questions

[arctic sky]

You get money you can put towards sub or cosmetics (15% of whatever the person you referred spends)

If you do price harmonization for your sub cost you'll be locked to that regions servers

[serene prism]

I'd love to participate in it anyways, it's been so long I've been trying to find a game with summoner classes and so much variety and a good eco system. Professions that actually matter.

It's the whole package, plus the devs philosophy it's just great

[arctic sky]

xD that's great! We have to disclaimer it just in case

[desert ivy]

Summoner isn't even in the game yet, so you're not missing out

[serene prism]

That's fair 👍

[serene prism]

Just the ideation of being able to play it in the future makes me feel like a kid again

[serene prism]

Sorry, u mean disclaimer related to what?

[arctic sky]

That they are real testing phases

[serene prism]

Ah ok, I got lost in between messages 👍 👍

[arctic sky]

It's okay

[desert ivy]

A lot of people come here expecting the game to be basically done, so then they realise it's years from release then they get disappointed and ree

[serene prism]

I just discovered it yesterday, still learning all kinds of stuff about it and the more I get to know the more I truly think this is the game I've been searching my whole life no joke

Gonna watch the stream tomorrow 😄

[arctic sky]

Have you visited the wiki? Or ashes101?

They are great for any questions

[open sierra]

i am here since 2 years already 🙂

@serene prism wanna see your reaction 😄

and i think this game will be my end of digging for mmos 🙂

[serene prism]

i saw 2 wikis online but dont know which one the the official one, that ashes101 i was unaware

[desert ivy]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/

[open sierra]

just ask a question about the game

[digital yacht]

there is no official wiki from intrepid they are all fan created, but ashes101 and ashesofcreation.wiki are the main two with the most uptodate info

[open sierra]

most of the people like me have a pretty good and solid knowledge of the game development now

[arctic sky]

We recommend those two links because it allows for more in-depth questions

[serene prism]

ok thanks

ashesofcreation.wiki i thought this one was the most "official" cause it looked very populated with info

[digital yacht]

it is the most official yes

[woven vale]

Use ashes101 and ashes wiki

The wiki has more information, 101 is more honed in on certain topics

[serene prism]

thanks

[desert elm]

Yes, I do actually breed cyborg hypogriffs in real life...

[toxic vine]

How much we know about class design philosophy? Are we going to have big cooldowns (10+ minute) which drastically increase the effectiveness of our role, or shorter, less powerful cd's?

[slender hare]

didnt they mention something about like multiple summoners could pool in to make a bigger summon?

[lusty kite]

Yes, look under siege summons on the wiki @slender hare

[slender hare]

monkey brain go OO thats cool

[molten nebula]

Idk if the forum thread is closed for the livestream tomorrow but if not you Could ask the question there! I’d love to know the answer

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/48089/next-live-stream-q-a-submission-friday-january-29-2021-at-11am-pst/p1

[toxic vine]

Lets do just that!

[molten nebula]

[lapis spruce]

all i wanna know is, if i were to choose Tulnar as my race, can i make a fish-person. like Tritons in D&D? honestly i'd even just be happy with visible gills and maybe some small fins

[lean marlin]

!wiki Tulnar

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Tulnar

[lean marlin]

This is all we know about them.

[teal bobcat]

When do you think A2 keys are going to stop being sold?

[arctic sky]

No idea but they will give warning

[glass flower]

Is it visible on your profile page if you’ve succesfully received your kickstarter rewards? Because I just realised that the emails on my Intrepid and Kickstarter accounts don’t match as they apparently should.

[ruby swift]

Does your forum name have your KS backer level after it? If so, then that account has your KS rewards.

Member, Phoenix Initiative, Royalty for example

[glass flower]

No, it does not I think. I can’t see it anywhere as far as I know. I support my best vet would be to contact support.

[ruby swift]

Yep, they will sort you out for sure. File a ticket. Realize CS does not process them on the weekend, so could be next week depending on load whether you get a response.

[full badger]

@glass flower Please follow the instructions in this article first, just to see if the kickstarter stuff is there: https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034774733-Where-do-I-view-my-Kickstarter-and-other-purchased-items-

If it's not, send a support ticket using the link unknown posted

[glass flower]

Yeah. I can’t see anything. Thanks for the help!

[bold bear]

Does the NDA removal in a couple of months lift all previous NDAs on earlier testing, or just for the testing going forward?
Or can't you answer because of the NDA?!

[crystal flax]

NDA lifts are not retroactive

[bold bear]

So earlier testers will have to be careful to only discuss what they learn from late March onwards. Thanks.

Glad I wasn't involved in earlier testing because I would struggle to remember when and where I learnt something.

[full badger]

That's why I'm glad we have the wiki, as it only contains publicly available information. If it's on the wiki, we can talk about it. If not, it's under NDA

[dire pond]

If its not on the wiki and has not been develop yet, can you still talk about it?

[rose wind]

If you're not bound by NDA you can talk about whatever you want, but people bound by NDA won't be able to confirm or share anything if you happen upon something that does already exist but is protected information under the NDA

[tepid fog]

1 question... is there going to be arena solo queue?

[full badger]

The last quote we had says there will be arenas, and 1v1 combat. However, it should be noted that classes will be balanced around group combat rather than 1v1

!wiki arena

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Arena

[tepid fog]

thanks!

[spiral jasper]

!wiki kings and queens

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Kings_and_queens

[fast moon]

Will corruption make you weaker?

[lusty kite]

@fast moon yes, https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Corruption for reference

[grim breach]

Yes, there is stats dampening with corruption. Only affects PvP for now.

[molten nebula]

I found the answer to my old question, if anyone is interested. A player won't be able to see my HP to know if I'm low HP from fighting mobs

Follow-up to that: say a corrupted player attacks me when I'm flagged as a non-combatant and I fight back. the corrupted player kills me. At what rate do I experience death penalties? Combatant or non-combatant?

If non-combatant, doesn't that punish a player for being a non-combatant? I feel like that would incentivize griefers with corruption to attack non-combatants.

[tulip hatch]

That would be correct, current stance is you will remain a non combatant when fighting a corrupted.

[tranquil willow]

That would be the point, they want to incentivise you to be flagged

[molten nebula]

feels bad tho b/c i don't really have a choice then if I'm not wanting to pvp. I get it though

[reef osprey]

@molten nebula if you fight back, you'll just lose 50% of the normal exp loss

100% as non-combatant
50% as combatant
400% as corrupted

[molten nebula]

check out the pic from the wiki above @reef osprey

if you have a source I'd love to see it bc thats how i would want it to work

[reef osprey]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_death

[molten nebula]

you aren't flagged as a combatant if you start as a non-combatant when attacked by a corrupt player

[reef osprey]

that's correct, you get flagged once you fight back

[molten nebula]

the pic above does not seem to indicate that

(the one i posted)

[reef osprey]

oh, i get what you mean. sorry can't help you with that exactly, not 100% sure

thought it was non-combatant and combatant

my bad

[molten nebula]

yeah, np 😄

Alluring and Gezber are the only ones to have understood my question so far so you're in good company lol

basically the implication of it is that if i wish to be a non-combatant and i am attacked by a corrupted player, it would be best for me to just run away and hope i don't die

or i fight back and risk DPs

[tulip hatch]

Its a good discussion topic for the forums c: but testing will reveal what works or needs adjustments

💪

[molten nebula]

well i appreciate the help all! maybe we'll know soon

[urban thunder]

cool

[hardy light]

How can creators join the alpha testing?

I signed up for the Content Creator program, last August, and received a welcome email then.

I’m assuming the above still applies?

[steady ocean]

Yep

[grim breach]

There is a force flagging mechanic. However, I am not sure if force flag will make you turn from green to purple, or it simply allows purples to hit greens. If force flagging means you will turn purple as a green, I guess that should answer your question?

What I do know is that you need to force flag, even as a purple, in order to hit any green players.

This is an info from the previous PI test back in May 2020, so things might have changed considering they're doing a combat revamp which may include flagging system changes as well.

[burnt epoch]

will there be class specific movement styles and/or abilities? ex: Rogue possibly being able to parkour

[grim breach]

Yes, there will be class specific abilities and utilities.

[nocturne pivot]

Will there be a IK grounding system for foot placement?

[full badger]

I don't know what an IK grounding system is, but there will be collision if that answers your question

[nocturne pivot]

IK grounding means the foot is actually placed on the ground even when there is uneven terrain, like on stairs

[full badger]

Ahh

[nocturne pivot]

ue4 bought the plugin making this very easy

so It's kinda default in ue4 now if the game implements it

Just wondering if the performance cost can be afforded in an MMO

[full badger]

I'd have to go back and look at the footage we've been shown to tell

[nocturne pivot]

I don't think it's there yet, or at least not for mounts maybe for the player characters

[full badger]

@nocturne pivot https://youtu.be/V_hsJPB8y7k This is the latest gameplay footage we have. Take a look and see if you find what you're looking for

[grim breach]

Or you can watch the livestream right now and see it for yourself in the latest video they're showing. Lots of walking around uneven terrains, so you should get your answer from there.

