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barren mantle
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How can i check what access i have? I was a kick starter but i can remember which package i got

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nevermind i see Settler

viscid wing
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so when can i play

desert ivy
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Depends what pack you have

viscid wing
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does the game have a plan on when to launch?

fast moon
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no dates have been given

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but its gonna be a while

viscid wing
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😦

fading mauve
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are all buildings gonna be able to be walked into or is it specific ones like every mmorpg?

ornate quail
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Will account names have an expiration to them? I'd like to register an account name that is taken but says that it still requires migration

desert ivy
fading mauve
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thats what im hoping for

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im hoping theres like multiple taverns and such that host players and its not like theres one central place in the city that everyone goes towards

desert ivy
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Well players build their own taverns which are able to be built outside of the main cities, so that shouldn't be an issue

fading mauve
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yeah, i seen that and that aspect is awesome

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i know that inevitably theres gonna be one area in each city that everyone is in

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im so excited for this game, its unreal haha

sage grove
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Anyone heard of there are plans for in- game voice chat? (Like actually built into the game) Would be pretty great to invite a player manning their booth to a voice chat to haggle over an item. Or switch over to your guild voice chat as an option in game, or have automatic voice chat supported when you form a party, etc.

vast elm
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when is the next cycle for the cosmetics for supporters?

crystal flax
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The current set ends February 10th, each post announcing cosmetics also says when the next switch is going to happen (with the exception of that one time they delayed it because covid)

fading mauve
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seeing that volcano makes me want natural disasters like hurricanes would bring a lot of rain (Maybe like a week of rain), volcano explosions (change a small landscape in the area), etc... like maybe once a month something will happen.. i think itd be a bit of work every month but would be an interesting feature that came to my mind when i saw the volcano xD

wooden path
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So has anyone found Bacon yet?

fading mauve
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true, that man is L O S T

tender wren
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yeah id be nice if the volcano was dorment most of the time, then it errupted durring an event and stuff

heady flare
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Lots of bacon there...

keen harbor
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So, what games are y'all playing till A2? As for me, I've been stuck on Albion Online recently

daring warren
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I play wow classic, CSGO and POE

sage grove
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Oh, you know, war games, crying games, hunger games, mind games

ornate quail
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Anyone know when the new preorder cosmetic packs are released for feb?

young smelt
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Hello, is there a possibility adding chinese language to the game? on the US server

crystal beacon
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Chinese on a US server lmao

young smelt
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Ok

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is that even funny ?

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there are many languages in games from the US

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why do you act like this was never a thing

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is there a way to gain population from Asia

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this game could be huge

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what is the price by the way？

craggy haven
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can we register account names yet?

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ok thx

oak loom
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If I upgrade to the Voyager Plus package, how many names can I reserve? A first and last ... a couple of each? How does that work?

spring loom
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i really just spent 375 dollars for a name reservation, XD worth it?

woven vale
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Same with KS and so forth

oak loom
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single name ... meaning a first or last?

crystal beacon
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as in 1 name i assume.

oak loom
crystal beacon
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if they had a package prior then it may be one of the few things they actually wanted with the cool upgrade. like i want a cool boat skin. but i don't wanna pay £300 for it xD

spring loom
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the armor looks prettty poopy in comparison to the winter pack, hopefully they come out with some demon armor or some edgy shit like that

oak loom
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I'm just doing "upgrades" a little at a time so i'm not shelling out 375 at once

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which I love that they offer the upgrades

full badger
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Hi guys, just a friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. Please move any discussions down to the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels. Thanks

spring loom
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hahaha just wait till they come out with the anime themed boat XDDD

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roger

sudden fjord
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Um when does the preorder things change to the next months one

rigid rose
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February 10th at 11:00 PST

sudden fjord
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Oh thanks

rigid rose
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@sudden fjord

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no prob!

elfin nimbus
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i bought the 375 dollar package...when is the aplha and how do i gain access to play?

cedar basin
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The alpha is split up, right now Alpha 1 is currently on-going and will start up again in february. If you got the package that's for Alpha 2 which doesn't have a start date but will be sometime after Alpha 1 ends in april/may

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!wiki alpha

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Alpha

I am happy to announce the dates for Alpha One testing. This schedule will include Alpha One testers for a 4-day stress test starting on December 18, 2020. Now this first test will remain under NDA, as there will still likely be some considerable polish and bug fixing necessary. I will of course provide some recorded footage of the event so the ...

random vault
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Will any of the testing phases include OCE/Sea server? I want to test the game but is just having server barriers.

desert ivy
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The OCE/SEA servers aren't scheduled until Beta

full badger
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^ yes, but there is no IP or region locking so as long as you don't mind the high ping, you'll be able to test the game from other regions just fine

random vault
keen harbor
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Or use a VPN at worst like Exitlag

random vault
ruby swift
ornate quail
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Is there still a chance for Alpha 1 packs going back up for sale?

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Or has that time come and gone?

steady ocean
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We will have to wait and see what the dev team decides

ornate quail
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gotcha gotcha

limber yew
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btw if you buy an alpha key are you eligible for the betas too or do you have to have a key for the corresponding testrelease?

dire pond
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Buying any A2 pack will give you beta keys too

limber yew
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and if i buy a B1 key i get to play B2 too?

dire pond
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Yes

limber yew
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neat

fierce vortex
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super tempted to invest in the alpha 2 key package, but does anybody know rough ballpark of when the alpha 2 testing begins?

