior knowledge and experience with mechanics.
Thats all we get besides cosmetics
zealous iron
Will this game offer protections against the infamous "Devilsaur Mafias" of the World of Warcraft community?
AoC offers an immense player driven universe which opens up the inevitability of large guilds to dominate rare resources and creatures by having 24 hour shifts to lock down said content
I understand that the corruption mechanic exists but it doesn't seem to account for 60-100 players deciding to possess ownership over end-game content
steady ocean
You could get into your own group/guild of 60-100 players and contest the resources.
The resources also spawn randomly, and not on a timer for 1 specific spawn node.
neat carbon
really looking forward to this game do we have a rough idea when beta will start, does anyone know?
steady ocean
Short answer: no, but you can check here
potent thunderBOT
neat carbon
safe to say this game is still a year or two from release?
steady ocean
quite safe, I'd say
desert ivy
2+ most likely
neat carbon
guess shadowlands is going to have to do for now then 😦
unreal zealot
@modest comet
if you want to look at the whole page for sieges on the wiki: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_sieges
also https://ashes101.com/nodesieges.php from @simple ether as well he has a video on the page
eager rock
While we know there will be possible one of a kind legendary weapons with timers and skins afterwords. Was there any mention of armor, animals, or crafting / gathering tools as well?
unreal zealot
this is from the wiki @eager rock
i would imagine armor would be included in legendary drops but im not sure about animals and tools
eager rock
Yeah I assumed armor as well but the others came to mind and can't recall if ever discussed
full badger
They haven't been discussed, but it might be a good question to ask in the upcoming Q&A @eager rock
light pewter
Are corrupted players able to open trades with uncorrupted players?
dark jungle
no
light pewter
@dark jungle anything posted about that? Thank you for the response.
upbeat nacelle
I see that the preorder reward skins change, and that we can buy the new skins if we buy a package. Can we buy previous skins? And do the skins rotate, will old skins ever become available again?
stable plover
@upbeat nacelle Once old pre-order skins are gone their gone for good and are only acquirable within their time period (limited exceptions apply, like my.com people having some ability to order things that they should have been able to order individually but were unable to at the time), Some non-preorder skins could return in the future (for example APOC cosmetics) but the KS/SS/pre-order ones won't return.
bold token
when will the current pre-order pack skins change? specific date?
full badger
@bold token they change each month
stable plover
@bold token https://discordapp.com/channels/256164085366915072/270797463907074048/739945150997856346 - September 2, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific (whoops put the date they were added initially)
desert ivy
The skins change on 2nd September
stable plover
@modest comet Oh variants of the skins will likely appear (also as in game earnables), probably a bit more than just tint changes though since the game has a dye system, think more the variety of different bears we've already seen.
edgy dew
I have been trying to figure out how many players the raid content is tuned for. Anyone know? I just heard of AoC yesterday and have been fascinated
full badger
@edgy dew raids are 40-man
desert ivy
40 man until you get attacked by another guild while raiding, then it's 80 man 
edgy dew
Yeah, classic wow has reminded me why I don't like 40 man raids
full badger
@edgy dew Intrepid are always looking for feedback on their planned systems. If you want to add your input you can post it on the official forums 🙂
edgy dew
Will do, thanks Wandering Mist
slow spruce
Ive seen there is eng, ger and fr languages in this server, spanish is missing for any particular reason? is there a spanish community server?
full badger
@slow spruce English, German, French and Russian are the languages supported for the game's launch. More languages may become supported post-launch and when that happens, their servers will be added as well
cobalt notch
Are there plans to make high quality versions of gear with high quality materials etc. ?
full badger
@cobalt notch It has been discussed but nothing confirmed yet. Stay tuned for more info on the crafting systems 🙂
little kiln
So we’ve seen death penalty mechanics, but what about respawn? How will that work?
full badger
@little kiln We don't have much information except that there is lore and a storyline regarding respawning shrugs
little kiln
Hmm. Respawn at the nearest node of x size might be the best.
Will there be any way to transfer a character between servers?
steady ocean
Not currently planned unless in exceptional cases. (server mergers for example)
ivory dust
And will there be possibility's for race swap and name change?
steady ocean
Not at launch from what has been said. You can always ask in the Q&A thread on the official forums though and see if they will answer on the livestream @ivory dust
wraith idol
At launch there will not be any chance of race swap name change is a possibility but mainly going to be stuck with whatever race you pick till significantly later down the line of the game @ivory dust
full badger
Some of them are, but most will be open
wraith idol
Like mist said some are some are not and yes in the game you might need some protection from your guild or friends but again you gotta also remember stepping into the world of pvp that no matter what your doing you can be attacked.
Understandable and I’m sure players will adapt I personally don’t think it should be that bad but time will tell how players will interact with raiding and Wpvp
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
wraith idol
For sure
manic marsh
Is there collision detection
full badger
Yes there is @manic marsh
steady ocean
We have seen evidence of player collision mechanics, although it will be tested further in alpha 1 and 2
manic marsh
Always a difficult mechanic to implement.
warm owl
Much like WoW will there be items to allow players customize the flash of their skills, like glyphs in other forms?
steady ocean
There will be a scribe profession, but there is not much information on how that system looks like. What do you mean by "flash" though? As in, how it looks or functionality?
warm owl
Yeah, the skill flashiness/appearance
steady ocean
I'm not sure if that is known yet, but perhaps someone else can add what they know.
warm owl
Like for example, as a shadow priest you were able to turn your orb dots that spun around you into flying crows
stable plover
Augments will alter the appearance of skills, there are also custom skill effects that exist (ks ones are the only current example)
wraith idol
I assume you will also possibly be able to see some in the cosmetic shop but not sure but yes from I see greypelt is correct
warm owl
I just really hope intrepid doesn’t ride the cash shop to hard, making the game content you earn a lot less exciting.
wraith idol
Steven has already said that he doesn’t want anything but cosmetics in the shop to negate P2W atmosphere so no worries there!
little kiln
Even a cosmetic only cash shop can be bad depending on prices and how much they try to get you to buy
warm owl
Well yeah but like Archeage, the cosmetics they sold for real money left a grey spot for actually in game content rewards. Took a lot of excitement from the actual game play itself. Instead of spending time working toward a cool outfit people just bought it. A monthly subscription guaranteeing income so that all content is obtainable from actually playing the game is the way to go.
At least in my opinion.
wraith idol
Understandable but hey like the prior mod said this chat is for questions I understand your rebuttal to the question but we don’t wana big down chat in here
I’ll gladly discuss this with you via message or in the other room
crystal beacon
Will there be mounted combat?
steady ocean
Mounts can have a combat ability, but you won't be able to cast spells or attack from your character at this time (as far as we know)
wraith idol
Correct
steady ocean
wraith idol
Lol
undone bay
This has probably been asked before but what is the ETA for Alpha?
steady ocean
late fall for Alpha 1 release with no NDA, no specific dates have been given
ivory latch
late fall means 1 month left
wraith idol
I am expecting June for a beta
arctic sky
Fall ends in December
steady ocean
Fall starts Sept 22 and ends Dec 21, so it can be anywhere in that time frame
upbeat falcon
Hey does anyone know if it was just the guild leaders that were able to get the flying mount or was it just the mayors?
steady ocean
Both will be able to get flying mounts due to their role.
steady ocean
Any guild that owns a castle
wraith idol
Correct and they said they might give one or two more things the ability to get flying mounts
Ie world boss drops
steady ocean
either 15 or 30 days, depending on the skill of the breeder
upbeat falcon
oh! okay, i'm in love with this game 😄
wraith idol
We all are if you have anymore questions feel free to ask the dynamic duo of tavern and myself
upbeat falcon
ty! I appreciate all the help!
Oh do you guys know if the castles will give passive buffs to the guild that owns them? or is it just the flying mount?
steady ocean
You'll be able to progress your guild, which will unlock choices such as various perks, or increased guild membership (to a cap of 300). You have limited points to allocate though, so it will be a trade off between a larger guild in terms of membership or more guild perks
wraith idol
Correct and with the castles you will be able to place taxes and other things while owning the castles for further aid while playing
cyan compass
Hello @upbeat falcon most of the answer for your questions can be found on the wiki, https://ashesofcreation.wiki/
It has all the info regarding the game that we know so far, I hope this helps you
grizzled latch
Yeah you can play on EU servers with intrepid account, use the code
dusky zodiac
nothing is offical yet but I think EU is getting it first?