[nocturne pivot]

well it's obviously not there now for mounts, nor would it be a priority, I'm just wandering if it's planned

[brazen fable]

This is my question

[raven glade]

Anyone can point me to more information regarding this: - Players who are part of guilds can pre-register to avoid server lockouts?

[dark jungle]

!wiki server reservations

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Server_reservations

[deft cliff]

I don't think we have any more proper info on it, since we are so far away from release. I'm sure it will be properly announced once it is available.

[dark jungle]

we do i just linked it

[deft cliff]

Alright, my bad then :x

[oak loom]

Will there be any content creators or gaming news reporters granted access to the alpha tests?

[grim breach]

There is an official content creator program.

[rain ice]

Talking about hair as well, i would love to see longer hairstyles for male characters as well. Also curious if there will be other body types, specifically Plus Size body types for character creation.

[grim breach]

Big streamers will probably get them. Asmongold, TimTheTatman and summit1g will have them for sure. Shroud is another one but he's a backer as well. Journalists and the rest, no idea.

[snow wave]

Do we know many more cosmetic packs there will be before they stop giving access to alpha 2?

[grim breach]

No idea.

[knotty pike]

Will food items/creature meat etc rot or are they always fresh?

[grim breach]

They will keep pouring them out until they decide not to. They will give enough time and announce it should it happen.

[drifting path]

im missed the stream did they say when alpha 1 keys would be sokld again ?

[dark jungle]

end of feb maybe

[rapid wave]

Possibly the end of february I think.

I'm just wondering how expensive it would be

[manic marten]

Questions about the ships, will they be WASD steerable or will there be some sailing skill with wind factors involved? Will we have armament like cannons to have seabattles?

[steady ocean]

$500 most likely

[rapid wave]

I don't think it'll be that much

[south silo]

Did they say when we'll get the new cosmetic preview?

[steady ocean]

A few days before the next cosmetic change, which you can find those dates in #news

[south silo]

👍

[steady ocean]

We don't know on the steering, there will be naval combat mechanics.

[manic marten]

Ah cool, WASD is ok but it would be cool if it can be more Sea of Thieves like in the handling

And naval combat mechanics yay!

[desert ivy]

That's how much the original Alpha 1 pack was back in 2017/2018. No reason for it to be less than that now

[rapid wave]

Just seems quite a big difference between $250 and $500. We'll see.

[desert ivy]

Well, there's also the $375 alpha 2 pack on the store right now

So another $125 increase isn't exactly crazy

[grim breach]

The Intrepid Pack which had Alpha 1 was $500.

[gaunt ferry]

Will the game has something like tokens(Similar to WoW) on the auction house to buy subscription just by farming?

basicly people with money will buy them as an ingame item from the store and then sell them at the auction house for players to buy for gold or whatever the currency will be

[drifting path]

if you bought the highest available pack now $300 when the ability to buy the alpha 1 comes out will you just be able top upgrade and pay the difference?

[civic obsidian]

from what ive read about the $ shop no but i could be wrong

[steady ocean]

No, this is a form of pay to win

[dark jungle]

you cant pay for ashes sub time with in game gold

this has been confirmed

[granite elm]

If you purchase an alpha pack does that allow you to seperately purchase all future pack cosmetics from then on, or are those cosmetics ONLY in that months pack and thats it? how do i know one i like more won't be in next months pack?

[stable plover]

@gaunt ferry You can reduce the sub cost through their referral program, and some markets may have cheaper rates for those local servers (like say South America)

[plucky pawn]

@drifting path We'll be providing you an update in February on if those Alpha One sales are returning and how you might be able to upgrade accordingly 😄

[desert ivy]

You won't know. But you can buy new cosmetics separately

[plucky pawn]

@young mortar just hang out with us here in Discord, and get ready for upcoming Alpha Two testing that's included in that pack!

[civic obsidian]

you are able to buy any monthly cosmetic from the monthly pack individually depending on the level of pack u bought previously

[granite elm]

cool, ty both

[plucky pawn]

@granite elm Yes, once you have a pack you can separately buy each individual piece in upcoming packs, based on your pack level

[granite elm]

ty

[plucky pawn]

@young mortar Not at the moment, but we'll be sending you emails with all the details as we get closer!

[drifting path]

@plucky pawn ty n havent been this excited about a game in so long its so hard to be patient lol

[velvet vault]

So I'm a kickstarter backer who upgraded to the Alpha 1 pack in early Jan. When do we get our info to join the test? Few days before it goes live for the weekend?

[stable plover]

@young mortar https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations

[plucky pawn]

@velvet vault We plan to send all relevant testers emails in advance to let them know how to participate in upcoming testing!

[velvet vault]

thanks so much! Appreciate it

[raven glade]

So if I read the above right and I purchase the $375, i get access to alpha 2 with an undetermined date?

[spiral pine]

Yes

[stable plover]

@raven glade Correct, you can also get A2 with the 250$ pack if A2 is specifically what your after

[raven glade]

Do you have any plans for a web implementation of the guild system? A good reference to what I am talking about is the loadstone from SqaureEnix

[dark jungle]

they have a companion app/web interface planned for guild functionality and other things

!wiki companion app

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Companion_app

[rustic verge]

are mounts gonna be like in wow or like in gw2?

[lean marlin]

Can you expand on that question?

[rustic verge]

wow - just use the skin you like most, gw2 - each mount has different stuff to it

raptors can jump for long range ect

etc*

[desert ivy]

Different mounts will have different abilities

[rustic verge]

cool

[desert elm]

I did not know that! I have been asking for a month or two if that was possible, and kept getting shot down! That makes me super excited, even more than I already was!!!

[rustic verge]

also will the mount collection be from just getting em or breeding different ones?

[civic obsidian]

both

[rustic verge]

then will breeding affect looks or attributes like speed size

[civic obsidian]

yup

[dark jungle]

!wiki animal husbandry

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Animal_husbandry

[rustic verge]

hyped

when exactly will the alpha one without nda be?

[desert ivy]

March 19th

[rustic verge]

pogu

[split pilot]

Is alpha 1 map going to be a section of full release map or is it going to be specifically built for alpha 1?

[rustic verge]

I think a section of the map

[dark jungle]

!wiki alpha island

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha_island

[vague bison]

is the forums having issue right now?

[plucky pawn]

@vague bison I'm able to connect okay on my end, is this only in particular browser?

[vague bison]

tried in chrome

exact issue is if i invalid session by clearing cache i can access forums. then i use sign in and the sso makes this happen.

[plucky pawn]

Hmm so you see this only specifically after trying to log in through the SSO?

I am seeing some slowness on my end rn with the forums as well, looks like things are taking a while to load - hopefully just a momentary hiccup here 😄

[vague bison]

yeah looks like all related to sso. the moment i login it get that error.

[plucky pawn]

It appears to be the forums in general at the moment, not just the SSO

[knotty prism]

Hi! I just joined the community and I'm looking foreward to play AoC eventually! 🙂
My question is based around the pre-order packs, as I'm not personally a fan of the cosmetics this month and "researched" a bit on the wiki.
I found out they rotate and looked at the previous packs and saw one I just looooved , but I understand that they are supposed to be exclusive to that month... :/

I find it limiting, because now I don't want to pre-order unless I'm 100% in love with the cosmetics, just in case if something "better" comes up later.
I don't know if it has already been addressed, but is there any way to get a pre-order pack from an earlier month?

If there isn't one at the moment, would you consider to add an option to purchase a 'Pre-order pack choise' in the store, so you can choose the cosmetics from
either earlier or later packs, so no one will feel sad, that they either missed out (As I am/did), or regret they didn't wait (Or didn't know, that cosmetics rotate).
I understand that it is JUST cosmetics, and the main reason to buy the pre-order is for the early access, but for me it's enough to make me wait/not pre-order if I don't like the cosmetics.

Keep up the great work! 🙂

[plucky pawn]

Hello and welcome @knotty prism ! While the cosmetics available in the past are limited and will not make an appearance again, once you have a particular Pre-Order Pack you are able to individually grab the cosmetics from future sets based on the level you currently have 😄

So you do have that option to get the ones you like moving forward as well! Just not ones from the past

[knotty prism]

Okay perfect, thanks! 🙂

[uneven valley]

will we be able to turn off the eye adaptation or adjust the transition speed?

[near stump]

Will shop owners be able to design a business card to give travelers? 😄

[plucky pawn]

@uneven valley that might be something provided in settings; at the moment I believe Steven mentioned during the stream that the team was still working on lighting adjustments generally 😄

[uneven valley]

🤞🏻 adaptive brightness bothers me a lot lol

[plucky pawn]

@near stump we haven't announced anything along those lines, but perhaps your tavern could be famous for something else that travelers can remember you by 😄

[raven glade]

Is there a known system in the game for guilds commision let's say get items through gathering?

[digital yacht]

Tax?

are like guild quests>

[raven glade]

Let's say I need 8 apples for a quest or a craft

[onyx knoll]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Bulletin_boards

This is the closest I can think of that would be similar to what you mention

specifically this bit

[dapper lake]

Can settlements be set up at any point inside a node or are there set locations?