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actually it might be worth just holding out if they're gonna re-introduce alpha 1 key packages

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also yeah nvm I should've just scrolled up and read, so alpha 2 likely after april

spiral pine
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the end of alpha 1 doesnt imply that alpha 2 comes right after

delicate kelp
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Is there confirmation that Alpha 1 is going back into the shop to buy, or is it just rumor atm?

tulip hatch
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An update will be provided this month

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So stay tuned to #news and the other social media platforms
May come in an email format as well

delicate kelp
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Sounds good! thanks

main shadow
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Is there a list of recommended pc specs?

ruby swift
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They haven't updated them in forever. They have a 5 year legacy plan. If your stuff is under 5 years old at release, they say you should be fine.

tulip hatch
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owouwu Yes~ we only have the specs for the alpha tests at this time
Itll be updated as we move forward with the testing phases

brittle root
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I do not believe this has come up, as it is a little obscure of a topic for now:
Has there been a character limit on Guild Names discussed? Ours for example, is exactly 1 character over the 20 limit in a game like FFX|V, and we don't want to end up with a deformed title / mangled version of our name proper after building a brand the next couple of years.

ruby swift
safe estuary
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What are the differences between the Races. I heard every race would have different base stats but does this affect the choosing of a class?
Also do races have race specific skills or boosts?

bronze sable
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hope it's gonna be more like: "this race has 3% better DPS at this class" and not like: "this race is so much better at this class that it makes picking anyone else for it dumb"

vast elm
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I think

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take tank for example, I reckon elves will be more slanted towards evasion tanking, whereas dwarves maybe on reduced dmg and humans on blocking?

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could be completely wrong

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so folks I was wondering, considering how brilliant and ambitious this project is, how does its production cost compare with other mmos?

arctic sky
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We know Steven plopped at least 40mil on it

vast elm
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ok, good to know

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I do love how they haven't spent money on advertising yet they are probably going to be the most successful MMO ever created because of how incredible the game will be 🤣

bronze sable
vast elm
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success based on player satisfaction

bronze sable
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how are you gonna measure that?

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there is probably an asian MMO that has like 3 players that are 100% satisfied, does that mean that it's a good game based on player satisfaction?

vast elm
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it will be clear enough... you shall see 😈

bronze sable
vast elm
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will the tank archetype only be able to fulfil the tank role in a group? or will there be potential for them to take on a dps role?

steady ocean
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Since we do not have information on all of the Tank's skills, it difficult to say at this point. That being said, the Tank archetype is supposed to fill the role of Tank.

From the look of it though it has a lot of utility and I'm sure players will find ways to take advantage of the skills/gear to do things outside of the tanking role. We will get a better idea when we see the combat rework and as we get further along in testing. @vast elm

full badger
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We won't know the full answer to that question until the Beta tests when all the systems are implemented and they start balancing all the classes

arctic sky
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I'm pretty sure it's been said that they will be able to dps but not as well as full dps while no other class can truly tank

vast elm
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okay, cool

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will be very interesting to see how it plays out

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ty

river plank
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can i buy an alpha key for my hubby ? im a bit confused

steady ocean
river plank
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amazing ha ha he earned it i will wait till next time xxx thanks

steady ocean
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keys are not sold separately at this time.

river plank
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he already has a pack but not alpha can we top it up ? or have to buy again the $250 for example

full badger
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You can upgrade to a higher tiered pack at any time @river plank

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You just pay the difference in the packs

river plank
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sorry i got the store bit but just wanted to make sure i got it right xx COVID been hard on the wallet ha ha i wanna get it right

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cheers mist

late wagon
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Since there are secondary archetypes, is it possible that anyone who takes rogue second might have access to invis?

arctic sky
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Only as base rogue

woven vale
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They may have a temp invis, as Fighter/Mage has a charge with blink, maybe it could be a few seconds of invis after a def cd

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But not an actual invis skill

late wagon
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Ok I see thank you

crystal beacon
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is there a roadmap or date which tells us when info about summoner and bard will be released?

desert ivy
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No

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But they're both the last archetypes that will be released

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Current order that we know if is:
Mage/Tank/Cleric > Ranger/Fighter > Rogue > Summoner/Bard

crystal beacon
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thanks, seems like im quite unlucky with my preferred classes

quartz coral
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👀

crystal beacon
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any

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summoner

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news

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pls?

grim breach
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No

craggy totem
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Its an archetype

crystal beacon
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i tried so haaard and got so faaaaar but in the eennnd IT DOESNT EVEN MATTER

bold bear
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Linkin Park. In the end.

woven vale
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Do we know when we'll hear the Bear McCreary music

desert ivy
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Sometime around Beta

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Steven has said he might try and get a piece from Bear before then to tease us with

mint citrus
tired loom
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How often does the store get refreshed?

arctic sky
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Monthly

mint citrus
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Every month - next refresh is Feb 10th I believe.

tired loom
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thank you!!

sterile flower
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Any release date yet?

placid vessel
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No.

tawdry crow
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Do we know if there will be any customization of the camera? COuld we put it in a traditional RPG, over the shoulder style or are we locked into the character being centered?

vast elm
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Steven has also showed footage of him zooming in and out of his character

woven vale
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Standard mmorpg camera zoom in/out with tab, and an action camera viewpoint

broken lodge
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Question From Qallidex: Any info on when they'll stop selling the Alpha 2 packs?

vast elm
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possibly when they start selling beta packs?

woven vale
vast elm
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no idea then

woven vale
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To allow people to buy in

broken lodge
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nice, ok, that sounds good

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Thanks [Potion Launcher Gang] Joka

pine echo
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Have a rando shop question. Are any monthly cosmetics actually restricted based on which game pack you bought?

broken lodge
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yea, the more expensive ones have more shit, they each show what they come with

frank star
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I think someone said the shop resets like next week with new stuff

pine echo
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I mean. The addon monthly cosmetics you buy. Like the current pack that has the ship. Is that pack available to all preorders (voyager, braver etc)

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There is this bit on the packs

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“In addition to the cosmetic items granted with the Voyager Pre-Order Pack at the time of purchase, you will also be entitled to purchase future monthly cosmetics as add-ons for the Voyager Level Pre-Order Pack and below.”

