along with no nda so we can watch our fav streamers and youtubers do their thang
#questions
unreal zealot
plush matrix
Would it be recommended to wait until beta? I only ask cause of the price differences of $75/$150/$250
unreal zealot
its honestly up to you, if your not comfortable with the game wait until launch but if during the alpha 1 phase your interested alot and want to help test during alpha 2 and have the money to spare go for the $250 as the alpha 2 will be persistent through to launch and the betas wont be
plush matrix
I take it there will be a character/account wipe after betas/before launch?
unreal zealot
ofc
fair yew
Yes there will be complete wipes before launch and the alpha 2 server will become the public test server for patches etc
hidden urchin
Will there be any job contracts for caravan protection?
fair yew
Yes
plush matrix
And sorry for dragging the question on, but will there be a wipe between Beta01 and Beta02? or can I continue my character during it?
valid swift
no idea
fair yew
You can post job requests in taverns or hire people during caravan
hidden urchin
That’s awesome
valid swift
mostly likely will wipe but no concrete info
fair yew
Typically devs wipe between each iteration
fair yew
There may be wipes during testing as well not just in between each phase
unreal zealot
❤️
ionic breach
Hello I was looking to buy one of the pre order packs the $250 one last night and it just kept perma loading while in my cart. Tried again right now and it still won't allow me to proceed with it in my cart. Was wondering if anyone knew a quick fix to this or is the store currently down perhaps?
ionic breach
I will try that thanks for the response @fair yew
fair yew
I think there were issues with the new edge browser at one point not sure if that is still an issue
short flint
Regarding the Freehold skins - Are those a skin for the entire freehold, or a specific building for the freehold?
ionic breach
i believe specific buildings @short flint
fair yew
Some are for specific buildings
short flint
Hmmm - I assume we don't know how that aesthetic would look. Only having a single flaming building amongst a "normal" free hold could look super awkward? I was hoping it would be a thematic skin pack. Thanks - i'll have to think about freehold skins then.
fair yew
The current one I believe is for the main freehold building but not certain
hidden urchin
For the stealth ability, do we have any idea what the indicators that help other players to feel out the hidden will resemble?
fair yew
They are still working on UI and components like that so we won’t know what it looks like for a while. But some archetypes will be able to track and see more things on the mini map etc
hidden urchin
Cool
neat dust
Good morning everyone. My name is Richard I am currently living and working in China. There is an enormous gaming community in China, especially RPG players. China does not use Visa or Master Card. The government uses Union Pay. Steam has already made it possible for people in China to purchase their games using Union Pay. Will it be possible for people in China to purchase the game, or will the game be available on Steam?
grim breach
There are no plans to bring the game to Steam. Intrepid is currently using Xsolla as their payment processor. Xsolla should have Union Pay China supported as well.
crystal beacon
dual wand weapon master
subtle wagon
Will there be something to combat zergs and overly large communities feeding themselves resources through the alliance system? Such as trading restrictions or allowed consecutive trade limits before a red flag on the guild or an individual account. And then the same issue with individual people outside the guild feeding into a guild. I understand there may be automatic systems in place but its the nature of gamers to not play the way it was intended, so they will find ways to game the systems.
question from a friend whos interested in ashes but thinks the current anti zerg ideas are not enough to stop zergs
steady ocean
What is wrong with any of the scenarios you just pointed out?
neat dust
Have we received any news regarding the different religions?
steady ocean
Not as of yet.
neat dust
Ok Thanks!
subtle wagon
eh just a point a friend made, i do feel like so far they dont have much planned to stop large communities from taking over outside the planned content
hopefully it can be addressed in testing but tbh i doubt they would want to put the resources into limiting zergs even more
fading valley
well seeing as the game is focused on group play, The max number for a guild is 50 iirc. so it's not very hard to get 50 people in a guild. then there are alliances and such
oh never mind. according to the wiki "Guild size of 300 is currently the maximum cap that can be attained by leveling the guild and selecting the path of size as opposed to the path of guild skills.["
dire coral
Max guild size is 300 with the option to ally with three other guilds
Which is Alliances of 1200
subtle wagon
theres nothing stopping pseudo alliances though
there can just be 2400 or more people who work together outside the limits
theres many guilds and communities lager than that even
dire coral
usually the answer to the question "Will this game be run by large guilds" is to ask the question "Is this in any way an open world sandbox"
The answers are often the same
subtle wagon
mhm, and when its run by them they can ruin the experience for others, only reason i figured id ask
fading valley
Big guilds usually rule
stuck dock
What will cutoff be as far as getting access to A2? When it releases or earlier?
subtle wagon
no clue yet, they said they would let us know
fading valley
Well i believe they wanted 30K testers max for A2
10K limit for a1 was reached and they cut off the access
summer robin
this there a release date?
subtle wagon
no, nothing beyond community estimates
desert ivy
They've never said they wanted only 30k for a2
I guarantee we're already well over 30k
neat dust
I have a question regarding monsters and other encounters. When players retreat, will the health of the monster replenish immediately ( like in WOW ) or will the damage stay there permanently.
ruby swift
If you watch the 4k video and others you can see when returning after leashing a mob regens almost immediately.
neat dust
How does someone apply to become a tester for the game?
ruby swift
You buy one of the packages with testing access.
mint tree
will there be information at the beginning (like maybe on the map) that will show the type of a node, or does the node need to be built up to a certain level for that to be revealed?
desert ivy
Node needs to get to level 1 before you find out its node type
crystal flax
You'll be able to tell by the type of NPCs that begin to populate it, I believe was the way they mentioned
uneven valley
so is node type specific to which zone/area it is or do players choose which\
desert ivy
Yes
steady ocean
Mainhand and offhands
tawdry scaffold
i hadn't been on the forums in quiet some time and didn't realise they made a new one and reset. I've lost my braver of worlds and alpha tag. how do I get those back?
steady ocean
Try !cs @tawdry scaffold
tawdry scaffold
Cheers
grizzled latch
I dont think they will give the alpha tag again, but you can get the braver one back.
river plank
Soooo we have a group of peeps starting a guild but the issue of servers is a sticking point. Currently we play a game that is American server but with EU players. As EU we miss events and have to stay up stupid late of we miss out. Do you guys think this will be the case here? Is it possible to have a mixed nationality guild on one server without missing out ?
arctic sky
server events will be during the PRIME time for that server
that includes sieges and events
river plank
How would that be calculated
That's another thing we missed out on bases because it was to early in the morning ha ha
arctic sky
probably server analytics
river plank
Cool thank you
trail spear
I think I remember it being said they would be around like 4-9pm in the servers timezone iirc but that may not be 100% true
reef osprey
@modest epoch server prime times will be written down next to the server.
so playing on a US server you'll (or your EU members) will have to deal with US Primetimes.
Which could range from 11pm to 7am in the morning depending on US Timezone
crystal beacon
Will rogues be able to ambush with anything other than daggers? I wanna use greatsword on rogue without making half my class useless
frozen tartan
Weapons will not be class-restricted. So a rogue will be able to use a greatsword. As for an ambush, this is a bit trickier as certains skills will only work or work better with a specific weapon type.
So if you ask will you be able to be get out of stealth to suprise someone with a greatsword, yeah you can ; but if you ask if you will be able to use a skill named "Ambush" with a greatsword, we don't know yet
crystal beacon
if rogue does not require dagger for dps then I'll be using rogue greatsword
frozen tartan
as i said, some skill will require or will be more effective with certain weapons. So you might need to use a dagger depending on your build and on how much you want to optimize your dps
bitter trench
Question, When protecting your caravan will you be attacked by mobs ? PvP only
The basis being will, attacker's or defenders use the mobs to there advantage or will the caravan route be designed where no mobs are present ?
bitter trench
Are you aware Animal husbandry is illegal in uk, not sure about Wales
reef osprey
@bitter trench hey,
near streets mobs will generally be lower level. So they shouldn't bother you too much
the further you strive from civiliization, the more of a problem mobs will obviously become
bitter trench
I was wondering if players could train mobs to either help the defenders' or attackers when caravans are in use. If you were level 40 and the mob's where lvl20 it wouldn't matter... as an example
reef osprey
there is battle pets, mounts with different abilities and summons
other than that probably no
bitter trench
Hold on you got the wrong end of the stick
full badger
@bitter trench I understand what you are talking about, and as far as we've been told, caravan PvP is just that, PvP. You can't send mobs to attack a caravan.
bitter trench
example... Say im going to attack a caravan but i know up ahead there are some level30 tigers... So say i run around pulling 3 or 4 tigers then i run up to the caravan start attacking and hope the tigers start attacking the defenders...... Ah thanks
reef osprey
@bitter trench well, pulling a bunch of monsters, running into somebody hoping the aggro would swap is always a thing
a fun thing at that
bitter trench
When i train mobs onto someone else it's hilarious, when it happens to me, Well it's dam right unfair 🙂
crimson sparrow
How punishing is death? Are there instanced encounters or everything is open in this world? How crafting is supposed to work?
Also, are there tier sets? Is each raid/dungeon designed to be better/harder than other?
What are plans for economy? Will NPC sell us weapons? Will we be able to sell trophies/loot to NPC? Will monsters drop gear or just materials?
How factions will stay balanced? Won't "zerg rush" be ultimate battle tactic? How do you prevent this?
full badger
@crimson sparrow There is a death penalty which you can read about here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_death
There will be a mix of instanced and open world encounters
Yes there will be tier sets but we have no details on them yet
We don't know what kind of difficulty the dungeons will be yet
The economy will be mostly player-driven, but there might be NPCs that will sell you gear too. drops from monsters will mostly be raw materials rather than completed items. Also most gear will be tradable
The size of the world and the lack of fast travel should help prevent zerging, but we'll have to see what happens during testing
crimson sparrow
@full badger How fast travel prevents zerging? Isn't waiting for bigger group of people enough? They can take their time but still decimate you with sheer numbers. Is there any idea to incorporate some AoE skillsets / traps / other items to punish this kind of behaviour such as mindless rush and ganging up?
