questions

[silk tapir]

they changed to publish on their own in EU maybe it's the same thing for OCE

[crystal flax]

@shell fox The game is already confirmed to have servers there, like he said he just wants to know about Alpha, which I don't know if we have the answer for

[proven valve]

8(

[hexed stratus]

Do we know what the monthly subscription cost will be?

[silk tapir]

depends on region but most regions will be 14.99 USD

[hexed stratus]

good to know

[silk tapir]

i think they want to harmonize the sub fee for regions but that means you can't play on say NA servers if you have a Brazil Sub

[hexed stratus]

i live in NA so i think im fine

[shell fox]

You're saying they already have servers for oce? Do you have any more info. As far as I know all they have are intentions to self publish and nothing actually setup rn.

[silk tapir]

they don't have servers atm but they said they will have em for release

but they use AWS anyway so...

they kinda have the hardware already at disposal

[desert ivy]

@proven valve OCE servers won't be up till the beta phases. Intrepid are self-publishing in OCE

[meager yarrow]

So they are self publishing everywhere then?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[marsh jungle]

Do we know when the first alpha test is?

[shell fox]

No

[digital yacht]

yes

its Fall 2020

[proven valve]

damn guess i gotta wait for the beta... 8( i want my hands on this game so damn bad

[meager yarrow]

damn guess i gotta wait for the beta... 8( i want my hands on this game so damn bad
@proven valve you can buy alpha 2 beta 2 and beta 1 access but we don’t have dates on when they will be

But they won’t be open access

[drifting jay]

Could anyone explain to me what the difference between tab combat and action combat?
After the latest live stream I have a vague idea but I'm not always that smort.

[full badger]

Tab combat is where you click on an enemy and your attacks hone in on that target. Action combat is where you manually aim where your attack goes

[drifting jay]

A game that has action combat for example would be Skyrim?

[full badger]

yes

[drifting jay]

Thanks : D

[tawdry scaffold]

I read somewhere there is a covid-19 commemorative statue available?

[full badger]

Indeed. Anyone who makes an account before September 7th will get the covid-19 commemorative statue automatically

[tawdry scaffold]

On their website?

[full badger]

Yes

You don't need to buy anything, just make an intrepid account

[tawdry scaffold]

OK cool, I did that ages ago. Good to know!

[devout otter]

Can corrupted players just unequip their gear to avoid possible equipped item loss?

[meager yarrow]

I’m fairly certain they drop from inventory as well but I’d say confirm it with someone else @devout otter

[devout otter]

I just watched the Asmongold and Summit1G/Shroud interviews and Steven said "equipped gear" in both.

[full badger]

Items can be dropped from the inventory, as well as equipped gear

[devout otter]

gotcha

Is there an equal chance of equipped gear and inventory items dropping?

[full badger]

We don't have any details on that yet, sorry

[wild nimbus]

so is there any permanent flying

mounts*

sorry

[fickle abyss]

@wild nimbus only temp mouts as long as you fulfill the requirements. For now they are a super rare drop for temp use or as a mayor of a node

[wild nimbus]

okay are the only permanent ones for gulid leaders of a castle? is that how im understanding that

[steady ocean]

As long as they own the castle yes, or the leader of a node as long as they are the mayor

[fickle abyss]

They still are not permanent. If you lose your mayorship you lose the flying mount. You still keep the mount but it becomes a glorified glider

[wild nimbus]

AHHHH so you do get flying mounts (Very Rare) and can use them even tho they will not fly unless ur a mayor and such

[fickle abyss]

That's how it currently works based on the ama a while back

[wild nimbus]

my buddy wants to play the game but he thought the mounts kinda just went by by

[fickle abyss]

I'm sure there will still be exclusive ones though.

[wild nimbus]

ahh okay, well i wanna get my hands on this game i saved up and got the alpha access...so hopefully i get an email soon so i can play, also are you able stream the alpha do we know?

[steady ocean]

The alpha 1 that is released late fall will not have an NDA and can be streamed. Do you have alpha 1 or alpha 2?

[fickle abyss]

You purchase alpha 2 access. So that's when you can try it. NDA lifts with alpha1 so yes you can Stream

[wild nimbus]

umm i just bought the 250 i believe that is alpha 2

[fickle abyss]

Yeah alpha 2

Next year sometime then

[steady ocean]

You'll be able to stream alpha 2 as well, just know it probably won't be released till next year some time

[wild nimbus]

so pumped been watching this game for years

[spare rapids]

so im getting an error Loading chunk 31 failed.
(error: https://%24x_cdn/paystation3/scripts/desktop.31.chunk.0d108e860554c87e7cf7.js while trying to purchase the game? is it only with me?

[lost turtle]

Double check for adblockers, could be they're preventing the CDN from loading the file

[steady ocean]

are you trying to purchase the pre-order pack @spare rapids ?

[spare rapids]

i have it solved it was my ad blocker xD thanks 😄

[lost turtle]

Haha, no problem. Common issue at work. 😛

[waxen folio]

Are the Baltic states in EU under CIS map or central EU? I read about locking areas down, so i got curious and nervous, since ~90% of baltic players don't speak russian.

[full badger]

@waxen folio There seems to be some confusion flying around about this. For the most part, there will NOT be any IP or region-locking for Ashes of Creation. The only time this changes is if there is a separate local server with a harmonised price (e.g. South America). If you are in a place with a localised price, you will be locked to that local server, but if you pay the standard price you can use play on any server

[waxen folio]

Alrite! good good!

[crystal beacon]

Can’t wait for the DDOS 😂

[crystal beacon]

I obv found a mockup timeline for this game and various stages, however, I am highly interested in knowing if there is a tentative or even estimated official launch date for the game... i just joined the server so appologies if it was already answered previously.

There’s a rough timeline yes but no definitive dates as there’s still testing phases to go and Coronavirus created setbacks

[dark jungle]

Mockup timeline? Where is this?

[crystal beacon]

ahh yes yes the glorious virus haha. yeah last thing i see timeline wise just says fall xD

[dark jungle]

Fall is the only official time we have. It's for alpha 1

[hard turtle]

👏 All right. We got em then!

It's coming 2020.

😉

[dark jungle]

Yes fall 2020

[hard turtle]

lol

[dark jungle]

As in a few months away

[lyric osprey]

I cant buy the newly added ship cosmetic. I got the Braver of Worlds Kickstarter Package is this normal?

[formal zinc]

it's the only thing that doesn't appear to you?

[ruby swift]

I cant buy the newly added ship cosmetic. I got the Braver of Worlds Kickstarter Package is this normal?
@lyric osprey Make sure you are logged in? Have you been able to purchase individual cosmetics in the past, but now cant?

[lyric osprey]

@ruby swift i can buy all the other cosmetics. Just the ship wont show up for me

[formal zinc]

i guess sending a ticket will be the best option

[ruby swift]

Yep, that is a weird one. Is there a tab for a second page at the bottom of the scroll?

Cause you should see all the summer cosmetics and all that too. Should be a ton of stuff.

[lyric osprey]

Ton of stuff yeab but no 2 page

[ruby swift]

Hmm weird. Just checked mine. It is there as an option.

Yep, definitely ticket time like Daniel said.

[true finch]

Eh for me it does only show the monthly stuff, i wasnt aware there are other cosmetics available. Or is my line of thought wrong? I have bought the 500$ package

[ruby swift]

Those options appear for those that were Kickstarter backers.

[crystal beacon]

@dark jungle that’s what I was referring to the release schedule with fall on it as a rough mockup for the play tests

Not sure if that accounted for Corona or what not but it’s the only things I’ve seen close to somewhat of a timeline so to speak

[ruby swift]

Those are player created. Take any of them with a grain of whatever seasoning you choose.

[crystal beacon]

Ah okay didn’t know though it is on the AOC wiki still

[ruby swift]

Lex takes statements that have been made in the public channels in the past. Those often change according to testing needs.

[velvet citrus]

keep in mind that alpha 1 will probably start late fall. so don't be confused when it doesn't start this or next month

[edgy lintel]

is there any plans to add new classes in the future like a monk?

[crystal beacon]

Im sure, like most other MMOS future releases would be a thing. However, I dont see a huge need for them to do that anytime in the NEAR future as the primary and secondary class combonations open up for a large volume of individualized classes. additonally, im sure there will be a lot of playing around with classes and combonations of them finding META combonations. With that in mind it will be quite soem time before a player would find the need to have another class at their disposal. just my personal opinion though.

[full badger]

@edgy lintel Intrepid haven't announced any plans to add additional classes to the game after launch

We know there will be expansion/dlc content but we don't know what it will contain

[velvet citrus]

if you want a religious aspect, you can join different religions and get some more augmentations for your skills

[proper crown]

Do we know what the plans are/if there will be plans for the referral system besides the 15%? (Does the 15% also apply to subscription?)

[next viper]

Adding a class means adding 6 archrtypes for that class and 7 archrtypes for the other classes

[desert ivy]

@proper crown The referral system has 3 things it can do. One it can lower the cost of subscription to potentially $0 a month if you get the referrals. Two it can be converted to in-game embers for the cosmetic cash shop. Three it can be converted to real life cash.

Nothing is planned except for those

[formal zinc]

if they purchase the subscription with an applicable payment method (not intrepid bucks) it applies @proper crown

[silk tapir]

the conversion to real life cash won't be available in most regions though due to laws

[hardy shale]

This may have been asked and answered before (I am new to the AoC disc): is there an upper and lower bound to the tax rate you can set as a mayor? And, is it possible for citizens to donate to the town fund for various projects?

[spiral pine]

yes and yes

[outer anchor]

what are the embers planned for?

[formal zinc]

cosmetic shop

[outer anchor]

oh k

[misty crane]

Do we know how many skillslots/hotbars we'll have?

[topaz imp]

Saw a mod mention dlc in here. Is it paid/do we know?

[formal zinc]

they will be free

[crystal flax]

DLC and expansions all free

[formal zinc]

also there is not box cost

there will be multiple hotbars. Skill slots we dont know yet, we've been said that they will be contained, but less than 30 @misty crane

[misty crane]

Thanks! I was worried it'd be like ESO with only 5 abilities, or New World with 3 😱 Nice to know we have some freedom over that

[digital yacht]

NW has 9 but yea

[outer anchor]

itll be probably be like gw2

[misty crane]

3 per weapon that share a cooldown - it may as well be 3

[cerulean valve]

Is there a new website in the works?

