Yeah it just looks dramatically different, POV and everything. Personally feel like it looks better in the first video (not that the second video looks bad)
#questions
short flint
We are only really just starting to get into the fine tuning of features of the game - so I would honestly expect a lot more changes/options made available to characters to adjust how the game looks (Graphic sliders, POV etc...)
Edit: not really fine tuning of features. They are still focusing on making new features of the game. Most fine tuning will probably happen around the A2 or B1/B2 stages of the development.
orchid needle
Yeah definitely. I really like the POV of the first video
spare goblet
What's the latest statement on multiboxing? Any links?
onyx knoll
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/45151/poll-bonus-dev-discussion-multiboxing/p1 You can see Intrepid's stance on it in the original post
"Current Intrepid stance - Players are allowed to own multiple accounts, but may not launch multiple game clients from the same computer. Players may not use any software to automate character actions or mimic keystrokes."
fleet rock
wdym the first video looks like a mobile game
cobalt ocean
What is the lore of the game?
desert ivy
dry harbor
any good videos of someone reading or explaining the lore?
I feel like it'd be something to listen to while gaming lol
spiral pine
lore is very much under wraps
dry harbor
oh ok, so the wik is just "what we know so far" sort of thing
spiral pine
yep
fleet rock
it's a simulation
apparently there is a 50.22222 to 49.77778 percent chance real life is a simulation according to scientists
frigid tartan
according to a very small group of scientists
short flint
If you want to discuss this, please take it to the #general-discussion channel so we can leave this channel open for questions. Thanks.
ashen jetty
Alright lets see how i phrase this question. Lets say we get up an human settlement and it goes up to a metropolis and unluck X raids and Y encounters and Z facilities. And after a while an Orcish horde attacks the human metropolis and wins. What would happen if the orcs somehow decide to go for the same civilisation options as the humans did. Would that open up the same X Y Z specific raids and changes to the nearby places or could raid X be replaced by Raid K even tho the advances are the same?
A bit long and complicated to read but i think its an interesting thought to know
fleet rock
i think the opportunities that are developed are only dependant on geography and what development the node is at
don't think race changes anything but the city
ashen jetty
Yea its just an random idea that popped up during dinner, as it could be interesting to see humans has certain types of events while for example orcs has a very different effect on the areas quests and raid diversities
even if they do the same development
fleet rock
yeah i kinda want race to play a factor but it would always lead to meta gaming at the end of the day
ashen jetty
Yea im not sure if i want it or not, but still leaning towards a yes...even if it might lead to some meta, it will somewhat show what the players want instead of what is getting given
And might also have a bigger impact on alliances and guilds then
Who knows, just thought its an interesting train of thought
spiral pine
this is questions
fleet rock
maybe? i mean the player can't decide everything in the game because it's like asking the public to set tax rates
spiral pine
not discussion
ashen jetty
Its a legit question tho
Well the public (players/mayor) do set the tax rate so its kinda the same
queen swan
I was reading about race-specific quests last night, and i remember these 2 statements standing out to me,
Quests may be based on a character's race.[112]
Different quests may relate to who the primary cultural contributor is to a node. This won't lock out content, but will add flavor to the quests.[112]
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races
And also, this one
Quests that are race specific, title specific, or guild specific will likely be less than 10% of the total number of quests. 90% of quests should be able to be shared by everybody.[113]
undone magnet
It's not like the game is race vs race to begin with.
Orcs and humans can work together.
So while I understand your concept/idea, it's fundamentally flawed in the sense that unless all the orc players gather a scenario like that wouldn't happen.
queen swan
So my impression is that there may be some unique quests that depend on the racial influence of the node, but not many
brittle ferry
Please move it to #aoc-discussion the last real question, was over an hour ago.
queen swan
There was a question 20 minutes ago, and that's what my response was aimed at. Hope i understood your question right @ashen jetty
oblique aurora
Will aoc have rtx?
short flint
There has been hints that they are working on it - but it has not been officially confirmed.
Or I have not found confirmation yet that they have committed to implementing it. Someone else might have that information i wasn't able to find. but i can find the slip/leak in a dev update if you want it
oblique aurora
Oki cool thanks
Yea sure if that aint a hassle
short flint
ray tracing slip: https://youtu.be/6CwaEg-b20k?t=1698
queen swan
Question to build off of that question, why would whether or not they are implementing ray tracing need to be hush hush?
quaint lion
Could be that it's something they're trying but haven't decided on
short flint
Yeah, they might not want to promise that its there if they cannot implement it well.
It's not great to overpromise and underdeliver - plus sometimes keeping awesome graphical surprises to the end is fun 🙂
queen swan
Oh i see. So not really for fear proprietary stuff or sponsoring of certain graphics cards, but more so just not wanting to make it sound like they're promising to implement something if they aren't ready to commit. Makes sense. Thanks.
lean marlin
@ashen jetty SO, to actually answer that. Nodes are static across all servers. Things that open up with them are as well. The orcs in that equation are more than likely not going to get anything up to where it was previously because of the ZOI (Zone of Influence) from other nodes. Meaning that if it was a tier 6 node and got sieged, it's destroyed if the siege is successful. This then allows tier 5's to race and get to tier 6 that were under the original nodes ZOI, which then increases the other nodes that were under whichever one that gets to 6 first by 1 (so 4's can now become 5's. Keep in mind that every node has an umbrella and cannot increase if certain things are afoot).
So no. You might get some stuff back depending on whatever tier you can get to, but you more than likely will not get the raids or dungeons back.
There is your answer.
fluid jetty
i think ZOI stands for zone of influence
digital yacht
^ correct
fluid jetty
my entire life has been consumed by the wiki at this point
lean marlin
@fluid jetty thanks for that. Was on phone.
quartz root
summer kickstarter still available?
quartz root
ah thank you
lone magnet
but the say says it's never to late
frozen fulcrum
Theoretical Question: Since Sanctus is a "no magic" world and Verra is a "high magic" world, would a item made using Sanctus' laws function in Verra? For example, matches for lighting fires are made (on earth) with white phosphorus - if such a match were taken to Verra would the reaction still work or would the "High Magic" laws of Verra render the properties of the match to make it useless? (As an aside would the components to make a Sanctus match even occur naturally in Verra?)
velvet parrot
I don't know what is the typical development time, but when is expected release date? 2023?
onyx knoll
We don't have any official ETA, but considering where we are 2023 is possibly a decent bet
sullen sentinel
@onyx knoll bah, my hyped hope says 2022 lol
frozen fulcrum
@sullen sentinel Okay, 31st, December 2022 😉
unkempt blade
Question, do the developers listen to their fan base and backers?
This is a question for an assignment
plucky pawn
absolutely 100%, we certainly wouldn't bring you in for testing this early if your feedback wasn't a critical part of this whole process 😉
plus that's why we also host topics like our Dev Discussions!
unkempt blade
awesome thanks!
novel pasture
I heard something about that only royals or something can have flying mounts. I was wondering if there was something like that with Aquatic mounts. Like a sea monster that only they can ride.
fleet rock
so will mounts be something that can be used in combat or are they just rideable things
oh sounds nice
novel pasture
Thanks
crystal beacon
So, just on kickstarter.. is the campaign closed?
steady ocean
@crystal beacon Yes, over 2 years ago it closed
crystal beacon
Silly question, just wanted to help..
dry flower
junior pagoda
can mayors set discounts on basic goods based on the contributions a citizen has recently made to a node?
junior pagoda
will currency have to be mined? Kind of thinking, like warcraft 3 with gold mines?
karmic bone
also will they be a large deciding factor in the defence/siege of a city?,because i feel like flying over the battlefield on a dragon breathing fire on everyone could become overpowered?
i guess thats kinda hard to answer with not much information to go off
woven vale
@karmic bone Royal Mounts can affect the outcome of a siege, and will be tuned to be strong. Though we don't know the extent of this.
karmic bone
awesome 🙂 ty
cosmic belfry
@simple ether Do we know much about the minimap/map regarding objectives display ? Have they talked about having quest objectives displayed like in most MMO nowadays or the more old school approah where you need to read the quest to know where to go ?