I must say, I like death penalties a lot.
I see there is screen with "Resurrection" on. Is resurrection going to bring you back to the same dungeon / boss you were fighting or to some kind of sanctuary / main city?
I mean when you die inside dungeon, otherwise I suppose it always spawn you in certain area which is expained in lore.
wide rune
im sad that full loot games are not a thing anymore :p
always made open world pvp a lot more fun :p
full badger
@crimson sparrow The only thing we've seen so far regarding resurrection is players who died inside a dungeon respawned at the entrance to it, but this might have been for testing only. We will have to wait for more details on that
late rose
I have question about skill three.
"Players are able to reset and reallocate their skill points."
I think there is a small problem because if someone put 2-3 months or even half year to invent some rly op combo with talents/skills so then everyone just go to town, reset a skill three and use that build.
Resets if are common they running down concept of being unique. Just imagine being this guy who waste for ex. 3months to get his own skill build. During this 3months his build was just "meh" and then instead of being happy that in the end it works. Everyone just copy, putting build on some tierlist website and again he is no-one instead of being LEGEND (ok, maybe i over hyped that. Lets say "unique")
I undestand that propably it is not possible to remove resets from the game cause everybody makes mistakes and reaching 50level taking to much time to try once agaiin with another build.
In my opinion Metin2 (but old metin2) made a rly great job wiht "resets" problem.
For ex. u are 35level and 70skillpoints(when 1skillpoint = 1 upgrade) to put. You can upgrade skill maximum 10 times then uve to made some special train or something else to put this skill on mastery level and continue progressing with upgrading this. So there is solution. U can reset any time you want but only if skill is not trained to "Master/grandmaster/etc" level. Thanks for that u can build how u want and only when u finally choose ur final build u master choosen skills to Master+. After that resets of particular skill should be impossible or very very hard/expensive.
full badger
@late rose That is something more suited to a forum post, to get everyone's input on.
hardy blade
I was hoping death in this game would work like WoW’s. I think the ghost idea is cool instead of just respawning on a timer @full badger
reef osprey
@late rose just don't share your really op build with anybody 🙂
full marten
Is activating action combat required to cast/aim "action" spells?
junior sky
What do you mean by that exactly?
spiral pine
not as far as we know
full marten
Do I have to spam Z to actually use 25% of my spells in combat
junior sky
I think it switches back and forth between tap target and action combat automatically when you use the specific spell but I am not entirely sure
hardy blade
You guys think necromancers will be able to raise a dead mob? Like a bear or something or is it just a random skeleton from the ground?
ruby swift
We have very little information about how that mechanic will work. Check back when it releases. My estimate, 6 months for summoner.
junior sky
You will have a lot more information on the different classes as soon as alpha 2 hits. Before that only the 8 archetypes will be playable in alpha 1
loud panther
@hardy blade from what I heard Steven say on one of the Dev updates/interviews Summoning will allow you to have 1 summon out until it dies or you die. I'm assuming the archetype will have certain abilities, but raising more than 1 seems unlikely.
fiery anchor
is it known what month alpha 1 will launch?
loud panther
Sometime in Fall.
fiery anchor
ah ok
dense bough
I'm sure some of the early KS acts know more but aren't saying. NDA
dapper chasm
@loud panther i think u r mixing up summons of a summoner and battlepets^^
Summoner can have more than 1 summon up...depending on the Augments and 2. Archetype i guess.
Animals.[10]
Spirits.[10][11]
Zombies, skeletons and other undead creatures.[6][11]
Corpses (potentially).[10]
Some summoners may summon multiple things.[10]
Other summoners may only summon one powerful thing.[10]
Certain summoners may only be able to summon effects and/or temporary energies.
loud panther
@dapper chasm Oh, really? I haven't seen that information. I knew their summons would depend on secondary archetype (or primary archetype if you choose Summoner secondary), but I didn't see anywhere that allows multiple up at the same time.
dapper chasm
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner here should be everything what we currently know 😄
loud panther
Ah, so up to 3 things.
"Summoners can collaborate to summon larger summons, such as Golems.[4]
A siege summon will have an incremental size based on the number of summoners participating in that summon activity, with a maximum of eight.[15]
The number of summoners participating in the summon will determine its overall size.[15]
All summoners must be in the same party and the party leader must be a summoner.[16]
The party leader initiates the summon and then takes control of it.
Once summoned, the party leader cannot be changed.
If the party disbands, the summon ends. There will be a grace period to handle disconnects.
The party may also contain non-Summoners."
That's dope ^^
fading valley
I imagine a group of 8 wizards casting meteor
loud panther
A raiding party of 40 summoners each group summoning something different.
spiral pine
should probably move to discussions
fading valley
Has there been official statement on use of third party applications for maps waypoints and gathering node markers on maps
loud panther
Discussions is being overloaded with PC talk.
but you're right
I thought we were in general discussion
spiral pine
this isnt the place for this either way
ruby swift
Then start Ashes talk and slap them if they continue, they know the rules as well as anyone else.
fading valley
I'm just impatient for more new info on systems like taming
loud panther
@fading valley No addons will be implemented so far in their mindset. I would assume that includes maps/waypoints. Unless they add the feature where you find it by exploring certain POIs in map and establish nodes. iirc I saw map markers on previous videos, but don't quote me on that.
ruby swift
Has there been official statement on use of third party applications for maps waypoints and gathering node markers on maps
@fading valley Yes, no third party programs will be allowed. Those that break their rules will face increasing account action.
fading valley
So no macros?
ruby swift
Simple macros may be allowed. TBD.
ruby swift
Not if they are provided in client. The idea is they want to provide the QOL adjustments that players need that they feel matches what they want shared for that experience.
hardy blade
Thanks @loud panther
glass axle
How long will the pre-order packs be available?
formal zinc
this month's pack or you mean in general?
glass axle
well im deciding if I will buy the Voyager pre-order pac, but i still need time to thick
think*
but not that the pack is gone when i want to buy it
formal zinc
well, this month's cosmetics will be there till october 7th. The voyager pre order pack with its benefits will be there for a long time yet
glass axle
Thanks
little kiln
i think we can expect it to last at least untill this time next year.
crystal beacon
will there be a way to get a permanent flying mount?
ruby swift
Nope
crystal beacon
Interesting
desert ivy
Permanently become a mayor of a metro or monarch, then you can have a permanent flying mount 
ruby swift
Which isn't a thing. So my original answer stands.
crystal beacon
I see, but is this achievable for a "casual" gamer?
desert ivy
Nope
Unless you win the military metro fight
That one is probably doable
Still need to gear up your champion though for the military one so maybe not actually
crystal beacon
I heard that only about 10 players out of 10k will probably have a flying mount at the same time.. seems very hard...
ruby swift
There are however extremely rare egg drops that will give anyone who has one a limited life flying mount from 15-30 days. You could be "casual" and get someone to give you one I guess. Odds are low, but possible.
crystal beacon
I see
ruby swift
Intrepid said as lately as the last livestream that you will probably never see more than 15 people with flying all at the same time on a server, accounting for extra drops.
spiral pine
you can have a gliding mount though
crystal beacon
what are gliding mounts? fast ground mounts?
spiral pine
no they glide instead of fly
crystal beacon
Intrepid said as lately as the last livestream that you will probably never see more than 15 people with flying all at the same time on a server, accounting for extra drops.
@ruby swift I actually like that idea that distance should matter
Ohh ok got it @spiral pine
I am really excited to play this game... I think I will make a battlemage.. how are they? 😄
desert ivy
We dont know anything about any of the classes
We'll find that out closer or during alpha 2
crystal beacon
when will that be?
desert ivy
We dont know
crystal beacon
So its currently on alpha 1?
desert ivy
Pre alpha/alpha 1 QA. Alpha 1 starts late fall
crystal beacon
Who is eligable to play alpha 1?
desert ivy
People who bought a pack with alpha 1 access 2+ years ago
desert ivy
Incorrect
crystal beacon
So also unknown?
desert ivy
Yep
little kiln
will there be a way to get a permanent flying mount?
@crystal beacon the tier 2 mounts are permanent and "glide" which is the best you can get.
crystal beacon
@little kiln thats cool
little kiln
if we are lucky we get alpha 2 around this time next year
expect full release late/past 2022
crystal beacon
Are there open-source parts of the game where I as a developer can contribute maybe?
Would be awesome to help
little kiln
check their website or ask a mod to direct you to the job listings for the game?
desert ivy
No there arent open source parts of the game lmao
Gotta become a dev at Intrepid if you want to help with the game code
hidden urchin
At most you could mess around with Unreal?
crystal beacon
So the game uses Unreal Engine?
formal zinc
unreal engine yes
crystal beacon
Great
hidden urchin
I believe they are modifying it heavily though
I assume it's just being used as a backbone
ruby swift
That was described as part of the increasing effects of putting skill points in. The fireball may have a dot, and at its highest level may have aoe. Different abilities gain different effect based on their skill points added.
crystal beacon
QOL Suggestion, no dismount when talking to quest givers please!!!!!
onyx knoll
Heya @crystal beacon, this is a channel for questions, not suggestions! 😄 I recommend you go put it on the forums where the devs have a chance to see it ^^ (it's a great suggestion! You could make a thread about QoL things in general that people are hoping make it into the game!)
quick thorn
2 part question , will there be a crouch and prone feature? , and will crouching In bushes / tall grass add a sneak or stealth bonus ? Would be cool to crawl up close to enemies and animals through foliage etc !!!
desert ivy
No
ruby swift
Nope, no crouch and prone
desert ivy
There was originally going to be but it was removed
ruby swift
royal summit
nvm, found the quote. certs can drop on death
zenith jolt
What are the latest news about alpha phases? Ongoing alpha phase one and no date for phase two announced?
So, July 6th is "lastest" ... ok...
ruby swift
So, July 6th is "lastest" ... ok...