[stiff hare]

hi guys, I have a question. I bought this month pack but I realised there is no caravan. is that intended?

[polar nymph]

Nah you just have to set up your bars in a way that you are not locking yourself out of the ability you want to use next

[stiff hare]

I am asking because I am a completionist and I dont like missing things hehe

[white sand]

Hmm , what u guys think of somehow like a giant sea turtle with an island or an open world dungeon on its back , it have mobs around it so its not easy to reach and its moving all the time in the ocean so its never stays in the same place

Is this possible

[digital yacht]

could be
@stiff hare doesnt look like there is a caravan skin this month

[stiff hare]

@digital yacht will they be available to purchase later on?

[digital yacht]

forthis months pack? no

[desert ivy]

Some months have caravans, some have ships

[digital yacht]

if its not there its not there

[stiff hare]

i mean when the game comes out

[digital yacht]

Some months have caravans, some have ships

no

[stiff hare]

i kinda hate not being consistent in my things hehe

[digital yacht]

they are gone when the pack goes awau

[desert ivy]

There will be caravans that you can buy in the future months packs

[stiff hare]

of the same pack?

[desert ivy]

No

[stiff hare]

same style pack I mean

[digital yacht]

its different each month

we wont know

[desert ivy]

Maybe there will be another fire pack or a fire caravan you can earn in game, but this pack will never have a caravan in it

[stiff hare]

okay, so i wont be able to get a aravan with the same style. Bummer...

[polar nymph]

It was mentioned in that there will be marriage in the game, is there information as to what advantages it brings? Anything like teleport to each other like L2 had, or shared housing?

[digital yacht]

dont think we have that much info

[outer anchor]

quests

[stiff hare]

I have one last question, where can I reserve my name?

[outer anchor]

and housing

375 usd

in shop

[desert ivy]

@stiff hare You can't yet

[digital yacht]

It was mentioned in that there will be marriage in the game, is there information as to what advantages it brings? Anything like teleport to each other like L2 had, or shared housing?
@polar nymph https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Marriage

[desert ivy]

Name reservations haven't happened yet

[outer anchor]

they have

[desert ivy]

No

they haven't

[stiff hare]

I know, I bough that pack already. Just cant find the option to reserve

[digital yacht]

no they havent

[stiff hare]

aaaaah okay

[polar nymph]

Thank you for the link

[outer anchor]

you can buy one for 375 usd in the shop

[desert ivy]

BOY

[digital yacht]

...

[stiff hare]

xD

[digital yacht]

u can buy it but it hasnt happened yet

[outer anchor]

obviously with tons of other stuff its not just the name xd

[stiff hare]

any news on naval combat though? will it be like Sea of thieves or closer to Archeage?

[digital yacht]

more towards AA if i remember

[outer anchor]

there will be islands and dungeons and stuff

[digital yacht]

any news on naval combat though? will it be like Sea of thieves or closer to Archeage?
@stiff hare https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Naval

[stiff hare]

thanks!!

[polar nymph]

Shadow on fire with the wiki links 😂 ❤️

[safe mural]

is everything oke with the support?

i am waiting for a answer for like a week and a half now i think

they sended me a email like it is busy we have seen your issue we will take action asap

[digital yacht]

they are a small team

[safe mural]

but that is a week ago

[digital yacht]

support tickets are backlogged

[safe mural]

yeah but any ETA at all?

[simple lintel]

if they havent given you one probably not, just be patient, you arent gonna miss any radical changes or anything in the next few weeks

[wild marsh]

It took me a month to get a response. Their swamped with tickets, and patients is a virtue.

[forest pike]

What will happen later when there's gonna me way too many players to handle?

[outer anchor]

yea it wont be a big problem

[lucid cloud]

Hello, how can I verify I am getting my Emberstorm Dragon skin?

[desert ivy]

Yeah but they just want to know how they can download the game now, afterall they bought the $75 pack

[lucid cloud]

I don't own thr game yet. But I played the promo game like a year ago

[safe mural]

well basically i never got my key nor any login information or claim page or whatever

si that was my question

i mean bigger support team when the game is live, i want to play it when it goes live xD

[desert ivy]

What login information?

[safe mural]

well

the key to claim on my account

[desert ivy]

For kickstarter?

[safe mural]

after the kickstarter they sended it to all

ye

[desert ivy]

Yeah then that's a fine issue to contact support about

[safe mural]

jup

[formal zinc]

patience i guess, but definitely they will solve that

[safe mural]

yes ofc, but its just sad haha

explorer?

@simple ether

hmm ok

[vast cove]

to we have a date for alpha 1 ?=?

do*

[formal zinc]

later this fall is what we got

[spiral pine]

no

[oak depot]

From "Know Your Nodes: 2" - if a Node where I have my Freehold is destroyed but I defend my Freehold during their vulnerability period then the Freeholds will exist under a grace period for roughly 1 week where another Node may take over the Zone of Influence of the Freehold. Question - since having a Freehold within a Node's ZOI grants Citizenship, if another Node takes over that ZOI does that mean my Citizenship is auto-changed? What if I just put-up the Freehold a day before the Siege was announced and it's been less than the standard 2-week cooldown for Citizenship change? @idle siren (Friday morning questions for you )

[outer anchor]

to we have a date for alpha 1 ?=?
@vast cove before the end of2020

[lucid cloud]

Love you

Oh no I don't see my dragon skin :*(

[real sleet]

@oak depot If you give your citizenship back, you have to wait two weeks before you can aquire a new one, siege or not. The siege does not matter in this situation.
I am not sure about the auto transfer of citizenship. I don't think we have definite information about that.

[reef osprey]

@oak depot placing the freehold itself doesn't grant citizenship
you need to apply for citizenship separately.

[oak depot]

@real sleet So.. I think I found part of the answer to my question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r701cyS3w6o&feature=youtu.be&t=50m20s. Steven's words seem to indicate that when a node is destroyed, you do lose your citizenship but it does not trigger the the cooldown like renouncing your citizenship would (which is a player-made choice). His words: if a node is destroyed you lose your citizenship and you can join another node and be a citizen

[outer anchor]

yea

[reef osprey]

You can have a freehold in city A
House in village B
Apartment in Town C
but not be citizen in any of them

owning real estate doesn't make you a citizen
its a requirement to become a citizen

[crystal beacon]

i dont believe that is true. You have to be a citizen to have a freehold, house or apartment. You are definitely limited to one freehold. You can be a citizen without having real estate.

[reef osprey]

incorrect

[outer anchor]

uhh im pretty sure you can only have one house or whatever in one node

[real sleet]

@oak depot that makes sense. Thanks for digging!

[crystal beacon]

Steven said they're going to change citizen req for apartments and maybe homes.

That way you're not locked having all three in the same zone

[outer anchor]

@reef osprey can you find something to back it up?

[crystal beacon]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_housing

[oak depot]

@oak depot placing the freehold itself doesn't grant citizenship
you need to apply for citizenship separately.
@reef osprey can you be denied citizenship if you apply? in other words - is it an automated system or a player-driven one?

[reef osprey]

@outer anchor

[outer anchor]

ok so i think you can only have housing per character

[outer anchor]

you can have multiple houses per server but only one per character i think

[reef osprey]

@outer anchor 1 of each type
1 house
1 apartement
1 freehold

[outer anchor]

yea

idk if one character can own all 3\

im not sure

[reef osprey]

1 of each

[outer anchor]

im just guessing

[reef osprey]

yes you can

[crystal beacon]

That quote has a logical fallacy. It could also mean: You must declare your citizenship, then you can have player housing.

[outer anchor]

no @crystal beacon

[reef osprey]

no it doesn't

[oak depot]

okay.. @reef osprey so you don't "apply" (meaning you could be denied) for a citizenship, you "declare" your citizenship (meaning no one can stop you if you have housing in said node)

[outer anchor]

yes

[reef osprey]

@oak depot yeah, sorry apply was a bad word from my side

[outer anchor]

i odnt have enough info to say wether or not you can have all the house types on one character or not

[outer anchor]

hmm

ok i might be worng

[reef osprey]

@outer anchor

[crystal beacon]

yes, but jumping around your citizenship.

Declare citizenship in node A, get a freehold.

Renounce node A. Keep your freehold.

Declare citizenship in node b. Get a house.

Renounce node B. Keep your freehold and your house.

Declare citizenship in node C. Get an apartment.

That seems silly.

[reef osprey]

no, your citizenship isn't linked to the last real estate you bought

its just a prerequisite

[outer anchor]

@reef osprey warth is right

[slow meadow]

why? I can own homes in multiple states but only be a "citizen" of one.

its the same premise

[outer anchor]

mhm

yea its pretty much the exact same as irl

[oak depot]

kind of @outer anchor ... I can own multiple houses in each state and every state ... I also will pay taxes to each state (property) and if I work for some amount of time in each state...

^ in real life I mean...

[outer anchor]

is there a difference? the states are nodes, you still have to pay for all the housing you have in aoc

[oak depot]

we should move to #aoc-discussion for this...

[outer anchor]

ok

i think were saying the same thing though @oak depot

[crisp arrow]

Ok so I dont understand this.
Will it be free but u can buy things in game to support the game? Sorry im new to this.

[slow meadow]

you pay the $15 a month sub and can play the game. no box cost. not cost for expansions

[oak depot]

@crisp arrow $15 monthly fee (in US)

[left cargo]

Is housing a one time purchase or is there an upkeep cost?

[unreal zealot]

its free to download, pay to play, with cosmetic cash shop

[desert ivy]

@left cargo Need to pay taxes

[oak depot]

@left cargo taxes exist depending on Mayor, Parent Nodes, and Castles exerting influence over wherever your house is

@left cargo also, I believe you will want to purchase things to put in your house

[crisp arrow]

ok so $15 each month to play the game thx

[oak depot]

@crisp arrow if USA yes, in other countries you have to account for taxes and exchange rates, etc

[left cargo]

Do we know a time on how often your property is taxed. Daily, weekly etc?