I am not sure
there is a 1-3 day head start for backers
dry wraith
I hope they do NA and EU servers together.
dusky zodiac
i think
storm shadow
Question: From what I understand in the Corruption system, to get more corruption you have a to kill a non-combatant. So if a corrupted/combatant level 50 kills a level 30 combatant, no corruption will be added, is that correct? I want to know if the level difference also affects the corruption stacking between combatants?
dry wraith
Many people will want to play the game and will be forced to start EU with real bad ping but then wont go NA because they already progressed so much in the EU servers.
sly monolith
there will be both eu and na servers... not sure what you on about?
grizzled latch
A corrupted killing a combatant causes no change in corruption. The level diffrence does count though, a lvl 50 killing people in the starting zone will quickly gain alot of corruption
storm shadow
no matter the state players in the starting zone are in?
grizzled latch
Lvl 50 corrupt killing lvl 1 combatant causes no change
storm shadow
isnt' that a problem?
grizzled latch
I can discuss over pm or #aoc-discussion
little kiln
no, because the level 1 looses less resources and has less penalty
grizzled latch
that is a discussion topic though, not meant for the question channel
sly monolith
basicly ganking or killing low levels players is not a thing here in ashes
weak sparrow
@storm shadow higher level disparity makes the corruption gain more punishing
storm shadow
thanks for all your answers 🙂
late trellis
How is it decided who runs the Castle after a Castle Siege?
dusky zodiac
I think if the castle goes down, the node would go down levels or reset
Allowing other nearby nodes to prosper?
Unless castles are guild stuff
late trellis
for the guild castles, sorry if that wasnt clear, my understanding was that they are permanent fixtures in the world
dusky zodiac
i think you'll need to level up nodes to even build on the land
So the castle would be tied to a node
I am going off from the lazy peon vid however
late trellis
ah, reading the wiki states that someone will ultimately control the castle after a requisite siege/event, and just wondering how that ultimately gets decided
cyan compass
@late trellis On the wiki, it doesn't exactly say, how a guild captures it, but you can still look at it and try to make the most out of it, https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Castle_sieges
dusky zodiac
But if a node grows enough, depending on the node, the leader of the node is decided based on a match, bids or votes
cyan compass
Oh mb
late trellis
that was what i was trying to clarify, np
cyan compass
Yeah, its because we don't have more info than that, unless a mob or a dev answers
late trellis
:/
seems like itll be a zerg controlled thing unless there is some noramlizng factor to allow smaller guilds to gain acess
dusky zodiac
From that, it sounds like those would be guild vs guild events
So the owner would just be the guild that fought
Don't think you can have more than one guild fighting in those cases
cyan compass
If I remember correctly, anyone can participate in any sort of events
late trellis
but in a 250v250 there will certainly be more than 1 guild at a time on either side, it even says others outside the reigning guild wil be encouraged to join
cyan compass
Yeah exactly, people can join in it even tho they aren't in the guild
cyan compass
That'd be the best guess we can get right now without concrete info
late trellis
thats what made me really question how someone garners the control of the castle, cuz the group of friends im in all wanna play but its usually the 7 of us
dusky zodiac
So a guild could pay another merc guild to fill their ranks
upbeat falcon
I think a fair way to see who takes control of the actual castle would be to have a guild war for the ones attacking the castle
and whichever guild wins gets the castle?
empty palm
More chaos = more fun in my opinion
dusky zodiac
I think the one that declares the siege would get it
cyan compass
But anyway, we have passed over answering the question
little kiln
@cyan compass this is theory crafting.
But i imagine the guild who declared the war (if they win) will get the castle?
cyan compass
Lets discuss about this in #aoc-discussion
grizzled latch
Don't have a source memorized but the expectation is that a guild would form alliances to attack/defend and while the perks of the guild castle can't be shared it is expected that some type of agreement would be made. Only 1 guild can control the castle and get the benefits and small guilds will be left out of actually having ownership in it. Smaller guilds can concentrate on getting guild buffs but larger guilds have to use those resources to expand the size of their guild so this is a route for them to get buffs/perks too.
sly monolith
im goging bare hands
full badger
@young elk You mean like a rapier-style? I'm sure it's possible but we have no idea if it will be viable or not
tranquil willow
i dont see why that would be the case. why would a single 1h wep be as good as 2 of them? and it also makes problems on the crafting side, you would only need to buy one weapon whereas others need 2 or a 2h which is always more expensive
storm veldt
I wonder - is there any info if party buffs are going to be raid wide as well?
tranquil willow
its not fair to have that really
full badger
@storm veldt no Information on that yet
unreal zealot
@tranquil willow tbh the reason most games do that to wielding 2 1 handers is mostly for balance, but it comes with its own benefits, you will always have the same amazing damage with the first one hander but the second always cut the damage of the weapon you choose most people mitigate it with a faster weapon than your main hand so you get quick stabs in while you main hand is getting ready to swing
storm veldt
I think that wielding 1h weapon only for dps is going to be viable, because I think there will be utility bonuses like better defenses, increased movement speed etc to make it a good option especially in pvp
cyan compass
Do we decide what node type is a node when it reaches a certain level or is it done by itself?
unreal zealot
increased parry is a good thing to add to duel wielding
storm veldt
afterall dualwielding is just video game and holywood nonsense 😄
full badger
Do we decide what node type is a node when it reaches a certain level or is it done by itself?
@cyan compass node types and locations are pre-determined
unreal zealot
@cyan compass no its all pre set
cyan compass
Thank you
full badger
The discussion surrounding 1-handed vs 2-handed weapons is great guys, let's move it down to #aoc-discussion
tranquil willow
Do we decide what node type is a node when it reaches a certain level or is it done by itself?
@cyan compass also the node type gets revealed at stage 1 as it is now
cyan compass
Cool thanks a lot
little kiln
Will there be a way to tell where a node will place its settlement at level 0? or where the various node chunks are?
full badger
@little kiln As far as I know there won't be any indicators on the map for where nodes are, until a node reaches level 1
unreal zealot
@little kiln i think there will also be a fog of war on the map so you always have to update it if i remember correctly since the world changes seem kinda dull for you to be updated when a node gets destroyed that you frequent and it just tells you on the map.
abstract mountain
In the node advancing trailer, the lvl 0 node appears as a little camp fire
fair dirge
When will the a2 begin?
abstract mountain
Spring or summer 2021 most likely
full badger
@fair dirge no confirmed date for Alpha 2 yet. Alpha 1 is due to begin in fall of this year
thorn reef
Anyone know when AoC is gonna drop their sick beats via a game soundtrack? The music I have heard so far has been nothing but beautiful
full badger
@thorn reef The music you've heard so far isn't the official ost for the game, just pre-made music that Intrepid have bought the rights to use. The actual OST is being composed by Bear McCreary
thorn reef
Well that's interesting. I have no idea who that is...time to dig up some of their work.
full badger
He's done some good work in the past.
thorn reef
I'm actually sad to hear the music scoring I've heard so far hasn't been for the game. It was so pretty
crystal beacon
God of War and Black Sails.
full badger
@modest comet They haven't published an exact number, but they were looking for around 10,000 A1 testers
abstract mountain
True, will alpha and beta servers only be NA?
full badger
We've been told there will be NA and EU testing servers, but no dates on when those will be implemented
tulip hatch
Alpha 1 is supposed to have EU servers in Frankfurt Germany
Unsure if Intrepid is hosting that though as this statement was prior to the my.games announcement
thorn reef
@full badger ok...Bear McCreary has done some amazing work. His spotify list of work doesn't end.
little kiln
They have about 10,000 testers registered. Plus a few others who were gifted A1 keys after the initial 10k cap was reached.
Depending on various bits during testing, like if only 10% of a1 key holders ever log in, or they find their tests going well and want to try a higher load, we might see more A1 keys go on sale sometime during A1.