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The future monthly cosmetics... are there any that are actually restricted to certain packs or have they all been available no matter which pack you purchased?

broken lodge
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yea, i dont know about that. I'd think if you're willing whip out your wallet you could get any of them that are currently available, but cant say for sure

desert ivy
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The stuff is restricted based on what pack you bought

pine echo
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Gotcha

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Ty @desert ivy

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I have braver of worlds so I think I’m good. Asking for a buddy though. He is trying to figure out what to buy

broken lodge
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that's the stuff you get in one pack though, he's asking if that applies to future packs that come available

pine echo
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Ye like this

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Is this available to me if I buy the expeditionary pack or would I need to buy voyager or above is what I’m asking

desert ivy
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No

pine echo
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Are there any type restrictions like that

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The language made it sound like there was but since I have braver of worlds I can’t really tell

desert ivy
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$75 pack (Wayfarer) - Accessory only
$150 pack (Expeditionary) - Accessory + Pet
$250 pack (Voyager) - Accessory + Pet + Mount
$375 pack (Voyager Plus) - Accessory + Pet + Mount + Freehold Skin + Caravan/Ship + Costume

pine echo
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K ty ty

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So a wayfarer can never buy a ship skin?

desert ivy
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Correct

pine echo
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That’s a big yikes lol

broken lodge
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Where do you see that $25 item Reaps?

pine echo
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Glad I’m braver then

desert ivy
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Now, when the game launches they'll be able to buy the skins in the cash shop obviously

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but the pre-launch skins you have to own the corresponding pack

pine echo
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I’m braver of worlds Qall. It’s in my store

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Perfect talents. Ty bro

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He is gonna wait and buy into alpha 1

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So he can hopefully get all the cosmetics that come out

broken lodge
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Braver of Worlds is the $375 thing, or is that like a Kickstarter pack?

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Did AoC even do a Kickstarter?

full badger
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Braver of Worlds is a kickstarter pack

pine echo
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Yea qall. Kickerino

broken lodge
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nice

pine echo
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That’s a question I didn’t get answered on the last livestream. Hope those details come in Feb. If the buy in to alpha 1 actually happens, will it include. Access to cosmetics

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Crossing fingers lol

full badger
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More details regarding Alpha 1 will come out soon enough

pine echo
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Yessir 😉

oak bridge
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Hey guys Im looking at the class tree right now, and i have a question. The classes on the left side of the chart is the primary and the top is the secondary, am i right?

full badger
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Yes, primary on the left, secondary on the top @oak bridge

inland ingot
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If any GM has a moment, please send a message. I have a question to ask the team.

desert ivy
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GMs are off work atm since it's 10:43pm where they are

full badger
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Indeed. You can DM me though if you like @inland ingot

inland ingot
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I understand. Hoping they'll read everything.

desert ivy
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Well, they don't really go back and read the messages here since it's mostly a community question channel

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Your best bet would be to try and get Toasts attention tomorrow

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Or submit a ticket if it's important

crystal beacon
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Have they discussed any like class specific items or like ammo

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Like a ranger has to carry arrows in their inventory

desert ivy
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There's no ammo system

iron topaz
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Have the March skins been teased anywhere yet?

full badger
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Not that I'm aware of, no

reef gorge
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Hi all! Seeing the requirements, do you think I'll be able to run max graphics with:

  • AMD ryzen 3600
  • Nvidia Geforce GTX 1660TI
  • 16Gb 3200mhz ram
    Thanks!
desert ivy
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We don't know what the required/recommended specs for the final game will be so we can't say

reef gorge
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Oh so the ones on the website are not definitive? 🤔

desert ivy
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There aren't any system requirements for the final game on the website

hearty cove
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Will master chefs be able to supply player owned taverns with unique recipes? I'm just thinking about various profession interactions like that or perhaps an enchanter able to employ at a blacksmith shop or a master lumberjack offering superior quality wood recipes to a boat craftsman's harbor. There are countless profession interactions with player owned businesses as it would emphasize a player owned business as more than a benefit to one player but rather to a team who can profit from success like a real life company.

dire pond
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Its up to the player to find recipes accross many quests and locations. Some recipes will be unique or rare and its up to the player to find a way to use those recipes in a lucrative way.

crimson lantern
desert ivy
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It's in pre-alpha 1 atm with it scheduled to enter full alpha 1 on April 6th

crimson lantern
crimson lantern
# reef gorge Hi all! Seeing the requirements, do you think I'll be able to run max graphics w...

Minimum System Requirements (on lowest settings):
Operating System: Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-2125 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 3.3GHz
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon 6870 HD with 1GB and DirectX 12
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 35 GB of available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

Recommended System Specifications:
Operating System: Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz / AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon R9 Fury with 4GB and DirectX 12
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 35 GB of available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

main shadow
crimson lantern
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is AMD ryzen 7 5800x better than AMD FX-9590?

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im not tech savvy. serious question

main shadow
crimson lantern
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how do you do a benchmark?

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like is there a website?

main shadow
main shadow
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that vid compares it to the i7 that's recommended

crimson lantern
main shadow
crimson lantern
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it was easier in the 90s

ruby swift
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@main shadow @crimson lantern While the system specs listed currently are for testing, think of the live launch with a 5 year window in mind. They have stated a few times that they plan for a 5 year legacy for hardware and software. (came up endlessly with people wanting Ashes on Win7 for some reason). So if your stuff was made within 5 years of the eventual release, you should be able to run Ashes. Now how well? That remains to be seen.

crimson lantern
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oh, thats the timeline. 5 years till launch? still better than starcitizen

onyx knoll
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no

ruby swift
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No,

main shadow
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thnxs

crimson lantern
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i wasnt aware of the timeline

onyx knoll
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there isn't one

crimson lantern
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huh?

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now im lost

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whats the eta?

onyx knoll
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the 5 year thing is just what they're aiming for for performance, that someone with specs 5 years older then w-e year they release can still play the game

ruby swift
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The launch could be sooner, (or later), but when it does. If your hardware or software version is under 5 years old, then you will be fine

crimson lantern
onyx knoll
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there are no ETA for launch that we know of, I'm sure they probably have one internally but they only give dates they're 100% sure they can meet

crimson lantern
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got it

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eta is an estimate at best.

ruby swift
crimson lantern
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never considered hard penned in.

onyx knoll
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unfortunately people are known to take dates a bit too seriously, and will rage hard when estimates are pushed back

crimson lantern
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perfect @ruby swift

crimson lantern
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fair enough. was looking at investing. so you knew where my head was at.