[unreal zealot]

im sure that will be a balancing thing they tweak with n the game @left cargo during alpha/ beta

[crystal beacon]

quick question about sieges. when a metropolis is up and the players in that city have the raid and dungeons that metropolis has spawned on farm, whats to keep those players from becoming a citizen in another node, destroying their own metropolis to then get a new metropolis in another node and spawn new raids and dungeons? or is that the aim of the game?

[unreal zealot]

Time and money

and materials

[slow meadow]

@crystal beacon the resources required to siege a metropolis are quite high, and convincing everyone to drop and siege the node would be a tall ask when others may want to come in and take it over to defend it. It's definitely possible but not trivial.

Also remember that all the high level crafting and social buildings (bounty hunters as example) would go away as well if that were to happen so its not just the PvE players that are going to drive that.

[crystal beacon]

high end guilds that invest plenty of time money and materials into the game would have no problem doing it if it meant making themselves stronger and more content. especially if the metroplis has been up for months and theyre done with the content. just saying

[slow meadow]

@crystal beacon a guild does not own a node. A metropolis has far more citizens than a single guild can have so its not like they will be able to do it alone.

[crystal beacon]

we will see i guess

[slow meadow]

@crystal beacon a guild could definitely organize the effort but would need help to successfully siege a metropolis, and its not like they are going to get everyone to not defend the node. so like I said, its definitely possible, but not as trivial as you initial indicated it might be.

[crystal beacon]

how it is, is they can become citizens of a new node and destroy their former city, actually.

maybe not just any guild will be able to but if you take high end guilds in WoW for example who are done with their content. you can expect that city to be in ruins pretty soon and a new metropolis and raids to be spawning in a nearby node

[desert ivy]

high end
wow

[crystal beacon]

not saying it doesnt make for great content i would personally enjoy all the sieges id just make sure i left the city with all my goods before hand

[slow meadow]

@crystal beacon no you can't because the benefits of having that metropolis do not extend only to PvE content. It effects every system in the game, so not everyone is going to just drop that node to help that guild. And your high end PvP guild may swoop in to take the node for themselves for that exact reason. Its not nearly as straight forward as you make it seem.

[reef osprey]

Guilds can't "take" nodes, they don't belong to a guild

[lone magnet]

https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop

is this the official website

where I can buy stuff?

[formal zinc]

yes it is

[lone magnet]

you sure

[spiral pine]

it is their official site

[dry flower]

Do Dyes work on animals, like mounts, pets, and mules?

[formal zinc]

the info we have is that dyes could be applied on certain items and gear

[fading latch]

@dry flower maybe on their gear. But specifically on skin? No. That will be done via animal husbandry

[dry flower]

I see, I was looking in the wiki but couldn't find it

ty shadow

[hexed stratus]

So when I buy the voyager plus pack this month with the 9 months of in-game time and then I buy next month's voyager plus pack that also has 9 month's of in-game time will they both stack on to each other giving me 18 month of ingame time?

[unreal zealot]

No

once you buy a pack that's it you can only buy the cosmetics after ward or upgrade to the next pack if you get a lesser tier

[hexed stratus]

Lame

[formal zinc]

once you have the higher pack then the cosmetics will only appear separetly, not in a pack

[hexed stratus]

I'm asking about the 9 months of game time but ok

[sonic pumice]

Are people playing this now? If yes, how do I play?

[velvet citrus]

9 months is all you get, not more

[hexed stratus]

Unfortunate

[velvet citrus]

@sonic pumice no, the alpha 1 will start late fall

[sonic pumice]

How does one sign up for that @velvet citrus

[formal zinc]

yeah that means that you cant longer buy a pack itself, so no more sub time offer. but yea all good @hexed stratus

[velvet citrus]

you can't anymore. you can buy the alpha2 key, but it's 250 for the pack

[hexed stratus]

So I can't buy next month's voyager plus?

[formal zinc]

no

[unreal zealot]

alpha 2 is $250

[formal zinc]

you can buy only the cosmetics separated

[velvet citrus]

oh, 250? then sorry, my bad

[hexed stratus]

Ok

[fading latch]

You only buy a pack once. Packs do not stack. Your store page changes upon pack purchase to reflect the cosmetics for each month for individual purchase a la carte @hexed stratus

[hexed stratus]

So I can't buy next months cosmetics?

[formal zinc]

Yes, but separated

[slow meadow]

@hexed stratus if you buy a package this month you will get the cosmetics at whatever tier you buy. Next month you will have access to that same level of cosmetics as individual purchases. If you buy the biggest pack you will have access to all the cosmetics each month as individual purchases.

[random orbit]

Hey has ashes stated that they will have any sort of like giftcards or anything? Id love to do some giftcards giveaways for like a 1 month sub for the game!

[sonic pumice]

I signed up for the beta lol

[hexed stratus]

Oh so since I bought this months biggest pack next month will have all the cosmetics but in separate tiers?

[slow meadow]

@hexed stratus so I have the alpha 1 pack (same cosmetics as the voyager plus that is currently available) and this is my current store

[hexed stratus]

Ok I understand now thank you

[slow meadow]

yep np

@random orbit no gifting supported by Intrepid or the store. If you choose to do a giveaway of a gift card please make sure you understand the FTC rules as well if you are american the IRS implications.

[pale aspen]

When does the preview for the next months cosmetics usually get released (and where)?
I really like this months theme but still not sure if I should already preorder or at least wait to see what the next month holds :(

[slow meadow]

@pale aspen Its usually previewed in the monthly dev update stream, if not leaked a bit before by Steven like this months.

[pale aspen]

Oh I must have missed it every time during the streams then, thank you :D

[slow meadow]

@pale aspen there's also an announcement a few days ahead of time in #news as well.

[random orbit]

Yeah i was asking mainly if they ever talking about any sort of gifting sturcuture. Im not concerned about the FTC or the IRS

[slow meadow]

@random orbit Gifting leads to P2W elements like trading gold for gifted shop items and is not being considered.

[random orbit]

Im talking mostly in subscirption based format, not shop items.

totally differnt subject lol

[slow meadow]

same thing gifting time or cosmetics is not something that is being considered.

[random orbit]

Paypal giftcards it is then lol.

[formal zinc]

Oooh sorry i missed read

[pale aspen]

ESO introduced shop item gifting and allowed trading it for gold and it ruined the economy for trading guilds.
Good riddance for that feature

[random orbit]

I think honestly gift cards for subcriptions is totally fine, its the same as cash in my eyes, where as skins, cosmetics etc could be a totally different story.

[slow meadow]

@random orbit you could still trade in game gold for sub time which is a form of P2W and Intrepid are very anti P2W. They are being very careful to make sure there aren't even sorta P2W things.

[random orbit]

Im not stateing in game gold for sub time. Im only stating real money for a gift card,

[slow meadow]

You buy the gift card and give me the code so I get the game time. In game I give you gold. That is gold being bought. That is the type of stuff they are trying to prevent.

[random orbit]

Yeah theyll "try to prevent". It will occur and they will have system in place as they have stated to track gold going from player to player. There is hardly a different between paying cash and a gift card

[winter parrot]

Will we have to travel to the appropriate node to gain skills for our skill trees, or we just add points to a pre-existing skill tree.

[slow meadow]

@random orbit They aren't going to support it themselves is the point. It makes it easier to monitor for RMT if you don't have a system yourself that allows for or encourages it. I'm not going to get into a discussion about as its been gone through a 100 times. I'm just letting you know the stance Intrepid has taken on it and a bit of the reasoning they gave.

[random orbit]

They aren't currently* you mean.

[slow meadow]

no I mean they have had a very harsh anti P2W stance since the beginning and is a core part of their business model so they aren't doing those things. That is the answer for this channel. anything other than that really is a #aoc-discussion conversation.

[obtuse wyvern]

I have braver of worlds and I cannot see the option to buy the boat from the latest cosmetics - little help please?

[slow meadow]

@winter parrot there are special buildings in the nodes that can give you access to additional non class augments and some other special things, but I've not seen any mention of class skills being tied to those.

[obtuse wyvern]

I also do not see a bundle pack to choose - just the 5 individual items minus the boat

[slow meadow]

@obtuse wyvern I don't know why you don't see the boat but there is no bundle just the individual cosmetics each month after purchasing a pack

[last moon]

So I understand that castles ZOI is static at 20 percent of the world. The node that is the Parent that moves up to a Metropolis has a ZOI of 20 percent as well?

[obtuse wyvern]

ok no bundle good on that.... but who do i talk to about the shop missing the boat.... pun intended??

[winter parrot]

Thank you for your time Pharazon

[obtuse wyvern]

TAKE MY MONEY DAMMIT!!!

[formal zinc]

A guy had the same problem today, i guess that has to be a problem with the page, may be worth sending a ticket to support @obtuse wyvern

[slow meadow]

@obtuse wyvern yep looks like a ticket needs to be submitted. From the FAQ

[obtuse wyvern]

Submitted ticket about missing the boat.... which seems to be a reoccurring issue for me....

[frosty nebula]

How does the pvp aspect work when it comes to freeholds? Will you be safe in a safe zone? or can people just enter and kill you.

[undone hare]

i have a mechanic question. i was wondering if there is any type of espionage mechanic besides the tax caravan? i strongly feel that if open warfare is the only way to conquer a castle and claiming the crown for oneself, then that will naturally eliminate weaker guilds from contesting without aid. espionage however, could provide a route for smaller and weaker guilds to claim the crown without too much outside involvement, i just feel the caravan thing isn't quite enough. so my main question would then be, what happens when the king/queen dies?

[full badger]

@frosty nebula freeholds are safe zones except for 2 hours after a successful siege

[slow meadow]

@frosty nebula https://ashesofcreation.wiki/PvP#Safe_zones If the node is successfully sieged your freehold becomes vulnerable as do you.

[sharp harbor]

how long does it take to get aoc support for a refund on a purchase?

[frosty nebula]

Awesome! Thank you for answering my question ^^

[desert ivy]

@undone hare That's kinda the point. You'll most likely need a big guild in order to own a castle. It's not supposed to be for guilds with 20 players

[slow meadow]

@undone hare specifically to the question at the end. Nothing. We don't know all of the win conditions that might exist for taking a relic to win the siege, there may be some non all out warfare options but espionage in the way you have described is likely not going to exist for that.