I'm hoping for the latter
cosmic belfry
So no direction yet, alright thanks 🙂
icy quail
Will we be able to adjust camera angle on our characters? An example such as Black Desert Online where you can use the directional arrows to center the camera exactly how you like
I noticed the default angle of the camera made everyone look small and almost make the area around the character insignificant, where if we could adjust it closer and slightly to the side or above the character, it makes it more personal between the player and the character that's being controlled
Sweet ty
crystal beacon
will there be a barbershop feature to change are looks in game
crystal beacon
Is there going to be dedicated rppvp servers have they said anything about that yet?
ruby swift
There are no different server types planned, they will all have the same ruleset. That being said, there is sure to be a push by the community for "unofficial rp" designations.
short flint
@crystal beacon
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Servers#Server_types
crystal beacon
RIP nothing says rp like ...”hey bro your mom likes it” 🤷🏼♂️
zenith escarp
are the devs studying a south america server? We have a huge fanbase (specially in brazil) waiting for the global release, but we will probably suffer with the ping! XD
yea, i'm probably gonna buy the early access to play in the NA go live (if we don't get IP blocked) but it's gonna be rly cool to have a server with a friendly ping! :}
sounds great!
fierce fjord
Do we know if ashes will have a colorblind mode?
devout nymph
Is the concept map of the game a globe or is the world flat?
fierce fjord
I could cry. This game seriously has everything im looking for. Eveb the director is colorblind like me lol. Thanks for the info @simple ether
devout nymph
Ty
buoyant fable
globists
dire pond
Hey its my pumpkin
woven vale
We demand a pumpkin for the sake of Halloween.
woven vale
This would be balance breaking but I'd be all for it teleporting you to an instance than back into the world on the other side of the map when crossing an edge.
dusty fable
Hi I wanna know when we first play in Verra,do we have to be a citizen of a node?I wanna know if nodeless play is possible and if it did,is non citizen of the node can't use the services because they're not a citizen of that node?
woven vale
Not being a citizen of a node won't hurt you at all, but you won't be benefitted either
You'd also have no housing.
short flint
I am curious to know if divine nodes augment features are available to non-citizens. hmmm.
anyone know?
dark jungle
Religions provide the augments, not the node itself
However a religion's abilities may be tied to the temples they have in a Divine node
So citizenship may not be a direct requirement for the augments, however the members of the religion will probably gravitate to divine nodes so they can carry out their service quests there
pseudo eagle
Has there been any mention of spider themed mounts? Like a big spider you can ride or something like that?
steady ocean
@pseudo eagle There were several spider creatures shown off during one of the livestreams, so if they are tamable they may be able to be made into mounts. That was not confirmed though, just speculation
dusk tulip
Anyone know when the game will be released??
tight socket
its a good couple of years away
its not even in alpha 1 testing yet. we are still in pre alpha testing
dusk tulip
Ahhhhhhh ..... it looked so awesome to experience with underwater and flying mounts ...... anticipation is killing me
tight socket
it is for all of us 🙂 but this game has so much promise, and i really want it to live up to that rather than speed up releasing it 🙂 so we just got to be patient for now
tight socket
i'm not sure, i just hope the underwater combat feels better than it did in gw2
steady ocean
At a minimum there will be underwater dungeons
reef osprey
haven't seen a single game where underwater combat actually feels good.
I prefer the content to be on the water or under the water
ornate mesa
@tight socket In new expansion they adding gw1 in gw2....people r hungry to see it
tight socket
is the new expansion water based?
cosmic belfry
gw1 was such a good time back then .. so much nostalgia.
tiny cedar
it was
low lantern
@woven vale I know this is a few hours late but wanted to clarify, you don’t need to be a citizen to have housing, it’s the other way around
ruby swift
Yep, there were some conflicting statements and things that were made public during testing that caused some confusion. But it was clarified to be what they had originally stated. Housing, then citizenship is the order.
dire pond
@woven vale I know this is a few hours late but wanted to clarify, you don’t need to be a citizen to have housing, it’s the other way around
@low lantern any housing except appartments will grant citizenship.
ruby swift
Apartments also give you the option of declaring citizenship, it is not automatic, you have to choose.
dire pond
Yes like a preorder for the next free house
ruby swift
A player does not need to declare citizenship of any node. These players won't need to pay taxes but will miss out on benefits of citizenship.[12]
crystal beacon
Will AoC release on steam?
full badger
Will AoC release on steam?
@crystal beacon There are currently no plans to release Ashes on Steam
crystal beacon
Oh. I hope it releases on steam so i dont have to use paypal or a credit card
fleet rock
aoc isn't coming on steam??
grim fossil
i usualy pay with paypal on steam 🤔
fleet rock
man i hate having like 20,000 different accounts to play my 5 games on 5 different platforms
actually triggering
true finch
its actually triggering that steam takes away financial ressources for the devs to further their product. thats why most big games on steam are from valve. Devs that dont need to use steam wont, because there is no need to share the cut of profits
fleet rock
that makes no sense
true finch
sure
fleet rock
that's like saying i won't sell my products in finland because i get taxed by 30%
true finch
nah
tawny bluff
Are caravans intended to be launched only from village node+ or from any point of storage. Are personal caravans different in that they can launch from any point of storage but mayoral and quest caravans can only launch from nodes
full badger
@tawny bluff That's correct yes
true finch
the additonal playerbase that ashes can get through steam is too small compared to the cut they will have to share
tawny bluff
thanks
fleet rock
biggest platform there is = small playerbase
mannn
this is a dumb argument and this in questions ima stop
true finch
@fleet rock lets take it to discussion
fleet rock
k
fierce crane
Is there markets or auction house in every city?
desert ivy
No, only in econonic nodes that build them
full badger
Marketplaces can be found in any node type, but the Auction House is specific to the economic node
short flint
I believe non-economic nodes can have a local marketplace built. But it is only relevant to that solitary node with no linking capabilities. There is also going to be player stalls that can be built by mayors to help facilitate trading.
desert ivy
Markets != marketplaces tho
tawny bluff
Would a quest initiated caravan be driven by players or auto pathed and defended by players
fierce crane
So values of items in marketplaces changes with amount of items?
Or does players set item prizes?
desert ivy
Players set them
reef osprey
@fierce crane prices on the marketplace change depending on how much players list the items for
fierce crane
So same item can also be different prize in other node, like in real world?
desert ivy
Yes
reef osprey
yes
fierce crane
Thanks
full badger
Local regional economies are a big part of Ashes.
tawny bluff
tyty
half thorn
Hi everyone, how will servers work. I know there’s a 10000 player cap in each one but will there be multiple server options in each region for when the cap is met?
short flint
Yes, there are going to be multiple servers.
Launch might be a bit hectic as there might be a chance that there won't be enough servers for everyone and new ones will be generated to accomodate.
Also, it is currently set to 10,000 ACTIVE players (concurrent) and up to 50,000 registered players to each server.
half thorn
I see. I thought it was 10000 registered players for each server. Thanks @short flint
short flint
No problem, take a look here for information:
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Server_population
crystal beacon
Is there a calendar for when each Q&A will be held? I don't want to be anxious every day about whether there will be a stream or video uploaded since I don't want to miss it.
The month is really taking too long to end then, thanks for the answer
tawny bluff
Can quest driven caravans really only be launched on the trade routes established by mayoral caravans
modern patrol
From the wiki it seems you can choose the route when you launch it.
tawny bluff
Seems that way but im more focused on what dictates the options you have for quest driven caravans. Anything goes is what it looks like
supple ermine
who is eligible for the upcoming alpha?
tawny bluff
all braver of world kickstarter or summer crowd funding backers and above and anyone who bought a alpha 1 preorder pack
@supple ermine
short flint
This picture tells you who and when can access what parts of the A1 as of today. The March and April launch use the same set of players.
There is a Gourd contest going on now if you wish to become a tester for them and you can have a chance of winning a key.
supple ermine
where?
full badger
supple ermine
I'm wayfarer so it looks like I'll be able to get into Beta 2 unless I find another way
thanks. might have to do that
short flint
Do it! and good luck!
supple ermine
thanks
tawny bluff
are personal caravans the only type of caravan thats gonna be able to transition to naval mode?
yeah makes sense thanks
quick wind
Can a caravan go into a ship instead of transforming?
tawny bluff
There will be ships that transport cargo. Caravans can only be a water vessel if they transform
These certificates to create a caravan will they act as a blueprint which shows what components you need to acquire
is that kinda the idea
tyty
gotta follow fullmetalalchemist recipe for humans and create some guards
nothing can go wrong
short flint
Please, do not bring any dogs or children near your experiment.
cold dune
Will there be a chance at another pack to get the alpha one keys?
sacred bloom
Have they said if oce and sea servers will be different yet
short flint
Not yet
sacred bloom
so does that mean most likely they will be in aus
or will they have one for each
Oh ok cool
For sea asia are they planning to have different servers for different languages
Ok thanks
quick wind
@simple ether do u have bravers pack? or u gonna wait till the content creators alpha testing
So can we expect guides and such for class/race/etc, Or not bc of NDA?
Ic, ty
Gannbatte 
lone magnet
they take down the verbal NDA?
lone magnet
if yes then game is bad
short flint
Oh wow, that is a cool way to help force social interactions. I like that.
thin cosmos
Will the game be released in Spanish? :😫 😫
short flint
Here is the information on language localization:
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions#Localization
simple karma
we are a few spanish but we can not talk in our language here, as we havent got any channel
do they have any system to know how big the communities are? I mean, do they know how many people are registered from the different countries/regions?
spiral jasper
simple karma
right but say EU, EU has so many languages. Do they know which one I speak? So they know if im joining from Spain, France, UK (bye bye EU) ...
fleet rock
i mean
it's kind of a good point won't lie
maybe they can get where you live when you click on the website but like
the people who sign up now might not be the best way of saying who is going to play
simple karma
Yes, I agree. Let them do their job. Im just praying to play on my native language by release. Thank you
woven vale
Have we had any news on gold sinks and how inflation will be handled?
fluid mulch
Can a player own a house inside a village and own a smithy at the same time?
short flint
There is not a reason a player can't own a house and also own a Player Stall in the same node.
fluid mulch
Can a stall be upgraded? For example a player owning their own auction house?
woven vale
Auction houses won't exist aside from an economic node metropolis.
fluid mulch
Okay, thank you. What are the levels in crafting? Like 1-100 or Common-Legendary?
woven vale
All we know is that crafting will be on par with the highest of raid items
fluid mulch
Could you elaborate on that please?
steady ocean
No one will likely be able to answer your question, other than legendary crafted gear will be on pair with the legendary gear that can drop from raids
We don't have the fine details of a lot of the systems, just the broad vision based on the dev interviews
fluid mulch
Oh, I see. So you can craft items that are on par or just as good from drops?
steady ocean
Yes, as you can get legendary crafting materials from the same place you get the full item drops (bosses). You then take those materials to the a friendly crafter and they make gear on par with dropped gear
fluid mulch
Okay, thank you. Sorry, I have a few more questions. If a node is being attacked by player from another node; can players from another separate node directly/indirectly help defend/attack as well?
steady ocean
Node wars are just diplomatic statuses are they not? As in, puts two opposing nodes at war, and flags their respective citizens as combatants automatically during the war?
fluid mulch
Okay, so a siege is like an open event and a war is a closed event?
steady ocean
You have to register to attack or defend during a siege. So it's a little more involved than just being in the area.
vast crescent
Has this been answered b4..