(The bit on low turnouts I pulled out my rear don’t quote it)
tranquil lotus
Hello,is there any change to be an rp sever as well ?
i think this game is the perfect game for an hardcore rp session
full badger
There are currently no plans to have dedicated RP servers for Ashes, sorry.
tranquil lotus
It oke
unreal zealot
@tranquil lotus your best bet is to keep an eye out for an rp guild or and rp discord server for the game as they will likley choose a unofficial rp realm for themselves
tranquil lotus
@unreal zealot thx
unreal zealot
❤️
tranquil lotus
So i saw that you have a twitch account as well
but i dont see any videos on it
you have a program or just do spontans lives
?
unreal zealot
you mean the ashes twitch?
tranquil lotus
yesss
tranquil willow
they do streams every now and then
unreal zealot
most of their livestreams get reuploded o ntheir youtube channel
tranquil lotus
i seee
tranquil willow
next one is this friday 
tranquil lotus
Oh cool
i really like this game and to be up to date whit everything even donate if it possible
unreal zealot
best way to support the game is through the packs they sell or just mostly being active with the community, they dont ask you to buy the pack they have they are just there to people who want to help test as wel las get special cosmetics
cosmetic change every month
tranquil lotus
Thx
little kiln
This months cosmetics aren’t the best. Wait till September 6th or so to buy 😉
unreal zealot
and if you say buy the $75 one you can upgrade to the other ones at a later date by paying the differece
tranquil lotus
So nice
unreal zealot
but once you miss a months cosmetics you cant get them
tranquil lotus
I see
Well i really hope to see this game out cuz it a verry hard one tho
Thx for all the answers
unreal zealot
np
onyx knoll
These prices can give you a good idea, they're usually around that, the more expensive ones can sometimes vary by 5$
worthy schooner
serene flower
i only care for mounts at this point
cyan compass
Do we know if its possible to change the artisan class that you chose to master, like you choose to be a gatherer, but then later on, you want to be a crafter, will it be possible?
full badger
No information on that yet, sorry
cyan compass
Rip, thanks anyway
unreal zealot
@cyan compass i asked that exact question for the q&a this friday hopefully we get an awnser
cyan compass
Nice
unreal zealot
after you buy a a certain pack other items are seperate relating to the packyou bought
and we arent sure what pricing will be for the in game shop since it will be done through embers you have to buy
keep an eye out you might find some you really like and if you miss them then thats it forever except for maybe colour variant's in game maybe.
full badger
@modest comet This is all we know of the lore so far https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Lore
There will be narrative storylines in-game but those are being kept underwraps until launch
onyx knoll
Steven has mentioned he wants to keep most of the lore secret so that people can discover it as they play when the game launches 😄
ancient void
Does it make sense to buy the packs over at https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop for an EU player - or shoudl we wait for more info on Intrepids EU publishing solution?
west turtle
amen 🙏
unreal zealot
@simple ether he linked the na site and was asking if an eu player should buy from that site or wait for eu i think...
@ancient void you can buy from the us store but due to the taxes etc it might be more expensive than if you was to wait for an eu store but there no way to confirm it atm, if you buy on the na site you can transfer it to eu later if they end up using separate eu and na accounts for the game
xD
serene flower
I bought my stuff on na then
interesting
Yeah, it just never said anything when I did it.
cedar reef
Can you choose to buy 1 or 2 things from a pack, instead of the whole pack?
unreal zealot
only after you buy a whole pack first
then your limited to that packs cosmetics each month to buy separately or upgrade to the other packs
cedar reef
So if I get this month's pack, I can't get the next one?
cedar reef
Ohh ok I see, thank you!
unreal zealot
they are color coded for each pack in the picture to make it easier to understand
cedar reef
Is there a date for the next alpha test yet?
onyx knoll
Late fall is as close as we got for now, for alpha 1!
cedar reef
Oh that's cool, thank you
timid vortex
Does anyone know that will there be items obtainable in game that are aesthetically as good as the mtx costumes?
unreal zealot
Yes they have stated a few times that there will be cosmetics and gear equal to the quality of the shop
onyx knoll
Yes, that is something they stated multiple times, they want you to be able to look good even if you don't buy from the cosmetics shop 🙂
tranquil willow
i believe the legendary tier items will
timid vortex
That's nice to hear 🙂 One thing I don't like for example in PoE is that if you want actually cool looking gear you must pay
pine forge
Quick Question: Will Alchemy in the Crafting System only allow us to craft Potions or will there also be Poisons in the game that we can craft?
onyx knoll
@pine forge Currently we don't have a lot of info on the specifics of the Alchemy profession. There hasn't been any mention of poisons that i'm aware of, but that doesn't mean they won't exist, we don't know yet!
pine forge
@[NA+OCE] Xenellia alright thank you. I sure hope that it will be implemented into the game but for now thank you for your answer^^
onyx knoll
If you want, you can make a post about it on the forums, the Devs look at those every week 😄
neon lantern
so how many players does everyone rekon will be on launch ?
unreal zealot
that's more of a discussion leading question best to ask over in #aoc-discussion ❤️
opaque harness
Id love it if during Character Customization you could save and load your Creations.. Has this been talked about?
unreal zealot
@opaque harness i think i remember steven talking about giving the character creator early before launch so you can make your character and get in as soon as it launches but im not 100% if he mentioned saving them
full badger
@opaque harness There is a reference on the wiki about saving loadouts but I don't know how recent it is
opaque harness
Oh sweet, i'll keep my fingers crossed then. That was a feature in City of Heroes and FFXIV that saved sooo much time
stable plover
@young elk There are weapon skins, You need a great sword skin to apply to a great sword, and a staff skin to apply to a staff.
wraith idol
Yes datte there will be “skins” for weapons
wintry tiger
will there be voice acting in this game?
steady ocean
There may be for a few NPC greetings, but not for overall quests and NPCs at launch. It's a possibility for the future after launch as polish for the game
charred orchid
Can someone pls tell me what are some capable laptops or pc that will work with the game. Names and model
full badger
@charred orchid That's kinda tricky simply because we haven't got a comprehensive list of requirements for the game yet (it is still a long way from release)
charred orchid
Kk thanks bro
unreal zealot
best bet is to wait till before launch and get the previous gen so i will be cheaper
full badger
Also depends on what kind of performance YOU are looking for
steady ocean
@charred orchid You can use this as a benchmark as it is the alpha testers min/recommended computer specs https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Performance
charred orchid
I’ll do so
steady ocean
Things may change closer to launch, but it's something to help plan.
lusty kite
Things may change closer to launch, but it's something to help plan.
Every other day instead of spending on a latte, put it in the save for 'awesome laptop' piggy bank. We probably have a good 1-2 years to go, so it will help towards that new machine. In terms of gaming laptops, personally I have enjoyed my ASUS ROG. It is a few years+ old now, so I will probably have to upgrade if I want max details/performance once AOC launches.
spiral pine
dont get a laptop
onyx knoll
Please move this to the #general-discussion channel ❤️
exotic narwhal
I've looked at the careers page and don't see a GM/IT support for players, T1/2/3 etc. I've a unique resume and would like to request an e-mail to send over it to show credentials and background to see if Intrepid could use me! 🙂
brittle ferry
jobs@intrepidstudios.com I'd email the Jobs guys to ask that question Wolfe
steady ocean
If you don't see the position, just explain clearly what role you would like to fill and include your resume @exotic narwhal
exotic narwhal
Just making sure it was that, as I didn't see it clearly stated on the website. Thanks guys!
rigid rose
Yup Email them at the Jobs email posted above 🙂
mystic sorrel
GM hiring probably be closer to launch id guess
exotic narwhal
You have to let the support get use to your internal policies, software and integration software with the game. Trion had a mess of this but lots of small workarounds for a month of training on that when Devilian launched. So that's why I'm hoping to grab their interest a bit earlier than them posting up a hiring position. :3
onyx knoll
Not much is known about instanced pvp at this time
stable plover
Also the Intrepid devs tend to use the word 'battleground' as any place in the world where PvP is encouraged to take place including things like around caravans, "Arenas" tend to be the word they use more for instanced PvP.
cedar reef
Do you get like a founder badge or something with the packs?
onyx knoll
@cedar reef Not anymore, that was only with the Kickstarter packs, which are no longer available
cedar reef
Got it, thank you
kindred shard
Is it safe to assume there will be holloween themed/ creepy skins on the packages when October rolls around?
onyx knoll
We can't say for certain, but you can look at previous packs that were released for october, it might give you an idea of what they might have in mind
lean prawn
Q about gatherables / processed goods and pinata mule drop rate.
I understand that we drop percentage of gatherables / processed goods from our resource inventory when we die as a character.