[desert ivy]

Nodes can't be moved by players

[tidal vigil]

Since this is player driven market. Will their be a crafting system in place? Armor and weapons?

[desert ivy]

!wiki artisan classes

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Artisan_classes

[dapper lake]

I mean't more can settlements be set up anywhere inside a node, or is there a set location that it spawns

[onyx knoll]

set locations

[dapper lake]

ok noice

[raven glade]

!wiki chat system

[tender hearth]

wiki results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/User_interface>

...list. User created chat channels. Tavern chat. In-game voice (VOIP) channels include: Party. Raid. Guild. Tavern voice chat. Voice chat is not proximity...

2: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds>

...common area chat for members and it will allow affiliations and gear that can be attained as well. – Steven Sharif We have a specific system that relates...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alliances>

...common area chat for members and it will allow affiliations and gear that can be attained as well. – Steven Sharif We have a specific system that relates...

[celest rose]

can u play this game now?

like if u buy some pack?

[lean marlin]

No.

[celest rose]

best mmo to play right now then? 😄

[runic blade]

WOW if you need an actual multiplayerbase. ESO if you just wanna play a good story with multiplayer sprinkled on it. FF14 if you need a more balanced MMO

[celest rose]

ok thanks!

[digital yacht]

Bless unleased for best of all 3 worlds

[woven vale]

If you want a good story go SWTOR, ESO has good pvp (once you get use to combat tho), the lag is just....terrible

[slender shuttle]

are there any collectibles in the game? will there be separate bag space for collectibles? mounts? crafting supplies etc.. as most games have these things because they take up so much inventory space

[runic blade]

So uhh what happens if there are too many regulars in a server and not enough nodes to accomodate housing

[coral cove]

Do you guys think the game will run on an old setup with a Ryzen 5 1400 and a 1050 ti?

[runic blade]

??

[ruby swift]

Most of the inventory storage questions have not been clarified yet. The answer of weight vs volume has been asked and the current answer is "we are working on it." There was a backpack system planned where you could have specific backpacks with more storage for various types of "stuff," but that was an early development discussion and we have no further info. Since any gear can be sold, and mounts sold at any time, doubt you will see an exploitable inventory system that allows players who have taken specific crafting specializations to be able to circumvent their imagined caps to keep people from avoiding the risk vs reward scenarios of moving goods from places of low demand to high. If I had a mount tab I could easily load up on wanted mount types and move them another place with no risk. But as said before, they have not clarified many of those details.

[slender shuttle]

thanks @ruby swift

[ruby swift]

They have stated a few times that they are looking for a 5 year legacy on software and hardware at release. Meaning if your stuff is under 5 years old, you should be able to run Ashes.

[coral cove]

Thank you

Also, probability of dedicated SEA servers or would I be playing OCE servers?

[ruby swift]

!wiki regions

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions

[coral cove]

Thanks, again!

[runic blade]

No one's going to answer me? oof

[ruby swift]

Sorry, your question was confusing. Do you mean that there are not enough players to support housing, or enough housing to support players?

!wiki player housing

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_housing

[runic blade]

What if there are wayyy too many players in a server that the amount of houses Nodes have arent sufficient?

Can players start a completely new Node from the ground up? If so, what if there are too many nodes built that the game loses its entire open world because a majority is a node

[ruby swift]

Then they will want to help burn nodes down to free up housing availability. But some of the math 5heads here have worked out the available space, vs stated instanced and in node housing numbers, and said nothing to worry about.

[runic blade]

huh thats reassuring lol

[ruby swift]

It is one of those hard to answer theoreticals because we are missing the hard numbers to calculate that.

[runic blade]

Maybe a server cap would help ?

[ruby swift]

The wiki on nodes can be confusing to newer community members. I also recommend Ashes101.com if you are looking for more easily digested information topics. There is already a server cap in place and a number plan.

!wiki nodes

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Nodes

[strong talon]

how do I download the game. I bout a kickstart a couple years ago and can't find out how to download the game now

[desert ivy]

There is no download cause it's not out yet, we're also not currently in any testing phases atm

@strong talon You have the glorious apoc tag which means you have Alpha 1 access. You should have received an email inviting you to participate in the December 18 - 21st test. The next test is in February so make sure to keep watching your email

[twilit panther]

Has next months pre-order cosmetics been revealed? When is this months gone?

[full badger]

I don't believe we've had any leaks or information about February's cosmetics just yet. The changeover will happen on February 10th #news message

[velvet yacht]

Theres a schadule in the wikia right? its quite organized

[full badger]

A release schedule?

[teal island]

so this gets asked a lot probably but what is an aproximate development time the game will still take in like years?

[ruby swift]

Community estimates are 2-3 years for "live launch." But the community is often wrong.

[cedar basin]

Alpha 2 is supposed to be persistent and could start sometime after may

And is going to stay until launch which will then turn into the PTS

[ruby swift]

Yes, but please add the caveat that these are true alphas and not eastern localization alphas where the game is finished. People need to not think they will be playing a game in A2, especially at the start of it.

[cedar basin]

Right, there will be problems. As testers we're supposed to find them and report them. In fact we're really supposed to bush the boundaries and get creative and find things to break that the devs didn't account for.

It's nice to be able to take part in a real alpha again, it's been years since I've been in one

Push the boundaries, not bush them....

[crystal beacon]

Hello can anyone confirm if a single character is able to master every profession inside a single mastered artisan branch? (for example all the crafting professions)

or are they only able to master a few of a given artisan branch (for example only 2 in the crafting branch)

[cedar basin]

Nope

The wiki says you might be able to master a few but not all

[ruby swift]

this ^^

[crystal beacon]

alright thats what ive heard before too

this quote confused me though lol

Gathering is a parent artisan path, along with processing and crafting. Within each of the three parent paths lies different professions. You may only ever master one parent path. But you may spend time mastering each profession within the parent artisan path.[2] – Steven Sharif

[ruby swift]

Yes, Steven is often confusing.

[cedar basin]

lol

[crystal beacon]

xD

thanks for the help guys

[pseudo onyx]

Is there a way to pay less for the monthly subscription if I subscribe for two or more accounts as one cardholder? Like a family discount? Couples discount?

Will there be options to pay for several months at a time (to save money) or will it only be 1-month subscription?

[cedar basin]

I don't think they've really settled on a subscription amount yet let alone family packs or monthly packs. I assume it'll work like most subs were you can pay for 1, 3 6 or 12 months.

[pseudo onyx]

"4 months of game time ($60 Value)", this is from the pre-order shop

[cedar basin]

Yes but thats at a fixed amount of 15$, a 6 month pack could be cheaper than each month individually

[full badger]

There are currently no plans to offer family discounts or long term subscriptions at a reduced cost

[ruby swift]

They have to deal with several other countries applicable laws. Australia for example allows people to refund unused portions of gaming subs. So a common tactic has been to take the longest sub for the discount, then refund after a month to save money. Or as a way to stop sub-time from ticking down. Until they tell us, it is speculation beyond the $15 a month.

[cedar basin]

I didn't know that about australia

[severe mauve]

When will they release the preview for the new cosmetics for Feb?

[ruby swift]

While there is no official "leak date" previous cosmetics have in part been "leaked" usually a couple days before the changeover date.

[severe mauve]

okay cool, i forgot what they said in the Dev last night...was around Feb 10th right?

[ruby swift]

I believe so. Also it is always posted in #news in the current months cosmetic announcement.

[severe mauve]

cool thanks

[pseudo onyx]

that is fair. Systems like that can easily be gamed anyway

Any cosmetic recruitment bonuses? Maybe even game time?

[ruby swift]

!wiki referral

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Referral

[north badge]

hey guys is, is there a release date for game already?

[fast moon]

no.

[cedar basin]

2077

😄

[north badge]

lmao haha

[cedar basin]

but if you want to wet your whistle, in a few months (maybe) alpha 2 will be starting up. Now, that's not a normal early access, it's a legit alpha. It's about testing the game out and breaking things, but you'll be able to get your hands on some content

[fast moon]

Will your summons stats (everything outside of appearance) be majorly influenced by your religion, race, and augments?

[full badger]

unknown at this time, sorry

[fast moon]

How many personal shops can one account own?

[fast moon]

Can you use Monster Coins outside of the events?

[runic blade]

Can you play the the game with a console controller?

[cedar basin]

Not at this time

Though if you have your own third party emulator that might work shrugs

[spiral pine]

ive heard controller works

[twilit tundra]

I might use this as my monthly question on the forum, but I thought I'd try here first. Who is in charge of pvp for this game? What other games has he worked on/ played?

[runic blade]

Im just not that good with a keyboard lol

[cedar basin]

I honestly started playing WoW last month with a controller and it's been amazingly fun that way

[runic blade]

how do you use the skills lol?

[spiral pine]

"Controller support will likely be something we work on closer to launch."