[gloomy sable]

from what i was seeing is that the castle have a fixed zone and nodes will overlay with Castles ZOI

[slow meadow]

@sharp harbor It may take some time, as Intrepid have been inundated with tickets recently but they are getting to them in order as quickly as they can.

[undone hare]

so im assuming when a castle is conquered the transfer of power goes to a guild and not a specific person

[sharp harbor]

okay ty

[slow meadow]

@undone hare It goes to the guild leader as the king/queen.

[undone hare]

oh ok, thanks

is there any type of list that says currently discussed win conditions/

?

[full badger]

@undone hare https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Castle_sieges#Completing_a_castle_siege

[reef osprey]

@undone hare use a long cast on the crystal in the center of the castle

[undone hare]

@reef osprey could killing the king grant some type of cast timer reduction on that perhaps?

[reef osprey]

@undone hare nothing along these lines has been mentioned, but there is side objectives

[slow meadow]

@undone hare if you look at the quote from Steven in that link from Wandering you can see some of the espionage aspects where people "helping" defend could allow the guild leader or designated officer to sneak in to the room and not attack them.

[undone hare]

im just a one problem at a time type of guy, get the castle at all costs, then figure out how we gunna run once we get to that point

but i hate politics

and since this is a pvp game, well you know... maybe i would like to do some backstabbing

[hexed stratus]

You can have different people take care of those kinds if aspects

[undone hare]

but what if im a member of the reigning guild but i want the crown for myself?

[hexed stratus]

You can also assign someone the role of spy master or something

[undone hare]

@hexed stratus i dont think you understand my question

[hexed stratus]

What I'm saying is that you don't have to be hands on

[undone hare]

im saying im not king

but i want to be king

i want my king's crwon

crown*

i dont want to put the work in when it's right there in front of me

[hexed stratus]

Oh in that case have the guild lose faith in their leader

[undone hare]

so its a political thing?

[unreal zealot]

or be the guild leader of your own guild

[shy ermine]

Anyone got an update on my previous question?

Here:
"Hey there! Making a video on housing in Ashes, so I'm trying to wrap my head around a little contradiction, from the wiki:

"There will be 50 apartments available for purchase at the Village (stage 3) of a node if the mayor chooses to construct apartment buildings and if there is an available plot to do so."

So this implies 50 apartments available, but just a few lines later:

"Apartments are instanced and only limited in number by the increasing price."

I know the number of apartments increases as the node grows, but this in and of itself contradicts the unlimited instanced supply. Is the "Number of apartments" something different than what I'm getting at here?"

Still not to sure what to make of this, will there be 50 instances, or is it unlimited?

[shy ermine]

Yeah that's what I'm referring to!

Sorry if I'm missing something

[unreal zealot]

what arnt you understanding? when the town reaches stage 3 it has 50 apartments and then you can build more as the nodes progress

[frigid arrow]

I'm assuming the number of apartments is the physical building and the instances is the number of people that can buy a home in it

[shy ermine]

So you're saying it's limited by 50 instances at stage 3 then uncaps after?

[unreal zealot]

looks like there is a limit but we dont have anymore info on it as it;s still alpha

just put your take on it in the video and mark it as your opinion or thoughts o nthe infomatino you got and if it changes make an update video on it

[shy ermine]

well that image says it's unlimited

yeah that's what I'll do!

Everything subject to change anyway

thanks for the input!

[unreal zealot]

np ❤️ link the video to me and ill give it a watch when you upload it

[shy ermine]

sure thing! Thanks

[slow meadow]

@shy ermine the more apartments that are purchased within a node the more the next apartment will cost. That is the scaling that is being referred to as the artificial limiter.

[shy ermine]

Yeah, makes sense

Just confused about the 50 available for sale

[unreal zealot]

this is on the node series idont know if it will help

[snow cypress]

Is that per apartment building or does every apartment building get affected if you have multiple?

[shy ermine]

Gonna ask Jahlon on stream too

[slow meadow]

@shy ermine The way it reads at the village stage you will have 50 available assuming the apartment building is constructed by the mayor. The number of apartments provided by that building scale with the node. I think you can assume then at metropolis level is where the unlimited except for cost portion comes in to play. That's how I read the current information.

[shy ermine]

Thank you both!

Would make sense

[golden stirrup]

So are any of the Heat and Harmony items able to be bought individually? Because I kind of now regret getting the Waveborn package, since I wanted to make a fire-themed character from the start.

[onyx knoll]

If you already have a package then you can purchase the new cosmetics individually (of the same tier you own the package at)

so if you bought the 150$ waveborn pack, then you should be able to by this month's accessory and pet for example

[golden stirrup]

Darn it. One tier off then.

Thank you though.

[onyx knoll]

You can always upgrade to the next tier for the difference, and you'll get this month's cosmetic 🙂

[tulip hatch]

Yep!

[shy ermine]

So at stage 3 you can have a 50 apartment building, the unlimited instanced apartment building is only available at tier 4 nodes and further

Jahlon knows his shit

[unreal zealot]

[hexed stratus]

So the story of AoC will be made by the players?

[slow meadow]

not exactly, there is a story and lore to the game with all the PvE content but how it's experienced/unlocked and the rise and fall of nodes/castles will be driven by the players.

[hexed stratus]

I see

[last moon]

So I understand that castles ZOI is static at 20 percent of the world. The node that is the Parent that moves up to a Metropolis has a ZOI of 20 percent as well?

[fading latch]

Correct

5 castles. 5 metros

[lone magnet]

can we see gameplay when alpha comes out

like streams

[last moon]

Yes

[charred timber]

Are the Alpha and Beta keys included in the pre-order packs going to be in every upcomming pre-order pack. Or could it be that for example this month is the last month the 'alpha 2 key' will be included?

[formal zinc]

there will be a time when they stop incluiding keys yes

[velvet citrus]

they would inform us before taking them down

[formal zinc]

but they will let you know in adavance when that happens

[charred timber]

ok great. cause i'm currently just waiting for the EU store to come online so i can purshase my preorder pack but i dont want that to be the reason to miss out on alpha or beta keys

[formal zinc]

yes if you are worrie for alpha 2 keys dont worry it will be there for a while yet

[winged bobcat]

Does it matter if you bought the game from the EU or the US store?

[velvet citrus]

i don't think so... at least i hope so 😄

[charred timber]

they mentioned that they will implement a transfer feature

[ruby swift]

Does it matter if you bought the game from the EU or the US store?
@winged bobcat Nope, you have the same benefits and access. EU people tend to shun the US store because VAT is shown by Xsolla in a way they are not used to. So they get upset.

[winged bobcat]

Its just the taxes included in the price or added later... Same difference...

[ruby swift]

Yes, but some people have a hard time with the concept it seems. If you bought a package from My.Games earlier, it will be moved over to Intrepid's control at some point. Have no worries. Give them time to unwind that deal. Along with everything else, can't be an easy process.

[winged bobcat]

all good, just wondering... As a guy from Eu i wouldnt have liked to be forced to play on US later on... in the end i still might stick to us... we will see.

[hasty osprey]

Will raids/dungeons have a loot lock out or will ppl be able to just sit on boss spawn and keep getting loot? Like how WoW world bosses you can only loot once a week

[ruby swift]

So far we have been given no information either way.

[outer anchor]

yea no idea

[shell fox]

Anyone know if there is going to be an in-game chat for nodes. Like a group chat but for all the citizens of a node. Just curious.

[carmine oar]

A citizen chat, sounds cool Not sure

[dry flower]

yes

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/In_game_chat

[shell fox]

That's awesome, thanks

[dry flower]

np

[winter parrot]

Artisan Confusion: I have read that you can only master one type. Is that mastering all three gathering skills or is just one skill from gathering like herbalism?

[formal zinc]

multiple but not all of them

ib besides of gathering skill there will be more

[winter parrot]

Thank you

[full marten]

Are there going to be respec tokens so you can try different archetypes on one character?

[placid vessel]

No.

Your main archetype is permanent and can't be changed.

[formal zinc]

the secondary archetype can be change though

[full marten]

That's kind of cool

Are the secondaries going to have similar capabilities to the primary? Like will a secondary cleric be able to main heal, or are they relegated to off heal only?

[placid vessel]

Nope, off only.

[full marten]

👍 Thank you

[short flint]

Does anyone know anything about Bows. Is there going to be ammo you have to keep up with for continued use and if so can you craft magical ammo like lightning arrows? From what I can see, it appears to be infinite ammo and the abilities/weapon masteries would determine on-hit effects or damage types?

[sleek tiger]

Guys this might be a dumb question but is there any ETA for this game?

[desert ivy]

There's no ammo for bows

[short flint]

Creative Director has come out and stated that there is no release date. He has admitted that he and his team has a pre-defined scope of features that will be implemented and the game will not be released until those features are fully implemented. So there will not be "Scope Creep".

[sleek tiger]

Ah ok thats even better

[formal zinc]

alpha 1 is happening later this fall is case you didn't know

[short flint]

If you are curious, the only "date" that has been given is they plan to launch their first Alpha phase (called Alpha 1) by end of this year. Roughly 10,000 participants will be there.

[sleek tiger]

Is there any way to get a key without paying?

[formal zinc]

No

only pre ordering packs

but they are not selling more packs including a key for alpha 1

[sleek tiger]

Okok thx guys ❤️

This game looks dope as f that why i was asking 😢

[short flint]

You could purchase to get an Alpha 2 if you wish, but honestly the prices are pretty steep (for my wallet at least.)

Oh yeah, I'm about to stop following the game honestly. I am 110% sold on this already and I want to actually load up the game and be surprised and experience the world without anyone spoiling it for me.

[sleek tiger]

True

But I will follow the progress tho its very interesting

[short flint]

With regards to rangers (currently my primary archetype choice) - There was a mention that there is a penalty for shooting someone/something at close range but you can switch to a melee mode when they do so. Do we know what those numbers currently look like and what the ranges currently look like?

[frosty nebula]

Do you actually have to aim with the bow? With like bullet drop and such?

[steady ocean]

with action skills yes @frosty nebula

[reef osprey]

with some action skills yes

@short flint I'd wait till A1 to get educated information on that.
Everything mentioned there is probably subject to change though.
so any information before mid Alpha 2 might as well be invalid

in the first place

[hexed stratus]

will there be a Season cycle in AoC?