@zenith jolt Anything else you see is speculation.
hidden urchin
What is the benefit of having targeted and action combat in the same system?
spiral pine
it is more engaging than just standing in one spot whacking away at a target
hidden urchin
Totally. So why have both? I was wondering if there may be a reason I am not aware of
hidden urchin
I think tab target would always have the advantage though
spiral pine
it all depends on balance
urban axle
Its basically a way to appease to two crowds. Some people can't play action combat because it gives them motion sickness or their response is too slow. These players will lean towards tab target.
Players who need interactive combat will likely move towards action combat more.
My question is how reliable will the tab target system be, when there are a large amount of targets/players in the zone. Will we have an option for targetting priority, such as front cone, depth of the tab target, etc.
Bless had a terrible tab target system where it would tab players in the backline when I needed to attack someone on the front line.
digital turtle
Do you already have to be a citizen of a node to put down a freehold within that node's area of influence?
hidden urchin
I personally think it would be better off with one or another
onyx knoll
@digital turtle No, you need a house of any type to become a citizen of the node, not the other way around 🙂
void condor
I wonder about the lore. One of the things that will make me quit BDO, despite awesome combat, is the lack of attention to the lore. No one really cares about the world you play in. I stopped playing wow years ago, but still follow the lore, cause its good and played the franchise since wc1. So Will Ashes have deep meaningfull lore. Will the places we go have rich history that evolves ?
i can write it for you 😉
honest solstice
lore is somthing they are keeping very quite about and dont seem to intend to relese any info about it untill launch so i can only expect good things
We're keeping lore very close to the chest and the reason for that is because it is very rich. It is diverse. It will have applications outside of just the MMORPG. We intend to take it much further, but I want it to be something that the players get to reveal themselves, that's not just handed to them and then the experience is lost. They should feel when they're experiencing this that it relates to them on a personal level.[5] – Steven Sharif
crimson sparrow
@hidden urchin I agree. You can't appeal to everyone. You either go for action or tab targeting. Reaction time will always be the case, no matter what.
void condor
ty Cerb
digital turtle
@onyx knoll thank you. I saw it mentioned the other way, but that seems weird to me because I thought you would want to declare yourself to a node first so your work goes toward advancing the node of your choosing
void condor
i wish they would start making some short stories to get ppl familiar with the world
dire coral
They're not really popular with a kickstarter-mmo-waiting crowd
Besides, I thought the story was that life got shepherded onto some other realm to avoid cataclysm and are only just now returning?
frigid zephyr
I hope this is the right place to ask this question, I'm new to this :P
So I'm wondering about the village - metropolis nodes. Will these cities look identical to each other in the world, or will they look different from each other, maybe based on it's environment? I know that there are different types of building models based on racial architecture. But I wonder if like all human villages are identical, or will there be some difference in the placement of each building? Or are there some random elements to make some things distinct? I'm a bit worried that these nodes will lack soul if these buildings in a village/city/metropolis look copy pasted
manic marten
Each village/city/metropolis will look different since each mayor decides differently where to put what building.
shy pendant
Node layout and style is determined by several factors:[49]
Location of the node.[49]
Node type.[49]
Race that contributed most to the node's advancement.[49][50]
Racial appearance of a node's buildings and NPCs.[51][50]
This applies to all nodes, including castle nodes.[52]
The rest is determined by the node's mayor.[49]
manic marten
^ also that, yes 😛
frigid zephyr
I see thanks guys for responding ^^ this sounds good
manic marten
np
What also would be cool is like lets say if both Orcs and humans live in a node, and orcs contributed for 75% and humans 25% that the buildings are Orcish but with a slight human design touch or vice versa. Is it like this or more like Orcs did most of the work so the node is 100% Orcish?
spiral pine
its all or nothing
manic marten
makes sense
still would have been cool to see a 50/50 or 75/25 split style building though
vivid wigeon
The lore in WoW was one of the main reasons to play it. Is there gonna be immersive narrative in AoC?
void condor
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Lore i got this when asked the same
its a secret but looks like they are giving it alot of thought
we can hope
valid swift
most of the lore isnt revealed yet so it is a goal of theirs
void condor
make shortstories pls
dapper cove
@vivid wigeon if you watch the asmongold interview with Stephen they talk about the lore a little bit.
hidden urchin
In a government, are their lower levels of power beyond king and mayor? If so, how are those positions filled and what are their roles?
valid swift
heard nothing about it so i assume those are the highest positions
faint tendon
i'd imagine that the only official position is mayor and the rest is worked out between guild members, with people with higher "positions" having more permissions to use the mayors resources
onyx knoll
mayor positions are totally unrelated to guilds. As far as we know there are no "lower positions" for nodes
Castles might have some since those are run by guilds, for example we know Kings can grants temporary flying mounts to officers during siege
brisk isle
Actually we do know of some township positions that have been mentioned. This is currently all we know on that subject, though it has been mentioned that certain positions might have buffs during sieges.
@hidden urchin
proper crown
Do we know if they will implement autopathing or something similar? Comparing to BDO since they also dont have fasttravel but they do have the autowalk
brisk isle
There are currently no plans for autopathing in AoC.
full badger
@proper crown There will likely be an auto-run function (running in a straight line) but no autopathing to objectives like in BDO
outer anchor
yea all games have it
dapper chasm
They want worldsize and traveling/time to matter... with autopathing u could go afk while u char moves alone...so no, we wont get it
outer anchor
yea
hidden urchin
Actually we do know of some township positions that have been mentioned. This is currently all we know on that subject, though it has been mentioned that certain positions might have buffs during sieges.
@brisk isle Hey thanks for the reply. I saw this and noticed that it said priests are NPCs. I was hoping that might be a player position that controls smaller aspects of the city. I wouldn't know what though. It would be neat if the mayoral duties were divided between a small group of people from different guilds, at least, so that one person didn't have too much power. I think a checks and balances system would be interesting.
outer anchor
pretty sure you can be a priest
outer anchor
party cap is 8
hidden urchin
that makes sense. I heard they were focusing balance around 8v8 as well
outer anchor
yeaa
trail spear
Party is 8 raid party is 40 and guild size can be from 50-300 if upgraded
hidden urchin
family?
outer anchor
yea theres families
hidden urchin
I haven't heard of it 😮
outer anchor
yea its really cool, they can telport themselfs to eachother
hidden urchin
Interesting
trail spear
Yeah, Steven said there would be a 30min cool down but I hope they Increase that to like 18-20 hours so it can’t be abused
unreal zealot
12 hours would be enough tbh
outer anchor
yea but if your in a raid or something only you will be teleported and the person that tps you has the 30 min cooldown alongside you
full badger
The entire family system will be tested thoroughly before the game is released. If you guys wish to discuss it more, feel free to take it down to #aoc-discussion 🙂
outer anchor
oh right yes 🤦♂️ i always do this
hidden urchin
No worries. I hadn't heard of the family system before and these fine gentlemen were explaining some details about it.
stiff trout
The staff is working from home on this game obviously, I'm curious if the developers like it more? Or would still rather all be in the same building
hidden urchin
Good question. There's always going to be more productivity when you're away from the distractions of home though.
plucky pawn
It's a tough one for sure! We all love to be in the office both for collaboration purposes and because we get to do awesome stuff together like potlucks (we have some REALLY talented chefs and bakers!) - but at the same time, there's something to be said for hanging out with your cats all day 😉
silk tapir
How do I get the guild leader role?
outer anchor
i get that
onyx knoll
@silk tapir It's a legacy role that isn't handed out anymore, they're looking into a way to automate it but atm you can't get it
silk tapir
Ah aight that’s fair
dapper cove
Is there a mail system? Or only p2p trades and auction house?
Mainly asking about sending items to friends or alts, but I guess that would defeat the purpose of the caravans, right?
desert ivy
Yes but you can't send items
runic parcel
Been seeing conflicting reports, does this game have a range it may be released in?
uneven valley
late 2021 at the earliest, targeting around 22?
no publisher to pressure them so
when it's done
unreal zealot
most likley to be around 22,23 or even early 24
severe vector
i just hope the combat experience and speed gets better then the current from the alphas
no publisher gives me faith
dry flower
@runic parcel there is no officially announced release window or date at all, anyone telling you when the release is guessing based on the progress that the devs have showed
austere vault
So Castle Sieges are capped to 250 vs. 250 players. What is the cap for node sieges?
ruby swift
So Castle Sieges are capped to 250 vs. 250 players. What is the cap for node sieges?
@austere vault There currently isn't one.
austere vault
So just putting an estimate of 10 000 players per server (reference from Peon's video where the servers will be capped at 8 000 - 10 000 players), if we average that out on 103 nodes, assuming that all nodes will have equal amount of citizens, you get a total of 97 people per node, if the server is currently full. One could assume that the battle would be somewhere between 100-300 players vs 100-300 players? Assuming that Intrepid has fully fleshed out the 250 vs 250 without major lag and make castle sieges that way actually playable. Am I far off here?
yeah. That is if the server is full at the time given of the siege of course. Not all players that play on that server may be online at the same time and others might be in queue and what not. But does a node have a citizen cap depending on its' stage?
forest pike
@simple ether I thought you said that was a mistake about the 50k total?
austere vault
Right @simple ether so I read through it especially regarding citizenship, and from what I understand: all your alts will be citizen of the same node as your main. Like certain nodes may of course be popular than other nodes depending on guild rivalry and many other contributing factors. So from what I can understand, a new player joining in and wants to be a citizen of any node may choose to be so. Am I too far off here?
Right, and that includes having one of the 3 available housing options available, correct?
brisk isle
So if I'm not mistaken, no nodes under level 3 would have citizens to begin with.
austere vault
@brisk isle correct
All housing options become available at Village stage, meaning of course if the mayor decides to construct apartment buildings.
reef osprey
there is a basic apartment building at stage 3
constructing would be additional ones
onyx knoll
Rank 3 nodes will have 1 apartment building by default (50 instances)
sleek tiger
Is this going to be a One time buy game? Or per month payment?
austere vault
So if a node truly want to be able to flourish, the mayor would have to construct apartment buildings so players can become a citizen of that node, essentially building their army.