[cedar basin]

I might look into learning how to make my own third party type system like ConsolePort, for WoW, if I need to

Easy peasy to use the skills

[runic blade]

how do you cycle between 10 skills on a controller

[cedar basin]

Left trigger and left bumper are shift and control

So I have 10 buttons x4, I can utilize 40 skills

[runic blade]

10 buttons? what controller you using man?

[cedar basin]

figure you have dpad, face buttons (abxy), then triggers and bumpers and start/select

Xbox

Dpad (4), Face buttons (4) right trigger, right bumper is 10

then start and select make 12

but I use those for menus and stuff

using left trigger and/or left bumper as a modifier gives me another bar of 10 each time

for a total of 4 bars of 10

[runic blade]

right trigger and right bumper means r1 and r2?

[spiral pine]

technically an xbox controller has 16 buttons

[cedar basin]

Yes

Right click and left click on the sticks too yeah

[runic blade]

wait whats the basic attack button then?

[cedar basin]

whatever you want it to be

WoW doesn't have a basic attack, but if I was playing a game with one I'd make it R1/right trigger

Whatever is inuititive to you

intuitive

[runic blade]

i would recommend using your best and longest attacks for l3 and R3 and using R1 and R2 for spamming basic attacks basic attacks

[full badger]

Hi guys, just a friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers only. If you wanna discuss things, please move down to the #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion channels. Thanks

[cedar basin]

Right-o sorry!

[runic blade]

yep sorry

[full badger]

Nope. Monster coins can only be used during monster coin events.

[full badger]

I don't believe they have ever said anything about how many stalls a single player can have. Might be a good question to ask for the next dev livestream

[runic blade]

Can you use your freehold to say...open a tavern or a player run casino?

[spiral pine]

yes

[cedar basin]

Yes on the Tavern

[spiral pine]

no gambling though

[cedar basin]

Not sure about a casino lol

[runic blade]

whyyyyy

I want gambling

[spiral pine]

gambling causes issues with laws

[fast moon]

^^

[spiral pine]

in some countries

[runic blade]

not real money????

[spiral pine]

even not real money

[full badger]

As of right now, if the game has a Teen rating you can have "simulated gambling" which is gambling for in-game currency not real world money.

[runic blade]

Just a fun ingame deathrolling equivalent

[full badger]

That may well change between now and when Ashes is released

[runic blade]

yeah obviously not real money!

Just a place like WoW's infamous deathroll hotspots

Did i say something wrong?

[fast moon]

Dumb question but are character display names gonna be unique?

[dark jungle]

yes

[bronze sable]

time to fork out the 375 dollars for name reservation 😄

[spiral pine]

the names are unique per server

[runic blade]

Did they ever test out 250v250 with players? Steven seemed very confident 250v250 will be completely smooth and he's trying to achieve 500v500 in the near future

[spiral pine]

as in there can be more of my name

but on different servers

[stuck bone]

Dm me if you want a lit profile picture

[queen swan]

quick question: since the environment is going to be so engaging, does anyone know if jumping into a lake or a river would remove a burning effect from you?

[dark jungle]

it would probably depend on what is burning you. if it is magic fire then probably not

[quartz coral]

Wrong channel for that fam 🤣

[stuck bone]

Sorry just trying to do peoples profile picture

[quartz coral]

It’s all good ... try going to the #general-discussion

[crystal beacon]

is there going to be inter account trading? for example if one of my alts makes a potion can i send it to another character of mine? (assuming same server)

Alright but I meant exclusively to yourself between your own characters on the same account

and to add to that, would materials be shared on your account as well?

[oblique cedar]

Will the guilds/religions be distributed equally across the world? Or, despite the growth of nodes, certain guilds/religions be available only in certain geographical locations.

[crystal beacon]

Alright! Thanks Jahlon I appreciate it

[steady ocean]

It will be up to the guilds to situate themselves across Verra, although castles will obviously be locations that are contested by the top guilds.

As to religions, players will have the chance to build temples in Religious nodes (as well as shrines on freeholds), so it will also be up to player choice as to which temples are built. Possibility that there will be static locations tied to religion across Verra, but if there are, I've not seen them confirmed one way or another.

[quaint viper]

yo guys! a bit lost on this matter but, what are the dates? if we have any. Betas, Alphas etc?

[desert ivy]

Only dates we have

[quaint viper]

ah cool cheers

[oblique cedar]

Apprecaite it! I apologize, bad lingo. I was referring to organizations, not guilds. AKA "Mage Guild, or Thieves Guild"

[steady ocean]

I'm not sure if they've talked about the location specifics of the social orgs, as in if they are tied to particular node types. I'd imagine all node types will have them as one social org can be the patron of a node if it contributes the most work towards a node by its members. Perhaps others can clarify.

You can find more info on social organizations here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Social_organizations.

[onyx knoll]

Currently no, other then the default one that comes with Unreal Engine

[crystal beacon]

If I buy a pre-order pack in a given month do I automatically gain that month's cosmetics? Or do I need to purchase them also?

[desert ivy]

The pre-order pack contains the cosmetics that it shows

So
$75 - Accessory
$150 - Accessory, Pet
$250 - Accessory, Pet, Mount
$375 - Everything

[crystal beacon]

But in the shop it still has the option to buy the individual cosmetics even after I bought the pack. So I should ignore it and assume I already have those right?

[desert ivy]

Did you buy the pack this month or in a previous month?

[crystal beacon]

This month

[desert ivy]

Then it's probably just a bug. You can check in your inventory to double check that it gave them to you

[crystal beacon]

Oh alright. Thank you

[arctic sky]

This also allows you to buy the next months cosmetics individually

[crystal beacon]

Ye i know but in the shop it showed this month's cosmetics as if I didnt have them already (with price and everything) and that threw me off XD

[long yoke]

Will we be getting a rogue oriented pre-order pack any time soon? Almost all of the packs have been for mages, except for a handful for warriors, but none so far for rogues

[crystal beacon]

False alarm. I logged out and logged in again and now I have everything as normal XD thanks everyone

[placid vessel]

@long yoke Hard to say, nobody knows what the next packs will feature aside from Intrepid themselves

That too

[long yoke]

well i understand that they can be equipped by any class, but i think its hard to deny that they all look more like mage sets

[desert ivy]

Tbh, the last "rogue-y" like costume we got was probably November or October 2019 so we are due for some

[long yoke]

yeah that was the closest to what i want but i missed it unfortunately

[stuck mirage]

Will there be a sneak peak at the next cosmetics before this month's go away?

nice thank you

[cursive silo]

does anyone know what is the starting amount of max guild members by default?

[lean marlin]

!wiki guilds

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds

[cursive silo]

hmm i see 30-50 for all skill options. has there been any released information of 30-50 guild vs 300 guild? because no matter how you put it, unless it makes it to where you can 1v5 or 1v10 then you will be outnumbered and lose

[ruby swift]

All the info known is in that wiki link.

[cursive silo]

hmm i see, trying to find what are the skills from the guild but i assume they haven't released that info yet?

[placid vessel]

Nope.

[woeful notch]

Has anything been said on whether there will be retainers?

[ruby swift]

As in npcs that follow you around and do questing and such? No, that is not a planned system. There may be various npcs staffing stuff on your freehold, but beyond tavern shop npcs, none have been confirmed

[winter hazel]

Will the new website have a section where you can have a balance? So for example, battle.net has a section where you can add money to your battle.net balance. Will the new website have something like that, since their getting rid of xsolla?

[woeful notch]

sort of? i meant like what ff has. retainers you can summon with a specific item and can be sent off to gather materials for ya

[ruby swift]

There has also been no info on "mission npcs" like that either.

[ruby swift]

Unknown what is going on with that. Wait until the reveal nearer the end of Feb, to see what features they change or add.

[winter hazel]

well i got a whole bunch of gift cards for xmas and bday and im gonna use it to buy alpha 2, but not sure if i should buy it now or wait

[ruby swift]

The "plans to remove Xsolla" have been ongoing forever it seems. Up to you what you do, but I would not hold my breath on the website rollout meaning that Xsolla is going away at the same time.

[quartz coral]

Xsolla runs the world

[crystal beacon]

!wiki craft

[tender hearth]

wiki results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crafting>

...need to collect those in order to craft the pigments to craft a greater pigment that might be present in the in the crafting of a higher level item. So it's...

2: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Legendary>

...buildings on their freehold to produce rare materials. Crafters must also satisfy certain prerequisites to craft legendary equipment. The amount of effort needed...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gathering>

...need to collect those in order to craft the pigments to craft a greater pigment that might be present in the in the crafting of a higher level item. So it's...

[woven vale]

!wiki artisan

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Artisan

[runic blade]

I know there's only 5 metropolis nodes can be in a server simultaneously, but what about city and village nodes? Do they have a cap?

[woven vale]

Yes as a city will lock out nodes next to it from being a city and so on

[crystal beacon]

Do we know the system req for the game?

[desert ivy]

No, the game is still a long way from completion and as such, the requirements will increase as we get closer to launch. The only requirements we have are for the alpha 1 tests

https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048506033-What-are-the-minimum-requirements-for-Alpha-

[tender wren]

i think say said they want to aim for a 970 or 960 minium if i remember correctly

[runic blade]

huh thats lower than I expected lol. Can that handle sieges?