Q: Does mule drop everything when killed or a percentage of its inventory? (I think it was mentioned that it drops everything, but I'm not sure, that seems a bit overkill.)
unreal zealot
if i remember it drops everything and a % is dropped for the attackers and the rest i think is just lost to the void. it could have changed or change during development but im not 100% sure hopfully @simple ether can confirm or correct me or anyone else who knows for sure.
desert ivy
When the caravans are destroyed, a lot of the gatherables inside it are permanently lost. The rest drop to the ground.
onyx knoll
They're talking specifically about mules, not caravans 🤔 I'm trying to find a quote that specifies
I think it depends on the player status (non-combatant/combatant)
Good question to try to ask in the Q&A! Doesn't look like we have a specific quote
Oooh! Nice!
lean prawn
@simple ether That's a relief, thank you!
arctic sky
@simple ether did you Google it?
signal inlet
So if you only have a few action abilities. Are you going to be able to hold down the button, Aim, And then fire it off on release and instantly go back to non-action playstyle
slow meadow
not every action button will require you to hold it down. there are multiple types of action abilities all with different functionality. Exactly what we will see is unknown but using an action ability you will be able to immediately follow it with a tab ability without issue.
stable plover
Augments alter base skills, and those base skills scale with gear, so in general gear will affect an augmented ability
signal inlet
I read about swapping to action mode with a reticule and non action mode. I am hoping it is a bit more seamless than pressing a hotkey to switch. I am not a fan of always having my mouse locked to the center
stable plover
Ah we don't know the particulars of gearing atm, but an augment might cause you to want different gear
drifting sable
Might be a stupid question. How will names look? First name + last name? How many characters in a name? Spaces/numbers? etc.
stable plover
Gear isn't class locked so any class has access to any gear that exists (exceptions might exist in some class quest rewards)
full badger
@drifting sable first name is compulsory, last name is optional
stable plover
Can choose to display first or last name above head, minimum 3 letters (last we heard)
drifting sable
Single space in name? Or could you do XXXX of the YYY as a name?
slow meadow
@signal inlet I think that had more to do with early testing than final implementation as they have stated they want the action and tab to be fluid and seamless. That will be ironed out as alpha testing progresses.
stable plover
@drifting sable I don't really have an answer to your question other than saying titles are also a thing.
signal inlet
That is good to hear
I also heard they were rethinking headshots
The way the wiki reads it is a sure thing
slow meadow
Headshots were not in the PI test fwiw.
signal inlet
That is good. I do not see how they could balance that in PvE
And he specifically said he does not want pvp only stats
unique rover
I have a question about death drops.
In the artisan system pets and mounts fall under the Gathering and Processing tiers or are direct monster drops. Does this make them eligible for death drops under the term gatherables/processed goods or are they considered a class in and of its own?
I've always assumed the latter, but the new Ashes 101 video had me thinking they might just (unfortunately) end up as death drops 
stable plover
My personal assumption, a fully trained mount/pet won't drop, but the mounts/pets that are untrained could
unique rover
That wouldn't be too bad, no! Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😁
jagged rapids
anyone know when EU shops are going to be available again?
stable plover
Theoretically sometime after Intrepid gets the Amsterdam office opened for a localized experience.
jagged rapids
makes sense^^ do they already have a date when they think that's going to happen?
stable plover
I do not, in the meantime you could use the main shop.
quaint hound
Will there be Guild Freeholds?
quaint hound
@onyx knoll Did you get promoted to Moderator?
onyx knoll
Indeed I did!
quaint hound
Congratulations!
quaint hound
Do we have any wiki page or video on the Guild Freeholds? Haven't been able to find anything on it. 🤔
onyx knoll
quaint hound
Much appreciated! 😁
onyx knoll
❤️
ancient pivot
@onyx knoll can it be placed anywhere like a civilian freehold? 😮 and does placing it here ot there have anything to do with ''citizenship'' or the guild?
City appartment or house grants automatic citizenship but not in a freehold? @simple ether
well you can only be a citizen if you have a home there
unreal zealot
so we could have the three housing i ndifferent nodes but be a citizen on one?
ancient pivot
good question... this is my new understanding.. 1 freehold per account BUT multiple instanced appt housing/house?
1 node appartment, 1 node house, 1 node freehold in total?
or do you clump house/appartment together
oh wow ok awesomee
thanks @simple ether ... Means i can have total of 3 homes in my server located in diferent nodes.. and then i can chose if i want to be a citizen of 0 of those 3 nodes or of all 3 of them
gaunt pecan
Does anyone know if there's going to be future different packages? if theres like a monthly thing with that where they swap it now and then to different cosmetics?
gaunt pecan
ah yes thats what i meant, so there's monthly rotations that's cool
In the voyager plus pre-order pack does Name Reservation mean I can reserve my name and a guild name or just my characters name?
sharp aspen
Pretty cool
edgy canopy
Since you only get one Freehold across all servers on that account, all your characters on that server utilize that Freehold?
I'm just curious since professions are tied into the freehold system, and I don't know if this is part of only some characters being able to maximize their potential.
stable plover
Correct, all of your characters can use each of your housing types
edgy canopy
Nifty
Never played a housing based MMO before, so apologies if it was a stupid question haha
wraith idol
No such thing my guy
But yes there is multiple types of homes and certain ones are locked to one per person
hallow pond
i wonder if the freehold system will be like Archeage
i should be looking up the wiki, we have any infos tho?
hallow pond
thx for link but hm i read freehold can be attacked? i though only the ones connected to a nodes, or i misunderstood something. Reading about placement and destruc now
onyx knoll
@hallow pond A freehold can only be attacked if the node it's attached to is demolished. In the case of a successful siege, the attackers will have a couple of hours after they destroy the node to go around and try to attack any of the freeholds within it's zone
hallow pond
i see so, wether you have housing in a city or in freehold connected to a node, its going to blow up and so nothing is permanent like in archeage
onyx knoll
Correct, if your housing does get destroyed tho, you'll get mailed all the furnitures along with the floorplan so you can easily rebuild it somewhere else
hallow pond
a yes, the progress are saved, and i read tho its "subject to material loss". i like the hardcore side of it, being an eve online player, make also sense for ressources to constantly being needed. ty for clarifications @onyx knoll
onyx knoll
@hallow pond Yep, there isn't really any safe place for your materials and processed goods haha, only finished items are safe to carry and store. Anything else can be dropped either while you're carrying it and die, or when your house gets demolished. And since you can't pull out any of your materials from storage once a siege is declared against your node, you'll have to work really hard at defending your stuff if you have things that are really valuable in there!
hallow pond
o yes thats awsome
wraith idol
And sure there isn’t a “safe” place but there are chests to store in homes just gotta watch for sieges
hallow pond
i wonder if there will be a city the server population agreeing about to never attack so everyone keeps things safe, but that belong to discussion
wraith idol
Correct my guy
cerulean atlas
will u be able to port to your own home? Think wow hearths, but these are only for the house/apartment/freehold you have
unreal zealot
@cerulean atlas no i dont think you can as it can be a form of fast travel they want you to explore and travel the world the only "fast travel" is the friend summon and the scientific nodes
wraith idol
Well early on it is very limited as the game progresses the fast travel will pick up as nodes get to proper level
But no there is only teleport to other specific nodes not to homes or apartments
desert ivy
Only node that you can fast travel with is Scientific metros
wraith idol
Correct ^
abstract mountain
Hi, how does the packs purchase work? I can pay for the 75$ dollars one, and only have to pay 50 for the 125$?
Thx 😊
cursive ice
I've heard about monthly cosmetics. Are those released in different packs?
mystic vigil
they're not gonna be like runescape's shiny particle bikini bottom shiny aura cosmetics right?
ruby swift
@cursive ice Once you own a package you can buy** future** cosmetic pack releases a la carte at and below your package level. This visual may help
wraith idol
Correct^
rancid quail
how long will the voyager plus packs be avail?
ruby swift
They have said that they will give "plenty of notice"before changing the benefits a pack gives beyond the cosmetics.
rancid quail
nice ty
forest pike
will we be able to equip our awesome cash shop character skins right out of the gate?
and lose any sense of visual progression right away?
wraith idol
For people who buy from the shop yes you can equip right away
forest pike
So will we have some visual progression in other aspects of the game or is it something this game simply won't have due to the cash shop?
wraith idol
In which way as in your gear or in area as you travel
unreal zealot
Depends on that visual progression your talking about because theres a alot of it
wraith idol
Because if your asking about scenery yes there is tons as nodes level up
In gear as in any mmorpg the better the gear the more usually put on to it as In effects and stuff
ruby swift
If you are asking about gear, there is also progression there. They have even talked about it.
forest pike
Oh ok so basically only no visual progression for your character?
unreal zealot
we have weapons, armor, buildings,pets,mounts all with unlockable skins in game, doing epic and legendary achievments will get you thebest looking stuff gear wise
abstract mountain
You can also, in barbershops
ruby swift
As in getting older or bigger or fatter? Was kicked around early days and rejected afaik.
abstract mountain
But thats kind of an active progression, not really passive
unreal zealot
visual progression could be considered for when you reach 25 and choose your second archtype and augments, depending if the augments change how your abilities/spells look
forest pike
I thought you will have to acquire the base before you can apply skins to it
like for mounts, why not for your character skins?
desert ivy
Because you have a slot to equip costumes in
you won't have the required mounts instantly
forest pike
Aren't the skins specific for a certain level or rarity?