Will augmentations have the same affect across all tiers of a singular ability, or will each ability tier (rank 1, 2, & 3) be affected differently?
short flint
@steady ocean I believe that @fluid mulch was referring to https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_wars
vast crescent
Kk good I'll ask that then for live stream
fluid mulch
What days and times are the live streams?
reef osprey
usually in the last week of the month
day can depend on IS' Schedule
will be announced on discord though
fluid mulch
Thank you
plucky pawn
We announced our next one earlier today in the news channel, including a link to submitting for the Q&A session!
craggy shoal
About the node wars maybe having 3rd party interaction, I like the idea of hiring mercs to fight with/for me, would that be possible or undesided
woven vale
From what I understand of the system it only flags a node's citizens
However, you could make them flag for combat and attack
Or harass caravans ect
steady ocean
mercs can still attack your targets or defend you by flagging for pvp themselves @craggy shoal
craggy shoal
Kool
gaunt zealot
Will the packs right now in the store be there until the launch of the game (and as each testing phase)? Or will they get replaced? And is there a chance for old packs to be available in the store again?
steady ocean
Old packs will not return, and the developers can remove current packs and/or change them. If they do, they have stated they will give us plenty of advanced notice.
That being said, the cosmetics in the current packs change monthly, and you can get notified of the dates in the #news channel
gaunt zealot
Okay thanks!
Ah darn it I was looking at the cosmetic packs they had and they've already had a raven month (I want my guild to be raven themed and if I looked the part it might seem better haha)
somber sky
have novice class or necromancer class?
ruby swift
tidal kraken
Is there any way to enjoy the benefits of “Braver of Worlds” (KS $500 package) starting now? without Alpha 1 participation, of course.
desert ivy
Nope
Unless you're already a Kickstarter backer then you can't get anything in the BoW pack like the cosmetics, lifetime sub, etc
If you are a Kickstarter backer then you can upgrade to BoW
tidal kraken
Ok :<
Any way to support this project other than that?
And yeah I know it’s already fully funded by Steven 😄
spice reef
you can go to the ashes shop and purchase cosmetics and packs which give access to A2, B1, and B2
humble zenith
Im looking to purchase one of the voyager packs to support the game....on top of what is listed when purchasing the pack does it give any sort of access to the game currently for beta or early access at all? Just wondering if I will be able to get a sneak peek of the game or the BR before launch. Thanks and sorry in advance if you all are sick of answering this question already lol
plucky pawn
Heya! If you click on the "View More Info" link on any of the pre-order packs currently available in our shop, it'll give you a full bulleted list of what it comes with - including the testing phase access right at the top!
humble zenith
Ah, of course! Thank you. I dont know how I missed that. I would imagine this is a good spot to get info when testing is going to begin again?
woven vale
@humble zenith Apoc was free for everyone to experience (after the backers got a quick exclusive preview) so if Apoc comes back it'll likely follow the same model
dawn panther
quick question! which stage of test is AoC at rn? just bought the voyager package and is now wondering when will the Alpha 2 start. 
onyx knoll
we're entering alpha 1 in december @humble zenith. You can't buy into it anymore however, and we don't have dates for alpha 2 and later
dawn panther
oh
onyx knoll
I answered two questions in one go, amazing!
onyx knoll
o7
humble zenith
thank you so much for the help 🙂
plucky pawn
We keep this article/command updated with the latest on that front as well!
dawn panther
last question for now (I'm sorry!) how do I get a name reservation?
I have the voyager package
steady ocean
Name reservations will be available later on, and there will be a priority que based on when you backed the game. So kickstarters > Summer Backers > Pre-order backers (by time purchased). You can read more here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations
dawn panther
I see, thanks o7
signal cedar
found this comment on youtube on thelazypeons new video... I was wondering if the AOC team has any plans to combat the mmorpg jumpers greed for content. It's a legitimate comment and I thought stealing it would be a shame so linked an image. Any opinions on the comment are fine too, I don't know much about wildstar, so could be a complete miss of a comment.
crystal beacon
I think that applies more for the PvE, but there's so much diversity that can happen with the PvP and the wars for nodes etc.
There will always be something to do PvP wise
steady ocean
@signal cedar The devs aren't focused on hype waves, which will come and go throughout testing. They are just sticking to their internal roadmap and working towards completing their teams short/mid/longterm goals to make Steven's vision come to life
signal cedar
Yeah definetely applies more to PvE, and as a PvP player I'm not even a little concerned... just thought it could be another aspect to think about when it comes to creating an mmorpg. Since the mmorpg jumping is pretty new phenomenom and is mostly caused by the fact that mmorpg's have been very unsatisfying. I love the quick responses.
cosmic belfry
@signal cedar In addition, to have played Wildstar and followed its development for years, I was super hyped and I enjoyed the game a lot at start. But even if I always seek difficult content, they probably went too far. For instance, they gated the first raid to a crazy amount of challenging pre-requisite (https://i.imgur.com/NaNBVbE.jpg) that could take weeks or months if unlucky, and this pushed a lot of people away, including many members of my guild at the time, keeping a very small core of very hardcore gamers. The game was mostly PvE so obviously, did not help ^^
Though good memories for as long as it lasted ^^
forest idol
Is there any videos,pictures or something about all the classes so we can have a sneak peek of them, like skills, effects or animations?
Right, I was searching for something dedicated, other than those footages, more specifically about the ranger
Thanks anyway 🙂
rugged kraken
The way i see it certain events will also trigger certain other events, like a world boss no other server seen with new mechanics to beat it. In that way there will always be new content anywaay
cobalt ocean
I just wanna curb stomp a dragon with my op gear that I got from curb stomping other monsters.
valid gorge
I feel that
craggy shoal
How will the fishing be?
desert ivy
tough trout
what are the system requirement to play ashes
full badger
@tough trout
These are for the Alpha 1 tests, however the requirements might change a lot for the full game release
tough trout
thank you
crystal beacon
Quick question, will the different races have different buffs
For example draws will be good in blacksmithing or nothing like that?
short flint
Here is what we have for racial benefits right now:
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races#Racial_benefits
crystal beacon
Thank you
broken stump
beta when? @full badger
full badger
We don't have a date for beta testing yet sorry. @broken stump
Alpha 1 will be happening next year. Then after that we have Alpha 2, and then the Beta tests will begin
open crag
How much info do we have on naval combat and the impact of seafaring on the game in general? Is there a source I can read on somewhere for that info?
oak knot
I recently learned that boss difficulty in open world encounters is adaptive to the strength of groups, and that if you kill a boss quickly, the next boss will be harder and have stronger loot. How does that work with multiple raid groups killing a boss? If raid group 1 kills the first boss slowly, then tags the final boss, but raid group 2 does more than 60% of the damage they get the rights to the loot, does the loot table reflect raid group 1's strength or raid group 2?
cold dune
How does one obtain content creator
quaint lion
@open crag https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Naval Most things exist on the wiki 🙂 They haven't really gone into much depth with the naval stuff yet though.
open crag
I see. Much appreciated.
desert ivy
@cold dune You can't. The content creator program has been shut for 2 years or so while they make changes to it. No word of it reopening any time soon either.
gaunt zealot
How big will the map be? (in km squared) An example is ESO being 84 km sq.
desert ivy
480 sq km for the overworld. 100 sq km for underrealm
gaunt zealot
WOAH its going to be 4 times the size of ESO?!?!?!
That's gonna take a long time to travel from one side to the other
But that's almost the same size as LiF so makes sense
sinful mortar
presumably there's a lot of empty space
hope so at least; I like it that way to give a sense of scale
open crag
When I try to log on to the forums for the Q and A submission I get an error message saying "Something went wrong, but we will fix that soon." What should I do?
autumn sapphire
Quick question, since we know that alpha 1 ends in April of 2021, do we have an estimated date at which alpha 2 will start?