@onyx knoll Oh alright
reef osprey
@sleek tiger monthly sub, no box cost
trail spear
^
austere vault
15.99$
reef osprey
something like that yeah
trail spear
I believe it’s 15
sleek tiger
Okok
forest pike
$14.99
onyx knoll
same as WoW's
sleek tiger
Better then wow tho xD
austere vault
Is the amount of instanced apartments capped within a node? Like you said @onyx knoll all stage 3 nodes will have 1 apartment building by default giving 50 instances. Would the next apartment building be like 50 instances as well? Giving a total of 100 instances?
onyx knoll
I believe that is the case but I don't think it's been 100% confirmed
austere vault
Ok thank you. Is there* a cap of how many allied or vassal adjecent nodes a node can have?
trail spear
There are metropolis nodes which each take up 20% of the worlds influence so there will be 5 metropolis nodes and al the nodes under their influence are Kinda like vassals
In a way
Because they can’t attack their parent metropolis node
ruby swift
15.99$
@austere vault 15. The 15.99 was a misspeak, clarified several hours after the interview.
austere vault
@austere vault 15. The 15.99 was a misspeak, clarified several hours after the interview.
@ruby swift Oh alright thank you 🙂 Glad you clarified that to me
Because they can’t attack their parent metropolis node
@trail spear Ok so that means that a vassal military node cannot declare war on a liege divine node? Wouldn't that lock out the replayability seeing that node progression unlocks new content?
trail spear
(Dont quote me on this) I believe a lot of the world content doesn’t actually need you to be a citizen of the metropolis node that the content is around so I should still be able to excess it. Also if to u want to remove the current node from power you can try and get another node to attack it and destroy the metropolis and race your node to takes its place
austere vault
Wouldn't also that ruin the dynamic node progression seeing that each server will develop different? Node 10 may be a metropolis and adjecent Node 9 may be a Village on Server 1 but on Server 2 those same nodes stages may be reversed. Meaning that Server 1 may have access to different content than Server 2?
trail spear
^ well that’s a given
austere vault
@simple ether is what @trail spear said correct that an adjecent node of a metropolis will automatically be bound to be vassal of that metropolis, preventing the ability to declare war?
So you would overall be dependent on a neighbouring node that is not a child of a that node to declare war so your Town node can progress?
trail spear
That’s the idea, but other then needing housing I don’t believe there will be anything keeping you from leaving the node your in and moving to one that’s fits your needs better
brisk isle
If you were dead set on progressing your node up, yes. But losing that metro isn't necessarily a good thing for it's vassals.
wary steppe
@simple ether do you know if there is a wait time between leaving a node (canceling citizenship) and rejoining said node?
austere vault
If you were dead set on progressing your node up, yes. But losing that metro isn't necessarily a good thing for it's vassals.
@brisk isle Elaborate?
trail spear
Some parents nodes can be like dictators over the vassals and some can give benefits to the vassals is what I imagine they mean
brisk isle
You're losing access to all the benefits that metro provided and now have to rebuild them in your node. You're losing a beneficial trading partner, and whatever quests and services that node provided. It could take weeks or even months to recover it in your node, and that's assuming you're the one who gets up to Metro and not one of the other vassals.
There's plenty of incentive to protect your liege.
wary steppe
Thanks
austere vault
You're losing access to all the benefits that metro provided and now have to rebuild them in your node. You're losing a beneficial trading partner, and whatever quests and services that node provided. It could take weeks or even months to recover it in your node, and that's assuming you're the one who gets up to Metro and not one of the other vassals.
@brisk isle Right, but if you want to unlock new content and opportunities, that would be a risk worth taking, no?
gaunt python
whats the ods on a 2020 release? XD
onyx knoll
0%
wary steppe
@austere vault so in short, you could topple your liege node, but you would have to coordinate quite a force, and not everyone in the territory of that metro would be for it.
gaunt python
haha, was hoping that wasnt thje answer
brisk isle
Certainly, it could be. Or you could have just allowed the destruction of your greatest ally and protector for when the guild/node that destroyed your liege comes for you.
wary steppe
Could it be worth it? Sure, but not to every person. You’ll have to judge it by situation
trail spear
@gaunt python tue community is hoping for a late 2022-2023 release
gaunt python
why is there so much talk about the game if its still 2-3 years out then? seemed like a bunch on youtubers are ramping up their content about it
brisk isle
@gaunt python Because hype gonna hype
wary steppe
A1 is coming up, and the NDA will be lifted
trail spear
Because there is still development and they need input and such
austere vault
@austere vault so in short, you could topple your liege node, but you would have to coordinate quite a force, and not everyone in the territory of that metro would be for it.
@wary steppe well, you would still be dependent on a non-vassal node of that metro to declare war. I am uncertain if a neighbouring node that is not a vassal is in active siege against your metro if you would be bound to protect your liege or if you could join the fight against your liege
trail spear
And there are alphas and betas
onyx knoll
@gaunt python Mostly because the NDA is going to be lifting in a couple months at most and the devs encourage the community to participate in discussions and help test things
Also, Steven is a very charismatic guy and his interviews made a lot of people very hype 😛
brisk isle
There's also a crowd that's fairly confident this game is going to blow up and trend-followers on youtube want to be in on that train early.
gaunt python
well, ill be around for that. been watching this game grow for along time
wary steppe
@austere vault by default you would be marked to defend. However, if you truly wanted to see the metro fall, you could renounce your citizenship to take part on either side (before the event actually started)
That would mean a 2week period before you could rejoin your node though
Do keep in mind that this is where the system currently stands. I can see them tweaking a few things here and there during alpha tests.
austere vault
@wary steppe from what I read on here https://ashes101.com/nodes, child nodes are only bound to its' parent node diplomatically. A diplomatic alliance is not a military alliance or??
"Also inside the Vassal system are bound diplomatic relations. Earlier it was mentioned that a Mayor has the ability to declare war on other Nodes, yet inside the Vassal system there are limitations on this. First, a Mayor may not declare war on its Parent Node or any of its Parent’s Vassals. Note, this only applies to the Node War mechanic not the Node Siege mechanic. The differences of these two systems are detailed in the PvP Chapter.
Vassal Nodes do not inherit the open world flag status from their Parent’s wars. Additionally, while Nodes are free to engage in their own diplomatic relations, a Vassal Node may not open up a trade agreement with any Node that is in a hostile or war state with its Parent Node"
wary steppe
🤔 could’ve read it wrong. Something to look at during A1
austere vault
Absolutely haha, I am over analysing this, so I try to gain as much knowledge as possible 😄
wary steppe
Maybe a worthwhile topic for AOC Discussions
primal vortex
will guilds be able to tag themselves as mercenary guilds for mayors to hire?
glacial walrus
is there any talk of an RP exclusive server for AoC or is it (up to this point) up to the players to manifest that within a server?
desert ivy
There won't be any predesignated servers of any kind. All servers are the same in Intrepids eyes so the community will need to make an unofficial one for themselves.
unreal zealot
no rp servers players will have to make one an unofficial rp server unless intrepid change their mind unlikely tho
glacial walrus
it was a concept that was used in Everquest II and knowing that there are many from that era now working on AoC, I have hope
hard imp
EVERY server is an RP server
unreal zealot
your best bet is to join and rp guild or as the game launches look for a discord server dedicated to rp community's in aoc and what servers they use
glacial walrus
already in an RP guild, that’s part of a larger RP community, and hopefully that community/our guild grows large enough for our server/all of Verra be invested in an absolutely incredible story worth writing home about
vagrant pike
Question- Are you locked to one ‘artisan class’ as in if I do crafting, does this make me unable to gather resources? I know you can only make one your profession to master, but are you locked out from doing ANY of the others?
Thank u good sir
valid swift
you should be able to do each up to a certain point then master one to progress further
hidden urchin
will guilds be able to tag themselves as mercenary guilds for mayors to hire?
@primal vortex Good question, I'd like to know as well
omg say it ain't so
primal vortex
my god...anything but socializing with others
valid swift
character locked
fair yew
To be clear that is for mastery. You can do other professions at a basic level
glacial walrus
when’s the next dev diary?
unborn ridge
if i get sept. $375 preorder package, i am also able to get the october cosmetics of that level, right? just not any from previous months
unborn ridge
and there is a shop on the site in which i could get those separately, i dont have to have the game to access an ingame shop for those cosmetics
arctic sky
its the same shop
trail spear
I bought the 375 and don’t think I have this months alter 
steady ocean
@trail spear If you bought a previous months package, you have the option to buy subsequent cosmetics at the individual cosmetic price.
unborn ridge
im guessing you have to be logged in to see the individual cosmetics after obtaining the package?
crystal flax
@unborn ridge Correct 
how else would the store know if you have a package
trail spear
Nvm I just logged into my account again and turns out I do have it
ruby swift
im guessing you have to be logged in to see the individual cosmetics after obtaining the package?