[ashen sentinel]

I believe it was said each week will be a season

even going so far to say that some routes may be unpassable during the winter due to snowfall

[unreal zealot]

i think you will be able to clear those unpassable routes with gathering skills, like a rockslide would use mining and a tree fallen on the road would be lumerjack

[ashen sentinel]

that would be wonderful

[timid marsh]

I just want to check on something. For crafted weapons and armor, it was stated that drops would be as good as crafted items. Are there any plans to make it so crafters could potentially make better then the highest drops as it does take a while to sink into it. Iv always felt if you could get better or even the same out in the wild, whats the point of wasting time crafting that same thing.

[unreal zealot]

crafting you can put what ever stats you want on it i think, and to get those powerful craftables you need rare materials some of which you only get from bosses along with the drops

[novel ice]

^

[timid marsh]

Good! Best gear =crafted+drops!!!

[unreal zealot]

yeh considering every archtype and every class can use any weapon it makes sense if your a mage and want to dual wield swords you can get them crafter to have Intelligence on etc etc

[last aurora]

So this has crossed my mind a bit, does anyone know if there will be a server wipe once the game is 100% released? I feel like it'd be weird to have all the alpha and beta progress taking away from the entire concept of the game

[desert ivy]

Yes there is a server wipe

Multiple

[last aurora]

Ok good I figured it'd be good practice to do so

[unreal zealot]

its pretty much standard practice especially for mmo's

[last aurora]

Fair

[hardy oxide]

There was mention they might open more Alpha 1 spaces if the initial testing is stable. Does anyone know if those extra spaces would be sold through one of the current packs?

I just found this game recently and wish I found it 2 months ago.

[unreal zealot]

if alpha one sales reopen it will probably match the original voyager plus price that had alpha 1 and i think it was $500 tho im not 100% sure

im looking for info about it but i cant find a solid source

[desert ivy]

It was $500

And it ended 2 years ago, not 2 months

[unreal zealot]

honestly its better to wait for alpha 2 as you will be able to test alot more things more consistently rather than off and on with alpha 1

[autumn sapphire]

^

alpha 2 will be up until launch

so

about a year and a half/2 years worth of playtime

honestly worth it

[unreal zealot]

my plan is to test all the classes out but leave the few i want to focus on in main game so i have a fresher experience at least after launch

[raw shuttle]

just read the email that they are opening an office in amsterdam and therefore publishing the game in eu/ru themselfes, thats the best case scenario since now there is no other party in the game involved anymore right?

[unreal zealot]

yes

[raw shuttle]

thats a feelsgoodman

[unreal zealot]

tho the only issue with my.game was that their servers and service wasn't very reliable i think as the original contract stated that interpid still had ful control over the game and its monetization they would only publish and hold the servers

[raw shuttle]

doesnt mean they wouldnt have found another awesome way to get more money from the users or straight up no service for days

[unreal zealot]

if they tried to monitize the game seperatly form intrepid it would breach have their contract as well as not having reliable servers the servers/website is why they split ways as well because for months the eu site you couldnt even buy from for months on end.

[slow saffron]

if you buy the cosmetic pack, are you able to buy other ones coming out? or only the one? and is it full price for each cosmetic after the first initial purchase?

[short flint]

If a "Master" crafter makes an item, does it say "Sword made by Grand Master Threather" or anything like that?

[unreal zealot]

if you buy the $75 pakc you will only be able to buy the $75 cosmetic for $5 next month and it goes for al lthe other pack

[short flint]

cuz, that'd be dope!

[unreal zealot]

colour coded to match what pack give what

the crafted item will have "created by mrbean" on it i dont nkow about master crafter tho

[slow saffron]

oh so if you purchased the 375 one a couple months ago and found you like all of the ones for this month it wont be the 375 again just the total of those prices shown?

[unreal zealot]

yes

[slow saffron]

awesome! thank you 😄

[unreal zealot]

❤️

[carmine oar]

Wish I could get individual pieces, but I guess that'll be a release thing

[short flint]

They mentioned backers would get their money back if the game does not launch, did they mention anything about early shop purchases?

[unreal zealot]

@carmine oar what do you mean by individual pieces? because you can buy each cosmetic separately once you own its related pack

[ruby swift]

If a "Master" crafter makes an item, does it say "Sword made by Grand Master Threather" or anything like that?
@short flint

[short flint]

Nice! I was hoping it'd show skill, but name is good enough :)\

[boreal sparrow]

how will my r5 2600 + gtx1660 super handle this game?

[unreal zealot]

Just fine

[boreal sparrow]

great 🙂 thanks for the info

[unreal zealot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkwaYLOuw2s&ab_channel=AshesofCreation This video they recorded at 4k with 1080ti i7700

on ultra

[burnt mist]

Is there going to be a music system that uses mml (or something similar) in the game?

[ruby swift]

They have not given details on how player music ie. bard stuff, will be handled.

[short flint]

lol, bards require VOIP and you must sing your songs for bard stuff to work. Just kidding - but I 100% think there are gonna be RP bards that I am 100% going to want to play with 😉

[boreal sparrow]

can't be a bard then, i cannot sing even if my life depended on it

sadge

[burnt mist]

I don't mean just bards though, more like instruments in general (like in guild wars, archeage, or ffxiv)

[ruby swift]

Again, they have not given details on how that will be managed as of yet.

[short flint]

I Wasn't 100% sure, but If One race builds a tier 1 then another race builds it up to tier 2. Does the tier 1 race's architecture still show in the tier 2 node? So you can mix and match architecture?

[carmine oar]

I think it completely changes to the second races'

[short flint]

shucks. having left over architecture like lamps, or tents or something would be cool. kind of like the "old town" or "Downtowns" of modern cities

[manic kraken]

ah yes the tents in down town

[short flint]

Yeah, Bazaar's are a thing still 😉

[manic kraken]

true

[dusty acorn]

Is there any way to confirm if someone has used a referral link? Friend is buying the voyager, and he wants to make sure hes got someone referred

or is that still not possible

And theres still no way to retroactively do attach upon a mishap yea?

[median glade]

will there be an achievement system with rewards for difficult achievements etc?

[timber stag]

Not really a question but i think a suggestion channel would be awesome to have on the discord.

[hardy bolt]

@median glade they said there will be server history viewable from librarys in the world, showing server firsts and other achievements

[median glade]

I like that, i really dont think you can add too many achievements in an mmo. makes every small accomplishment feel more rewarding

[hardy bolt]

I don't know exactly what else will be in there but I know they said server firsts for sure, maybe they'll also have arena/battleground top leaderboards and stuff like that too but i'm not sure :p

[full badger]

And what he means by that is, the forums are better for suggestions 😛

[hardy saffron]

anyone who can direct me to where i can find the requirements?

[hardy bolt]

the game is still in pre alpha there are none so far @hardy saffron

[desert ivy]

There are requirements for the alpha 1 testing, but those won't be the final requirements

[hardy saffron]

ah okay thanks

[timber stag]

Ah makes sense, ty

[tough sierra]

do we know the limits of guild name creation? (whether it be words, ideas, length, spaces, symbols, etc)

[carmine oar]

Limits on stable storage and if there will be somewhere to put extra mounts/tames?

[full badger]

@tough sierra we don't have any information on naming guidelines for guilds yet

@carmine oar no information about that yet aside from that stables will exist in the game

[carmine oar]

Thank you

[tacit veldt]

@ me with the answer, but are turtle tulnar confirmed?

[rigid rose]

@tacit veldt no

We currently do not have any current art or concept for how tulnar are going to look out that we can see.

sorry 😦

[tacit veldt]

:( I know there's "reptile" and "mammal" and then humanoid, so I'm assuming lizard, then dog/cat, but I'm hoping for turtles as well. Also why is your name red?

Thanks FuppoHeadhunter

[gloomy sable]

personally i think a slider that allows for a more beast like appearance to more of a scaly reptilian appearance, with humanoid situated towards the middle

that being said that would be for skin textures alone, while having other variant sliders for differing aspects of appearance such as posture, height, horns?

[crystal beacon]

Will all class options be available during alpha one?

[polar nymph]

why is your name red?
@tacit veldt

Colors are used to distinguish between ranks, in this case red is for moderators. You can see all the different ones on the right side.

[shy valve]

Any rage mechanics or do all classes use mana as a resource?

[velvet citrus]

@crystal beacon not in the beginning, maybe after some time
@shy valve no information yet

[stoic karma]

is there a way to be able to play right now or anything like that and is it still non nda?

[split crest]

Nope

[manic kraken]

First alpha later this year, no longer able to get into tho, second alpha next year, still available to access via preorder

[stoic karma]

so how are you able to get alpha? fo you have to pay for the highest tier pre order? @manic kraken

[manic kraken]

The $250 and higher gets you into the second alpha for next year qs well as the two betas

The first alpha for this year ia no longer available

[stoic karma]

is there a way to upgrade?

[crystal flax]

$250 gets you into Alpha 2, there's no $125 pack currently (USD)

[manic kraken]

Appologies i am half asleep

[stoic karma]

all good and oh damn rip

is there dates set yet?

[manic kraken]

Not yet..

If I where to guess, I'd say maybe second or third quarter depending of feedback from first alpha, there's also covid too that may increase dev time or cause complications

[clear sedge]

so I read in the wiki that they will(probably) release the character creator prior to A1, will this character creator be assessable by everyone or just A1 players?

[crystal flax]

Without having looked at it, it probably meant released before the actual game, not A1, since there's not even all the races in A1 yet

[clear sedge]

https://i.imgur.com/BaL2AJn.png

it might be something they didn't fix in the wiki yeah

because under release schedule is says for A1 but under the character creator page it says "This was previously slated for Alpha-1." which i guess mean its not going to make it to A1

[velvet citrus]

y unlikely it will be released before a1

[south brook]

Is there fall damage?

[manic kraken]

Thats a good question

And do mounts take fall damage

[ruby swift]

Not currently, but it will be implemented.

[clear sedge]

also, what is the difference between an instanced and non-instance dungeon ?

[ruby swift]

Instanced dungeons have population limits and are usually limited to your own party or raid. Non-instanced are just another way of saying open world and anyone and any number of people can be in it at the same time.