Or maybe an estimate of how many months before alpha 2
steady ocean
We do not
devout cloak
Sorry if this has already been asked, but will there be any customisation on the character's armor despite them wearing something that actually looks completely different?(Like transmogs in WoW)
surreal elk
@devout cloak yes there will be a transmog like system
devout cloak
Sickk. Thanks a lot
lean marlin
@open crag buckle up and put in a ticket. This happened one of the last times when a discussion popped up as well XD too many people throwing letters.
potent thunderBOT
lone magnet
4.0 ghz?? 
recommended
crystal beacon
hey if i understood correctly, a lot of raiding and bosses are open world. Does that mean if two guilds fight the same boss (unplanned) they both get loot? or the group with the highest damage for example gets the loot? I guess I'm asking is it meant to be competitive or cooperative
velvet spear
Right now it's highest damage, but that's likely to be one of the things most heavily scrutinized in the A2 and Betas
Same goes for castle sieges where it goes to highest damage
crystal beacon
hmm that does seem a bit awkward I don't know how that's going to work. we'll find out in the beta i suppose
lean marlin
what that exactly means dunno.
crystal beacon
maybe server wide buffs?
lean marlin
Once again idk. But raid bosses function under the %tile situation.
World bosses not so much.
velvet spear
@lone magnet it's just a single island and most of it is pretty barebones. Most of A1 is just stress testing the servers A2 will likely have some more and hopefully we'll start seeing nodes and NPCs in the Betas
crystal beacon
alright guess we'll have to wait for more info, thanks
lone magnet
feels like they only developed that 1 island cause they always show only that
velvet spear
I mean. Yea?
lean marlin
because that is what people are on, you don't show more than you need to.
lone magnet
you don't show what you not developed
ruby swift
Same goes for castle sieges where it goes to highest damage
@velvet spear Control of the castle for the month goes to the guild leader or designated lieutenant that completes the final area cast. It is not damage based and any of the guild leaders participating in it can backstab as they see fit.
velvet spear
Didn't they say DPS during the livecast showing the castle siege?
What the hell am I thinking of then?
ruby swift
Quick question, since we know that alpha 1 ends in April of 2021, do we have an estimated date at which alpha 2 will start?
@autumn sapphire Alpha 1 does not end in April. That is just as far as the timeline goes currently. There may, and probably will be other Alpha 1 sessions after that.
What the hell am I thinking of then?
@velvet spear No idea, you got the highest dps gets looting rights when contested between two groups correct, but the castle siege claim mechanic has been gone over in detail.
From the wiki
If the attackers reach the inner keep of the castle, a guild leader (or one other delegated officer) must cast a 3 to 5 minute cast to seal ownership of the castle.[9]
Casting time is diminished based on on the number of waypoints captured during the siege.[9]
There's an opportunity for any guild leader in the attacking alliance to capture the castle for themselves, despite what may have been agreed upon prior to the siege.[38]
velvet spear
Might've been in regards to loot within the castle? But I do remember having a discussion here about the castle and top DPS after that stream. Was two months ago so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
orchid bobcat
Hello guys, are there any news aboyt de Content creator program?
fleet rock
what kind of siege weaponry will be in aoc?
reef prawn
So far we're aware of Trebuchets and Ballistas https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Siege_weapons
reef prawn
Well, there will be dragons that can be used by kings/queens of castles and mayors of certain nodes. There will also be large creature summons for sieges that can be summoned by groups of Summoners.
There is also this sneak peek that we got for the upcoming Siege Mode
I invite you to look at the URL I posted :)!
lots of information there
fleet rock
yea i've looked at it thanks just wondering if there were any unique ideas on siege weaponry
tight socket
what do you mean?
fleet rock
like something that isn't modelled off romans or medieval
like that thingy in the hobbit for example
tight socket
a cave troll?
fleet rock
that's not a siege weapon
well kind of but not really
you know what i mean though something that makes it special
urban wren
GROND TIME!
fleet rock
hopefully there will be some speciality in siege weaponry and cool applications especially since there is a profession behind it
tight socket
tbf thats just a battering ram, but a fancy one
fleet rock
it is ye
urban wren
Its not just a battering ram, its Grond
fleet rock
well like even if it is the same application
it would be cool if you were a master in siege weaponry and could do something of that scale
anyways just a idea
tight socket
what are you thinking? what would you like to see a seige weapon master be able to do?
fleet rock
my question is long since over but, something more than a catapult and ballista because otherwise it's a relatively boring profession compared to say ship building
tight socket
so something like magic cannons?
fleet rock
man your imagination sucks
anything in the world and you choose magic cannons?
mannnn
tight socket
not really, im trying to get a gauge for what you consider to be unique siege equipment. and what you want to do
dire pond
Trebuchet, ballista , battleling ram
reef osprey
the Summoning of a Divine Deity that nukes the city walls with a massive beam of light
dire pond
Oliphanta xd
tight socket
so if you have a water adjacent node and you summon a monster to siege the city and dont shout "release the kraken" are you even trying
dire pond
Release the Karen*
plush mauve
will this Voyager Pre-Order Package - $250 get me into the upcoming Alpha or is that the Alpha after this one
full badger
The $250 package gives you access to Alpha 2, which is not listed on the current roadmap of tests
It will come afterwards at some point
gaunt wind
So quick question and concern with Ashes that we are finding out after deep diving nodes on our channel. So with nodes it’s based on activity right and with lack of activity they de leveling so with probably one of there most important aspects of the game is dependent upon activity and population how much of the game are you seeing will count on that too? I mean every mmo counts on activity but the systems in AoC are really seeming to rely on a lot of activity to make it work? I Want the game to succeed and so I just want to know if you see that hurting the game in the long run being mmos do have content draughts in them and population drops.
Like if the population and activity drops then the world nodes etc starts to de level thus a empty world? Just curious
spiral pine
read up on nodes again and then repost
gaunt wind
Lol done a deep dive on them already so my question is without a healthy population and activity these fun and exciting systems would suffer like with any mmos content but with a non static world that AoC is promising if the population drops does this ruin some aspects of AoC? I’m just wondering from the community if this has been asked if so looking for that response
spiral pine
the world manager will ensure the system works
cosmic belfry
@gaunt wind Trying to answer in a bit more detail 😉 The node experience required is flexible and based on the population in the server and specific regions, to avoid the problem you outlined with small population . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ne-4Xl3Rw&feature=youtu.be&t=39m15s
that means that whether you have 10k or 3k population on a server, node requirement for leveling/deleveling etc are dynamic & will adjust accordingly.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Server_population
Hope that helps 😉
gaunt wind
Yes 👍🏻 thank you! @cosmic belfry I’m glad to hear it’s easily flexible and that will be good even in deep content droughts if they happen. 😎
modern patrol
I think it was said somewhere that leveling and deleveling of nodes will be adjust in function of the server population.
And of course I didn't saw some messages (-.-'') so my answer is pretty weird, sorry
oak bridge
Hey guys I'm trying to remember this thing, did Steven say he wanted to create an app to manage things like a player owned stall or something from our phones?
tulip hatch
Yes
modern patrol
Yep, he did : https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Mobile/web_interface
tulip hatch
We havent recieved any additional or recent info in regards to that
surreal bough
Are there any plans to release more AoC colouring pictures...my daughter loves colouring them in. (And clearly myself also 😀)
oak bridge
Right, i'm sure that's on the back-burner right now. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't mixing up games. Thanks
sharp bramble
read up on nodes again and then repost
@spiral pine Why not just answer him instead of giving the response you did. This section is for questions, not to criticize what questions are asked lol.
spiral pine
because his "deep dive" was obviously not a deep dive
sharp bramble
Except he responded with that after your answer. It's easy to miss a piece of information. You'll probably see that same question asked multiple times until launch. Easier to just answer, no? 😄
spiral pine
i gave him two short answers and i was just saying that to be a bit of an ass
sharp bramble
queen swan
Question: Was poking around the AoC Apoc stuff, and saw on the wiki that alpha 1 access and pack-holders would have lifetime access to the legendary paths (the battle passes for each season of apoc) without having to pay the money to unlock each battle pass. Is it a fair assumption to say that even if you weren't at those levels before, if you manage to upgrade yourself to those packages, then you'll get the lifetime access to the rest of the legendary paths, even though you missed the first one for the apoc test that already happened?
low path
Question regarding the Alpha key that is a prize for the gourd contest, does the key grant access to all alphas currently on the schedule up to and including the month long one? Or is it just for the very first alpha test
tulip hatch
The contest states its an alpha 1 key so youd only have access to alpha 1
If it was a package it would include the other tests
Ill get clarification from Intrepid to make sure but basing it off the wording it sounds like just a1 access
onyx knoll
Pretty sure it's all the phases of alpha 1
low path
Ya since its called the alpha one test schedule and the month long one ks actually called "alpha one" the others are just previews
short flint
Yeah, not sure if it gives Preview access or not. but I will let the MOD's take this one 🙂
onyx knoll
We'll try to ask for clarification and get back to you o7
low path
Thankyou!
tight gale
Question regarding the Alpha key that is a prize for the gourd contest, does the key grant access to all alphas currently on the schedule up to and including the month long one? Or is it just for the very first alpha test
@low path Hi there!