[topaz raft]

I am assuming because Noone knows what a Phoenix actually would sound like, they just stuck with the basic Red Tailed Hawk call for now?

[grim breach]

The target is hardware 5 years old from the date of release.

[tender wren]

no idea, i just remember them saying something like that a while ago on a stream

yeah, i think that was it

[rigid rose]

Recommended and minimum Hardware specs will be updated closer to launch

[runic blade]

Can you design/ get a secret hidden storage area in your house when building it?

[rigid rose]

Unknown at this time

Designing secret rooms and things like that prolly no

[ruby swift]

I didn't do nuffin. And a hidden area wouldn't help you avoid the resource sink when your node was destroyed.

[runic blade]

Because your items are not safein auction houses or node houses so I need to have a storage area in my freehold lol

[rigid rose]

Not safe in freehold if node falls to a siege

[runic blade]

wait my freehold gets destroyed if my node gets destroyed

??

WHAT/

[rigid rose]

After the siege there will be a time period that freehold is able to be attacked and destroyed

[grim breach]

Storage in your freehold can be looted if you fail to defend your freehold after your node failed to defend itself.

[ruby swift]

There is a two hour window where it can be destroyed. If it survives, it has a week to fall under the ZOI of another level 3 or higher node, or it goes poof.

[rigid rose]

You will keep completed items in freehold and blueprints

[runic blade]

Hmm yes, if only there existed a hidden storage that keeps items....hidden

[rigid rose]

Part of the Mats will be lootable

[ruby swift]

There is no safe storage of gathered and processed goods. It can all go away.

[ruby swift]

And part will be "sunk"

[rigid rose]

Yas

Poof

Mechanics to hide your mats is almost for sure not going to be a thing for freeholds

[runic blade]

not very casual friendly , if you ask me

[rigid rose]

Risk vs reward

[runic blade]

saying that doesnt automatically make it casual friendly. You can have that while letting casual players progress

[rigid rose]

Your reward for not losing a node siege is that it will not happen... is big reason people will want to pitch in and defend their node

[grim breach]

Or maybe the game's target audience is just different.

[ruby swift]

I have a person in my gaming group who has prime housing on AA that she has had for years. Doesn't play, logs on every month or so to add maintenance just so she keeps the property "just in case". Ashes will not have that.

[rigid rose]

If you do not lose freehold there is no reason to defend

Or have chance to lose

No one would live in the node city then

[runic blade]

You lose your house?

thats kind of a reason to fight?

[rigid rose]

Not if you do not have a house in the node city

There are limited housing opportunities inside cities

[runic blade]

Then I think you wouldnt even be citizen of the node

[rigid rose]

If your freehold is in the node ZOI it will be able to be attacked after a node siege destroys the node be you a citizen or not

[runic blade]

I simply wont have it near a node of my citizenship

[rigid rose]

Ummm k 🙂

[grim breach]

AFAIK, anyone can attack and anyone can defend a node, regardless of citizenship. Therefore, you still have the responsibility to defend the node where your Freehold resides.

[rigid rose]

Yas

Your node you are a citizen in might attack where your freehold is 😆

Poof

[runic blade]

As long as my freehold doesnt be near my Citizenship node Im fine. I dont wanna lose both houses in a single run

[full badger]

If you're a citizen of a node that gets attacked you will automatically be flagged as a defender (I don't know of any way to change that). Outside of that though, yes anyone can attack or defend a node

[runic blade]

Also, can other players steal stuff from your house without sieges?

[rigid rose]

No

[runic blade]

ok thats fine then

Ill just have my Tavern be located super farther from my Nodal home. Minimising risk

[rigid rose]

Omg ... I have not given you a cookie yet

@runic blade cookie 🍪

[runic blade]

????

thanks

[rigid rose]

U r welcome

[runic blade]

more of a chips guy myself but....you do you

[grim breach]

Ah yes, forgot to clarify that. The first bit is very important. Thanks.

[rigid rose]

Is ok you now have a cookie therefore your life dreams are complete

Yay!!

[runic blade]

So going on the risk v reward system. Will siegers be punished if they fail? Cuz defenders are losing a whole lot if they fail.

[woeful zephyr]

Well, their node could potentially delevel completely

[runic blade]

potentially?

[woeful zephyr]

Isn't it either it delevels once, or completely? I forgot what Steven decided

[full badger]

The attackers have already lost a ton of resources just to initiate the siege. If they fail to win, they will have lost all those resources for nothing

[woeful zephyr]

But recently he said they talked about nodes completely deleveling back to 0 I think

Oh you mean attackers

I thought you meant defenders

[runic blade]

But the cities also spent a crapton on resources on defense anyway. That's not a failure mechanic, thats just expenditure

[full badger]

shrugs we don't know yet how many resources an attacker spends on a siege vs a defender

[runic blade]

Nah man it's just expenditure. Especially if the city has a guilds supposrt and access to those jobs in plenty

[bold bear]

If I start a siege on a nearby node that is the same level as my (citizen of) node, then during siege preparation, my node becomes a vassal of that node (it just levelled up). Could this happen? How is it resolved?

[ruby swift]

Most likely the world manager would resolve that conflict. We know from some statements that siege declarations halt some node processes. Advancement could be one.

[bold bear]

Thank you. It might be a tactic to spend a stack of resources on a siege just to sabotage that nodes development. We will have to wait and see.

[crystal beacon]

How long are seasons and days in irl time

[dark jungle]

!wiki seasons

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Seasons

[crystal beacon]

And a day?

[spiral pine]

6 irl hours

[dapper lake]

so on a scale of 1-10 how viable would a tank wielding a two handed weapon be?

[spiral pine]

unknown

[full badger]

We won't know that until beta testing when all the systems are implemented and they start properly balancing everything

[dapper lake]

oky

[glossy portal]

Random question i can't seem to find an answer to: Will you have the ability to display weaponry on your back? Like a shield and sword not just dissapearing when you sheathe them but appearing on your back.

[grim breach]

Yes.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear_appearance

[glossy portal]

Dope, thanks!

[oak loom]

When you select a starting class, does that automatically attach a "role" to you such as support, tank,dps or heal?

[oak loom]

Thanks... with so many classes, didn't want to mess that up.

[cedar basin]

So cooking, has there been any mention of making custom recipes?

I don't remember reading about that in the wiki but then again it was 3 am when I did

[charred timber]

what will the subscription cost be in europe?

[runic blade]

I mean the numbers will change and be adjusted obviously. Itll probably be how much ever you pay blizard

[long yoke]

Will we be getting any info on the Tulnar soon?

[magic tinsel]

Fortunately EUR is more worth than USD so it'll prolly be less.

[tulip hatch]

Tulnar are planned for Alpha 2
There is no recent information on when we will receive more info on them

[magic tinsel]

15 Eur is quite high anyways

not that I wouldn't play it tho - lol

https://tenor.com/view/mon-gif-4387520

[long yoke]

damn alright, thanks. heres hoping for a dev discussion asking for input before then at least.

[magic tinsel]

Wonder if they'll roll out any jobs for EU - currently it's obviously solely US

[dark jungle]

gonna be shaped like a windmill boss

[magic tinsel]

Amsterda(m)n - based in Berlin (;

[cedar basin]

Are node types static? I know their locations are on every server but are they all the same type at the same location? I.E. Node at coords 75 75 is always Divine

[grim breach]

Yes

[bronze sable]

it would be nice if every server had a different set of node types tho

[cedar basin]

Ah, I was hoping that as they hit level 1 it would be random what they turn into

[runic blade]

Wait I thought location where nodes start up are randomky selected areas? Are they preset areas?

[grim breach]

Probably would take too much work because nodes are supposed to determine the narrative and world events of the whole server.

[bronze sable]

yeah, but still 😄

[grim breach]

Locations and types are both predetermined.

[runic blade]

oh ok

[cedar basin]

You make me sad 😦

[runic blade]

Damn the typing should be random tho

[desert ivy]

Problem is that would lead to insane balance issues

If something about a node type or whatever is imbalanced, they can easily make the change to that node type and know that it affects all servers the same.

[runic blade]

eyyo theyre gonna min max it and find the best node location and system balance oof

[grim breach]

Contents will be locked behind nodes progression. If the majority of the population of a server simply wants to min max for combat or other gameplay mechanics only without caring about opening up new content, sure go ahead.

Anyway, I'm getting into #aoc-discussion territory so I'm gonna leave it at that.

[past ridge]

Did the name reservation thing already start? It just says alpha-1 and the first pre-release was in december so

[desert ivy]

No, it hasn't started yet

[past ridge]

So it starts with the full release in April 6?

[cedar basin]

Alpha 1 isn't over until after april/may

then there's alpha 2, beta 1 and beta 2

and there's no listed timeline for those yet

[past ridge]

Well alpha-1 full release starts in april according to the wiki, so ig that's when the whole name reservation thing starts aswell.