onyx knoll
I don't believe so. The only requirements are things like, a belt accessory skin requires you to have a belt equipped to apply the skin to it
abstract mountain
Other games have the same skins system such as PoE and it works great for them
desert ivy
You have a separate slot for equipping your costumes I'm pretty sure
Like in ArcheAge
onyx knoll
Costumes will have their own section since they overwrite your whole appearance
What Talents says haha
forest pike
Oh ok that makes sense
hope costumes is something you're not starting with and you have to acquire later so you won't look insane coming out of the devine gates
abstract mountain
Well thats a personal choice... some people may want to look awesome from the start and some others wont
unreal zealot
soem people will because of the cosmetics for the pre order packs unless they have a system where you unlock costume slots at level 10 or somthing
manic marsh
it sounds like costumes are exactly like ArcheAge. and Steven has said he got a lot of inspiration from that game so that would make sense. one slot and it takes over your entire look
forest pike
yeah that's what I mean
manic marsh
but that there would also be a transmog per item
abstract mountain
Anyways we may move this to #aoc-discussion
wraith idol
Correct don’t wana big down the question chat
desert ivy
You will have your costumes from the start
The ones that you bought from the shop at least
Obviously there are ones you earn
So yes, people will most likely be wearing them from the get go
hallow torrent
Considering the 8-10k pop range on a server and the sole ownership of a freehold, how accessible will this feature be to the average player?
unreal zealot
8 - 10k concurrent and atm 50k registered, there will be plenty on freehold space t ogo around its just getting the gold to buy it and materials etc to build the buildings and furniture, but there is only so much space in the world so it is limited to a degree.
hallow torrent
Wiki info mentions 1/2 an acre in size which translates to 2sq kms. Im thinking this includes the zone in the vicinity of the freehold over which the structure holds influence
abstract mountain
Has to, as metropolis are only 0.5 km² wouldnt make sense for freeholds to be bigger
hallow torrent
I wonder how close to eachother can freeholds be placed and if that area will overlap to some degree
That sure sounds more reasonable
stable plover
Have some theorycrafting I wrote out earlier - The worlds about 460sqkm, freeholds are about 1/2 acre, 1 sqkm is about 247 acres, If every inch of the map was taken up by freeholds (it won't be), and there was no space inbetween (there will be), there could be about 237,120 -> A realistic number is way under this, but 10k could be a pretty realistic number, that would be something like a bit under 5% of the land being freehold areas, not necessarily everyone will have a freehold but a lot will -> we don't have exact numbers
thin bane
Is there an estimate for when the Alpha 2 test phase will start?
stable plover
Theres no eta for a2 yet
thin bane
darn. thank you!
wraith idol
Nope kinda sitting her in limbo but hopes are high
thin bane
yah
proven root
are all freeholds the same size?
onyx knoll
yep
edgy canopy
Will there be anything class wise similar to Hunters in WoW with being able to tame beasts out in the wild?
onyx knoll
beast taming is a profession, not a class, tho summoners will have some creatures they can control.
You can tame animals as Tamer and then trade them to animal handlers who can breed them for mounts or combat pets
crystal beacon
Will AoC have a in game virus that causes a debuff and infects others by being next to them causing them to quarantine?
This isn't 2020 or Wow. Maybe one day in an event
stray current
That was so fun in EQ2. Just being next to a person infected you.
dry wraith
I know it's not my place to say, but I was hoping to maybe see instead of mounts spawning directly on the player, why not make them that they spawn in and follow you... Then you can mount it it you'd like. Basically like a pet until you press like G or H to get on it and then it's a mount....? I was watching a lot of videos of game play and thats legit was the only think that i saw that i'd love to be improved... everything else looks sooooo good and can't wait.
unreal zealot
@dry wraith i mean it sounds cool in theory but in reality it would be a pain to have to summon your mount then choose to get on it if your trying to do a quick get away, the animation for the mount appearing just needs to be refined so its not so basic but as @simple ether said it's all alpha and subject to change if you really like that idea share it on the forums since the devs look at that way more often than discord.
dry wraith
I understand eveything is still in development, it was just something i thought of due to passed MMO's that i've been it. And it's my personal suggestion that all. Like i said regardless of whats to be done or chosen for this game, it already has a lot of the great features of a truly impressive and well thought out MMO. So just again, I was suggesting something not really anything else. @simple ether
crystal beacon
will there be some kind of free trial, like the first few lvls or a week/pass so that people can try the game before the pay for it, if we are trying to have friends join
dry wraith
With an MMO of this size and how many people are just dying to play it, i'm sure you are very much right.
manic marsh
will there be some kind of free trial, like the first few lvls or a week/pass so that people can try the game before the pay for it, if we are trying to have friends join
@crystal beacon
You should note that the game has no box fee. Only a $16 monthly fee
So you can try it for $16
One of the best models I've ever heard of for an mmo
rigid rose
14.99$ is current monthly price for the Sub that we know. 😉
charred orchid
When is alpha 2 release date
desert ivy
In the future sometime
charred orchid
I heard it will be soon. Just needed some clarification. Thanks btw
desert ivy
Depends what you define as soon. If you define around a year or a bit more as soon, then yes
Any date you've heard is bullshit tho
crystal flax
Alpha 1 is soon, Alpha 2 we have no idea
fair yew
Yea the “year or more” take with a grain of salt
charred orchid
Does alpha one has a NDA right
fair yew
Alpha 1 is expected to have the NDA released at some point after it goes live
toxic tusk
will not having a freehold be a big deal? i dont like the idea of being tied to 1 spot just because i have an apartment there.
hoary cosmos
it says freeholds can be located in multiple nodes
not sure what that means tho
maybe in the center of 2/3 nodes that intersect?
steady ocean
You don't have to be a citizen of the node you have a freehold at. @toxic tusk
toxic tusk
i mean, can i do well while not having one at all?
steady ocean
Yes, your friends/guild mates can give you permissions to use theirs, which includes their storage
main raptor
@idle siren will a variation of ingame disasters potentially be diseases that citizens of a node get and can potentially spread to other nodes if they're not quarantined and sieged down to eradicate.... the virus..?
steady ocean
Probably a better question for the Q&A thread on the official forums @main raptor 😛
main raptor
@steady ocean nah steven sometimes answers me here 👀
steady ocean
I'm sure others would be interested to hear the answer.
main raptor
Is there a q&a thread on forums for the ls?
main raptor
Cheers
slow willow
Cheers
glossy nacelle
any news on when the closed alpha testing starts?
rigid rose
@glossy nacelle Is slated to start sometime this fall!! 🙂
glossy nacelle
ty
abstract mountain
@main raptor that may seem like a cool mechanich but kills interaction between players, and in a MMO focused on group content maybe its not the best idea
random dirge
my annual post to ask... any word (even unofficially) when ashes is going to launch?
steady ocean
@random dirge Not yet
random dirge
Ive literally lost 275 lbs in the time I backed the KS and now. So a long time. Excited there has been progress!
hallow pond
@random dirge most poeple expecting end 2021 or 2022 for the most optimistics
abstract mountain
@random dirge wow, gratz dude 😊
random dirge
thanks!
gentle narwhal
Damn cant wait for this game to come out lol
Me and many other million gamers I guess xD
most anticipated MMO I guess like even pro youtube reviewers say 😛
This game, diablo IV and Lost Ark << OMG bye bye social contacts in 1/2 years hahahaha
merry frigate
Any idea when Alpha 2 will be?
full badger
@merry frigate We have no official date for it yet.
random dirge
Im not sure i understand the difference between the MMO and APOC... are they 2 different games?
arctic swift
random dirge
like PVP?
abstract mountain
Yes, APOC was a playtest, a battle royale designed to check some systems
Testing combat and so
full badger
As @abstract mountain says, APOC was a battle royale designed to test the action combat and the back-end infrastructure that will be used in the mmorpg
random dirge
Is APOC going to be launched as a seperate game, or it goes away at launch?
abstract mountain
Think it is unactive already, not sure tho
random dirge
thanks, its heavily featured on the website, so was confused. Thansk for the answers
full badger
Right now APOC is offline as it had served its purpose. It will probably come back at some point again to test things
random dirge
sorry, for all the questions. Im looking at the shop and a lot of them talk about cosmetics and stuff... but there is no image of what it is... what if I buy it and the cosmetic is not something I like?
full badger
The cosmetics are changed every month. So if you don't like this month's cosmetics, you can wait until next month
Keep an eye on the #news channel for when the cosmetics change
random dirge
are you saying the couple of random items are what is being sold? yplus the other stuff?
like im looking a coin, a belt, a pocket watch and key. those are the cosmetic items?
full badger
You should see something like this
In the pictures, the keys represent the testing phase access. The coins represent the Embers (currency for the cash shop when the game launches), and then there are the cosmetics
Oh and the pocket watch represents the game time you get with the pack
random dirge
ok thanks
ugg sorry just realized this was a help desk channel. Here I am asking all sorts of game questions
abstract mountain
In the view more info you can check everything that comes with the pack, from game time (1,2.. months) to name reservation with the voyager plus pack
This is actually the channel to ask about the game so feel free to do so
random dirge
oh good
full badger
You can ask whatever questions you like in this channel
abstract mountain
Does anyone know if you can actually swim to the middle of the sea in Ashes? Or wil drowning be a thing in the game
full badger
We don't know right now, sorry @abstract mountain
abstract mountain
Thx anyways Mist 😊
full badger
no worries
dapper chasm
Wasnt it, that drowning was a thing? Dont nail me on that, since i dont know where i heard it anymore.