The Alpha One Key you can win from the Glorious Gourd Contest would be for the full Alpha One in April, but you never know! If things are going well with our preview tests and we need more testers, we may extend that out to more folks. 
cunning falcon
I want to get a Voyager pack to get Beta+Alpha access, however I am not a huge fan of the skins this month and would like to wait until there's a set I like, but don't want to miss out on the chance to get Alpha+Beta keys. Have they confirmed how long that they are offering the monthly beta and alpha access?
desert ivy
There will be plenty of notice when they remove the packs
We don't know exactly how long the packs will stay on the store, but it will be for a while yet
cunning falcon
Cool thanks
stoic stratus
i it possible to get a Alpha 1 key can i buy package then upgrade it from Altha 2 to Alpha 1 thanks
limpid skiff
for now there is no A1 packs.
short flint
All Alpha 1 sales are currently closed off from any of the store packages right now.
There might be a chance where they open new packages for purchase for Alpha 1 testing. If that is the case, I would definitely pay attention to their social media and the discord's #news for most up-to-date information on how to acquire those packages.
stoic stratus
thank you
low path
Thank you very much for the info General Glutenmag! I wont ping you since your probably busy
sharp bramble
@cunning falcon I believe I was told Nov 3rd is when the next rotation of skins will be available. It changes every month iirc
desert ivy
November 4th at 11:00am PST is when the skins change again
You can check in #news to see when skins rotate by looking for the post that introduces the new skins
flint wolf
have they been teased by Steven yet? 😄
sharp bramble
pog my shit memory only brought me 1 day off lol. Thanks for the correction and the other info
onyx knoll
No leeks yet 😉
sharp bramble
Leaks will obviously happen on the 28th on my birthday.
woven vale
opaque sable
The migration from my.games to the ashes site is automatic? Cuz I can't see my package on the site
I'm a bit confused
yes
the Voyager Plus
okke ty!
wooden rain
Do we know what it will take to change talents yet?
digital yacht
Do we know what it will take to change talents yet?
@wooden rain u mean secondary archetypes?
if so, we dont have the details only that it will not be on the spot changes, could have a CD and will also take money/materials and maybe a quest we dont have the exacts yet
wooden rain
@digital yacht I was reading about summoner-cleric and how you can spec it to be more support or more debuff, so I was wondering how often people could make that type of change. Basically, I wanna play a witchdoctor haha
digital yacht
anything like that is too early to know,
ruby swift
You will also be able to change out your skill points in city or freehold. You will not be able to change out points in abilities "on-the-fly", this was said to be done to make people decided at the beginning of a session what they plan to do, rather than being able to stop and reallocate points in the middle of a dungeon or raid run.
wooden rain
Thank you both 👍
quick thorn
can you gift a pre-order pack ? and grats on the 100k subscribers btw 😄
steady ocean
You cannot, but you can gift someone a gift card equal to a pre-order pack's cost
keen light
How do sieges work? Will a node downgrade upon a successful siege?
full badger
@keen light If a siege is successful, the defending node is destroyed and reverts back to level 0
keen light
Would it stand to reason you could play a doomsday guild set on sieging everything?
small pecan
yes! but nodes are bigger than individual guilds. unless your guild is massive, it would be kinda hard to roll a lot of the bigger nodes!
also takes a lot of resources to siege, relatively speaking!
keen light
How is siege equipment acquired? Are there professions based around that?
sharp bramble
Siege equipment is crafted yes
full badger
There is a profession around crafting siege equipment but we have no details on it yet
keen light
I know i have a lot of questions but this is one of the most ambitious projects ive seen in a while
sharp bramble
Here's a little more info since my memory sucks would probably be easier for you to read than my small brain to explain
full badger
@keen light Ask whatever questions you like, we'll do our best to answer them. Just know that the game is still early on in development so we might not be able to answer all your questions just yet
sharp bramble
^ and answers might vary overtime depending on whether or not things change over the course of development
If that makes sense o.O
keen light
Ok so for the royalty system, can royalty be established and overthrown based on warfare?
full badger
Yes. Take over a castle and the previous king/queen of that castle is de-throned
keen light
And lose their flying capabilities?
sharp bramble
Yes
keen light
Was i correct when i saw a lineage option for families?
Like can families have generations?
valid gorge
Oh, so their mount gets taken away once dethroned? (Sorry for butting in)
sharp bramble
That I do not know. I just know the simple fact you can have a small family, not sure of how many though
full badger
Oh, so their mount gets taken away once dethroned? (Sorry for butting in)
@valid gorge No, it becomes a gliding mount, not a flying mount
valid gorge
Ahh okay
sharp bramble
Sorry should've clarified that lol
keen light
Can a pvp siege take place during a pve siege?
As in attacking from different points?
full badger
No, only one siege can take part at a time
keen light
What rewards would you get from joining the demons in a siege?
full badger
You mean the Monster Coin Events?
keen light
Yes
full badger
Cosmetic rewards only
keen light
So basically forsake your kingdom to look pretty?
sharp bramble
Sounds good to me
valid gorge
Bingo
keen light
So for trading, is it possible to establish a corporation on the server?
full badger
There's nothing stopping you from doing so, but there aren't any specific built-in systems for it, and you have to account for the limited auction house and lack of fast travel in the world
keen light
Of course, isn’t potentially having your caravan raided part of the fun?
full badger
Yes. A lot of the day-to-day world PvP will revolve around attacking and defending caravans
keen light
So i would use a caravan to get my recourses from point A to point B? Or are all caravans NPC’s?
full badger
You have limited inventory storage, and there are mule-type mounts that give you additional storage, but for transferring anything in bulk, you'll need a caravan
keen light
So players CAN set up their own caravans?
full badger
Yes
There are 3 types of caravans - Mayoral caravans, player-driven caravans and quest-driven caravans
keen light
Whats a mayoral caravan?
full badger
mayoral caravans are used to send resources from one node to another, as part of a trade agreement for example
Only a node mayor can start a mayoral caravan and it follows a set path between one node and another
keen light
So both of the Nodes mayors would have to agree?
full badger
Not necessarily but we don't have a lot of details on it yet
keen light
Is there one king/queen per realm?
small pecan
perhaps you'd like to read this page!
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Sieges
full badger
There can be up to 5 kings/queens per server, 1 in each of the 5 castles
small pecan
one monarch per guild castle, of which there are 5! and 5 mayors of potentially 5 metropolises
keen light
How many nodes are there?
full badger
103
sharp bramble
Not sure if this was specified before and I probably forgot, are all nodes capable of reaching Metropolis? In the long run I mean essentially.
Or are certain notes only capable of reaching x rank
sharp bramble
I don't mean at once. Just generally speaking
full badger
Well yes, any node is capable of reaching a metropolis
sharp bramble
So basically, to explore all the content of this game (seeing as some content may only be unlocked at metropolis on certain nodes) will take a very long time to discover
full badger
Yes, that's the idea
sharp bramble
That makes me so happy
lol
I wasn't sure if only certain nodes were capable of reaching Metropolis or not. Figuring all 103 nodes can.. will take foreverrrrr to experience everything. Sooo nice 
keen light
So if a metropolis falls it makes way for another node to reach that stage?
dire pond
Exactly
keen light
Each realm has its own historical timeline!
sharp bramble
Yes, and I think that's amazing lol
keen light
Its all fun and games till someone makes the AoC Huns
desert ivy
Also, I doubt you'd be able to make a "doomsday guild" whose purpose is to siege every node. Intrepid are making it so siege declarations will be very very expensive, and that cost only increases the higher the node level. They basically want it to be almost as risky to siege a node as it is to be the node being sieged
sharp bramble
That being said I would expect a shit ton of mercenary guilds
desert ivy
Oh yeah there'll definitely be those
dire pond
Bandits
keen light
Where can player houses be built?
dire pond
Amywhere on the node ZOI, it grows with the lvl of the node
keen light
Are they destructable?
sharp bramble
The only time (I think) they can be destroyed is after a siege. After a siege free holds are susceptible to attacks for 2 hours
iirc. I have a terrible memory 😑
short flint
I recall that too
dire pond
Yeah during siege, pillage is possible in the node not the freehold, but if the node is destroyed the freehold are too, but you keep everything saved on a parchement for the next constructiom
keen light
So basically blueprints to rebuild?
sharp bramble
Some sort of copy pasta I think so you don’t have to rebuild everything
keen light
Can players own their own farmsteads and shops and such?
sharp bramble
Farms I’m not sure how that may work. But, yes player owned shops will be available
short flint
They are attackable: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Freeholds#Freehold_destructibility
sharp bramble
You have to be a citizen of the node to be able to purchase the ability to have a shop
Not sure of any other specific requirements
fringe breach
how do you post pics in the forum?
full badger
@fringe breach
full badger
You have to upload the picture to the web in order to have it show up on the forums
fringe breach
ok
dire pond
Farm, shop, tavern may be build on a freehold, a node may also have them depending on the mayor choice
keen light
Will mounted combat be a thing?
short flint
Mounted combat will most likely not be a thing. But you can attack players mounts to "kill them" (put them on a cooldown)
keen light
So you could shoot a king out of the sky?
short flint
yes, we assume
not sure how many hp's dragons have and the ability to do good damge in air
dire pond
Do you think there will be fall damage?
short flint
Hasn't beem entioned
dire pond
Insta kill a flying king
steady ocean
there was during Apoc @dire pond
short flint
Sorry, i lied, there is some falling damage
keen light
“The King is flung from his steed! As he falls from the sky into the ruins of his once mighty city, his final thoughts are ‘My people.....I’m sorry....’”
dire pond
They should had a mechanic that if a king dies he loses his throne and the castle is free for grab
short flint
Not unless it is a RP scenario
dire pond
I think guild missions can do stuff like that
short flint
You won't be able to prevent someone from playing the game 100% without their permissions
dire pond
Except if you spawn kill them
short flint
They are making spawn killing difficult to do
keen light
Could be some good roleplay if all parties agreed
dire pond
But still doable
short flint
You have to camp all the spawns nearby
dire pond
You could hold a node by killimg all people entering or exiting it
dark jungle
You would end up being so corrupt you would be useless
Plus the node guards would destroy you
short flint
They mentioned if you die at a spawn point, you spawn at another spawn point.
dire pond
They mentioned if you die at a spawn point, you spawn at another spawn point.