[mossy sable]

Does your account name impact ingame at all or no?

alrighty thanks 🙂

[past ridge]

Oh pre-registrations?

[fiery raft]

any news about the EU shop, to get proper taxes, or better said 0% VAT/taxes 😂 ?

swiss has 0% bro

^^ 0%

[desert ivy]

Apparently Switzerland has 7.7% VAT rate

[fiery raft]

damn xsolla always scamms us from swiss with some shit

yeah but 0% on digital goods

[mossy sable]

what about pre-registrations with character names? is there a date when you can secure your name or not set as of now

[tulip hatch]

There is currently no information on reservations
An email will be sent out when that information is ready

[mossy sable]

alright thanks sm

[spark lark]

If I remember correctly they confirmed you don’t need to be near someone to join their guild or friend them on a recent stream, do we know if you need to be close to someone to join their family?

[crystal beacon]

Have Alpha 1 sales started again? Or still no word on it?

[cedar basin]

Maybe end of February.

[crystal beacon]

Gotcha. Thanks!

[bronze sable]

Alpha 1 was only in the most expensive pack, right?

[desert ivy]

Can't buy into Alpha 1 atm. The $375 pack only gives access to Alpha 2

[bronze sable]

Yeah, but I ask in the past

[desert ivy]

In the past it was only sold in Kickstarter Braver of Worlds (mainly $500 except some of the early bird deals) and above packs and the Intrepid Store $500 pack

[spring loom]

Have there been any talks of later packs being put out before the game launches?

[bronze sable]

Ah okay

[magic tinsel]

Weren't the nodes supposed to evolve depending on the sort of progress you make around them? Shame! I was quite excited for this, tho I understand the balancing concerns 😭

[desert ivy]

They do?

[cedar basin]

Ah good

[magic tinsel]

Yay! I'm glad to hear that. I was so lookin forward to push a node to a desired direction.

[cedar basin]

So it's only their locations that are static not their type

[magic tinsel]

Indeed!

"Node types are predetermined and are the same across all servers.[8]

A node’s type is static. It does not change based on the node’s advancement or destruction.[8]"

Like Jahlon said - Welp

I thought it would be great to determine the node type through the sort of progress made around it. At least that's how I understood it first. Maybe we can sweet talk the devs into it 😋 jk

So nodes types being static even was the initial idea? Got myself a grand case of pareidolia 😐

[steady ocean]

Yep

[quasi schooner]

Correct me if I’m wrong but even though the nodes type and location are static, the development of a node is dynamic for each server. So a node on one server could have a metropolis on it in one instance but on another server it could be completely undeveloped making the world as a whole very dynamic for each server. Yes?

[steady ocean]

Correct

[quasi schooner]

💯

[runic blade]

Can you decrease the cooldown to skills like say... Blink to super low level such that it isnt even perceivable anymore and can be used man times if enough points were invested into it?

[dark jungle]

some of them yes

[runic blade]

Blink too?

[steady ocean]

!wiki skill tree

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Skill_tree

[steady ocean]

check that out, will give you an idea

[runic blade]

Super fast teleporting spellsword is definitely my build lol

[desert ivy]

That's definitely not going to be a thing. Itd be broken beyond belief

[runic blade]

But I am going to take it as close I can

oof need to learn more doging skills then lol

[thorny veldt]

From what I heard, even if you could apply many points into blink and make its cd low, let's say 1s,you'd not have many other skill points for others abilities

[runic blade]

I mean Blick with 1 s cooldown and a sword by itslef are wayy too Op lol

[steady ocean]

[runic blade]

This one doesnt even mention a cooldown???

[dark jungle]

that is the mmo skill

the other one relates to APOC

[runic blade]

So does it have a cooldown or not lol. Cuz the next skill mentioned a cooldown without specifying it

[steady ocean]

And just because it does not list a CD currently does not mean it will not have one. We do not have the full details of the skill as they are still being fully developed.

[dark jungle]

yes the wiki echos the information that intrepid has given us

so far they have given no information on cooldowns for the mmo blink spell

[runic blade]

Damn ok, But a fast spellsword does sound awesome lol

[desert ivy]

Blink is a mage spell so Spellswords wouldn't get it anyway

[runic blade]

Will there be cantrip type spells tho? Like no cooldown and a basic attack

[runic blade]

isnt spellsword, Fighter and mage?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[steady ocean]

Although it may be used to augment a skill of the fighter to turn a charge into a blink like skill.

[desert ivy]

So It has Fighter spells, not Mage spells

[runic blade]

So you get augments from the mage tree?

[steady ocean]

You get skills from the primary archetype, and augments from the secondary archetype

So that blink like charge could be blink like, but it will be different. For example, you may need a target to use it (since the original skill would be a charge at an opponent).

This is just an example, and not necessarily how it will be ^

[runic blade]

So, I mean they basically said that teleport augments are a things

[steady ocean]

Yes, it augments the primary archetype's (Fighter's) skills, but doesn't replace them.

[runic blade]

Oh So blink isnt blink per se but I would rather get a dodge which teleports me

Also pls answer cantrip question.

[steady ocean]

It wouldn't be a "blink" augment. It would be a teleportation augment that changes the primary skill in a fashion.

There will be a basic attack

[runic blade]

Yes that's what ...I said

[runic blade]

So a cantrip?

You can just use the word you know

[steady ocean]

We don't have the full list of skills, so I doubt it is possible to know currently.

A basic attack is a basic attack. It's an attack with your weapon.

Not necessarily a spell or something along those lines.

[runic blade]

A cantrip is a basic attack but in spell form. Basically a sword slash, but fro mages

It doesnt use mana or cooldown like a normal attack

[steady ocean]

I believe some of the 4k videos where Steven is playing as the Tank showcase the teleportation augment if I'm remembering correctly. Can find them on the official YT

[runic blade]

tank and teleport are not words I thought would see together but Steven does Steven

[serene cipher]

[runic blade]

Wait so uhh you get flying mounts if youre a Castle master or Mayor of metro right? So if you lose your position[by siege or castle raid] do you ose your flying mount a well?

[full badger]

If you lose mayorship or royalty status, your flying mount turns into a gliding mount instead

[honest solstice]

Do we have any spoilers for this months cosmetic pack ?

[cedar basin]

Spoiler: TBA

😄

[bronze sable]

We have the armor, dont we?

[ruby swift]

If the trend of previous months reveals are kept with you will see a couple things "leaked" a day or two before, which will give you an idea on the theme. Feb is always a cutesy sort of Valentine's theme. (refer to the wiki if you doubt) so I would expect something along those lines.

[spark lark]

No that was from a previous pack

If you’re talking about the silver plate armor

[bronze sable]

Ah okay

Thabks for clarification @spark lark

[thorny warren]

When will the new website be online? i forgot

[crystal beacon]

where could I find the information for which stage of alpha/beta we're in right now?

[spiral pine]

we are in alpha 1

[runic blade]

What happens to your house if you just quit for a couple on months?

[bronze sable]

Depends if we are able to pay taxes in advance and how much in advance

[dense mulch]

I heard through the grapevine that sales for alpha 1 may go out again is there any truth to this?

[grim breach]

Maybe. More news at the end of February.

[dense mulch]

Ok thanks I’ll be on the look out then

[late wagon]

I just saw a screenshot of a rogue climbing a wall on the wiki. Do we know if this will actually be something rogues will be able to do?

[spiral pine]

yes but only in certain areas

[fervent ledge]

Anyone knows if the drops will show on the ground or will it be a pop-up window that shows the list of loot? Kinda like Lineage 2 use to do. The mats/gold/armor would show on the ground and you would pick them up one by one

[full badger]

From what we've seen of the game footage so far, looting is very much like in WoW where the body sparkles, you click on it and it shows a list of the loot. Whether that will change or not is unknown

[fervent ledge]

ahhh shame. So its the typical loot system then. Thanks for the quick answer @full badger 👍

[full badger]

No worries

[raven glade]

How often do the items change in AOC shop, i mean are they due to change?

[full badger]

@raven glade The dates of the change are always given in the announcements: #news message

[raven glade]

Thank you.

[summer cipher]

since ive found no suggestion part on this disc, i post it here. It would help very much to change the guild recruitment part, to limit it to 1 post per guild. Right now it is just wall of text spam from the same guilds each week, and very hard to find new guilds in between.

[desert ivy]

That'd just mean the guilds that posted near the start would rarely ever get seen cause they're so far up the list

[summer cipher]

not really ypu could make a list and do links to each recruitment post, saw that in many other discords. Would be a ton better then seeing 20times the same guild post, while also scrolling thru many pages

i actually avoid those guilds cause of it

[desert ivy]

You're basically gonna be avoiding every guild then since most guilds update their guild post every week

If you want a list format, just use the forums

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1egcTceP-JwQ5f3Od3PkXptN__9lvcmkBmpbOhuWO9D4/edit#gid=1553218171

Or just use that

[raven glade]

Does anyone know of any ready made discord bots for AOC?

That the only one, was thinking a class bot or something?

[woven vale]

!wiki classes

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes

[woven vale]

[raven glade]

Not wanting the classes I know those, nvm thank you.