@unborn ridge Yes, the store would not know your status if you were not logged in.
digital ivy
So are those pre-order packs the only way to access the game right now? And what phase are the actually on?
crystal flax
Nothing currently sold will give you access right now
ruby swift
And yes, those packages are the only way to access testing, when those phases in them become available
digital ivy
ahhh that's what I thought from the actual dates, thank you
I just discovered the existence of this game and am already hooked
vagrant loom
Hey all! New here! Im just finally getting my account setup, but it seems that I happen to have 2 different Referral Codes as well as 2 different links attached to my account. Which one do I send to friends?
steady ocean
try refreshing? You should only have 1
ruby swift
File a ticket if you have aberrations on your account.
vagrant loom
Great thank you
potent thunderBOT
graceful eagle
there will be South America server? Im from Brazil and can't wait to play this game, with a nice ping would be even better!
placid vessel
No plans for SA servers currently.
woven vale
@graceful eagle Servers will be added based on demand. As of now the only confirmed are NA/EU/OCE.
trail spear
^
They will add a SA server if there are enough people that are signed up from that region
graceful eagle
thanks for the info guys
tawdry scaffold
i was just watching asmongolds interview with steven. in the interview he mentions that seiging against a node with have time gates based on the server you play on. basically, you will only be able to seige within a certain time that is reasonable for people for the server you play on. I'm gonna be playing on OCE, but I sleep during the day and work night shift. does that mean someone like me will miss out on events like this?
unreal zealot
depends on when your servers peak time will be and when you start work? when you say night work do you mean like 6pm till 10pm or say 8pm till 4am as an example?
tawdry scaffold
i work 10pm to 7am
unreal zealot
you shouldnt have to many issues then
onyx knoll
Prime time atm is from like 3pm to 9pm so you should be able to make it
quick thorn
Climbing mechanics ? A thing ? or ?
onyx knoll
Only in certain areas, for specific quests or things like that
not everywhere unfortunatly
quick thorn
sides of boats , or trees ?
onyx knoll
We haven't seen much on the naval system so I don't know if you'll be able to climb the side of boats, but as far as I know you can't climb trees
quick thorn
ok cool thanks @onyx knoll , i guess we'll find out when the game launches which systems are in place for these things
tribal bluff
Hi, where can i check the alpha two, beta one, beta two dates?
digital yacht
There are no dates
potent thunderBOT
placid vessel
There are no dates.
crystal beacon
Cant wait to see how the breed system works. Will you be able to have housepets/noncombat pets to travel with you?
hidden urchin
They're selling pets currently so I assume so
crystal beacon
I'm really interested to see how how the siege weapon building, ship building, and animal husbandry professions will work, How will siege weapon building stay viable when there are no sieges going on?
dawn wyvern
What is the closest comparable game for the tanking mechanics in this game?
I've only ever really played eso for an mmorpg and while i love tanking and being an immovable object, I've never really enjoyed that my weapons on there may as well be made of rubber given the amount of damage they do.
I understand that tanks aren't meant to get anywhere near dps but even trash mobs take far too long to kill imo
half apex
Stacking up siege weapons for a siege is always a good thing. It's 100% they can be destroyed in battle so it's a thing always needed. Also as of now if someone attack a node you go there and they can't refuse you to join in. So basically a wandering arms dealer is a thing for siege weapon crafters (too) @crystal beacon
fair yew
I believe you won’t be able to build siege weapons outside of the siege preparation period.
Tanks will do damage just like healers will do damage. Can’t really give a comparison until more game play is completed / available for viewing
dawn wyvern
👌
crystal beacon
Hopefully just about every class will be viable for pvp in one way or another
👌
it sucks when there are classes that are just straight up not viable for certain content in mmos
dawn wyvern
Hey with the 4 months game time i would get from purchasing the expeditionary pack, would that 4 months be during the duration of the beta access or only after the game is officially released
arctic sky
official release
dawn wyvern
Cheers
fading valley
I wonder if I can give a Tulnar Gills
For underwater exploration
Will there be the abilty to put gold and items into other players accounts by way of mail or trading UI?
Have the mechanics of said trade been discussed
Just regular player to player trading?
latent marten
have any valor to sub for portugal? or will be the same to another countrys in europe?
fading valley
I was just trying to determine if buying gold would bean easily accomplishable task.
Not that i do that sort of thing btw
ruby swift
have any valor to sub for portugal? or will be the same to another countrys in europe?
@latent marten We have no information about specific country price harmonization plans currently.
latent marten
ok thx
dawn wyvern
Are the breedable mounts simply for travel, or can they be used to attack stuff as well? And if they can attack, does the breeding effect their damage or is there a set amount for each different species
desert ivy
Mounts don't attack, but there are combat pets which do
Well, Royal Tier 3 Mounts can attack and fight during sieges and stuff, but they're an exception
fading valley
Travel only however there will be compat pets.
those mounts are like what 10 per server?
vapid creek
Will castles have moats ?
dawn wyvern
Righto sweet. I just came from ark survival where everything has been bred to a point that newer players have no hope of competing. Was worried if that was a mechanic here
naive cliff
Will our maps always be updated with current information or will we have to revisit poi to see if they devolved or changed in any way?
arctic sky
currently its having to revisit
obsidian ice
?
dawn wyvern
If someone has recently visited the area though is there any possibility for a map share so as to not have to physically go there yourself?
Say if you get within x metres of someone with more up to date map info
ruby swift
Mounts don't attack, but there are combat pets which do
@desert ivy
unreal zealot
i mean hes saying yes to mount being "useful" not have combat abilities
ruby swift
There is another quote. That there will not be mounted combat, but that mounts will have combat abilities.
desert ivy
I took it as him saying do mounts like sit beside you during combat and attack with you
Which is a no as far as I'm aware
ruby swift
My opinion is different and I am looking for the quote right now, but my archive is large and I forget where I left it.
dawn wyvern
I was just worried if mounts have attack stats if breeding effected those at all
unreal zealot
it would be easier to balance and make alot more sense if they just kept it simple and have a flat damage number/special effect like a horse charges into the enemy dealing x amount of damage and stuns the foe for 2 seconds or knocks them back
ruby swift
Mount abilities and stats
Mounts will provide resistances, defensive abilities, skills, charge abilities, and attacks.
Mounts will have varied speeds.
A player can dismount and have their mount follow them.
When all else fails cheat and use the wiki
hushed girder
All I want to know to have long will it take for the fast mount to cross the map
unreal zealot
quicker than walking
dawn wyvern
I just hope the quests are comparable to the amount of travelling you need to do. I dont want to have to ride 1 hour to get to a 5 minute quest, and then have to ride an hour back
winter parrot
Will Animal Husbandry be limited to only Pets and Mounts? Can I create a cow producing more milk or chickens with larger eggs?
dawn wyvern
Can he breed a chicken until its large enough to saddle
vapid creek
Are we going to know full details of the archetypes & it’s augments before launch?
arctic sky
class augments, social organization augments, religious augments, quest augments, or weapon augments
its quite a list...
onyx knoll
Maybe not 100% of them, since some like the ones you get from high ranks in social orgs they mentionned maybe wanting to keep secret
But we'll have a mostly complete list
vapid creek
And dps + self healing isn’t a thing?
steady ocean
There may be some self-healing in the form of lifesteal
We will know more once the augments are revealed as well as the abilities
arctic sky
self healing will most likely be on cleric seccondary
vapid creek
Do the livestreams have a weekly/biweekly set date or it’s random?
onyx knoll
Once per month at the end of the month
vapid creek
Thanks for the information
steady ocean
Once a month, near the end of the month usually (although there may be more than 1 depending on their schedule)
sturdy jungle
What happens if i already bought a pack but i want the current skins. Can i upgrade and recieve both skin Packs ?
steady ocean
You can buy individual cosmetics at the tier you purchased, or upgrade to the higher tier to get the skins in the current month.
For example, if you bought the $75 pack last month and received the belt, you could buy the firey boots this month for $5
sturdy jungle
Ahh so If i buy Voyager plus i can Just Buy the skins i want from the next set?
steady ocean
Yes
sturdy jungle
Nice thank you so much
uneven valley
Let's say I'm a cleric and I wanted water-based healing augments. That'd be mage secondary (Oracle) right? I tweeted at the AoC twitter that i wanted water healers and they liked it, so something must be up their sleeves for it, right ;-;
though the Cleric+Summoner combo is Shaman, so that might work too? maybe?
steady ocean
Since we don't know what the augments are, we cannot really answer that I'm afraid. It sounds like a cool idea though, so I recommend you share it over in #aoc-discussion and see what they think! Should make for some interesting discussion
uneven valley
fair enough
dire pond
Is there a place where we can talk with the developpers in the discord?
sly flicker
"You can acquire a total of 13 Tuvala Conversion Stones, which equals to a full set of gear. (1 for each armor piece, weapon, necklace, and belt, and 2 for each earring and ring)"
Are you telling me ill be able to get full gear on my main by enchancing to tuvala to pen? That cant be true man ?
ruby swift
They occasionally pop into the discussion channels, but feedback and questions about the game are usually limited to the livestreams and other interactions. They tend to leave if people can't just act normally and start demanding answers to "their" burning issue. Which has in many cases already been answered.
@sly flicker Think you got lost. Another games Discord you are looking for maybe?
unreal zealot
i got so confused there
ruby swift
Yeah, I googled it. BDO
lapis slate
Corruption: I'm looking over the wiki and I don't see this mentioned, and without Alpha-1 we may not know, but does anyone know how Corruption works in a party setting?
If say a group of two players attack a non-combatant, they'll both flag purple. If the non-combatant does not fight back, and assuming both players damage the combatant do both players receive corruption, or does only the one that deals the killing blow?
I feel like this is an important distinction, because if only the player that deals the killing blow receives corruption, parties can form up around a single player designated to deal the final blow.
reef osprey
@lapis slate
last hit as it stands now
dapper chasm
Iirc everyone who participates in killing a noncombatant will gain corruption...like if u heal s1 whos killing the noncombatant u gain corruption etc
lapis slate
Well, those are conflicting answers lmao
dapper chasm
yes, maybe because my answer isnt somewhere listed or stated official until now...just answers from s1 from AoC in different Twitch Streams
rigid rose
Currently it is killing blow.
reef osprey
@lapis slate that's because Jummi recalls incorrectly
rigid rose
That can of course change during testing 🙂
lapis slate
I figured that was the case, but like I said, I can see scenarios where that can be abused, espcially in dungeon group PvP. Although we won't have an idea until testing :3
dark topaz
Is there a chance of official RP servers?
spiral pine
no
dark topaz
Fair enough 😅
trail spear
But there will definitely be rp community’s that play on servers so as long as you join an rp guild with a good community you should t need a server for it
dense bough
Question about housing.
If I buy a house and furnish it. IF the territory/town is conquered by another group. Will I lose all of my stuff and house?
Are my things always 'at risk' of being taken away?
tranquil willow
Furnishing and decorations are retained and can be placed again later. from the Wiki
tranquil willow
i think they said you will get a blueprint mailed to you with your destroyed house's layout
ye
dense bough
yes I saw the blueprint thing but I did not understand the contents
crimson mulch
houses being destroyed shouldnt be a thing tho
why bother taking care of a house in the first place if you know at some point it is gonna get raided
or lost
i think they should add some stuff that dont get affected by siege or the destruction of node
hidden urchin
That's where you do your crafting afaik
dapper chasm
u dont want ur house (maybe) getting destroyed after a successful siege?