[clear sedge]

ahh I see

so with this open-world dungeons, wouldn't there be the problem of maybe a guild taking over the dungeon and not letting other people complete it? will ashes implement some system to prevent this?

[ruby swift]

The system to overcome it is bring more and better skilled people to it.

[clear sedge]

hmm I see thanks

and just to understand completely, you still will be able to pvp flag people while they are fighting lets say an open world dungeon boss?

[verbal abyss]

I got a question about the hybrid combat system. What's the balance of power (damage wise) between action and tab-target? Cause I'm worried that if all the most damaging abilities are locked behind the action (skill shots), then what's stopping everyone from going all 75℅ action? How are you going to effectively balance the skill gap between the two styles and the damage to skill ratios that ensue?

[faint tendon]

i'd imagine tab target skills are guaranteed to hit, whilst action skills require you to aim and potentially miss

[shell mason]

So Knights are something like off tanks right

[faint tendon]

no real details on what each class will be like right now but based on where knight is i'd imagine it will be a tanky class that can do a bit more damage and have a little more mobility than a "pure" tank class

[ruby swift]

and just to understand completely, you still will be able to pvp flag people while they are fighting lets say an open world dungeon boss?
@clear sedge Yes. Open world flagging mechanics are used extensively except in the cases of "sanctioned" pvp events like caravans and sieges, the only pvp "safe" area described so far are freeholds.

[clear sedge]

hmm I see

[south brook]

Will the game support ultra-wide monitors?

[formal zinc]

in Apocalypse (the battle royale game mode) ultra wide ran fine, so i guess in the mmo will run fine too. Considering the game is coming out in a couple years probably you'll be fine

and unreal engine supports 21:9 so yeah

[drowsy cosmos]

To my understanding their will be race specific attributes and modifiers but my question is when you choose a class will those modifiers change?

[reef osprey]

@drowsy cosmos
Race will provide you with your baseline Stat Growth Pattern.
First and Secondary Archetype will alter this Pattern.
Example:

High Elf Race might make give you the basic pattern:
30 INT, 30 WIS, 20 Con, 10 STR, 10 DEX

Choosing Fighter as both Primary and Secondary
might affect your Stat Growth to be heavily focused towards CON, STR and some DEX

So you might end up with:

80 INT, 80 WIS, 120 CON, 110 STR and 85 DEX

with Mage/Mage you end up with

130 INT, 130 WIS, 95 CON, 60 STR and 60 DEX

[hollow pike]

is that 100% confirmed @reef osprey ?

[reef osprey]

the numbers? no

the principal? yes

[hollow pike]

Not the numbers, the algorithm xD

Is kinda cool. So the points you get by levelling would be worth for skills apparently and EXTRA stats given by gear

[reef osprey]

The race "seeds" a player's base stats.
The Archetypes grow the base stats

[atomic violet]

hello community. i have 2 acc(1 na+1eu).. can i merge them? also now that intrepid announced self release on europe should i migrate the eu acc or this happening auto?

[reef osprey]

@atomic violet do you have anything purchased on the EU (my.games account)?

[atomic violet]

nop

[reef osprey]

do they have the same username?

[atomic violet]

dont rember that w8 a sec

nope they dont

[reef osprey]

then Intrepid has a hard time merging both of them, or even knowing both of them belong to you, no?
You might be best served writing a ticket if you want them to be merged. However, i don't really see a point, as there is nothing of value on the my.games account anyway

[atomic violet]

true

[hard imp]

If you get the name reservation, do you type in the name you want at time of purchase or wait til you start your alpha 2 trial and the name you choose then will be the one you reserve for full release?

[silk tapir]

reservations have not started yet

[ruby swift]

They will be implemented at a later date. You will be informed of your timeslot.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Template:Name_reservation_priority

[hard imp]

Thanks!

[hardy blade]

Will you be able to fish anywhere and not just in designated pools?

[spiral pine]

as far as we know pretty much yes

[hardy blade]

Tuff! Thanks bru

[ruby swift]

We have no idea how the fishing mechanic works. They want it to be expansive and not limited is the best we have. Different kinds of poles, lures, and other stuff.

The "hit E to gather" mechanic that has been shown on Alpha Island in footage currently is placeholder.

[spiral pine]

thats not what he asked

[ruby swift]

Can we fish anywhere? No one knows.

[grizzled latch]

I think they said somewhere that we can't fish underwater, I dont remember where though.

[river plank]

we can tame underwater animals didnt see about fishing

[ruby swift]

There are two or three livestreams that have fishing information in them. They are all "we want to do this!" pieces.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Fishing

Lots of "may" on that page.

[river plank]

thanks x

[dry harbor]

The cosmetic items in the pre order packs, has there been any word on if these items will be available on the in game market place after release? Like the mounts from past months, etc.

[formal zinc]

those cosmetics oncet they're gone, they are gone for ever.

there may be some similar cosmetics, like different colour or what ever, but not the same

[dry harbor]

ty

[scarlet zealot]

Have they improved the horse animations since Apocalypse?

[reef osprey]

no idea, nor is it of any importance at this stage of the development process.
Its an iterative process.
First step is to make it work in the first place
Second is to make is look passable
Third is to make it look good

First you want to make all of them look passable, before you start on making some of them look good

[scarlet zealot]

they said they were going to improve the animations of the horses 1 year ago, just want to see if they actually did

[unreal zealot]

they will improve all the animations almost all animation in the game have only reached the first pass

[scarlet zealot]

Ok thanks

[shrewd flare]

is there any idea how long will it take to finish AoC

[serene flume]

whats the definition of finish

[velvet citrus]

if you mean release, probably 2-3 years

[shrewd flare]

cool thanks

[pale aspen]

Is there any info if AoC will launch on steam/epic or will it have its own launcher?

[unreal zealot]

it will have its own launcher

[pale aspen]

What rules steam out then? :D

[spiral pine]

because they suck money

[serene flume]

steam is just sh*t

[pale aspen]

Well steam surely increases player population. I guess maybe AoC won't need that

[serene flume]

yea dont think its needed at all really

[noble prism]

Is there ways to play this game without doing combat

Like a player can get to max level without killing stuff

Just like on RuneScape

[serene flume]

i presume there is

[noble prism]

Just wondering so it can appeal to every type of player

[serene flume]

you want to fish to max level or something?

[noble prism]

Like if people want to play and just want to get into the social aspect of it

[spiral pine]

adventure levels and gathering etc is sepparate

[serene flume]

good thing you edited that

[reef osprey]

they don't need to be max level for that, now do they?

[noble prism]

Sorry It’s early

[reef osprey]

they wouldn't be needing max level at all, if they weren't interested in the combat aspect of it

[noble prism]

Yeah but they would still be super useful to other people if they maxed in other skills

??

[winged bobcat]

I dont think it will be possible. Just cos PvP is a thing. You might not have to kill NPCs but you will have a hard time avoiding fights with PCs ;)

[noble prism]

Like play the entire game as a crafter for trade

[serene flume]

well its hard but probably doable i guess

idk why you would

[noble prism]

Idk I feel like there are people that would rather gather all day

It’s weird But they’re out there

True that’s cool then

I’m so excited

[crystal flax]

Yes, if you're logged in to the website you should see it as an option in the shop

[desert ivy]

[main raptor]

Imagine outing the fact you used a third party site to buy a ks pack lol

[junior ore]

Was probably the 5000$ pioneer pack on player auctions

[oak knot]

Any clue as to how they want to handle non instanced dungeons? What's to stop a min max guild from just sitting at the end and waiting for the big boss respawns to capitalize on loot?

[main raptor]

Bro legit search his disc messages and you can see when he bought a voyager pack two months ago roughly and then he even talks about it and asks if he can buy previous cosmetics if he upgrades to voyager plus

[unreal zealot]

@oak knot PvP is one way that would be a way to stop it

weather he bought a account or not, this isnt the place for it #aoc-discussion #general-discussion

[tulip hatch]

Not the place for non question related comments friends, if you suspect a user of breaking ToS please reach out to us in DMs

[main raptor]

@desert ivy pls do it ^

[potent thunder]

** Issued a chat clarification - Utilize channels for their purpose **

See pinned post in each channel for discussion topics.

Remember to keep this channel for questions and answers only.

Comments or discussions should be taken to the appropriate discussion channels.
Thank you

[reef osprey]

@oak knot
Hopefully another guild or alliance
respawn windows instead of respawn timers
the fact that they miss out on all the other content within this respawn window, while they are just sitting there waiting

[dry oriole]

Goofy Question: Where are at on roadmap? Alpha 1?

[reef osprey]

@dry oriole Alpha 1 will start within the next 3 months

3months and 18 days technically

[dry oriole]

ok

[junior ore]

3months and 18 days technically
@reef osprey at the most so anytime between then and pretty much now i would expect a few weeks notice exactly

@dry oriole

[mystic notch]

Will different biomes have different types of wood and if so what different uses do they have?

[full badger]

@mystic notch We don't have a lot of details yet but we have been told that resources will be found in locations that make sense

[mystic notch]

Ok thanks!

[steady jasper]

last night i was thinking, about the monthly package and about the costumes. can AoC make that many costumes ? i mean not even BDO that is well know for making amazing costumes, they dont make a new costume every month for all classes/races. will AoC be able to make all those costumes they been selling ? 🤔

[lone halo]

Will you be abke to fist fight and if so will there be any sort of gear/abilites that benefit it?

[unreal zealot]

@steady jasper the cosmetics they are making atm fits in the pipeline of development as they will be used to vary monsters and buildings as well.

[steady jasper]

So we getting mobs skins as costumes ?

[slow meadow]

@steady jasper your question runs pretty close to more of a discussion or opinion than something with a direct answer, but Intrepid wouldn't be offering the cosmetics if they didn't think they could deliver. Anything other than that is opinion and not really suited for this channel but more of #aoc-discussion

[steady jasper]

well is not just the costume, is a pet and a mount

[slow meadow]

@steady jasper to your second question they are doing costumes, freehold building skins, ship skins, pet and mount skins, and some individual item skins (belt, shoes etc)

@lone halo there will not be fist/unarmed combat.