But it was said : Underwaterdungeons -> u can drown -> to avoid drowning use a swimming/water mount and there will be other options to 'improve ur breath'
abstract mountain
Yea but I mean thats if you are underwater, but what about just swimming? In WoW you have fatigue when you are in deep water and you end up dying even if you are not underwater
paper tiger
I can't find any info on dual specialisation. Is it planed? As PvE builds are suboptimal for PvP and vice versa, doing quests to reset augments each time someone wants to change the flavor would be really bothersome.
surreal elk
@paper tiger no it's not planned they want your choices to matter
paper tiger
looks like meta players will have to play separate characters for each type of content then
acoustic granite
I saw some discussion on the forums about this; supposedly roleplaying is going to be a zero-focus aspect until, if at all, a good bit after full release. Is there any information on that specifically?
abstract mountain
Hmmm thats not true at all, theres a lot of room for roleplay in Ashes, you can even marry someone
silk tapir
and you got families of 8 members
acoustic granite
Oh, wonderful. There's my #1 worry assuaged lol. Roleplay is all I play MMOs for
silk tapir
also: housing
crystal beacon
The game has thought be an esport?
full badger
@crystal beacon Intrepid's stance on it is that if the game turned into an esport, all well and good, but they aren't going to go out of their way to MAKE it an esport
grim breach
ruby swift
Yep, and only a percentage based on flagging state, not all.
dusky zodiac
i think those are included
if it's not a completed good
tho bosses would probably drop completed goods
surreal elk
@young elk a sword dropped from a boss would not be dropped in pvp unless corrupted. However the materials would be fair game to be dropped if you die in pvp
ruby swift
Or the certificates for those items.
You don't get gold from grinding non-humanoid mobs. You get certificates that you then sell to the relevant npc for gold.
So get caught carry hundreds of certs. You gonna cry.
brazen sentinel
mmorpgs and esports don’t really mix
unreal harbor
Got a question. Will there be an ingame achievement, or an event reward which provides you some game time? Or just the straight and plane 15$/month subscription?
junior sky
Is there official AoC artwork/wallpapers already? =0
desert ivy
@unreal harbor No, either need to pay $15 or refer people
unreal harbor
good,thanks
abstract mountain
You can get game time through referals, they may consider to allow people to buy game time with ingame currency tho, but as Talents says, its not something they plan to do on release
full badger
@junior sky Nothing official right now. That may be something they look at bringing in later though, along with official merchandise
unreal harbor
It is kind of a gray area. On one hand it could be good for people that can't afford that much time,let's say due to the workload they lose 1/3 or even half of the monthly subscription. What I mean is that it would be good to own tokens which can give you some game time when you have your work schedule in order. It would be good to plan your game time and not lose a single minute generally speaking.
I speak out of experience,please help me clarifying if there are downsides on this.
full badger
@unreal harbor Here is Steven's statement on the matter
junior sky
possibly, hasn't been decided yet
abstract mountain
The problem with that system is the chance of rmt
silk tapir
Lifetime sub ftw
abstract mountain
Pony costume for players? I dont think so, you can check the available costumes here
feral cloud
in-game cash shop
fair dirge
In game currency?
mild copper
can you trade player via player directly?
feral cloud
tranquil lotus
Hey
i have a question about the price of the game
do you know how much will cost?
feral cloud
only subscription fee, 15$
tranquil willow
The game will have no box cost and 15$ sub
tranquil lotus
only 15 dolars???????????????????
tranquil willow
yep 🙂
alpine zephyr
@tranquil lotus 15 a month
tranquil willow
15$ per month tho
feral cloud
how much is wow sub? O.o
tranquil lotus
25$ in my country i remember
tranquil lotus
well
if it 15 for the hole world
then bruh
this game will be massive
cant wait
feral cloud
nah, it's not same for whole world
here
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Subscription_model#:~:text=Ashes of Creation (the%20MMORPG,better%20reflect%20their%20local%20economies.
tranquil willow
its not the same, but Steven did say they will adjust the price to each region, so you effectively pay the same
feral cloud
third line
tranquil lotus
thx guys
serene dock
after watching paradox gaming network abit he keeps mentioning death and dropping stuff and its made me wonder, do we know where you respawn?
little kiln
not yet actually. ive asked the question here before and no one is sure the details of respawning
Due to the nature of the world, i'd imagine its "spawn at nearest node of x size or higher" type of thing as just finishing a naval voyage across continents, getting ganked when you landed and spawning back on the other side of the map is likely to lead to many a broken keyboard.
Or could be used to "fast travel"
oak depot
Nuanced Question - Can a Stage 4 Node be sieged if it has been less than 21 days since it progressed to Stage 3?
barring any counter-argument I would assume no
cyan compass
A node siege may not be declared for 21 days following a node advancing to Village (stage 3). This does not apply to nodes at higher stages.
So if you're asking from level 3 to level 4, I would assume you can
The reason why they did that for level 3 would be for 2 reasons, first, they need a mayor and he'll need to work on the village ASAP, and there needs to be a guild that 'controls' the node to better support it
Which both are unlocked at level 3 node
I hope this answers your question @oak depot
feral cloud
also, keep in mind, that a guild can't control a node
cyan compass
That's why I've put it in quotes
digital yacht
Yea u should take out that line
Guile’s have nothing to do with nodes
They can just choose to live there that’s all
cyan compass
Patron guilds is basically what I was referring to
oak depot
I hope this answers your question @oak depot
@cyan compass But my question was... what if a Node hits Stage 3... and then in say 15 days it progresses to Stage 4. The 21 days grace period before the Node can be sieged hasn't expired yet. Does advancing to Stage 4 clear the grace period or is it still in effect?
cyan compass
I would think that the node is still under protection
digital yacht
@oak depot yes? Maybe no? I doubt u will be able to advance it in 15 days but who knows
cyan compass
But at this point, I can't say for sure
feral cloud
correct answer is, we don't know yet
digital yacht
Plenty of time to test things not something that u really need info on rn :/
cyan compass
@oak depot you could ask this question for the next Q&A on this forum post
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/46119/next-live-stream-q-a-submission-friday-august-28-2020-at-11am-pdt#latest
oak depot
@cyan compass already have a question submitted. They asked that only 1 question per person
cyan compass
Alright
gaunt pecan
So after you pay for any package you can buy the mounts and pets cosmetics seperately?
full badger
Yes you can @gaunt pecan
onyx knoll
Well, not quite, you have to buy a package that includes the mount
gaunt pecan
Oh nice, and when it does the monthly rotation of packages would i also be able to buy the new mounts/pets cosmetics seperately as well?
Ahhh okay
full badger
Correct
onyx knoll
so if you by the 75$ one, then you would only have access to the accessory in the following months
gaunt pecan
Ahhh okay
But if i grab the 375 one i can buy anything seperately even after the rotations
onyx knoll
That's correct, the 375$ includes everything so in the next month you can pick and chose which ever cosmetic you wana buy
gaunt pecan
Can't wait for the game if theres anything im addicted to its mmos lmfao
fading stump
is there a possible way to buy cosmetics from previous rotations? I missed a few i like
fading stump
thought so.. so sad 😦
real sleet
Do you happen to know if individual purchases translate to an upgrade of the previously owned pack? Meaning if I buy more cosmetics for a value of 75 bucks can I upgrade my wayfarer pack?
crystal beacon
I dont think so. You need to but the pack directly.
onyx knoll
@real sleet You can't buy cosmetics individually unless you already have a pack
You can upgrade your pack whenever you want for the difference. If you already have a low tier pack and you buy a lot of like accessories, they don't count as credit for upgrading
real sleet
Ah ok, that answers my question and confirms my fears 🤨
thorn reef
Will AoC support Ray Tracing 😄
full badger
@thorn reef There were claims that people saw signs of raytracing in one of the tests, but nothing confirmed by the devs at this time
naive cliff
Will there be underwater/deep sea content?
oak depot
@naive cliff yes... there will be dungeons and raids in sea/underwater, but no Nodes in water
onyx knoll
@naive cliff Yes, there was mention of underwater content. You can find more info here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Underwater
naive cliff
that's pretty sweet! Thank you~
abstract mountain
About the ray tracing, I think someone said the devs were working with gtx 1080ti so maybe it wont be included? Dont really know
Maybe it was another game
full badger
The 4k footage that Steven put out was recorded on a system with a GTX 1080ti
But that doesn't mean they aren't using RTX technology when designing the game, that's just what Steven had in his personal PC
abstract mountain
Oh ok that was it
gloomy timber
hello, good morning. so, is the beta up? and if i pay the $75 pack, can i play? and that inclues the game when release? TY
little kiln
no and no
full badger
@gloomy timber The beta is still a long way off. We're currently in pre-alpha testing
little kiln
alpha 1 is to release soon, but when full release it will be a 15$ per month subscription no box cost
gloomy timber
so, items in shop are only to beta testing?
full badger
so, items in shop are only to beta testing?