Ez solution -> Defend ur Node and dont let the attackers win
trail spear
If there is no risk what’s the point in trying to defend?
So I think losing the house is a good idea (but this is coming from a pvp ark player so I don’t care about losing my base)
tranquil willow
Right, if you can't lose anything then you "win" in the game at some point and it's over
reef osprey
Defend your Node, don't watch your house get destroyed, simple as that
fresh cobalt
Hey guys. was wondering about this since I haven't seen it in other MMO games that I played.
is their a way to infuse elements to your gear ? Like an Iron Sword infused with a lightning gem or something, can turn it into a Lightning Sword.
thanks for reading my question and hope you answer
pale aspen
Losing the house location and gatherables should be how it goes. But one shouldn't lose decor or the arrangement of the house in my opinion, which is how it will be as I understood
reef osprey
@pale aspen nah, you get sent a blueprint, which allows you to replicate the layout
trail spear
^
reef osprey
at least thats how it is for Freeholds, so it should be the same for houses
royal pasture
I thought it was also the decor
pale aspen
Losing all decorations would be pretty WeirdChamp
defending nodes is just an ideal. It won't be possible sometimes because factors that are out of your reach
making the risk bigger than any reward for most people
trail spear
Well I mean certain lvl nodes can’t attack other lvl nodes so you should normally stand a chance to defend yo u won’t have lvl 4 nodes being attacked by lvl 6 nodes
hidden urchin
Do we have any information on server transfers?
reef osprey
@hidden urchin no intended servers transfers
trail spear
I doubt there will be server transfers
reef osprey
at least not on the players voalition
trail spear
There will probably be low pop server merges but that’s about it I think
For any kind of transfer
vapid creek
Hey guys. was wondering about this since I haven't seen it in other MMO games that I played.
is their a way to infuse elements to your gear ? Like an Iron Sword infused with a lightning gem or something, can turn it into a Lightning Sword.
thanks for reading my question and hope you answer
@fresh cobalt
Good question
near horizon
I think the enchanting system will have things like that
untold belfry
@crimson mulch I'm a little late but it is to encourage you to defend the node.
uneven valley
is Hide Helm a thing
meager yarrow
at least thats how it is for Freeholds, so it should be the same for houses
@reef osprey i thought free hold enter a "raiding time" after the node has been destroyed?
signal cedar
I guess server transfer would be good in the launch period, If server gets overcrowded due to an influencer or something else, you could move your character away if you are not tied into that server yet. This could balance out the servers a bit. maybe?
reef osprey
@meager yarrow yes, if it gets destroyed, you get a blueprint though
meager yarrow
I guess server transfer would be good in the launch period, If server gets overcrowded due to an influencer or something else, you could move your character away if you are not tied into that server yet. This could balance out the servers a bit. maybe?
@signal cedar i like this idea of it being free for the first bit of the games release
signal cedar
Yes, agreed, free.
reef osprey
@signal cedar the first bit will just be Queue times anyway lol
untold belfry
@uneven valley almost certain Steven said yes
reef osprey
also there is the server pre-signup, so avoiding the streamers shouldn't be that much of a problem
I'd personally just give all popular streamers headstart access, so they can get onto those servers, promote the game and let the rest of the community play in peace
fierce cloak
Head start to streamers ruins the world first community
reef osprey
head start already does that
meager yarrow
Head start to streamers ruins the world first community
@fierce cloak head start is so limited in this game though
reef osprey
also, it barely matters in this game, considering no 2 servers will have equal content/starting grounds
meager yarrow
most systems are turned off for headstart
fierce cloak
Head start should be removed if there will be world first achievements especially though, if there isn’t then it’s less worrisome
reef osprey
@fierce cloak just create 2 circles, one for headstart servers and one for the others
signal cedar
There's always the chance to get unlucky. I think they should implement an automatic server transfer system, which could be enabled in situations like the launch... so that there wont be delay in the area. If a player joins server A on the first day and plays for 24h and logs out... next day realizes the server is overcrowded, he could just switch servers before it becomes a problem. This could also be used to balance out the servers in the future if needed... even though I understand the node system makes it a bit hard to merge servers without people getting mad, so choosing your server where you want to transfer is a neccesity instead of just merging them.
meager yarrow
the node level and event systems will be turned off so will will be no "first" event they will find
fierce cloak
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Achievements It says here there will be “first” achievements though, head start does make these less meaningful if a community can’t get equal opportunity to compete for them.
dapper chasm
just dont start at a headstart server if u wanna be a "first achiever" and dont have headstart for urself oO
why make all so complicated
meager yarrow
i doubt that they will be able to achieve much without the event or node systems
fierce cloak
It’s not complicated, head start hurts “first” achievement value, that’s a fact. You can tolerate it or not up to you.
meager yarrow
what are they gunna get? first to mine a rock?
dapper chasm
working at the hours when the servers are launching also hurt the 'first achievments'...
reef osprey
@meager yarrow not that i care about world firsts, but saying lvl 10, gold and materials you can farm for 3 days isn't an advantage is delusional
while others start out on level 1
fierce cloak
@dapper chasm It’s not just about server first, some people do marathons for world first too and those are fun to watch, like in classic wow when it came out.
dapper chasm
sry, but what should ur sentence tell me now? 🤔
digital turtle
Wouldn't that be a waste of IS's resources? If you plan on server transferring after the first day... wouldn't it just more sense to make a new character? (made these into questions so no issue with discussion)
full badger
Hi guys just a friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. Having extra discussion on top of that clogs up the channel and makes it harder to answer the actual questions. Please use the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels for discussions
fierce cloak
@dapper chasm you have to be on head start server to get world first and can’t wait 3 day for other servers. Do you understand now?
dapper chasm
Dont wanna ruin ur dream then...but headstart isnt available anymore and all people who rly cared about 'be the first in total' should have their headstart, else they dont care that much
serene jasper
Can we have genitals enlargement like Conan Exiles... 
reef osprey
@dapper chasm currently its not, it was never promoted to be exclusive.
Might just come back within pre-launch packs, easy money to be made
pale aspen
I personally don't care about any achievments and I still don't like the concept of headstarts but whatever.
Actual question: Is there any benefit from Two-Factor Authentification (besides making your account a bit more secured obviously :D)
reef osprey
@pale aspen not as of now
dapper chasm
i doubt HeadStartPacks will be available in the future since steven even regrets he gave headstart in the first place.
full badger
Alright guys, while this is a fascinating discussion it is not suitable for this channel. Please move down to #aoc-discussion instead
fierce cloak
@pale aspen only makes your account more secure, but that’s enough of a feature for it
reef osprey
@dapper chasm yeah, limiting it a select few is obviously the good choice then,
that certainly won't blow up in his face 
will du Mist
do*
urban axle
Sorry if this has been answered, but this was UE4 for the engine, right?
fierce cloak
@urban axle yes
reef osprey
@urban axle ai
fierce cloak
Stephen said in an interview they were open to UE5 in the future, take that as you will
pale aspen
@fierce cloak Are there any plans that we know of, to make their own Authentificator app (like SWTOR did)
I had my problems with things like the Google Auth. app before :D
fierce cloak
No plans announced but I would like it myself
Games usually introduce those after release if you want to go by any other measure
pale aspen
Would be cool if the idea would be forwarded if anyone reads this and has relations or a forum account already :p
full badger
@pale aspen
crimson mulch
someone said to reserve a name on the forums before it is taken already , is the name on forums the same as in game ?
so the only way to get the game is is to be in game ?
how does the naming system work ? do you just have 1 unique name ? or and ID name and a character name ?
can you use spaces or special characters in the name ?
oh
stiff trout
I have a concern/question, so a big part of this game seems to be a pvp experience, and in other games with open world pvp players who engage in pvp then begin to lose the battle just turn tail and run, and because the speed of players are the same it is almost impossible, or very time consuming to catch up and kill the player. Is there anything planned or already implemented in AoC to counter this?
So there are forms of cc? Awesome lol thanks
onyx knoll
Also, mounts don't all have the same move speed, you could breed a pure speed mount to catch up to people
stiff trout
Would you be able to equip mounts in combat?
onyx knoll
No but if they run away and you can't catch up right away then you'll leave combat soon and you can mount up and charge back at them ;D
crimson mulch
pls dont make the combat like new world , when a person runs ... he runs
there is a lock on system right ?
trail spear
It’s a duel system they have tab and action
crimson mulch
wasnt it hypired
stiff trout
Could you just press tab and lock on?
crimson mulch
THANK GOD
stiff trout
Is it like a toggle or a press and hold?
crimson mulch
all buttons are changeable right ? for keyboard bind
and the ui too ?
is those little things that make life easier
now my most concern is .. the storage and inventory system
crystal beacon
Will there be Spears? And if so can i use a shield and spear combo like a gladiator O.O?