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i got burned for 400 with star citizen

onyx knoll
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the community guesses around 2-3 years before release based on what we've been shown in videos and various updates, so still plenty of time to decide if you want to invest ^^

crimson lantern
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i saw someone post, i dont know where. that it was too late to get into alpha.

ruby swift
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You mean on a package here? If you think of it as "investing" you should take a step back. Even the Sandal Lord (nickname for Steven) has stated in the last year a few times that people have any doubts should not buy a package.

crimson lantern
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i dont have doubts. i just learned of aoc yesterday.

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learning about the game and its community is what i would say i am doing.

ruby swift
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Alpha 1 (there are 4 testing phases) is currently closed for purchase. It may become available again at the end of Feb, based on an evaluation of their testing needs from the results of the next Feb test window that is under NDA. Alpha 2, Beta 1, and Beta 2 are still included in packages atm.

arctic sky
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The game has Steven that plopped down 40mil into it so financially they don't mind if you wait to buy the packages

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Or even if you just pay the sub at launch

fallen glade
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Is it too early to ask for any system requirements of aoc?

crystal beacon
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Scroll up @fallen glade

fallen glade
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Oh alright, thanks @crystal beacon

crystal beacon
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you're welcome

vast elm
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are there any general directions with endgame loot at the moment, in terms of - with new content released, will there be a new 'tier' of items or levels that render your previous work useless? Or will the gear you have remain effective but the new will be different and good in a different way?

woven vale
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Future expansions I believe may inc level cap if I remember a stream correct

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As I dont think they're gonna do ESOs horz prog

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!wiki expansions

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Expansions

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Expansions

DLC expansions (post-launch releases) are planned on a quarterly basis.
DLC will not cost anything more than the normal subscription.Power, gear, ability levels and level cap will increase and new content will be added with expansions.Because of the modularity of a lot of the systems that we're working on, it's not too hard to iterate and implem...

woven vale
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.Power, gear, ability levels and level cap will increase and new content will be added with expansions

vast elm
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😦

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I suppose it's probably for the best

vapid veldt
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Wait, quarterly?

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Thats insanely fast unless my brain just stopped working

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thats every 3 months right?

desert ivy
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They don't mean a brand new big expansion every 3 months

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just like, new content

placid vessel
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^

vapid veldt
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Thats way too general of a statement then

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new content could literally be: hey this tree branch is new

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so I guess we'll have to see

spiral pine
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that is not content though

dull fog
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any dates for beta 2 or just the alpha1 dates are confirmed

tranquil willow
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Just Alpha 1 for now

dull fog
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yeah i saw that was april to may

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cant afford that supporter pack so was wondering about the beta 2 one

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so alpha 1 preview will be available to stream and make youtube videos about ?

desert ivy
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The March and April tests are planned to be able to be streamed and recorded

bronze sable
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also u cant buy into alpha one right now anyways

reef gorge
twilit granite
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do we know when taverns will be tested?

desert ivy
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Probably not until sometime in A2 since it's not exactly a core system that is dire to the development process

broken lodge
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QUESTION

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Will NPC guards or Players be able to hide INSIDE of caravans, and cum out when there's an attack??

onyx knoll
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not that we know of

broken lodge
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alright, thx for the info fren

daring warren
timid dirge
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Does anyone know if players will be able to set another player or NPC as focus? (Like in world of warcraft)

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Rip

daring warren
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it would be cool

timid dirge
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^ it would be

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I mainly play healer and it just makes things easier being able to set the tank or someone as focus, I was just curious if they were thinking of doing it here

daring warren
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Yeah but when you use focus on wow you also use macros, remember there's not going to be macros in aoc

timid dirge
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Yeah

woven vale
daring warren
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Good to know 👍

vast elm
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Will your ability to level up be limited by server node progression?

steady ocean
vast elm
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Doesn't that mean that the first players to reach max level can siege and destroy any top nodes and prevent other characters from reaching max?

arctic sky
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Also takes a lot of people

vast elm
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okay

stone pulsar
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can u pay for a sub in game
like in wow u can buy with gold

bronze sable
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No

stone pulsar
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Just wanted to double check friend asked

ruby swift
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!wiki referral

tender hearthBOT
stone pulsar
ruby swift
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The math people worked it out. Need 7 consistent referrals all paying regular sub price, and you could apply the balance to sub.

uneven valley
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will our characters be actual characters in the (main?) story

ruby swift
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No, you are A hero, not THE hero.

uneven valley
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i'd rather just be a nameless, faceless mysterious adventurer helping everyone out tbh

ruby swift
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Sure @dark jungle can provide you with a wiki link to where they have gone over this. I don't know where his elves have stashed the relevant quotes for you.

ruby swift
dark jungle
tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Story_arcs

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Story arcs

Story arcs drive one or more quest lines in Ashes of Creation.
Personal quest lines.
Cultural quest lines.
Regional quest lines.All of the events are based around storytelling. All of the the narrative quests are based around storytelling. All the organizational quests are based around storytelling. You know the game is built from a story basica...

dark jungle
uneven valley
chilly hedge
faint night
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can we expect to be able to use different armor pieces as a costume? since i know costumes or cosmetics hide your armor, i think combined with the dyes and such, this would be a great thing for the game

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!wiki gear appearance

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear_appearance

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Gear appearance

Gear is intended to be realistic in appearance.
There will not be "oversized" weapons.
Armor will not be overly sexual in appearance.We're going for kind of a more realistic look; not necessarily realistic setting, but we want our characters to have weight and kind of feel like they're there. – Jeffrey Bard
I'm more of the mind that it wouldn't ...

faint night
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jk i found it v_v

ruby swift
faint night
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thank you for the insight hun ^^ i needa read up on more of the wiki

bronze sable
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Do we know how the cosmetics from the cash shop will work? Are they account wide or character specific?

ruby swift
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Account

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Think of a closet. You have your costume in there. You pull it out and put it on character one, when you want to put it on character two, you pull it off of one, put it in the closet, and then pull it out to put on two.