[desert ivy]

What do you mean by a class bot?

Something that assigns you a role for the class you want to play?

That'd be very easy to program yourself tbh

[dark jungle]

you would need 64 roles yeah

[shadow shadow]

do we know which of the divine gateways on the map lead to which race starting areas or not yet?

[desert ivy]

Not yet

[desert elm]

8 discord roles for the 8 archetypes, since the classes do not change the roles last I heard. Could set up a role toggle so people could turn on multiple roles for the server as needed.

Well not even that. Four roles for the eight archetypes - tank, healer, dps, support? Might have multiple archetypes assigned to a role, and some archetypes filling multiple roles, but still only four discord roles to set up

[low lantern]

@shadow shadow it’s speculation, but it’s obvious which gates are tied to which, especially now that we know for sure the Dunir dwarves are top left

[upper orbit]

when is the new pre order pack coming up?

[onyx knoll]

feb 10th

[upper orbit]

Ty!

[late rose]

I have really serious question. Marriage brings profits but its really hard to find some girl in game (even harder if it is challenging game").
I mean solution is simple. If u play with some friend then one of you can choose female character. Problem is none of my friends (and me) wont play as female. Will be possible to marriage other male character?

[desert ivy]

Yes you can marry the same sex

Unless you're playing the Russian/CIS version, in which case you can't cause of the laws over there

[runic blade]

its a game tho, will russian aws really work over games?

[desert ivy]

Yes

To publish stuff over there, you need to abide by their laws

[late rose]

thanks man. Hype in my heart grows even stronger

[woven vale]

Same with China and so on. Games aren't beyond the law.

[crisp linden]

if you send multiple caravans towards the same place, will it be possible to let them take different routes (for example as a diversion)?

[safe orbit]

how is the Name Reservation going to be, is it 1st name and second name or wut?

[bronze sable]

seems like right now its only 1 name

no surname

[desert ivy]

I don't see why they wouldn't let you reserve your surname as well since at character creation you have an optional surname

[runic blade]

It'll be more easier to accomodate names with surname tho

[desert ivy]

So no reason you wouldn't be able to reserve "Mon Nom" for example

[runic blade]

I mean people will definitely go for many troll names

[safe orbit]

[runic blade]

Tye nidik will definitely be tried

[magic tinsel]

There are theories about it, but it hasn't been verified yet.

[austere dust]

Will there be more Developer Diaries videos on youtube? I loved thoose!

[runic blade]

They are monthly

[austere dust]

Meant the https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBXnS4gfcxObHcAIBAu_lL01j6lZgHXP

[tulip hatch]

There may be more but no statement as to when we will be seeing them at this time.
Imagine testing is keeping them occupied

[plucky pawn]

Those are a bit more difficult to put together at the moment as everyone is working from home, but we've definitely heard the love for continuing those!

[frank hound]

any news on the cosmetics for this month?

[austere dust]

Dont rush it and stay safe! The fact that you let us glimpse into the making is truly wonderful and awesome.

[tulip hatch]

If you mean sneak peeks of them not yet!

They dont cycle until the 10th so should see them a few days before the change

[frank hound]

got ya thanks

[echo otter]

this is a stupid question for right now but has it been discussed on if we will have information on drop rates for items like in runescape? especially for super rare items

[bronze sable]

so we know that mail is instant and that sending stuff isn't instant, does money count as stuff?

okay, and can I buy cash shop items for friends?

[steady ocean]

You can send them a gift card and they can use that gift card, but cannot gift others skins themselves.

[bronze sable]

cuz I'm gonna grab the 250 dollar pack, but I don't care about bought cosmetics at all

and that comes with 90 dollars worth of ingame currency

can I use it for stuff like sub then?

[steady ocean]

You can use intrepid bucks (from the referral program) for sub time. Embers are used for cosmetics.

[bronze sable]

ah okay

man

[mint citrus]

Maybe this has been answered before... my understanding is that certain dungeons will only be opened/unlocked if the nearby nodes level up. This is awesome from a player standpoint but from a developer standpoint wouldn't this mean there is a chance that they will spend dev time working on a dungeon that could potentially never be accessible?

[wild trellis]

@mint citrus Yep, but this is new industry standard during recent years, look at many of the open world RPGs being created in the past years, two that comes to mind is Witcher 3 and Skyrim, there's TONS of content in those games that the average player will never discover or see. It doesn't make it a bad thing. It's quite the opposite, it feels like you always feels like you're in a world full of wonders and plenty of things that you haven't seen or discover even after multiple years playing the game. Now unfortunately (or not) social medias and discussions between players on different servers, people will read online exactly what happens when X-Y-Z nodes are maxed level, but this on the other hand will create emphasis for player wanted to siege a node to give the chance to go see first hand what happens on that other node

And of course I'm expecting new nodes will appear with expansions but we ain't there yet

[steady ocean]

It will also cause player friction in the sense that a dungeon could be revealed that has really good on 1 server, and may cause another server to want access to that same dungeon, so they lay siege to the nodes in that area to build up the correct node. This really falls in line with Steven's 5 pillars of AoC

[wild trellis]

My biggest concern is as follow; In MMOs where fast travel isn't a thing, people tend to stick in the areas which represent the "center" of the map in order to allow players quick movability for reinforcement should guild war happen or what nots. Has world designers took this into consideration in order to avoid having all servers having a metropolis in the middle of the map due to some inconveniences?

[crystal beacon]

A bit of a tangential question to AoC but how does one get the Glorious Apocalypse Tester Discord role? I remember participating but I don't knew what the criteria for it was

[crystal flax]

That was from before APOC was open to everyone, there was a period where it was closed testing

[desert ivy]

Yeah, the Glorious Apoc tag was for people who participated in the Alpha 1 NDA Apoc Test in like September 2018

[crystal beacon]

Ah, I see

[desert ivy]

before the opened Apoc to everyone

[crystal beacon]

Makes sense, thanks!

[upper orbit]

benefits from referral program?

[desert ivy]

!wiki referral

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Referral

[upper orbit]

ty^^

[timber blaze]

is there a date or release window for ashes of creation

[placid vessel]

No.

We're still 3-4 years out.

[timber blaze]

oh wow

[woven vale]

Guesstimation on my part is 2-3 years, never have seen people argue 4, but who knows.

[timber blaze]

i see where coming up on the beta

[woven vale]

Not beta

Alpha 1

[placid vessel]

not beta, alpha.

[wild trellis]

yeah clearly not 4 years,
Usual time of development for MMO is approx 5years give or take, they've launched their kickstarter in october 2017, making it 4years in a couple months,
Now its an ambitious project, but it should take about 2-3 more years to deliver
Anything more than that and you can start to worry

[keen harbor]

Hey guys, when do you think Alpha 2 will be released?

Is alpha 2 going to be persistent?

[stone swan]

🔮 magic crystal ball says: eventually

[molten nebula]

Yes

Well i think so

[keen harbor]

I'm thinking about buying the 250us pack, to show recognizition to Intrepid for the game but also accessing the A2

[ruby swift]

The intention is for it to eventually be persistent. By persistent they mean that it will be up 24/7 cept for maintenance and patches, and wipes will only occur as needed for testing goals. It is not anything that carries over to live

[keen harbor]

Cool

We're talking June?

July maybe?

[mint citrus]

No

Probably end of year if not next if I had to guess

[ruby swift]

So, "eventually" is key there.

[mint citrus]

But we don't know

[keen harbor]

Damn

[woven vale]

I'd guess end of the year - mid 2022

[keen harbor]

Cuz A1 ends 6 of may right

[woven vale]

Depending on how A1 goes, etc

[woven vale]

I believe it may be extended

[keen harbor]

Ok

[ruby swift]

First large A1 month test is in May, so June? Nah.

[woven vale]

!wiki alpha 1

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha_1

[keen harbor]

Ok so November ish the A2 will be set

[woven vale]

May 6 is last scheduled A1 testing

[mint citrus]

This is just the scheduled A1, they could have more.

[keen harbor]

nov/december

Ohhh

[woven vale]

At earliest IMO

[plucky pawn]

Alpha Two is planned to be our persistent test server, yupyup - though we haven't announced any dates for Alpha Two at this time 😄

[woven vale]

But as of now it's all speculation

[keen harbor]

Ok I see

[woven vale]

https://tenor.com/view/daniel-greene-daniel-greene-secrets-tell-me-gif-20012223

[crystal beacon]

Hey could I get a confirmation on how many name reservations I get with the $375 package?

[keen harbor]

But in generals, when you think about any game that had Alpha testing etc. How long was it between A1 and A2?

[woven vale]

I think you just get one let me take a look.

[timber blaze]

i only say pre-order pack for alpha 2

do you have to be invited for alpah 1

[woven vale]

A1 was for sale back in 2018

But it was taken off once they hit their 10k target of buyers

[keen harbor]

Yeah u can't access a1

[timber blaze]

oh

[keen harbor]

Yikes well I guess I have an other full year of playing Albion Online!!!