YAY
crimson mulch
how big is the inventory and the storage spaces ?
or bank
can you access them all at the same time ?
or it is only avaliable at its own city ?
shouldnt storage be linked tho
lets say i need materials from city 1 mixed with city 2 to make something , i would be running in cities to grab that ?
trail spear
It not linked because if it was the caravan system would be useless and the world would feel much smaller
crimson mulch
i know that is the basic thing about the game .. but they could make life easier :pepehands
desert ivy
Making everything easier is how you destroy MMORPGs
crimson mulch
not everything , just those little things that not everyone notice
the material storage is separated from the normal storage at least ?
cuz im a big crafter , dont want my stuff mixed with random stuff u pick or save
stiff trout
And from what it seems like to me is the caravan system is going to be a big part of the game
trail spear
I’ll delete my msg then to not confuse people
crimson mulch
if you get killed while carrying some materials can it drop ?
trail spear
^
crimson mulch
NOOOOOOOOO
onyx knoll
You lose more if you die as a non-combatant
snow cypress
I have a large suspition that most people will keep most resources in a single node/city. I dont think youll have to worry about moving stuff to often other then trading
trail spear
But there is a corruption system to discourage people from that and if your in a guild you can have some people there to help you and protect you
crimson mulch
wym by non combatant ? @onyx knoll
thorny warren
He means the PK System
crimson mulch
yea saw the guide , it is the little things that they didnt mention , like storage
onyx knoll
Non-combatant means you're not flagged for combat, aka green on the chart Jahlon linked
stable plover
You loose the most if you die as corrupted including non-materials, combatants get a discount on loss of materials over non-combatants.
onyx knoll
You can still get killed by other players but if they do kill you while you're green they become corrupted which is a whole other can of worms, I recommend you read up on corruption on ahes101 or the wiki 🙂
spiral pine
why would you loose more for not fighting back
desert ivy
Because they want players to flag as combatant
They dont want players to just sit there and die as a non-combatant
stable plover
@spiral pine It's to encourage you to fight back, The person who attacks you suffers bigger losses if you don't fight back as well.
trail spear
They want people to fight back to try and live
But if you don’t fight back the person who kills you gets more corruption then if you fought back
near horizon
so it's your choice, wanna keep your stuff or hurt the other?
trail spear
So it’s up to you, do you wanna save more teasources, or make them suffer more
reef osprey
@trail spear he doesn't get more. He gets corruption.
He gets 0 if you fight back
dark topaz
Will you get exp rewards as well as potential dropped loot from killing other players/corrupted?
slate lava
I have a question, if you were to buy the $75 Expeditionary but then decide to get the voyager plus. Do you get a $75 reduction or are you dropping the full 300?
stable plover
@dark topaz The devs haven't ever mentioned getting xp from PvP - PvP seems like an experience sink to me.
dark topaz
Fair enough, thank you~
stiff trout
So I've been confused what's going on with the alphas and stuff? Is alpha 1 going on right now?
spiral pine
its coming this fall
brisk isle
We are currently in Pre-Alpha
rustic relic
Pre alpha 1 right now. Just special testers
rustic relic
I have a question regarding the "main story". I didn't see anything on the wiki.
Are they planning on having cut scenes and other scenes that show your character in them?
Ffxiv did a good job at highlighting your character's involvement in the main scenario and it's really nice to see you character in your glams talking and interacting.
crimson mulch
highlighting your character ?
i remember in the shadowbringer raids he said " behold the mightiest heroes " and there was 9 furries 2 lalas and some weird others .. and i was the only human character
spiral pine
the story is rather unknown
crimson mulch
the guild max number was 500 right ?
crimson mulch
can you kill a guild mate ?
onyx knoll
Why would you want to?! D: (I don't know that's a good question 🤔 )
crimson mulch
onyx knoll
ah, fair enough lol
unreal zealot
i mean it would make sense it would allow for civil wars in guilds to break out and for the player politics to use spys and such
crimson mulch
lol i just started something as a meme
can you attack someone behind a party member ?
brisk isle
I imagine it would depend on the nature of the attack.
I doubt an arrow will go through your team mates.
But this is still being worked on.
stiff trout
If you'd wanna attack and have a civil war against your own guild I think you would just need to leave and make a different guild
Because if you can attack your own guild what would be the point of even having a guild?
brisk isle
Actually we know you can attack Guild Members, as City allegiance tumps Guild allegiance. If you're in a guild and members of your guild in another node siege the cit-
And Jahlon beat me to the punch.
onyx knoll
Ahh good point
stiff trout
Oooh, that's interesting, that makes sense, you'd want to be more loyal to the place you live in than the group your a part of
crimson mulch
yea and i assume some houses will be cheaper in some areas , or not all the guild can agree to 1 node
so that is bound to happen at some point
final oxide
Can I gamble in game
desert ivy
Don't know for sure. There are parlour games that would make sense for gambling, but European laws make it so you can't put gambling in games that are under 18+ so they may not be able to add it in
crimson mulch
yes they did say there was some table games
floral garnet
as far as i know there will be some sort of games in taverns that i believe you could gamble at
iirc
final oxide
:D
stiff trout
I mean as long as the currency in the game isn't tied to real life money it should be ok?
desert ivy
Nope
floral garnet
it wont be
floral garnet
im sure there will be some form of gold sellers, as is the case with every game
stiff trout
Gold sellers? Could you explain that idk what that is
floral garnet
if you wanted to keep gambling but had no money in game, youd go to a website to pay rl $ for ingame currency
dense void
And even if, people will gamble anyway. Even if it's just rolling like in WoW
crystal beacon
Gold sellers? Could you explain that idk what that is
@stiff trout People who sell in game currency through farming for money on the web
final oxide
Ohhhh
floral garnet
it wouldnt be from intrepid, itd be 3rd party and most likely against the ToS
crystal beacon
Like someone pays €5 to a website to buy gold and then someone in game trades them it call gold or currency selling and ruins the economy of the game P2W mechanic
floral garnet
i think i remember hearing it may be bannable but dont quote me on it
desert ivy
I mean ofc gold selling/buying will be bannable lmao
floral garnet
ill gladly farm in game, i like making money 😄
final oxide
Yeah more fun
floral garnet
just gimme the game already o.o
final oxide
xd
stiff trout
Ooh I see, so it's creating a player made pay to win mechanic
crystal beacon
Basically cheating and ruins the game economy
left cargo
They've mentioned that if your account receives a large amount of in game currency randomly it will automatically trip an in game alert to the dev's to look into it. If its a payed for currency your account will be subject to banning.
floral garnet
speaking of economy i wonder how the market/ah is going to work out
if itll be predetermined prices like bdo or open like wow
stiff trout
And if the economy isn't heavily dependent on a currency then gold selling would be less incentivized
desert ivy
It'll be open like wow
dense void
But you have to actually go pick up the item if it's in another town linked to the AH
vale dragon
They just need to bann the farmer permanent in short time period so that its not lucrative. So long the farmer makes a profit it will happen
crimson mulch
Like someone pays €5 to a website to buy gold and then someone in game trades them it call gold or currency selling and ruins the economy of the game P2W mechanic
@crystal beacon if you consider gold selling is making the game a p2w
then basicly EVERY game is p2w
gold sellers arent the ones ruining the game
it is the game itself , if the game starts selling currency, or p2w stuff , then it becomes p2w
crystal beacon
Well that just depends on the game itself but I guess you’re right but either way the money that gold farmers make isn’t going back into the game development so it’s like shooting yourself in the foot so to speak
@crimson mulch
kind locust
Hello, sure you are all sick of this questions BUT. How can I tell if my pledge level is able to play in the upcoming alpha-1. I pledged just a few months ago.
dapper cove
Should be listed in all of the stuff included in your purchase. Some have alpha access and some only have beta access
kind locust
The purchase was Late July, It says Voyager Plus under the store.
desert ivy
Then no, you have access to alpha 2, not the upcoming alpha 1 test
There is no date for when Alpha 2 will be
kind locust
o7 thank you very much
crimson mulch
so many namings
full badger
@kind locust fyi, if you log into your account on the ashes website, you can click on the "view inventory" button
And it will give you a list of everything you have bought
mossy blade
Are embers used for anything as of right now? If not, will they be usable during the persistent alpha 2?
desert ivy
They're not used for anything right now since they're in-game currency
It's possible that they may be able to be used during the alphas as they were usable during Apoc
crimson mulch
if they were you would get the same amount in every testing phase tho
desert ivy
?
crimson mulch
because the game reset ? right
desert ivy
Your characters reset yes
but embers are attached to your account, not your characters
I spent some of my embers during apoc for example so my ember count went down and didn't reset or anything
desert ivy
I will get it when the MMORPG launches
I got to use it in Apoc and I will also have it in the MMORPG
since it's just a cosmetic
desert ivy
yes
mossy blade
Cool, and that was my next question, if I buy a skin in alpha, does it carry over. Thanks!
desert ivy
@mossy blade Yes they carry over
dapper cove
The cosmetics available to purchase on the website are unique, limited time. The actual designs will probably be used elsewhere in the game but with different color schemes. I can't remember reading about any of the in game ember items being limited time
hasty hawk
Any update on the Conent Creator program? Also has anyone organized a community for content creators to potentially share resources or collab?
desert ivy
No update on the program. There is a community for content creators but you need to be relatively well known in the community to get in I'm pretty sure
hasty hawk
Any idea who to get in touch with for that?
plucky pawn
(this command is kept updated with the latest on the Content Creator program 😄 )
hasty hawk
Thank you!
hidden pond
echo spruce
I'm having some issues migrating my old forum account, can someone who can assist PM me? Thanks
dark jungle
you will need to raise a ticket to get CS to help you
echo spruce
erm ugh ok thanks
plucky pawn
@echo spruce If you're referring to your forum account before the transition last year, those accounts/posts are all archived now, since now you log into the forums using your Intrepid account directly!
echo spruce
Thanks Toast but I'm getting a circular demand to migrate along with password recognition failure. It's the same emails over and over with no progress.
void heath
Chat and I are curious about node siege limitations. Are they held to the same player capacity as the castle sieges? 250x250
oak depot
@void heath 250v250 is their low-ball size of what they plan to "for sure" support. 500v500 is their desire. Regarding specific size of Node Sieges (rather than Castle Sieges) it's a good question.
crystal flax
Nodes are probably going to be the bigger sieges over castles, since they're more "open" with who can join them so to speak
void heath
ok thanks so much. i didn't see specifics yet so many it's just something we dont have as of right now. i'm mainly concerned about large guilds domination locations but only time will tell. thanks again 🙂
oak depot
@void heath not that you asked, but as a side comment, Node Wars also exist (slightly different from Node Sieges I believe)
urban axle
Toast is the best ❤️ great CM
shrewd flare
will people be able to stream alpha one ?