[steady jasper]

yea thats why i was kinda intrigue if that was possible, because theres no restriction to classes so i was wonder if they can actually deliver that, im just trying to find a excuse to spend the $300 lol

[lone halo]

Awww

[slow meadow]

@steady jasper the cosmetics in the store may be exclusive in color or exact details but there will be similar cosmetics in the game. So it's not like the art for those is a one off. Intrepid feel they have an art pipeline capable of producing them so they offer them. That's about as much assurance as you're going to get at this point in development.

[steady jasper]

fair

[rustic relic]

I feel like I am remembering Steven / team saying something about bear mccreary sample music soon
Am I misremembering?
Was anything else mentioned or posted?

[onyx knoll]

No, Steven said they would release Bear's music during beta

As Volpur kindly provided 😛

[rustic relic]

Ahh that was what it was. Thanks

[floral garnet]

Will we be able to make tacos in Aoc? @idle siren

[serene flume]

Please

[shy valve]

When's the dev discussion on Immersion?
https://i.imgflip.com/4dyjmx.jpg

[full badger]

@shy valve dev discussions happen once a month

[shy valve]

Any timeframe or random drop?

[formal zinc]

usually last friday of the month

[uneven spruce]

Have they posted minimum hardware specs? I haven't seen any yet

[full badger]

@uneven spruce Nothing yet. We have vague ideas and the devs have said they intend the game to run on hardware 3-5 years old, but that's about it

@shy valve The timings on the dev discussion threads are pretty random. Just keep an eye out for the announcements

[young spire]

i dont suppose i can get onto apoc without a invite key or some thing right ?

[full badger]

APOC is currently offline, and there are no plans to bring it back anytime soon. @young spire

[young spire]

ah right

what u all doing here now days then ? i suppose game is still far from release

[floral garnet]

We are chatting and theorycrafting

All while trying to contain our hype

[young spire]

bet u guys getting hype for years now lol

i need something to actually play :p

[shy valve]

@uneven spruce I believe Steven said something about it in one of the Q&As. Basically need a spec that can run Unreal 4 engine

[full badger]

moving the discussion to the #aoc-discussion channel

[silver mulch]

@full badger for the amount of times you have to say that, you might consider merging the channels

[full badger]

no, they serve completely different functions, and during peak times when there's a ton of people writing in aoc-discussion, it's important to have a dedicated channel for answering questions

[silver mulch]

I'm lazy so that's what I'd do but that's also why I'm not a mod

[grand abyss]

hello i have question, could each class heal himself up or does the game depend on healer tactics with tanks in dungeons

[digital yacht]

if u spec into Healer secondary archetype then u will get a self heal, idk about all classes but that seems to be the general consensus

@grand abyss

[outer anchor]

shadows right, unless you spec into cleric or bard secondary archetype or you are cleric or bard you canot heal youself with an ability. im not sure if they have said wether or not you will be able to heal using bandades like in wow @grand abyss

[grand abyss]

@outer anchor thanks ❤️

[outer anchor]

np

[grand abyss]

@digital yacht thanks ❤️

[outer anchor]

if you have anymore questions lmk 🙂

[silk tapir]

tickets take a few days - they got a lot to do

[trim crater]

Give tickets a week of time atm, they are... very busy to say the least 😛

Cant you login, turn off 2fa and turn it back on to make sure?

ah wait, the logincode itself. Ah.. yeah.. they need to help with that. Its probably not gonna be an issue... in the worst case scenario they will ask you for some personal information but im sure they can get your account back open for you

By any chance didnt save the long recovery code they give during the process?

The like.. 52 character or something code? you can go into the authenticator, add account manualkly and then use it there (im using microsoft authenticator but probably the same at google one).. it will try to ask for a QR code but at the bottom give the option to manually fill in a security code

ah ok, not much else to do but wait then.. at least you have enough time before the game releases ;D

[junior sky]

After someone used my ref link and bought a pre-order pack, where do I see if the ref thing worked? Is there some kind of balance or similar?

ah okay

[crystal beacon]

Are diving bells a plausible addition as underwater treasure tools or underwater cave dungeons access points?

Before launch I wouldn't really expect it as it would be something cosmetic and the biggest focus is the basic mechanics and base content, thanks for the reply

[amber burrow]

Hello everyone, new to the community.
Is it possible to play?

[formal zinc]

not at the moment

they are in pre alpha phase

[amber burrow]

Thank you.

[formal zinc]

with alpha 1 launching later this fall

[amber burrow]

Any pack granting access to the alpha?

[formal zinc]

Right now the vogayer pack and the vogayer plus grants you access to alpha 2

alpha 1 is no longer available

[amber burrow]

If I understood correctly, alpha one will be out soon but packs only grant access to alpha two correct?

[arctic sky]

Alpha 1 will not be under nda and will be streamed

[formal zinc]

alpha 1 is no longer available, but maybe if they fell confident enough during testing in alpha 1 they'd offer some keys to buy @amber burrow

[amber burrow]

Thank you for you answer guys.

[formal zinc]

np

[cerulean valve]

How long does alpha 1 run?

[formal zinc]

No one knows

[woven vale]

However long it is needed to test and iron out what is being tested

[wide forge]

When is the game playable? Is there a way to play right now or when is the date? and how do i get it? do i need to pre order now or can i buy and play the game when it is available?

[lusty kite]

you cannot play right now

the best you can currently do is purchase alpha 2 access

[formal zinc]

https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop you can pre order here

[lusty kite]

the game is a subscription game ~$15/month there is no box cost

[formal zinc]

thee vogayer pack and the vogayer plus grants you access to alpha 2

[velvet citrus]

alpha 1 will start in a few months, but you can only play if you have an alpha 1 key, which are no longer available

[wide forge]

ok, thanks

damn so i missed out on alpha one, when did that stop being available?

[formal zinc]

a while ago now

[tulip hatch]

in 2018

The tester cap was 10k so once they nearly reached that cap they suspended A1 sales

They may resume sales if A1 testing is stable and they need additional testers

[wide forge]

do they have estimate of when alpha 2 is? or is it dependent on alpha 1's success?

[gloomy sable]

ive heard fall as a potential

more likely Q3 or Q4 of the fiscal year

[slow meadow]

fall is alpha 1. alpha 2 will be once alpha 1 testing gets the game to a state that intrepid is happy with.

[tulip hatch]

there has been no ETA for Alpha 2 we only have Alpha 1 ETA in the Fall

Intrepid does not provide further ETAs as they only provide dates if theyre sure they can meet them, A2 is still a ways away before we get an ETA

[wide forge]

ok, thanks, i like that cause this is only my second time looking to get a game on release and the first one made all sorts of date promises and didnt keep them and i hated that xD, im glad they want and plan to keep promises

[astral fiber]

Might sound like a dumb question but, if we purchase a pack with Alpha 2 access, the subscription doesn't matter for the alpha servers right ?

[formal zinc]

correct

it doesn't affect

[astral fiber]

Thank you, this month's pack looks just too good to me 😄

[formal zinc]

yeah is fire 🔥

[crystal beacon]

end of fall is apparently nearly end of December so that's probably the soonest alpha-1 starts huh? 😭

[formal zinc]

looks like yep

[tawdry scaffold]

Having large guilds and taking over castles seem to yield worthy benefits and bonuses. Are there any such thing for smaller guilds that aren't large enough for holding castles and such?

[arctic sky]

Smaller guilds will have more perks... The larger guilds have to spend points to allow for a larger member base

[tawdry scaffold]

So you're saying that the bonuses they gain from winning a castle seige are great, but they cost a lot of build points to buy? So in the end they will have fewer overall active perks compared to smaller guilds due to the castle bonus cost?

[rare ether]

how long will the preorder be down for the main website?

[arctic sky]

More like smaller guilds supposedly can go up against some larger ones because if how they spec their guild

[tawdry scaffold]

Oh, that's interesting

[arctic sky]

@rare ether ? The shop looks to be working

[tawdry scaffold]

I do remember a while ago it was mention that larger guilds may also be able to mercenary smaller guilds as well?

[rare ether]

@arctic sky https://aocreation.com/en#preorder

[desert ivy]

https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop

The one that you linked is the my.games site which will no longer be updated

[rare ether]

ohhh

[chilly hedge]

I do remember a while ago it was mention that larger guilds may also be able to mercenary smaller guilds as well?
@tawdry scaffold You can form alliances between guilds. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds

That's not the same as a mercenary, but that's more reliant on how willing players are going to be to keep to contracts between each other, without enforcement through mechanics.

[hard turtle]

@chilly hedge your relations and honor will be on the line with people. Like IRL. Your reputation... is on the line.

[chilly hedge]

Absolutely, but it's also a question of server atmosphere. If nobody thinks other people can be trusted like that, nobody can prove they're trustworthy, so it perppetuates an air of distrust whereever game mechanics don't enforce agreements.

[floral garnet]

lets just all agree to be friends beforehand

[dapper cove]

Has there been any word on how many characters we can make on a single server?

[ruby swift]

"a comfortable amount" is the only quote we have.

[dapper cove]

I hope it is enough that I can have one of each archetype

[undone hare]

that's a lot of toons to manage

gearing that many will be a pain

[chilly hedge]

So, probably more than one, and probably less than graham's number

[hard turtle]

I wanna say 3.

[pale aspen]

Do we already know how accessable server transfer will be?
Todays MMOs are pretty open in that regard. ESO has megaservers, GW2 and BDO let you go to any server at will.

[chilly hedge]

As in, transfering chars from one server to the other?

[pale aspen]

Yes

[chilly hedge]

Considering how servers were talked about so far, I'd imagine it's next to impossible

[pale aspen]

if it's easy to do or if you need buyable tokens to do it or if it's not possible at all

[formal zinc]

''Server transfers will not be possible initially''

[chilly hedge]

That's as next to as it gets I'd say lol

[pale aspen]

"Initially" ok, fair enough

[formal zinc]

due to the housing and that stuff

[pale aspen]

Well, imagine some of your friends have access to Alpha 1 and get a name reservation only on 1 specific server. And then during for example Beta or release the rest of the guild/group of friends/whatever decide together on a different server :D

[arctic sky]

@pale aspen there supposedly will be server registration ahead of time to help with figuring out which server you want to be on

[meager dragon]

will we be able to use spears one handed? like with a shield a la the spartan dory?

[slow meadow]

@meager dragon the only spear we have have seen is the one from Apoc and it was two handed. no one handed spears have been shown.