[woven vale]

Looks to be A name reservation

[crystal beacon]

Ah

[desert ivy]

You get 1 name reservation

[crystal beacon]

also would you know if its a first name / surname mmo or I can have a single name reserved such as "Pro"

[woven vale]

!wiki name

[tender hearth]

wiki results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations>

...head. This can be the first or last name (family name). The name of the character's Guild is displayed next to their name. The character's nameplate will deteriorate...

2: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Character>

...head. This can be the first or last name (family name). The name of the character's Guild is displayed next to their name. The character's nameplate will deteriorate...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-1>

...prior to Alpha-1. Merchant systems. Player trading. Social organizations. Name reservations. Two to three servers. 1,500 concurrent server population. Daggers...

[woven vale]

You have a first/last, I believe first is optional

[plucky pawn]

Indeed, similar to what was noted on Kickstarter, it is one name reservation that will allow you to reserve a name on a specific server once we open up the reservation process 😄

[woven vale]

But it may be taken

[keen harbor]

Oh quick question, let's say I'm in NA, will I be able to play on EU servers?

[crystal beacon]

Understood! thanks for the help

[woven vale]

Yes, no region locking

[keen harbor]

Nice

[woven vale]

There will also be price harmonization

Say your in SA

You can pay normal rates for all servers (Assumedly)

or SA rates but be only allowed to play on SA servers

[keen harbor]

Oh ok

So I know pretty much the basic of the game right, PvP, caravan, ship etc

Are we going to be able to have différents mounts

Like can I mix a zebra with a koala

[woven vale]

!wiki animal husbandry

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Animal_husbandry

[keen harbor]

This is pure example

[woven vale]

I can't answer that as I'm not too interested in that sorta thing

[keen harbor]

Oh noce

[woven vale]

So I point you to the wiki

[keen harbor]

Thanks!!

I had an other question in mind

So let's say we're playing on Server A

[woven vale]

Im taking a guess shot: server transfers?

[keen harbor]

In 10 years, there is mostly only going to be metropolis right, how will that affect the players

[fast moon]

no

[woven vale]

No

Actually metros have a 5 cap

[keen harbor]

Oh

[woven vale]

A node becoming lvl 1 locks other nodes of becoming lvl 1

Same with lvl 2 and so on

[keen harbor]

Oh ok

[fast moon]

at least other nodes near it

right?

[woven vale]

This is the best node descr

[keen harbor]

What about cityvscity fights

[woven vale]

https://www.ashes101.com/nodes

[woven vale]

It is based on proximity

[woven vale]

Expand on that question?

[keen harbor]

How is that going to work, the mayor will say we're going to war?

[woven vale]

You can siege to your hearts content

Unless you're a vassal node

Or it's your node

[keen harbor]

Let's say Mayor À defeats Mayor B

What happens to Mayor B city?

[woven vale]

It becomes a lvl 0 node

[keen harbor]

Damn

[woven vale]

Allowing other nodes to grow

[keen harbor]

That's so sick

How long u think siège like that are going to take

before the battle ends

like 48h?

It stops when the Mayor is dead?

[woven vale]

I believe it is OBJ based

You can only siege during prime time

of that server

You can also only siege nodes during certain times/specific days

As they are given grace periods after sieges

@keen harbor Does that make sense?

[keen harbor]

Yeah makes sense!

[timber blaze]

is aplha 2 scheduled to come out this year ? i better by that up before the cut off hits

[woven vale]

A2 has no schedule

We only have A1

[keen harbor]

I've heard about an "aura" when u see a player that has a better gear/level than you, is it true?

[woven vale]

It's a buff

Aura is a lvl up anm

Regarding gear maybe some high tier gear may produce an aura for visual purposes

[keen harbor]

Oh ok

[crystal flax]

It's not whether they're better, just to tell you what type of gear they have since there's many cosmetics and any class can use any gear

[keen harbor]

Oh ok

[woven vale]

They will give an announcement and time before they cut off sales

[timber blaze]

didnt even know about the game during kickstarter phase i was to busy wasting my time on wow

[keen harbor]

And races are going to have passives, do we know if it's combat passives or other kind of passive like swimming faster, etc

[woven vale]

I believe it is just stats

[keen harbor]

Nice

[woven vale]

!wiki races

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races

[keen harbor]

So Tulnar will prob have a weird respawn right?

since they are from the underworld

[woven vale]

And racial augments

[keen harbor]

underrealm*

[woven vale]

No

Tulnar were gonna start in underrealm but due to balance and playing with friends

They will now go to the gates

~~ Also who wants to play a filthy tulnar ~~

[keen harbor]

Ohhhh nice

Me

lmao

I mean, esthetically I think they look nice

[timber blaze]

there a factions

[keen harbor]

depends on their passives

[crystal flax]

We don't know what they look like at all yet

[keen harbor]

wym?

[crystal flax]

The silhouettes we had are scrapped

[keen harbor]

Oh

[woven vale]

Old concept art was eliminated

[keen harbor]

Ohhhh ok

[woven vale]

Tulnar-wise

[woven vale]

? Expand

[keen harbor]

Do we know approx how much spells a class is going to have?

[woven vale]

Skills, less than 30

[keen harbor]

still is fucking 30

[woven vale]

You can either go wide with mass skills

Or spend all your sp in a few skils

Making them really good

[keen harbor]

30x64 since there is 64 classes

yeah

[woven vale]

So it's sp allocation

[keen harbor]

that's a lot of spell to learn in pvp

[woven vale]

Do you want many skills but weaker, few skills but stronger, or a bit of both with some passives

[keen harbor]

that's cool tho, meta are going to change

[woven vale]

Remember only 8 classes actually exist skill-wise

The other 8 only augment the skills

[keen harbor]

They augment the skills?

[woven vale]

So once you learn the existing skills of the 8, you generally knwo the rest

[keen harbor]

Wym

[ruby swift]

!wiki augment

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Augment

[woven vale]

Direct example from Steven: Fighter/Mage: Charge is now a blink charge

[keen harbor]

Oh

[woven vale]

Charge is a fighter ability

Now it has blink from mage as an augment

[keen harbor]

it's gonna be the same skills but different?

like the same usage, but a little bit different

[woven vale]

I dunno, we only got 1 example and augments wont actually happen till A2

As they are still making classes rn

[ruby swift]

Yes, skills come from your primary archetype (think class) and are augmented (slightly changed) by your second class.

[keen harbor]

Ok that's cool

So your primary class is reaaaaally important

[ruby swift]

Yes

[keen harbor]

since I heard u can change Ur secondary

[woven vale]

Also you can change your secondary class but not primary

[keen harbor]

yeah

Ok

that's cool

[woven vale]

I like to think 8 different cupcakes with differing frosting/sprinkles when it comes to the 64 classes.

[keen harbor]

yeah that's a good way of explaining it

[ruby swift]

You will be able to change you skill loadout and augments in "rest" areas like a town or freehold. Changing the whole secondary class will require a sink of time and resources like gold.

[dusk nova]

Question on packages - a friend of mine is looking to buy one of the shop pledges, are you able to upgrade those similar to how we did with the kickstarter pledges?

[woven vale]

Yes, you pay the difference

[dusk nova]

thanks

[crystal flax]

When you pay the difference though, you only get the new cosmetics from the month you upgrade, you don't get them from when you initially bought

[ruby swift]

Yes, but there are some caveats on how acquisition of cosmetics works when upgrading.

[dusk nova]

makes sense i guess

all the content in them is the same though, just the cosmetics change depending on what they are on the month you upgrade?

[woven vale]

If you buy the 75 dollar package you get the 75 dollar cosmetic

When you upgrade to the 250, you get all the 250 cosmetics but the 75 one

That is my understanding

You can purchase cosmetics within your pack tier individually

[crystal flax]

Yes, the contents are the same monthly, the only difference is the specific cosmetics offered

[woven vale]

^ Unknown's image

[ruby swift]

Yeah, it didn't like it as link. Had to do copy image

[woven vale]

We really need that as a command.

[worthy hull]

Anyone here know if this game will have support for controllers?

[ruby swift]

And that is "unknown's image" in that I tried to post it. All credit for hard work goes to Alluring.

[woven vale]

Not at launch.

!wiki controller support

[tender hearth]

wiki results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/User_interface>

...Creation Apocalypse may have controller support. The Ashes of Creation MMO is not designed around controller support. Controller support will likely be something...

2: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Action_bar>

...Creation Apocalypse may have controller support. The Ashes of Creation MMO is not designed around controller support. Controller support will likely be something...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ashes_of_Creation_Apocalypse>

...Creation Apocalypse may have controller support. The Ashes of Creation MMO is not designed around controller support. Controller support will likely be something...

[ruby swift]

!wiki controller

[worthy hull]

Thanks!

Wasn't sure how many actual abilities our characters were going to have at any given time

[woven vale]

Less than 30

[ruby swift]

Dammit, too slow this morning. Off to game, Joka has all the stuffz.

[worthy hull]

Well that's a sigh of relief

[bitter drum]

Any indications on when Alpha Two will start?

[mint citrus]

Just guesses.

[woven vale]

Speculation