@short flint thats a good thing
whole ginkgo
Is there more info on how raid difficulty scaling will work? I just watched TheLazyPeon's video and heard him talk about it. Honestly, it kinda bothers me because it sounds like good players are going to get punished while bad players are going to get rewarded. But knowing the devs there's no way they would overlook this, so I need more info. ^-^
dire pond
The better you do, the harder it gets
The harder it is, the best reward you get
Yes but its not official
Whats official is the number of housing an account can have
steady ocean
3 per account per server. 1 freehold/1 instanced apartment/1 static housing
dire pond
3 per account Its official?
short flint
as of right now: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_housing
some are per server, freehold is per account
dire pond
No i meant character per account
short flint
We do not know yet. Their answer is "comfortable" amount.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alts#Character_slots
fleet rock
are there plans for any cities which can't be destroyed at all?
short flint
The castles are the only things that will be static. And probably the 4 gates.
As far as we know
fleet rock
ah yea the castles cool ty
hallow marsh
Hello, Will the game be very dependant on your Ping? Unlike other MMORPG's, I am EU and looking to play on NA servers, Will this be difficult for me?
fleet rock
maybe
since they said it's a mixture of action and tab targeting... you'd probably have to choose tab targeting as it's probably less reliant on ping
tribal silo
Regarding CJ's question- Are the servers going to be WoW type servers?Or typical NA/EU? Or a server purchase type thing?
fleet rock
i think like wow type servers
"There will be a multitude of servers located throughout the various regions of the world."
regions being the EU and NA stuff so
tribal silo
Ah ok thanks
fleet rock
i thought my old headphone's right ear never worked but realised it's my laptop
why did i throw it away ):
it was duct taped together, burned and didn't have a ear muff but still
kind fjord
Will common enemies have more engaging AI than the classic mmo-style threat gauge/range?
fleet rock
think it's the same for common enemies idk
so what's the range for ranged weapons? can you do some sniping from far away or no?
low lantern
If I remember correctly, in Apoc you could shoot from really far. They were testing both projectile which means you’d have to time it perfectly for a moving target and your shot could have drop
low lantern
And hit scan which means if your reticle was on the target when firing it hit
Not sure if they are going to add a max distance to skills in the mmo though
fleet rock
well like it'd definitely make sieges more like sieges 100%
low lantern
I’d assume all tab target would have to have a max
fleet rock
ESO sieges were so bad because you just were staring at someone in the eyes whilst they used siege weapons because they were out of range
the walls were just places to spectate so would be awesome if they added some distance as you say
low lantern
Yeah if they have a max, hopefully it’s long enough for sieges
fleet rock
yeah
digital yacht
There is definitely range that would be broken otherwise using a fireball 1000m away lol
azure vector
fleet rock
probably not since they are only planning to release it upon their own digital distribution thingy so
but it'd definitely be awesome on a console fo sure
if you can put a mmorpg on a console it's super chill
onyx knoll
Currently they are only aiming for a pc release
fleet rock
and i've already argued that AoC should be released on lots of platforms but people really disliked that idea so probably not
tulip hatch
Initial release will be only on PC, Intrepid has stated that console support may be added later in the future
They have not stated publicly about their opinion on making it cross platform as of yet
fleet rock
it would be nice to farm off bad players so cross platform should be a added to make pc players feel good
tulip hatch
Comments not directly responding to questions should be taken to discussion channels
c: They can lead to great conversations that shouldnt be had in the questions channel
Thank you
warm talon
Just to be certain, there will be an Asia server right?
warm talon
Why isn't there a guild recruitment for Asia guild? O.o
spiral pine
either the demand isnt high enough or noone has asked for it yet
ruby swift
That was explained in the post when they recently split the channels into regions. Currently there is not enough demand from other regions in their opinion to justify that.
Was in a clarification given to this.
[NA+OCE] LieutenantToast10/06/2020
Greetings, glorious guild leaders! Based on your helpful feedback regarding Discord recruitment, we will be splitting up guild recruitment into two new channels on Wednesday, October 7 at 2PM PDT - one channel for #na-oce-guild-recruitment and one channel for #eu-guild-recruitment! The #aoc-guild-recruitment channel will lock on Wednesday, but will remain visible for an additional week, in case you'd like to copypasta your lovely formatting to the new channels.
These new channels will have the same 7-day cooldown currently present in the existing recruitment channel. They will also be set up to automatically remove your previous recruitment message upon you posting a new one, to make sure it stays neat and tidy and quick to load. If your guild recruits in more than one region, please adjust your recruitment messages for each channel accordingly, and have your guild contact from each region post them in the corresponding channel.
Please feel free to reach out to myself or @General Glutenmag if you have any additional questions on this, and we look forward to seeing your new recruitment posts later this week!
warm talon
Well it definitely helps with categorising the different guilds of different regions. However considering how there will be an Asian server, I would be expecting a guild recruitment channel for Asia guild as well. Without one it's kinda hard to reach out to people of that region
ruby swift
Well, if you are displeased with their current offering I would suggest sending a DM to @tight gale or @plucky pawn when she is back. Your feedback may be the thing that causes them to rethink their stance.
warm talon
Alright, no worries. Thanks for the clarification and help for this issue 👍
full badger
@warm talon Bit late to the party on this one but as far as I know there is a grand total of one SEA guild actively recruiting for Ashes. It simply isn't worth adding a dedicated SEA recruitment channel until there is more demand for it.
woven vale
@tribal silo Bit late but we will not have Rp/PvE/PVP servers. Just a singular server with all the mechanics.
fickle wigeon
i believe its one for all
woven vale
Yes, no separate servers.
fickle wigeon
btw how will the main story gonna progress, are we gonna see those extinguish the fire and another players comes to do the same thing over and over?
woven vale
For kill mob quests, likely.
fickle wigeon
for example save the princess things
woven vale
We won't have a 'main story'
Just many sub stories, such as religious, personal, and cultural
The begining story is likely of you returning to Verra, and setting up, ect
Quests will remain the same as most mmorpgs
fickle wigeon
i was playing ff14 and in main story i helped the sultan to stop a very dangerous criminal and my friend came after me to do the same, you are doing something important in the story but so everyone else
woven vale
Kill quests if taken enough will disappear (I believe)
The game is more player driven than story driven.
fickle wigeon
she were talking to me like a saviour and its kinda immersion breaking
woven vale
So you make your own stories like that one time you raided a caravan all by yourself, ect.
woven vale
Yes and players everywhere (aside from 2 safezones, which is housing).
You will have to fight guards though, and may gain corruption
fickle wigeon
how important will the npcs gonna be
woven vale
Some NPCs may be invulnerable due to convenience sakes (though this is unknown)
The Npcs will be fairly unimportant aside from the mayoral one (choosing to run for election), and quest givers, the rest are shops or there for immersion
fickle wigeon
will we be able to sabotage the cities before launching an attack to get an advantage
woven vale
Officially no, but you can kill people, attack caravans, and do other malicious actions to weaken them.
Note: Killing may result in corruption
fickle wigeon
lets say im a citizen of the city A and killed a guard from city B, am i gonna be a wanted criminal in my own city or is it just for city B
woven vale
Node B only, unless Node A is the vassal or lord of Node B
Or has some other alliances
Guards are planned to be strong.
Not ESO level impossible, but killable with some effort.
fickle wigeon
can we expect assasination as a job that has an effect in the world
woven vale
We have bounty hunters but no assasination
velvet spear
Technically yes if you consider assassination during a siege impactful. Depends on how respawning works but you could do some devastating things if you grab someone important on their way to the battle.
fickle wigeon
can we kidnap people
woven vale
No.
fickle wigeon
😦
woven vale
@velvet spear I view assassination as it's own system, and killing in a pvp environment as ganking
fickle wigeon
@velvet spear I view assassination as it's own system, and killing in a pvp environment as ganking
@woven vale like killing the mayor to damage node's economy
velvet spear
We'd be splitting hairs on the specifics, but for me a planned out PK w/ the intent of disrupting the enemy in a specific way would be assassination whereas ambushing someone just b/c they're in the wrong place at the wrong time would be ganking. For me, if you know a specific player is leading and shotcalling a team of defenders so you go and specifically hunt him down behind enemy lines you could argue it's a tactical assassination.
woven vale
Fair.
fickle wigeon
Can we respawn during the caravan travel
fickle wigeon
How far?
woven vale
And it'd likely have been raided by that time
One of the nodes that are somewhat in the area
So a fair distance if you've made it halfway to your destination
fickle wigeon
So invaders got a massive advantage
woven vale
They get the element of surprise
Nothing else.