[formal zinc]

one handed spears will be in ashes

steven said it once

[crystal beacon]

as someone who's followed Aoc ever since it was heard of years back i'm obviously incredibly stoked about the game, however I'm concerned as to how Steven and the others can maintain the 'hype' that's begun until release if it's still as far away as speculated upon (as to my understanding ano 2022)

[slow meadow]

@formal zinc you have a citation for that? wiki is usually good and cataloguing that, and its not listed under the weapons section. can get it added if you have that citation

[slow meadow]

thank you much.

[meager dragon]

awsesome, thanks ❤️

[formal zinc]

np buddy

[chilly garden]

Quick Question: Does anyone know if controller support is planned?

(or) have a recommendation for a program I could use to remap my controller for AoC if it isn't releasing with controller support?

I have ongoing wrist issues that keep me from playing games with kb/m.

[arctic sky]

@crystal beacon they have only had word of mouth to get them this far.. I'm not worried about the hype

[chilly hedge]

I haven't heard anything about controller support, but I imagine you could map at least a good chunk of the options onto one.

Depending on how hotkey-based the general gameplay will be, might not be totally viable.

[chilly garden]

Yeah, right now it's the one thing keeping me from buying a package.
I really want the foxes, but if the game won't be playable for me... :/

[formal zinc]

steven once said thatr controller support will likely be something they work on closer to launch

[ancient pivot]

Any update on leader of men testing?

[desert ivy]

Under NDA so wouldn't be allowed to discuss

[ancient pivot]

not the gameplay but the dates of it

[desert ivy]

That's also under NDA

[ancient pivot]

ok

[ruby swift]

as someone who's followed Aoc ever since it was heard of years back i'm obviously incredibly stoked about the game, however I'm concerned as to how Steven and the others can maintain the 'hype' that's begun until release if it's still as far away as speculated upon (as to my understanding ano 2022)
@crystal beacon They are not worried about hype building. That has come completely from the community. They have even started walking it back, and telling people, wait and see, don't buy stuff unless you are sure. Which they had no reason to do other than trying to tamp it down.

[formal zinc]

yeah, if the product is good, people will come

[crystal beacon]

Yeah i noticed that and i dont mean it in the way of keeping up the 'over hype' or what you might call it. It might just be due to exactly that hype it concerned me.

[short flint]

Well, imagine some of your friends have access to Alpha 1 and get a name reservation only on 1 specific server. And then during for example Beta or release the rest of the guild/group of friends/whatever decide together on a different server :D
@pale aspen
https://youtu.be/JBCY-A-GUqI?t=1824
talks about name reservations to help out with that.

[pale aspen]

@short flint Thanks for finding that, I guess that somewhat could mitigate the issue

[silver mulch]

Will rogue-rogue have improved stealth?

[desert ivy]

Your guess is as good as ours

[errant chasm]

none of the augments are in place yet just examples of possible things

[wide forge]

do they have any plans to make the game's Alpha 2 and Betas purchasable only, like only the alpha and betas without the currency and cosmetics?

[desert ivy]

Not that we know of

[crystal beacon]

Do we know what type of weapons assassins will be able to use?

[ruby swift]

Any class can use any weapon or armor, just some better than others.

[hard turtle]

So a shield...

And a dagger...

[crystal beacon]

Lmao

Hopefully it’s just the standard daggers and not some weird shit

[ruby swift]

Take a look at the wiki and the dagger models that have already been released for reference.

[crystal beacon]

Link?

[ruby swift]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Daggers

[crystal beacon]

Appreciation 100

A class where u use two shields that can also be used as a blade would be neat tbh

[hard turtle]

@crystal beacon I'm-a warn you now, Don't bring up duel shields. It's been quite the meme.

[ruby swift]

Sorry dual shields has been repeatedly debunked.

[crystal beacon]

@hard turtle 😉

[manic kraken]

Lmao durk sheild op

[crystal beacon]

how is the solo leveling experience?

i got no friends so i figure thats how its going to go for me lmao

[ruby swift]

There will be activities you can participate in, but there will be content you miss out on if you choose a solo experience.

[crude wigeon]

Sounds like there is going to be a good amount of player interaction mechanics built into actions

[hard turtle]

If it's like SBO. You will not last alone.

[crystal beacon]

https://tenor.com/view/ohh-baby-groot-cute-gif-11449092

[crude wigeon]

The 8 man party is super interesting. Going to be cool to see how the mechanics split the team up

[desert ivy]

Plenty of guilds you could join to make friends with before launch

[wide forge]

i really hate irratating pvp or even pve, is there any classes with invisablility or is there a way or sercomstance where you can get one shot by less than like 2 player? im just wondering how fast you can die in pvp, or even pve

[hard turtle]

@wide forge Yes. The rouge can be invisible. And for speed of dying if attacked. Depends on what is going on at that very moment.

And your class I suppose.

[desert ivy]

Rogues stealth isn't full invisibility though, it's more like a "shimmer" invisibility where you can still see other players if you look. Like Camo in Halo

[wide forge]

Rogues stealth isn't full invisibility though, it's more like a "shimmer" invisibility where you can still see other players if you look. Like Camo in Halo
@desert ivy ok, i like that, thanks

[desert ivy]

The TTK (time to kill) they're aiming for in PvP is 30-60s

[hard turtle]

Rogues stealth isn't full invisibility though, it's more like a "shimmer" invisibility
@desert ivy

Pretty much like sensing something is amiss from what I believe the wiki said.

[hexed stratus]

Can i be a pure support character like Healing or Buffing?

[unreal zealot]

yes, tho you will need to have damage abilities to level and do quests obvs but you can focus on healing and support if you wnt

[austere swift]

Has there been any mention of fist weapons for like monk types?

[hard turtle]

@austere swift I wanna say no?

[digital yacht]

from what i understand there will none or very little hand weapons

[placid vessel]

@austere swift No, there are no martial arts classes planned currently.

[crystal beacon]

So question, whats the summery of current game status?

[placid vessel]

We're headed for A1 sometime this fall.

[crystal beacon]

ok.

[fading valley]

Has it been announced if transmogging will be a feature?

Fashion is true end game

[full badger]

@fading valley There will be systems for changing the appearance of your gear, as well as dying it.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cosmetics#Dyes

[short flint]

Thanks for that link. I am a little sad I Didn't know about AoC until this month. I wish I had backed the kick starter and got some of the awesome rewards 😦

[full badger]

There should be similar rewards to unlock in the game itself, just not the exact same ones as in the pre-order packs

[short flint]

Yeah, I would have really like the unique Kickstarter dyes. Show a little clout 😉

[left cargo]

So there will be 4 starter areas for the portals back to this world. Will the Tulnar have their own optional starter area underground?

[hard turtle]

@left cargo No. They choose from one of the main four.

[topaz palm]

Hey so there's 0 way this is all pre-order exclusive right? https://imgur.com/a/DcNjm6x

There's so many skins that some of these would be on rotation in the cosmetic shop at some point right?

[fading valley]

Not from what i understand. These are all exclusive and won't have any other way to access the exact skins shown. But I am not 100% sure

[full badger]

@topaz palm We've been told that all the pre-order cosmetics are exclusive to that specific month, and that they will never return.

[ruby swift]

@left cargo No. They choose from one of the main four.
@hard turtle Actually that has been clarified. The Tulnar starter camp mentioned is still on the table.

[hard turtle]

Huh, Neat.

[hexed stratus]

t sucks those cosmetics will never come back

[waxen folio]

Are there sales numbers anywhere out there? How many people bought the X pack, voyager, plus, kick, alpha, beta packages?

[ruby swift]

Nope. There are only estimates from the KS page and those numbers are off because of potential upgrades. Intrepid is a private company and has no public reporting requirements.

[river plank]

The packages with Alpha were sold out at 10,000 people I saw in a video i think. Don't know about the rest

[hushed flume]

Question, are weapons and shit going to remain on the person when not being held, or are they going to just disappear? Also, are they going to scale to a bigger size compared to its sheathed size? Kind of a dumb question but that shit happens on tera and archeage and it bothers the shit out of me.

[ruby swift]

Weapons remain on characters. Sheathing is a thing. We don't know about scale and such. That has not been clarified.

[tranquil knoll]

Good morning... I keep trying to buy the expeditionary pack but for some reason it keeps getting stuck in processing payment the cog turns (per say) but just stays like that... Ami doing something wrong?

[ruby swift]

What browser are you using?

Some people have had issues with various browsers apparently.

I would try that. If not, you would have to file a ticket. This is for community questions. Customer support tickets go to.

[tranquil knoll]

Ty I will try with another browser first

[hexed stratus]

will the cosmetics be usable for every character or just one?

[crystal flax]

It's like a closet, if you take something out of it on one character, it won't be there for another one

[ruby swift]

One at a time. You put it on one. Get tired of it on that character. Put it back in the "closet" and put on another.

[hexed stratus]

ok i see

[naive pollen]

I'm sure this has been asked before but I signed up for voyager plus and can't find where the name reservation is. Any idea or is that still coming?

[split crest]

coming

[naive pollen]

Ok thnx very much

@fading valley I do remember reading that the specific cosmetics will never come back but it sounded like they could possibly be slightly modified and resold however. Wish I could find a link. I had that same question when signing up. Don't particularly like that.

[ruby swift]

They will never appear exactly as that. Some may be similar in game. For example there will be otter mounts, just not that exact shade of purple or with bamboo barding.

[naive pollen]

Right, not quite as unique if it's slightly different. It was the otter mount comments I saw. Thanks.

[neat glade]

would be nice to view all past cosmetic packs as well as the current ones. i bought voyager + like 1 week ago looking at new cosmetics wish i had of waited >< . i think think there should be an option to purchase the packs witht he choice of 1 from 3 possible skin packs

also possibly y could there not be the option to buy cosmetics with embers . ??

[ruby swift]

Because the embers are for the cash shop after launch.

Here you go. All your past cosmetics. Good luck on that past purchase thing. Never give up. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cosmetics

[velvet citrus]

better call it "cosmetic shop after launch" 😄

[neat glade]

@ruby swift aww thx m8

[ruby swift]

better call it "cosmetic shop after launch" 😄
@velvet citrus $25 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits, NO P2W!) You not in game, therefore, you can't use them.