void heath
@oak depotoh right right! that could be crazy too. just trying to consider all the ways things can get out of hand. that could too im sure but hopefully it'll balance out
onyx knoll
@shrewd flare Yes, there will be no NDA on alpha 1 once it starts
shrewd flare
@onyx knoll thanks
stiff trout
So let's say your node gets seiged and destroyed, and you have items stored in the apartment homes and such, what happens to those items? I know you'll lose a portion of them, but the other portion you didn't lose, where do those go?
onyx knoll
It gets mailed to you
along with a floor plan of your housing and all the furnitures that were in it
stiff trout
Oooh, hopefully they don't send it through the USPS
plucky pawn
Ahh okay, in that case yup @echo spruce our support team can help ya further if you open a ticket as recommended!
crystal beacon
I have a question about the caravan system... Do I understand it correctly: There are some goods that you cannot transport yourself and only with caravans to another node? Or why else would you need them exactly?
echo spruce
I submitted a ticket, thanks
steady ocean
Your inventory is limited, so to transport more than what your inventory/mule can hold, you need a caravan @crystal beacon
onyx knoll
No, caravans only allow you to transport much larger volumes, so instead of doing 100 trips on foot you do one massive trip with a caravan
crystal beacon
ok then my next question would be.. how many trips can I save for real? Given that the caravan also takes longer .. do we know a number?
stiff trout
If your caravan gets raided is a portion lost too? Or the entirety
desert ivy
Entirety
stiff trout
Oof
desert ivy
Some gets dropped for the attackers who successfully attacked it, some gets lost to the void
crystal beacon
so a thief would have his own caravan? or how else can he store all those dropped goods?
he just takes what he can?
desert ivy
It's dropped as a hand in item that is handed in to an npc
crystal beacon
Cool website, thank you
untold belfry
Will I be able to find true love?
crystal beacon
Yes when AoC is released
shrewd flare
no 😦
crystal beacon
I really love the idea of caravans... it reminds me of silkroad online .. does anyone know that game?
digital turtle
Is caravans basically a structured form of open world pvp?
oak depot
open world pvp event (meaning it's sanctioned pvp working outside the corruption system)
snow cypress
it also serves as a commerce system
oak depot
and yeah, transport of goods for economic reasons
perhaps spreading religions (we don't know if that's true at all though)
crystal beacon
Will dual wand Fighter>Fighter be viable in pvp
digital turtle
but since node and castle sieges have set times, the people who like to gank others are basically funneled into the caravan attacks
tawdry wasp
How is AoC's community about flying mounts? are they happy about it being very limited or are they fighting to make it more available for the masses like World of Warcraft where everyone is just up in the air afking?
crystal beacon
ya im not buying then
hidden urchin
Do player characters collide?
oak depot
@hidden urchin yes
@hidden urchin and they are adding momentum/inertia (currently wasn't in)
hidden urchin
Interesting, thanks
digital turtle
Thank you.
oak depot
@simple ether can better confirm this, but I believe we might have even Spell Projectile collision @hidden urchin
hidden urchin
How very DBZ
uneven valley
are fist weapons a thing
oak depot
@uneven valley no fist weapons that we know of yet
crystal beacon
Spell collision? as in it affects player movement or you can actually counter a spell with a spell
@simple ether
oak depot
as in ... "a mage casts fireball at your healer and you are tank with a beefy shield and you step into the projectiles path to take the hit"
crystal beacon
oh ok i overthought it
oak depot
@simple ether would be interesting if you could block a spell with a tree falling down that you just cut down... 😛 (not sure what physics UE4 uses or if they custom made enhancements)
crystal beacon
ya Im gonna block spells with my dual wand weapon master anyways
im just built different
sand dust
Does anyone know the following about the map yet? Will it have a fog of war until discovered? or update in real time showing you node levels or when nodes level up?
crystal beacon
fog of war i believe
oak depot
@sand dust The world of Verra features an in-game viewable world map. This map is not randomly generated, and begins covered in a fog of war.[4] Players will not be able to see the world until they have explored it or gathered information about it. The world is also full of imperfect information, which will require the player to act on it for verification.[5]
sand dust
Cheers
unkempt briar
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hidden urchin
Is personal currency safe from raids on your freehold or being killed when you are fully corrupted?
crystal beacon
what will be the differences in option and advantages between castles and a metropolis?
main difference to be short
reef osprey
they are 2 completely different systems
crystal flax
Castles are guild oriented, metropolises are just nodes that have reached max level
rain bear
You mean like, customization between the two?
reef osprey
nothign to compare
That's like asking whats the difference between Airships and Raids in WoW
full marten
Will a portion of the tax account be available to take when a node has been successfully sieged?
rain bear
I mean, not entirely, as there is some node-related stuff common to both (at least superficially)
reef osprey
@rain bear very superficially
crystal beacon
i see.. so there wont be a scientific castle or something like that like metropolis'?
reef osprey
nope castles are static
rain bear
Nah, Castles will rule over Metropolises in their area of influence though
phat taxes and all 
crystal beacon
do we already know how many metropolises will be possible at the same time in the world?
crystal flax
5
crystal beacon
Is there a difference to the other 4? I heard from paradox that there is 1 big castle
out of the 5
rain bear
Nah, don't believe so
crystal flax
Might've just misunderstood what Jahlon meant 
rain bear
Split the world in five, give each fifth a castle
The Five metropolises rise wherever nodes progress the fastest, falling to sieges and rising up elsewhere as another node is advanced
crystal beacon
when a node gets to metropolis.. is it random what kind of metropolis it will be? e.g. scientific.. or do we already know before hand of all the nodes what they possible can become?
rain bear
Nah, from Lv3 and onward you know what kind of node it is
And all nodes are predetermined in type
reef osprey
all 5 castles are "equal"
but they are different in design
onyx knoll
Their locations are predetermined
onyx knoll
correct
if a scientific node gets destroyed and dropped back to stage 0, when it levels up again it'll still be a scientific node
crystal beacon
can everyone use the fast travel option of a scientific metropolis or only citizens?
alpine basin
Does anyone know if there will ever be QA positions?
rain bear
Yeah, it's called being an Alpha/Beta participant 
reef osprey
Intrepid already has a internal QA team
rain bear
I'm sure as the game continues to roll out they'll expand office, which means more job spots for that team
steady ocean
You can always apply for a Q&A tester position even if it isn't listed, as they mention that you can apply for anything. Just know that you are competing with people that probably have years in the field so make sure your resume is up to scratch @alpine basin
vagrant pike
thorn hinge
is there a alpha date set yet? if not, will it be delayed due to wow releasing or what are their philosophy regarding it?
ruby swift
WoW releasing an expansion will have no impact on Intrepid's release plans for testing phases.
crystal beacon
pretty sure wow players are bored of wow for the most part anyways
desert ivy
The alpha 1 isn't going to be until after the WoW expac releases anyway
thorn hinge
well since there is no nda and i assume streamers will be streaming it my question is really if theres a difinitive answer from the dev team as im sure they wouldnt wanna clash with the wow release date since it would impact testing time?
desert ivy
Why would it impact testing time? People who have A1 will be playing during the A1 spot tests. Doubt they'll play WoW over something they've waited 3 years for and paid $500+ for
The streamers aren't even gonna bother testing the game properly, they're just doing it for view count
thorn hinge
thats a very dishonest answer but i respect your view
cerulean valve
ruby swift
When asked about other games in the past Intrepid has often taken the professional high road. They wish them well and good luck with their development. What other people are doing and their release plans are sure to have very little if no impact on their development.
formal zinc
True
desert ivy
When it comes to actually releasing the full game you could argue that Intrepid will plan around other game releases, but they're not gonna do that for alphas and betas.
ebon token
indeed
ionic narwhal
What does referring someone to sign up for an intrepid account do for you?
steady ocean
You can earn intrepid bucks, which you can convert to subscription time, embers (for in-game cosmetics) or potentially IRL money. You get 15% of the purchase cost of those that you refer.
dawn wyvern
If you have stuff in a node and someone successfully raids it and resets it to level 0, what sort of stuff do you lose and how much of it?
dusk nova
have they said how many potentially levelable nodes in the world there will be? that can be leveled into cities?
wouldn't the starting point be the same on every server and then depending on peoples choices different nodes are leveled?
lavish tartan
This question probably equates to ‘how long is a piece of string’, however may Intrepid be open to the idea of crowdfunding for support for Apple Silicon?
dawn wyvern
So if a large guild has a huge amount of items that they don't want to lose, what are the odds that they will just get someone to fail an attack on the node every 20-50 days to ensure they cant be touched for majority of the time?
true finch
@dusk nova there are 103 nodes that can be leveled through their ZOI. But since nodes can lock each other out from progressing further, the amount of cities per server will vary
dawn wyvern
I thought there was a max amount of players that could attack and defend at once? If there is a guild on the attacking side who initiated it but is just being dead weight intentionally that would severely hamper the attackers side
dawn wyvern
Ahh righto. I'm just concerned that larger guilds may cheese the system to get free protection of their stuff.
Similar to how citizens are automatically signed up as defenders, I'm assuming that the guild that completes the seige a node quest will be automatically signed up as an attacker?
shy ermine
Think I found a lil typo in the wiki, who should I message 
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Don't think anyone can edit this wiki unless I'm a scrub 
thanks man
oh snap ima go there then
thanks 
dusk nova
thanks @true finch that is what i was asking 🙂
stiff trout
What's stopping a guild filling up all the attacking spots on a siege that is owned by that same guild? Putting that node on a cool down and is safe from attacks for a week or whatever the cooldown is?
Ooh, then castle siege I guess
crystal beacon
and assuming server pop is 10k (idk what the range was.) then that's only 70% of the server to squash: 1 node. xD
stiff trout
Hey man, that would be the coolest thing ever
Ok, cool 👍 the guild castle thing should be easy bc you couldn't declare an attack against your own castle
crystal beacon
the 7k out of 10k to attack 1 node shenanigans? or the outrageously overpopulated vs the underwhelming?
dawn wyvern
Good thing the 3080 is coming out soon i can almost feel my computer sweating with fear at the thought of 7000 people in close vicinity at once 