They also have to respawn around as far
fickle wigeon
Is there a limit to participant count
woven vale
In what?
fickle wigeon
Caravan raid and defence
fickle wigeon
Isn't attacking in general more profitable
woven vale
Unless you make a counter offer, yes.
tribal silo
How will castle sieges work? Guild vs Guild or just 250 players gathered together vs 250 other players
woven vale
250v250
GvG is a separate feature
Where a guild leader declares war on another guild
tribal silo
Yeah but like, do you just walk next to the castle and click something and it triggers it or is it just a big event that players/guilds/groups can just apply for and then have the chance of capturing the castle
tribal silo
Yeah castles
I dont really understand how the so called ''winner'' will be crowned ruler of the castle after a siege
woven vale
The biggest guild contributor wins the castle, I believe it is signup but not 100% sure on that
Though it may be anyone in the area as well
tribal silo
Ah so lets say that I'm a guild leader and I contributed alot, when the guild captures the castle I become the ruler?
woven vale
The guild leader always becomes ruler
It depends if you completed all your objectives
And sieged and won the siege
tribal silo
Oh ok
woven vale
Then the most contributor guild becomes ruler
If the defenders defend, status quo is maintained
fickle wigeon
What if you got 2 castle?
tribal silo
I dont think you can
tribal silo
Yeah
tribal silo
You'd have to be the strongest guild out there
fickle wigeon
Let's say you managed to get it
oak depot
Easiest way is get one on month 1, then get a 2nd one the following month while defending first
woven vale
@oak depot I thought another guild in the alliance can obtain it
But not THE same guild
tribal silo
Is there a guild member limit?
oak depot
300 is max
We don’t have set in stone numbers as testing will adjust but guilds depending on whatever guild perks they pick will cap out between 30-40 minimum and 300 max
fickle wigeon
Why would you upgrade your member limit when you can make another guild
What is the benefit
tribal silo
Sooo.. wouldnt that kinda make people fight while sieging? If you get all 50 of your guild members and another guild does the same, the main objective is to become the leader, and since every guild leader wants to become the castle leader why should my guild or the other player's guild help sieging ?
woven vale
You could have 4 guilds of 50 in an alliance.
spiral pine
managing sub guilds might be harder than one big one
woven vale
@tribal silo You fight and whichever guild contributes more is leader
fleet rock
so here's a good question
oak depot
They anticipate that happening. Nothing stops someone in an alliance taking the castle from another alliance helping them. Part of the game.
fleet rock
is there a fighting cap for a node? like you can get 250 v 250... but there won't be a 250 v 250 for a encampment right?
tribal silo
Contributes in terms of killing faster? Breaching the walls faster? Spending more money and hiring more people or what?
woven vale
@fleet rock 250vs250 cap as of now (may be changed to 500v500) for lag and server purposes
oak depot
It’s not a contribution thing. To take a castle you channel on the final objective a 2 min channel to take it
fleet rock
yeah but is the cap ever changed for how the big the node is
or does it alter depending on the stage of the node
oak depot
Your guild must protect you while you do it from being stunned, Cc’ed, killed etc
woven vale
@tribal silo Objectives
fleet rock
like a encampment is a 30 v 30 or is it a 250 v 250 as well?
woven vale
@fleet rock All 250v250
fleet rock
ooo nice
woven vale
The only cap is due to technical constraints
fleet rock
ye
woven vale
@oak depot They do.
Incorrect, due to technical constraints node will have a cap. This may be pushed to 500v500, but it will be capped whether soft or hard is to be seen.
oak depot
I am always happy to be corrected if you provide the source. I believe the info you are stating was in context of Castles only
My understanding is they are looking to increase the cap to 500v500 for Castle sieges if they can get there from Technical Constraints point of view. I could be wrong or we just don’t know but no where have I seen Steven or a Dev say that Node Sieges will be capped. I don’t know everything though as we are pre-Alpha and thing are constantly changing
woven vale
Im fairly sure that Steven at one point stated that 250v250 was a technical zone constraint for both
Looking for it ATM.
surreal elk
@woven vale incorrect as you are referencing castle siege. Node sieges are currently uncapped
250 v 250 is the current castle siege 500 v 500 is the goal for siege for castles
oak depot
The reason Castle Sieges are capped is they want it to be more of a Guild vs Guild (or Alliance vs Alliance) thing whereas Node Sieges are Attackers vs Defenders as Guilds can’t own Nodes (with minor caveat around Patron Guilds of Nodes)
oak depot
No worries. We all just want to learn and help others learn. Been wrong recently myself about something.
oak depot
@simple ether slowly catching up to your knowledge 😁
edgy spear
suggestion: i think you could travel across severs. For example, you are in an EU 1 sever but you could travel across to EU 2 sever, EU 3 sever and so on.
spiral pine
that makes no sense at all
desert ivy
full badger
Since it's not a question please take it down to #aoc-discussion please
edgy spear
Sorry
desert ivy
Because you obviously don't understand the core principles of Ashes if you think that would work
edgy spear
Fair enough
pliant citrus
ok so, lets say you are in a guild, if no 2 servers will be the same, will the guild be exclusively in that particular server and not in any other different servers?
desert ivy
Yes
You can't go to different servers at all, each server is unique
if you make a character on one server, a guild on one server, or anything else, you cannot go to server 2 with those characters/guilds if you're on server 1
untold schooner
@oak depot some of your prophecies was wrong, and i thought i can look up to you
pliant citrus
ohhhhhh
thx
so can you choose which server you stay in? or will it be randomly assigned?
sharp bramble
You can choose what server you want to be a part of
oak depot
Can’t hit a home run if you never bat, you know what I mean?
pliant citrus
ok, so im guessing if you want to go to a different server you will have to make an alt, correct?
sharp bramble
Yes
pliant citrus
ok, thanks for clearing that up for me
untold schooner
how many square foot are we talking about?
full badger
@sharp bramble regarding freehold size, the footage shown in this livestream will give you a bit of an idea https://youtu.be/SUkEWE6kBMc?t=1016
sharp bramble
Yeah I dug a little deeper to try and find an answer and understand now hence I deleted my comment lmao. Thank you though! I appreciate it
untold schooner
you can't dig underground for freeholds apparently
worthy fox
Hey everyone. I am a kickstart backer for the Founder pledge so I should of gotten everything founder and prior, also the kickstarter unlock bonuses for unlocks through people doing the kickstarter. I never got a code for the game or my bonuses. Anyone know what to do?
I checked my email, spam and kickstarter messages
sharp bramble
Do you mean like basements or underground freeholds in general? According to the wiki basements are still being decided
I have no clue about kickstarter info to help you sorry
digital yacht
Hey everyone. I am a kickstart backer for the Founder pledge so I should of gotten everything founder and prior, also the kickstarter unlock bonuses for unlocks through people doing the kickstarter. I never got a code for the game or my bonuses. Anyone know what to do?
@worthy fox
worthy fox
@digital yacht Thanks
rancid trail
Do you mean wipe your character's level and start from level 1?
fickle wigeon
thats one part
reef osprey
@fickle wigeon you can just create a new character
fickle wigeon
is there limit to how many character we can create
untold schooner
you can't reset your level higher then your actual level
reef osprey
some limit, yes.
We don't know how high it will be
they already promised a "comfortable amount"
since they aren't selling Character Slots, i don't see them make it artificially low either
rancid trail
I am comfortable with a comfortable amount of characters.
fickle wigeon
lets say im a member of the guild A in my character A, when i make a character B will i be still in the guild?
or will it be completely seperate
reef osprey
@fickle wigeon each character can join a different guild
reef osprey
@untold schooner one guild per character
not one guild per account
fickle wigeon
can i reset my skills via in game quest or i item if i screw up in the process
untold schooner
@reef osprey correct
reef osprey
@fickle wigeon yes, there will be opportunities to respecc. You can also choose your secondary archetype
You can't choose another primary archetype though.
fickle wigeon
will we be able to see all of the skill tree at the start or do we have to wait to get to that level
untold schooner
with data mining prob
reef osprey
@fickle wigeon we don't know that yet.
But usually, you have there are community build calculators to find online
pre-release
untold schooner
@fickle wigeon can use yur alts as spies, but how much you can make use of that information is still ?
fickle wigeon
in wiki it wasnt specified how strong are the summons
what can we expect from them as one can summon 3 of them
fervent ledge
Summoners will be the last thing they will touch unfortunately. I'm also waiting to see how they will work cuz i'm tired of playing the same heal/tank/mage/melee/archer class
i want a true necromancer
fickle wigeon
i hope we can see some action in alpha one no nda part
fervent ledge
something along the lines of lots of minions, like the Witch Doctor of Diablo 3 where you can have around 10 summons with you
Lineage 2 you were only able to have 1 maybe 2 summons and thats it
fickle wigeon
limit is 3 according to wiki
rancid trail
Unfortunately I really doubt they will bring the summoner to such an extent. I just can't see them rationalizing one class spawning 10 minions with each their own AI and animations.
rancid trail
I imagine a summoner being able to specialize in one type of summon, be it support, dps or tank. Not all three at the same time, not at a high level anyway.
fickle wigeon
reef osprey
i hope Summoners are really fucking hard to play, so all the summoners chew their own face off when playing it
rancid trail
That would be hilarious. Something on the level of Invoker from DotA where you basically have your own minigame in your ability bar.
fervent ledge
Would be op if you could kill mobs and trap their spirit as your summon and depending of the grade of it you would only be able to summon 1/2/3 of them
fickle wigeon
will there be a holy skeleton?
rancid trail
I think it would be really cool if some class combination (Mage-Mage, Mage-Rogue or Cleric-Rogue) would really reward skillful play, but punish if you try too hard and fail. Flying ever closer to the sun in search of power but go too far and you crash and burn.
keen scaffold
Hi, probs a repeat questions but are all lvl 0-2 nodes contain only low level mobs? id like to learn the game by myself with a friend on release day and we had the idea of just walking far away from starting areas to start the game lol
rancid trail
I think so. The mobs grow with the node.
fleet rock
yeah by what has been said probably a bad idea since mobs only develop due to nodes
so there would be no incentive to travel except to go between nodes
rancid trail
Higher-level nodes do not erase the low-level mobs. New, stronger, mobs just appear there as well.
keen scaffold
soo thats a ok idea right?
reef osprey
@keen scaffold primarily yes.