bronze sable
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Oh ok

glass sun
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"DLC will not cost anything more than the normal subscription."
Anyone know what they meant by this? Will major updates/expansions be included in the sub fee, or will we need to pay for every expansion?

steady ocean
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Included in the sub fee, both DLC and expansions

glass sun
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That's a relief, thanks.

main shadow
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How will the combat compare in ashes of creation to apocalypse

steady ocean
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radically different. APOC was all action abilities and no tab target, and abilities came from the gear you found, unlike the MMO where it comes from your Archetype + augments (slight changes to your archetype skills)

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The combat system is being revamped as well, so we should get an idea of the changes in the March/April testing

main shadow
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And will there be an over the shoulder option as well or is the camera angle just aligned with the centre of the character

steady ocean
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You will be able to zoom in and out, although I do not believe there will be a true first person option.

desert ivy
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Yeah there's no real first person option

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You can zoom into your head, but you won't like, see your arms and animations and shit

reef gorge
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Anyone knows if the account name change will be available someday?

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I gave it a stupid name and I'd want really to change it 😩

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Maybe through ticket?

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I'll try anyway thanks!

tight gale
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Yeah, you can change your Forum Display name @reef gorge.

quiet mantle
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Has there been a release of when Alpha 2 should go live?

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Yeah, I have an A2 package, so I was just wondering if they had mentioned anything yet

faint night
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i think you could posssssiiiibbbbllllyyyyyy expect it late this year or early next year

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it really sucks being super hyped for a game but having to wait v_v

bronze sable
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well its good because you can get over your hype and decide whether you actually want to play or if its just the hype of a new MMO

reef gorge
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It's not even possible to move my backer package to another account created with right nick, right? 🤣

tight gale
reef gorge
faint night
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are the planned regions only NA EU and OCE for now?

white heart
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hey i got a question... Can i play the game now if i buy the pre order package?

median forge
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no

white heart
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thnx

faint night
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alpha 1 will start in april

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currently the earliest package you can get is for alpha 2

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and we dont know when that will take place yet

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steven has said that there may be alpha 1 sales again at the end of february though

vast elm
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OOOH

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really

bronze sable
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I guess it's gonna be a more expensive package tho

echo otter
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prob wont come with all the perks too

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really? i would think that buying into alpha again wouldnt give all that the first did

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i mean the people who already purchased a1 shouldnt be getting the same things as someone who would buy it if they reopened the invitation

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i guess

wraith blaze
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I heard this month's stream was going to feature more information on classes, is this true?

fierce vortex
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sad to say but I might actually get the new A1 pack

bronze sable
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that's way too expensive for me, I'll just wait for A2

fierce vortex
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yeah its too expensive for me too 😫

small marten
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Will it be possible to dye costumes bought from the shop?

full badger
cold badger
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do we know anything about summen pets and how/if they skale with stats. (EX. tank pet skale on str - dps pet stake on agi - sup pet stake on int) ?

onyx knoll
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Not much is known about summoner currently

cold badger
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okay thx 🙂

full badger
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!wiki summoner

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Summoner

Summoner is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.
The summoner is never alone. Two hands are good, but in the summoner's opinion, four hands are always better. With the right tool for every job, there's no situation they can't handle.
Summoners can shift their roles easily to fill gaps in a group's composition.

full badger
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^this is all we know right now about it @cold badger

twilit granite
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do we know if the bard main class will be tested sometime soon?

desert ivy
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Bard is going to be the last or second to last archetype to be tested. In November they hadn't even started making the Bard yet

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got a long time yet before we see Bard stuff

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Cleric/Mage/Tank (we're here) > Fighter/Ranger > Rogue > Summoner/Bard

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That's the order we'll see the archetypes in

crystal beacon
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Is this game gonna be beginner friendly to the genre

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or is it gonna be full maxed out hardcore juicers

desert ivy
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Depends what you define beginner friendly as

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Beginners with an open mind and willingness to learn the game? Sure.
Beginners who will complain at the idea of open world PvP and refuse to participate/get better? Probably not

digital haven
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Will there be any kind of mounted combat in AoC? (thinking charging into people with a lance/trample damage/etc)

full badger
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Yes there will be mounted combat, but we have no real details on it yet

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!wiki mounted combat

tender hearthBOT
twilit granite
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but is it still alpha 1 or is it going to be put off till A2

desert ivy
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It won't be in A1 at the start (April 6th), but that doesn't mean it won't be in at a later A1 testing date

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I'd personally think it'll be in before A2, since A2 is where they start adding secondary classes so it makes sense to get all the primary archetypes done first

twilit granite
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gotcha thanks

grand coral
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can you cross the ocean on the right side of the map and come out on the left side?

steady ocean
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From what was mentioned in the past I do not believe so

desert ivy
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No you can't. It was in consideration but they recently decided that was a no

vast elm
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maybe better to leave the surrounding sea for further continents to be added... 😈

grim breach
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I think they nentioned that to be one of the reasons why in previous livestreams. Making the map connected like a globe will prevent or make it harder to expand the map.

oblique ether
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Hello there, i'm sorry to disturb but i want to know if it's tab targetting or if we will have to aim?

arctic sky
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There will be a choice of skills between the two.. But you have to have at least 25% of one which leaves up to 75% of the other

oblique ether
arctic sky
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!wiki combat

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Combat

Combat in Ashes of Creation is focused on strategy and tactics.
Combat is the most tactile system in the game. It needs to feel responsive, mobile and fluid. It needs to give a feeling of satisfaction.We want combat to be engaging, fun... Right now we've begun the sprint toward Alpha-1 first phase deployment, so we're really looking into the act...

oblique ether
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Thanks !

placid vessel
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Sub-based, no box fee.

desert ivy
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$15 a month

digital haven
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Will holy magic in AoC be yellow/gold (like WoW/ESO)? or will it be silver/blue (like GW2)?

onyx knoll
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this could give you an idea of the direction they're going with the Cleric's FX

unkempt frost
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@plucky pawn are y'all still hiring for the Junior Community Manager position?