@gloomy timber The items you buy in the pre-order packs will persist when the game launches - cosmetics I mean
little kiln
they get you into Alpha 2, beta 1 and beta 2 depending on pack
Full release is at best, maybe 2022
crystal beacon
Will the food you cook be customizable?
Like you have a plate and you can set up the plate if you cooked boar sausage and can have a side of scrambled griffin egg with pancakes? or use dragon bacon instead of boar sausage? :3
gloomy timber
i see. TYTY
onyx knoll
@crystal beacon We don't have a lot of detail on how the cooking will work, so I don't think we can answer that yet.
crystal beacon
Ah okay :c I just thought it would be cool having a tavern selling food that the chef decides to plate would be cool.
gaunt pecan
I know that ship building is a thing. How is that exactly going to work? Are ships going to be used to aide in sieging? Or are they going to be able to bring us to certain nodes? Will it be more of a fast travel? Or will we be able to actually sail them to a given destination. Or will it be more like a railroad-ish type of style of transportation similar to how WoW does their ships across continents?
onyx knoll
@gaunt pecan That's a lot of questions x.x, leme go down the list haha
The ships will be constructed from multiple parts that are made by players. So you can customise them to have the stats you want, the same way caravans work.
Pretty sure we don't know yet for certain if they will be able to be used in sieges of costal nodes, but it has been theorized that they might
They aren't rail-roaded like in WoW, they're player controlled. Some will be small and only require 1 to 3 players to control, while others will require a whole crew of players.
There might be a few that are more like WoW's, but we don't know yet. Perhaps if you have two metropolis-sized scientific nodes that are coastal then you might have a ship "flight path"
gaunt pecan
I see i see, haha i apologize for the many questions, i just hopped into the hype train a few days ago and i know theres tons and tons of videos on everything i just havent had the time to dig through it all
Thank you very much!
onyx knoll
happy to help!
velvet citrus
are there any information on water mounts? haven't found anything 😦
onyx knoll
@velvet citrus not much, but you can find it here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Aquatic_mounts
gaunt pecan
Do you know if well be able to implement a branding of a guild logo or a personal logo into our creations? Like our siege weapons or ships?
velvet citrus
ty 🙂
onyx knoll
@gaunt pecan They said they are considering allowing User Created Content for guild crests and the likes, we don't know much about what we will be able to apply those onto yet tho
wraith sky
true true
onyx knoll
There will be a heavy GM presence monitoring the game, if they see any inappropriate UCC, they will delete it 🙂
But yes, it is the main reason why it is being considered and not yet confirmed, they're aware that players would most likely want to use images that might be immersion-breaking.
abstract mountain
Talking about bans, any info about the thing that can get you banned ingame?
onyx knoll
RMT for certain
frigid storm
Not sure if anything about "cover tactics" have been asked. Knowing it will have a blend between tab and action combat and since there are rogue archetypes. Will there be some kind of cover system in play that could help with sneaking and firing ranged weapons/abilities? JW
onyx knoll
Stealth breaks tab-targeting, so you can hide from people behind terrain and they would have a hard time attacking you. Not sure if that's what you meant
frigid storm
That answers my questions in a way but was mainly just curious if a cover system was thought about for the game.
Thanks
onyx knoll
@young elk Not quite, from what we've seen so far the stealth is more like camouflage, it makes you hard to see but not totally invisible like in wow. You still have a bit of a shimmer
frigid storm
Kind of like the predator
desert ivy
If you've ever played Halo, it's like the camo in that
abstract mountain
Hmmm then stealth is not that good.. maybe double rogue will have enhanced stealth?
lilac lion
Camo maybe easy to see but if a battle of 250v250 is going on, itll be hard to keep up with camo figures when you got so many people to focus on
abstract mountain
Well as long as there are no nameplates and it breaks tab targeting..
digital turtle
I am glad they are focusing on what is fun cause being 100% invisible and then just one shotting someone from behind or nearly perma-CC'ing them has always been lame in most game that implement that style of rogue.
unreal zealot
no, no local voice chat other than taverns i think
onyx knoll
@young elk Please keep this channel for serious answers.
There is voice chat for parties, and in tavern, but no proximity chat at the moment for open world
patent flint
it would be interesting
near horizon
nope, only parties, guilds and raid
patent flint
thanks my lords
near horizon
as far as we know, no tavern voice chat
onyx knoll
@near horizon It does have voice chat, just not proximity-based
patent flint
tavern voice chat is a cool idea
gaunt pecan
Sorry for another bundle of questions hahaha, but how would player manned Taverns be handled? Would players pay for their drinks or food before being given it? Would the drinks and food give you a buff so than players would be incentivised to head to a tavern before a big adventure or quest? Also if a player is a rogue would they be able to steal from my tavern or leave without paying? If so is there any notification of this or would i and my employees have to be my eyes?
near horizon
wtf, why is that not under the voice part of the wiki
full badger
@gaunt pecan You essentially hire NPCS to run the tavern for you
gaunt pecan
Ahhh thats really dope
Would the npcs make the food and drink for me? Or would i supply them?
onyx knoll
@gaunt pecan From what we know so far, the taverns will offer a food buff that stays in effect as long as you stay within a certain range of the tavern.
They also are the only way to get rested xp, you can rent a room in taverns for it.
I don't think anything was mentioned about stealing from taverns, I don't think it would be possible, since taverns are still considered freeholds and random people cannot come in a steal stuff from your freeholds if you didn't give them permissions
@near horizon good point, I'll mention it to Lex
@near horizon mh actually it IS mentioned on the voice chat page, just scroll down a bit ^^
gaunt pecan
Ah fantastic thank you
pallid horizon
will Ashes of Creation have anything to show on Gamescom?
reef osprey
pretty sure we would know if they were at games.com
might not be to easy to set up with travel restrictions, venue restriction etc.
pallid horizon
good point, anyway can't wait for this Friday
full badger
I haven't heard anything about Intrepid doing anything for Gamescom this year
sleek ferry
Will the full game come out this year? like where you don need to buy the packages
spiral pine
no
full badger
@sleek ferry We have no official date for the full release yet. Community estimations are 2-3 years
reef osprey
@sleek ferry about 2 years too early my friend, go forget all about it, before you fall into the rabbit whole most people here are caught in
abstract mountain
1 year for alpha 2? I dont think alpha 1 will be 9 months
unreal zealot
@abstract mountain it depends on how the testing goes if they find a major issue with the architecture of the background systems liek they did for apoc it could well take longer
crystal flax
It's more than likely not going to be up for that whole time, it'll probably just be a gap in testing
unreal zealot
and alpha 1 is on and off not consistent
desert ivy
Alpha 1 will definitely be around that long. They're actual alphas
Plus, they still need to actually create the content that will be present in Alpha 2 in order to implement it
unreal zealot
personally im expecting alpha 2 in q3 or q4 of 2021
desert ivy
We won't even have all 8 archetypes at A1 launch
abstract mountain
Hope it doesnt take that long, it could easily kill the hype for the game with alpha an beta being so restrictive
desert ivy
Alphas are going to be long. Betas will be much shorter.
unreal zealot
the hype right now is so early but #aoc-discussion is the place to talk about this
abstract mountain
Yup
desert ivy
If you're expecting anything earlier than mid to latter half next year, you're going to be disappointed
ruby swift
Please take speculation and opinion to the relevant channels.