There will be a spawn table, for example for the Node Level 1
30% of Monsters are Level 1-5
30% of Monsters are Level 6-10
15% of Monsters are Level 11-15
10% of monsters are Level 16-20
10% of Monsters are Level 21-25
4% of Monsters are Level 26-30
1% of Monsters are Level 30+
keen scaffold
I see
rancid trail
I think so. Seems like a really cool idea, starting your own adventure in a place far away
You can only do that at launch too
reef osprey
and with higher node levels, these spawn tables will spawn upwards
keen scaffold
yea we kinda just wanted to pick a cool looking spot on the map and develop a node from scratch
modest kite
Heyo! Got a question; is it possible to upgrade the prepurchase package? Eg. Buy the 75$ version today, and upgrade to the 250$ one in a few weeks? Also, is the stuff included in the package purchaseable seperately? I'd like to buy the pet, for example, but would like to wait or another mount-skin to come out.
fleet rock
developing a node with 2 people wouldn't be possible i'm sure
reef osprey
@modest kite completely possible, yes
@modest kite
regarding singular purchases.
You need to have your initial pack, afterwards you can buy future cosmetics seperately
cosmetics of equal or lower tier packages*
keen scaffold
yea itll just take longer with 2 people but eventually people will come anyway just wanted to start the game out ourselves lol
modest kite
Awesome! Thanks alot
Too bad that you can't buy the skins of higher tiers separately.. I really love the design of the clothes & the pet, not so interested in all the other things though.. feels like a waste to give 375$ to a package I'll only use half. Is there no other option?
untold schooner
cant wait to see a player traveling from a node level 1 to a node level 5 and get run over by mobs
woven vale
Nope, it is a tier system for that reason , cosmetics considered 'higher' requires more cash @modest kite
sharp bramble
yea itll just take longer with 2 people but eventually people will come anyway just wanted to start the game out ourselves lol
@keen scaffold I don't think you'll be anywhere with just you and your friend on launch day. Plenty of people will have the same idea, to branch off from starting areas. So it might not be a huge amount of people but there will most likely be others sharing your idea
That being said I intend to do the same tbh. Or at least wherever the guild chooses lol.
onyx knoll
@modest kite You can wait for the next pack and see if you like more of the design options ^^
modest kite
@onyx knoll but to my understanding, the cosmetics from the previous packs aren't purchaseable anymore, or am I mistaken?
onyx knoll
correct
modest kite
So.. If I REALLY want that cat and those sick robes.. I'm screwed?
sharp bramble
Nov 4th is when it changes
woven vale
@modest kite Yep, they won't come back, reskins may comeback later on, but those exact skins wont (reskins is a big maybe)
onyx knoll
If you want the robes you have to buy the 375$ pack, yes 😦
modest kite
Well that's what I'm saying, I really would, but I don't think the other things in the pack are worth it for that pricetag.. damn
sharp bramble
I mean 9 months sub time and 125$ cash shop currency ingame is pretty nice imo
plus name reservation. I plan on buying it when I see that skins I want
I missed the fox 😦
modest kite
Hmm.. True.. But it still feels a waste for the cap, caravan and the homestead skin, I don't see myself using it and that's why I think it's a bit of a waste
sharp bramble
Fair, just gotta wait and maybe hope you'll find a month where you like/enjoy all of the skins
modest kite
True, also, another question offtopic; are rogues able to go in stealth? Does anyone know?
ruby swift
There is a stealth mechanic. It is more like Predator than 100% stealth.
sharp bramble
I don't think rogue abilities have been really disclosed yet have they. iirc from the wiki
modest kite
Predator? would you be so kind to explain?
sharp bramble
There's one thing on the wiki for rogues and it's stealth
" This does not render a player completely invisible. Instead, there will be indicators that can help players "feel out" where stealthed individuals may be.[5]
ruby swift
If you are familiar with the movies, there is a kind of shimmer effect. It is not 100% invisible.
modest kite
Alright, do you think it's possible to make a mage with that stealth feature?
sharp bramble
So from that definition maybe have a theory that the closer you are to someone/someone is getting to you, they may get indicators of you being there
But from a distance maybe not
fleet rock
boob slider in aoc?
ruby swift
You get abilities from your primarly archetype. It depends on if they allow stealth to be an augment, or primary ability.
boob slider in aoc?
@fleet rock Yes, confirmed in 2017
sharp bramble
As stealth being a skill, I don't think it's something another archetype will be able to have.
As defined in the rogue skill tree anyway
woven vale
It may be an augment
Like Fighter/Rogue, Charge: Turn invis for 5 seconds or during charge, ect
sharp bramble
But augments only affect your skills, they don't give you extra skills
So for you to get that same "stealth" ability, is probably unlikely
ruby swift
So for this channel, your answer is unknown at this time. Feel free to discuss your guesses and wants in the discussion channels.
modest kite
See, I was planning to make a mage or a rogue, I love aspects of both of them, especially being invis & doing magic stuff. If mage was able to go invis, I'd buy the 350 package x-x
sharp bramble
In that regards you would just have to wait and see if further information gets released about that and hope it's during when the packs will still be available
woven vale
@sharp bramble Fighter/Mage would make charge a teleport, this is the same line of logic with stealth
modest kite
Alright.. cheers y'all!
sharp bramble
@sharp bramble Fighter/Mage would make charge a teleport, this is the same line of logic with stealth
@woven vale I understand that. But, my point is that for your secondary archetype it's highly unlikely you will get that same basic stealth ability
I'm not talking about augmenting another skill
woven vale
Ah, sorry. I thought you were on augmenting.
ruby swift
Neither of you knows for sure. Take it to discussion. You put it here, it just confuses people.
sharp bramble
All good 😄 I can see where it may have seemed that way. & I made that clear I didn't know for sure lol and said we will have to wait and see. I was still responding to questions with my responses.
modest kite
Is the game planned to release in other languages aswel? If so how far translated is it at the moment?
desert ivy
modest kite
Thanks!
reef osprey
German, French and Russian is confirmed @modest kite
more might be added in the future depending on demand by the community
Translation status @ruby swift
modest kite
Cheers (:
ruby swift
No idea currently. Pretty sure all localization plans were part of the My.com deal and are in a "wait for further updates" state right now.
modest kite
Imagine if you own a Freehold, and the node gets sieged/destroyed, is there an estimate on how much you lose in general? I know someone who's really interested, but the fear of losing stuff and the general thought of world PvP is a big downside for her
fleet rock
i remember there being a main focus on node achievements and node resources being lost as well as your apartments
i think this is it
digital yacht
woven vale
@modest kite You retain furniture but lose resources.
modest kite
Hm, it's quite complicated 🤔
So, you don't lose your house, you keep the furniture, but lose resources?
But if the node is destroyed, and you can't get a permission from the enemy node to further live there, what then?
fleet rock
you lose resources as in like wood
or something i believe
so if you store any resources in the node they get lost
furniture gets saved globally
modest kite
Alright, but the main concern is: the house isn't gone ?
sharp bramble
I think your question falls under this, though I'm not entirely sure
"After the two hour period of open combat following a successful node siege, any remaining freeholds will exist under a grace period for roughly 1 week where another node may take over the zone of influence of the freehold.[70][2]
The freehold owner will be required to undertake a quest process to have their freehold adopted by a new node if one exists.[70]"
fleet rock
like you lose your house, but you get like a save to put your furniture in the same positions again
fleet rock
so yes you lose everything in your house, but it's really easy to get another house and just put everything in there
digital yacht
Hm, it's quite complicated 🤔
So, you don't lose your house, you keep the furniture, but lose resources?
But if the node is destroyed, and you can't get a permission from the enemy node to further live there, what then?
@modest kite u dont need permission as the node wont exist anymore
sharp bramble
modest kite
It is.
@woven vale
but what about this: "The freehold owner will be required to undertake a quest process to have their freehold adopted by a new node if one exists." ?
Hm, all your answers are kinda mixed :x
sharp bramble
I'm just using copy pasta from wiki to what I think your question generally is
reef osprey
@modest kite your house will probably be gone yes.
You will get send a blueprint though. That allows you to put it up at another place
woven vale
^
reef osprey
without too much of a hassle