plucky pawn
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If any roles are still listed up on our Careers site, that means we're still reviewing and interviewing eligible applicants! thumbsup @unkempt frost

unkempt frost
plucky pawn
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I'd say addressing it either to Margaret or Steven might be a good bet here, since it's a community role!

glossy nacelle
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I saw someone reference a new Alpha 1 pack earlier in chat. Is there a confirmed A1 pack coming soon?

plucky pawn
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Not confirmed, no - we mentioned in our most recent Creative Director's Letter that we'd give you a heads up sometime in February if we were looking to make Alpha One available again 😄

glossy nacelle
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Roger that, thank you Toast!

proud tundra
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@plucky pawn Does Intrepid have way for fans that did not participate in testing to submit ideas?

plucky pawn
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Our forums are a great place to share feedback, suggestions, and ideas, as it's a bit more permanent than Discord and allows you to share stuff in a longer format @proud tundra ! https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/

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That way other folks can join in the discussion as well thumbsup

charred barn
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Cheers!

true junco
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Just a quick question with the mage skills why are so many of the abilities having them jump up in the air

arctic sky
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It's already being addressed

true junco
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That is awesome other than the jumping though the Spells looked freaking incredible

timber blaze
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what ever happened to ashes apocalypse

quaint cedar
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I WANT TO TO PLAY ALREADY!!

arctic sky
timber blaze
full badger
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It may come back in the future but this is undetermined at this time

timber blaze
full badger
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We all do. These things take time

crystal beacon
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any news on the possibility of getting a character creator to design our characters ahead of time ?

arctic sky
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They talked about it a long long time ago

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Don't expect anything on that until beta

crystal beacon
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i was hoping to make a char before alpha 2 test .... im in it

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is the alpha 2 test phase still going as planned ?

arctic sky
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They don't have a date for alpha 2

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Only some of alpha 1

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They are real testing alphas so I don't thing char creator of high on the polish and finish list

crystal beacon
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im assuming i'll get an email , detailing when it will be , probably closer to the tenative date ..

arctic sky
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Yes

crystal beacon
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im hoping to have a demonstration of skills in unreal engine 4 for steven in the next 2 months ... i wanted to apply for a position at intrepid , but i figured i should finish my project demo first to showcase what im capable of ... might be agood idea since it would probably help get me hired

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altho , im not sure how VR controlled spells , would showcase my skills in a non vr game ... so ...

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we'll see ..

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ive been working on massive aoe type spells , with inspiration from shows like overlord 3 🙂

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spell glyphs , particle effects , a mist forms at your feet and starts to swirl around you forming a tornado type effect up towards the heavens , thats when u raise your arms up and then the lightning clouds start forming and crackling , and then a massive lightning storm hits a 200m aoe radius sparking and crackling as it hits the ground 🙂

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its almost finihsed ... 70% done ... almost there 🙂

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do u think ashes of creation will have VR after release ?

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or does that over complicate and already complicated game ?

arctic sky
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I don't think it will have vr for a long while

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If at all

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But intrepid studios could do vr for something later? Who knows

crystal beacon
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can u play aoc in 1st person view ?

desert ivy
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You can zoom into your head, but there won't be arms/legs or any animations

crystal beacon
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is there a camera offset when zoomed in behind your char to move it out of the center of the screen ?

arctic sky
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Camera hasn't been finalized

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Game is still in Alpha

full badger
junior hemlock
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Have it been touched on if there will be any advanced camera control, or any other tools of the like to make it easier for people wishing to make movies/cinematics?

full badger
mossy cosmos
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Hi, everyone. This may be a common question, but i am wondering if the core promises of the game have already been prototyped and proven to be functional?

I am getting excited over AoC but my experience tells me to be sceptical of bold claims.

So we have any idea how much of the Node system already exists?

full badger
mossy cosmos
arctic sky
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They have shown the node system a few times in the streams I think

mossy cosmos
arctic sky
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Anything else is under NDA

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Yes

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They do one every month

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So there is quite a lot

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X.x

full badger
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They have shown off a few elements of the node system such as mayoral caravans, election mechanics, node levelling and building structures

mossy cosmos
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Good. I am just learning about the game so i have much material to go over

arctic sky
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That and the wiki is nice

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And ashes 101

mossy cosmos
arctic sky
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!wiki nodes

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Nodes

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Nodes

Encompassing each server are carefully placed points of development called Nodes.
There will be 103 regular node locations at launch with 15 additional castle nodes (5 castles x 3 castle nodes each) for a total of 118 nodes.
There will be 9 node locations in Alpha-1.This was previously stated to be 8 node locations.
Normally there would be 18-20...

full badger
mossy cosmos
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Thank you!

full badger
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^these 3 videos cover most of what we've seen of nodes so far

mossy cosmos
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Very kind of you

full badger
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No worries

mossy cosmos
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If this game turns out to be 50% of what is promised i may need to take a long vacation from work once the beta launches :D

arctic sky
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The beta will not be that long

mossy cosmos
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Based on my experience in the industry i think they are 2 years away from beta

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At minimum

arctic sky
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I mean the beta itself won't be a long phase

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They have talked about it being significantly shorter than the alphas

acoustic steppe
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How will this game deal with multiaccounts?

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I am playing a famous mmorpg where housing is a key part of the game, and I see how people with multiple accounts take a super super big advantage in front of players that have a single one

mossy cosmos
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I dont see a way how they can prevent that.