There is progression planned like any other of the social organizations, they have hinted at this in the statements of "as you gain standing as a BH your abilities will get better."
desert ivy
Bounty hunting isn't a profession. But you can become stuff like "head bounty hunter"
patent flint
when will be the next dev stream?
desert ivy
Friday
patent flint
oh thanks
mint elm
so close
turbid falcon
Do we have any information about future content level cap? Do we get new levels with expansion or have other mechanism for improving while staying same level and no need to farm new gear (since you must repair/replace existing one all the time)?
abstract mountain
There will be lvl increase with expansions yes
turbid falcon
tnx, do we have any details on how it's gonna work, does all the content get "upgraded" or we get additional "zones" we need to go to?
full badger
It's a bit early to be thinking about expansion content when the base game isn't even released yet 🙂
abstract mountain
tulip hatch
While we dont have the exact information for how progress will work gear wise we know that intrepid is aware of the concerns regarding power creep making previous gear irrelevant
turbid falcon
Not really, this defines the game model. Some people hate gear grind systems where all your previous effort is negated in one update. And would possible stop playing if it gets introduced in the game.
abstract mountain
Its not really negated... the model of MMO is to keep improving as far as you can if an item is better than yours you aim for it doesnt matter if it is higher or lower lvl
tulip hatch
Datte please use this channel appropriately
junior pagoda
Has there been any news on the soundtrack for AOC?
does one already exist, or in development
abstract mountain
In developement
junior pagoda
cool cool.
tulip hatch
We only know that Bear McCreary is the composer and that it will be revealed in Beta 1
abstract mountain
Bear McCreary is composing
junior pagoda
thanks for the info!
tulip hatch
turbid falcon
@abstract mountain While that is correct there are many ways to implement it. Let's say we get 5 lvl increase. One would be where the the "white" gear from lvl 51 quests is better than your legendary you spent months on gathering. Other could be that if you have legendary it is on pair with lvl 52-53 for example and can be used to speed up acquiring level 55 legendary by crafting means for example.
abstract mountain
Thats a good idea, we can move this to #aoc-discussion or the forums and discuss about it and it may get to the devs 😊
wary moth
How much information do we have about the deities in game? I was hoping to theme my guild around one but the wiki doesn't have a lot to go on and I'd love to learn as much as I can before going to deep on something
onyx knoll
@wary moth What is on the wiki is what we know so far
unreal zealot
we dont really have more than what the wiki has, i would expect more lore characters or gods for religions etc will arrive for alpha 2 & beyond
wary moth
@onyx knoll I believe people already asked about the religions in the last AMA too 😭
full badger
Steven is keeping a lot of the storylines quiet until launch, he doesn't want to spoil the surprise
wary moth
@full badger I mostly just want core tenants and values. Like I dont want to theme a bloodthirsty burn everything guild around the Phoenix Goddess and then it turn out one of her core tenants is pacifism
full badger
Ah I see
unreal zealot
i mean that info will probably come out as we test the religions anyway
full badger
We'll have to see what happens down the line
pale niche
- what alpha stage is the game in atm?
- is there pvp specific stats like resilience or pvp oriented gear with more health/defenses?
or will raid/craft gear be viable for fightins
steady ocean
Pre-alpha. There could be PVP specific augments down the line. Not necessarily resilience.
Gear will come from crafting/PVE encounters so no specific PVP gear.
tulip hatch
There is no PvP or PvE specific gear
You will be able to increase specific stats if you participate in pvp via enhancement runes/stones
pale niche
Any idea when alpha 1 or 2 is expected to be?
Are there talent trees?
oblique cedar
steady ocean
There are combat skill trees you can apply skill points to as you level
pale niche
so is customization race x class1 x class2 x skill trees bases on those class selections?
tulip hatch
Skill building wise?
thin bane
If Alpha 2 begins, will I be able to buy a pack from the website that gives access to Alpha 2 at that point, or will I have to wait for Beta access?
chilly hedge
Probably not.
full badger
@thin bane We'll be told in advance when alpha 2 sales will stop
steady ocean
We don't know, but we know the devs will give us plenty of notice if they decide to remove the Alpha 2 access
pale niche
right so talents in wow for example were 3 trees and you used to be able to pick any combination as long as you had the talent points. Im just trying to get an idea of playstyle customization and how it compares to wow vanilla through wotk before they ruined it all
other mmos and rpgs claim expansive or "unlimited" customization but it generally only effections small percentages at a time, like POEs puke of a talent system that hardly effects gameplay
abstract mountain
PoE talent system greatly affects gameplay lol
pale niche
not as much as swapping a few gems
tulip hatch
So your primary class will provide the main skills
Your secondary class and race provide the augments to alter your skills in different ways
We know there are a minimum of 4 different augment types per skill available
Augments can also be earned via achievements, Religion, Social organizations
pale niche
are the augments like +5 melee damage or like, heavy swings have a 20% chance to stun target?
abstract mountain
One clear example is rush, in fighter + mage you can augment rush with arcane and make it a teleport to the target
tulip hatch
^ as breneon said
Or make give it elemental damage to burn your enemy
there are many ways it can alter your skills
we do not know the full extent of augments yet
pale niche
"The design behind augments is to not just change the flavor so that it reflects the secondary archetype, but it also fundamentally changes the core components of a skill." okay, this is exactly what i want
Just as an example, I managed to find a viable holy priest lightwell build for arena back in the day. Very unique, no one knew what to expect so they didn't know how to counter it.
Now it's all so over homogenized, everyone is playing the same 6 things with 95% the same talents and skills. Thanks for the info im very interested.
wary moth
Should I try to shoot the team a question about the core values of each deity or is it something they've already gotten a lot and I need to just wait? 🤔
full badger
@wary moth It's always worthwhile putting it into the Q&A thread
Maybe it gets answered, maybe not
unreal zealot
you can go onto the forums and put a question in for the livestream on friday
wary moth
@full badger Alrighty, I'll give it a looksy, ty
full badger
@wary moth https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/46119/next-live-stream-q-a-submission-friday-august-28-2020-at-11am-pdt Just incase you don't have it up
pale niche
wait so, will whats available be interestingly different if you change which class is your primary?
like spellsword with mage 1 vs spellsword with mage as second?
abstract mountain
The class is different
proven root
youd end up with a totally different class. anyways you cant change your primary archetype
abstract mountain
I mean mage + fighter is different than fighter + mage
abstract mountain
Your primary class gives you the skills and the secondary the augnents
pale niche
that is so dope
desert ivy
Your primary archetype gives you your skills. Your secondary archetype doesn't give you any new skills.
onyx knoll
Spellswords is only Fighter primary and mage secondary. If you have a Mage primary with Fighter secondary then you're a Battle Mage. You can all the combos here https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes#Classes_by_archetype_combination
pale niche
right i just miss read that grid
onyx knoll
No worries, can get confusing ^^
dawn lance
Hey all, fairly new to the game. Is there any way to buy an Alpha 1 key? I read they quit selling them but also that they may sell more if testing is going well.
pale niche
there's a TON of info and im asking very specific questions to scratch my itch that hasn't been fulfilled since 2012~
real sleet
You read right @dawn lance. You cant at the moment but might be happy enough to be able to in the future
onyx knoll
@dawn lance Welcome ^^ currently you cannot buy into alpha 1, the earliest you can buy into is alpha 2. They did mention they MIGHT re-open alpha 1 sales but that's not guaranteed
dawn lance
Gotcha, thanks all. I already bought into alpha 2 but I'm impatient and I haven't even been waiting nearly as long as you all. Although I kickstarted Star Citizen so I can relate to the suffering that is being patient. 🙂
pale niche
Is there going to be anything to stop datamining of the game so that not every spawn point of every mob, or quest and exact drop % of every item is known by 1 month post release?
abstract mountain
Well world is everchanging
So really there wont be 2 servers with same spawns or same dungeons active
pale niche
but there will be static things like global drop rates of legendaries even if they're not on a table for a particular server
unreal zealot
I mean theres no real way to stop data mining once someone does it and the info is out it will be on the wiki or another site within minutes
pale niche
and like, not bother engaging in quests instead just looking at dots on a map to go from A to B to C to A and turn in
yeah but i mean Wow straight up has APIs that report exactly where things were killed, spawned, harvested and so like 99% of everything is known and nothing is a mystery if you come late to the game
full badger
Intrepid haven't talked about any anti-datamining measures, but it might be something worth asking about in the upcoming Q&A
unreal zealot
NDA's stop datatmining but once thats taken away people will start datamining the best intrepid can do is keep alot of info withheld during testing and just leave systems i nthere to test
spiral pine
file encryption is common
full badger
Until then, feel free to discuss this more in the #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion channels
pale niche
sure
real sleet
Is there any more in depth information about the world manager? I read the wiki artice (twice, I might add 
) but it is rather vague. And I am really interested in its features/AI. I do think that this thing might make datamining much less relevant than for a static game.