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1 person owning 3 accounts or just 3 members of the same family having individual accounts

arctic sky
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They understand how multibox can effect gameplay and economy.. Even had a whole discussion with the community about it

acoustic steppe
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And what conclusion they got about it?

ruby swift
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!wiki multiboxing

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Multiboxing

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Multiboxing

The UI implementation will be highly customizable, whether it be from resizing, a movement, recoloring, different types of UI flavors that will be presented and offered to players as well. We want to have a very very robust UI system so we know that that's something that's more personally oriented in people's preferences rather than something th...

native violet
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My guess is that multiboxxers will find a way to be there anyway, but won't be very effective at ruining economy, because, usually they can completely avoid PvP content; in AoC they will have to deal with PvP(and usually multiboxxers are extremely bad at dealing with anything that is not part of their farming route) and drop materials on death; even if players get corrupted because of killing them, it will be worth it

ruby swift
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Intrepid has outlined various multi-pronged approaches they plan to take to combat botting, afk multi-boxing, and other undesirable behavior. Just have to wait and see if they work.

crystal beacon
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im not too worried about it , if a person wants to spend thousands one multiple accounts and a pc to go with each account ... i personally dont see a problem with it ... personally i want them to do this ... 4 poorly played targets played by one person is going to be easy to gank

glad dove
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U need a pc for each account?

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never heard about needing that

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Jordi? What MMORPG u talking about?

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I might know it or be playing it xD

crystal beacon
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and the multiboxers come out of the woodwork with questions 🙂

glad dove
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xD

crystal beacon
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i hope u need a diff pc for EACH account

glad dove
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Yeah but sadly you dont :/

crystal beacon
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i dont multibox 😛

glad dove
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u can basically have as many accounts as you want on the same pc just like u can have as many emails as u want

crystal beacon
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instead i perfect my character to surpass the limits of what they can achieve

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cant play them at the same time on the same pc tho

glad dove
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Yeah

crystal beacon
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not for aoc , at least i hope u cant play multiple account at the same time on the same pc

lean marlin
glad dove
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Tbh i dont have several accounts i just make a extra character

crystal beacon
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woot !

glad dove
crystal beacon
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all the power to those willing to try it .. i'll be there waiting to gank u easily

glad dove
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lol

lean marlin
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well we can discuss that in #aoc-discussion , let's leave this for questions.

glad dove
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k

crystal beacon
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in the march 2020 video , there was mention of character collisions .... could a group of players physically block access to a dungeon preventing others from joining by body blocking ?

acoustic steppe
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I have been playing ArcheAge for a while, and the most annoying problem I see with multiboxing there is with space in housing, because a single person can take entire land zones

lean marlin
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They could, but there were ways of getting around them/making them move as were talked about. >.> other than rocking their worlds with a brick or 5.

crystal beacon
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but lets say for the sake of saying i was a shield user with shield smash ... couldnt i block the entrance and shield smash others away from myself ?

vast elm
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I do love the idea of a legion of tanks all bracing at a broken down gate to prevent the siege group from entering a node is awesome

arctic sky
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And then you'll get rocked by a pvp group wanting to go in

crystal beacon
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movie reference "300" comes to mind

acoustic steppe
crystal beacon
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"in the narrow corridor number mean nothing ":

full badger
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Hi guys, just a friendly reminder that this channel is for questions and answers. If you wish to discuss things please use the #aoc-discussion and #general-discussion channels, thanks

acoustic steppe
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@full badger Sorry, moving on to the mentioned channels

glad dove
crystal beacon
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moved to another channel to appease moderators ... sorry

feral hamlet
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A pregunta here: what will be done to try and prevent "cheating the system" when it comes to the stock market of nodes and guilds and such? And since there will most definitely be some exploits, especially at launch, what will happen to those who HAVE cheated the system? Will they get a ban or have their money/stock taken away?

full badger
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!wiki economy

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Economy

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Economy

Markets in Ashes of Creation are regional, which means that each market has its own character. Because resources will shift locations as they’re exhausted, this will keep people moving about the world, seeking out the best resources for their crafting builds, and the best markets for their goods.
There will be no central auction house or warehou...

feral hamlet
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Where can one write the question if I want the dev team to read it?

ruby swift
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There is usually a dedicated thread opened the week before the stream. Read the rules and submit your question. If it is something that has not been asked before, it may be selected. They go back later, or sometimes during the lead up and give links to all previously answered ones.

feral hamlet
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Coolio, thanks

ruby swift
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You can ask anything here also, just no guarantee of a developer response. If they have already addressed the issue, someone here will usually provide an answer or link.

oak loom
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I forgot... what day of the month do the new skins become available in the store?

ruby swift
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It is always in the previous months announcement in #news This month, because of the end of year holidays is Feb 10 I believe.

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February 10, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific.

oak loom
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Awesome!!! Thanks. I'll look at last months announcement. Didn't know that's where I find it. Thanks again

spring dagger
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hey guys i have a question for sieges, like can you siege a node anytime everyday or is there a certain time you can begin a siege, im asking this for timezone difference problem like what happen between a siege from 2 different timezone and what if the defenders are all asleep during the assault ??

bright grail
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the seiges will be declared in advance atm

onyx knoll
spring dagger
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but there it is stated also about a countdown ?

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what if the countdown end outside the primetime ?

onyx knoll
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The siege can only begin during dedicated times

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So when you get a scroll and you use it, it'll tell you: pick a time slot

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and you can only chose times within the prime-time of your server

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then it'll start a countdown for that specific time

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so it's literally impossible to have a siege that starts in the middle of the night (server-time)

spring dagger
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ah

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so the attackers choose the time ?

onyx knoll
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currently I think that's what they have in mind, it'll be tested during alpha 2 to see if they need to change it

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they might end up going with something like the game just picks for you a time withing the allowed prime time

spring dagger
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im from SEA and i usually wake up in 2/3 am to defend a siege in other mmo and its kinda annoys me, maybe the defenders should choose the time in my opinion idk its kinda not fair for why the attackers choose the time

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but idk its just my opinion, might be wrong

onyx knoll
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it'll be tested 🙂 There will be SEA servers that fit your prime time as well

plucky pawn
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At the moment it's planned to be within the server's primetime window, regardless of who would specifically set the time within that thumbsup and yup, as Xene noted above, it would be based on each regional server's primetime accordingly!

spring dagger
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oh wow really a SEA server ??, most game wont do that lol

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thank you for the respond cant wait to play the game!!!!

onyx knoll
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yup ^^

honest solstice
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Looking foward to oce servers being in austrila no more 2 am boss fights

glad dove
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Nice EU server

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Very nice

crystal beacon
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will there be any Northern Lights in game? or maybe in some events once a year, I´d love that

steady ocean
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They've talked about having various in-game holiday events and other types of events that are not necessarily tied to IRL holidays/events, so yes in that sense. @crystal beacon

glad dove
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Wow

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Nice

hasty surge
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hello, would i be notified ? when alpha 2 is out or anything i can engage with cause i cant find anything related that 💔

lean marlin
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You'll probably get an email about it, #news will also probably have something pop in for when it happens. But yeah there's not dates for A2.

hasty surge
mystic notch
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do we know all of next months cosmetics yet?

spiral pine
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Nope

mystic notch
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ok

spiral pine
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Soon though

tepid fog
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Is it going to be possible to have spanish or any other languave voice and english text?

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language*

toxic dragon
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For those of us that got a Alpha key in the Christmas 24hr live stream... Is that activated for play at the 1 month Alpha 1 test in April/May timeframe?

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@simple ether Awesome, thanks. Nice videos as well, man.

broken lodge
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WTF @simple ether

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How hard would it be to spell out "two", and use a period?

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Grammar, bro.

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yea, you don't have 2 sink 2 my lvl, sheeiiit

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im jus fuckin w/ u bro, cuz u always calld me out on my grammar, hope were still pals

onyx knoll
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we're*

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😛

stone swan
broken lodge
onyx knoll
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...wait this is the questions channel
Keep it clear! banhammer

stuck mirage
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Will the transfer from land to sea caravans have a timer based off of how much is in the caravan or will it be consistent for any size of the caravan?

rigid rose
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@stuck mirage we do not have a answer if the timer will go up or down in length depending on amount of goods

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Is a good question though

stuck mirage
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Thank you

pseudo flume
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Will summoners be able to fill the role as tank in simpler content such as dungeons, or will they only be able supplement weak tanks?

true junco
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This is probably been answered I Googled it couldn't find any actual answers but I'm a player who likes their female characters I also like my female characters wearing risque armor will there be any of that in the game

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Because in the last stream Steven confirm that will have the upper slider I just don't want things covered up if I'm going to make them big

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The sjw gods are probably going to strike me down for asking

coarse heart
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I haven't seen an answer to this anywere so maybe you guy's could help me. With the crafting system from what i understand you will have people who can master those system's and ask them to make item's and what not, so will there be some kind of notification to see if the guy you asked to craft you an item failed the task or not?

true junco
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I don't think they'll be able to fail in the crafting as long as they have the ingredients they need but I think that they were talking about it in one of the streams where the higher Crafters level is the better chance they had to proc a higher stated gear

coarse heart
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Yeah i understand that but at the start of the game there will be no master level crafter's and people would most likely try to scam you for their profit's that's what conserns me

pseudo flume
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I think there is an escrow system to alleviate those concerns

coarse heart
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that would be a good thing than thank you for your answer's

true junco
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Sounds more like asking is there going to be a way to do secure crafting Trading I forget what game had it but there was a game I played a while back ago that you could give all the resources to a crafter and they could craft it in the trade window and then once it was completed all they had to do was quick complete and you got your item

pseudo flume
true junco
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Well evidently they play the same game I did LOL

desert ivy
quartz coral
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These questions are keeping me entertained until launch 🤘😂

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Keep them coming please and ty

reef gorge
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One question guys. Since i'm in EU, do i have to migrate to my.com to be able to play in my region? My braver lifetime sub will be preserved?

crystal flax
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They ended their partnership with my.com and will be self publishing in EU now

reef gorge
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I found some things in the wiki but i just got confused

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Ohh so that's it, so i don't need any transfer, many thanks man!

bronze sable
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I'm super glad they did 😄

oak loom
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I've searched a lot of places, but I can't find anything on taming or animal husbandry. How is that going to work? Anyone have a resource that I may be missing?

full badger
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We don't have a lot of information on those system just yet

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!wiki taming

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Taming

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Taming

Taming may be a gathering profession in Ashes of Creation.
Animals can be found in herds across the lands of Verra that represent a gatherable resource.
Genetic lines react to the type of mount or creature that has been captured or tamed.
Combat proficiency may be required in order to tame wild beasts.If you need to tame a giant beast for husban...

full badger
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^this is all we have right now

hallow pond
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o/ sorry if this has already been asked, What kind of specs are required to play at 4k with great FPS?

desert ivy
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We don't know. The game is still years from release so we don't know what the final specs will be. All we know are the requirements to play alpha which aren't representative of the final specs

hallow pond
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argh ok thank you, i heard the 4k footage was made from a 1080 ti but wanted to get more infos on exact fps it was getting.

light garden
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will they add any wedding dress cosmetics or something lik dat

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or any other costumes that r maybe white? ^^

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ooh cant wait! ty

violet jetty
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alpha 1 test can access free? or require some packages?

covert hornet
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On the topic of combat pets, on the wiki it says that players will sacrifice power for them. I completely get why that’s in place, but what would be the benefit of using one other than it looks cool?

bronze sable
woven vale
crystal beacon
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How much will the Sub be ? Like Disney Plus ? 8 dollar or so ?

bronze sable
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15 dollars

crystal beacon
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Hopefully they make Sales on that or so

woven vale
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Standard mmorpg sub cost

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It'll probably go down a bit with the year option (again like most mmorpgs)

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Note: price harmonization will exist in places like SA if there is enough demand

fallen thistle
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As much as I really want to play this game, there's no way I will be switching to Windows for it... I hope at least a little thought is put into users running with wine/proton, if there are no Linux/Mac builds.

ruby swift
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Comes up every few months. So far the answer has been no, no plans.

fallen thistle
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Fundamentally, it's not so much of an issue as people think... I was able to run the battle royale style preview that ran previously...

wicked moon
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if i buy one of the pre order packages i get to play on the next alphas/betas?

fallen thistle
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@simple ether CCP and Blizzard don't "officially" support wine/proton as a platform, but they are generally supportive... I know CCP have code in Eve Online to detect/count Wine as a distinct platform for their stats.... and I know of at least one instance where they released a patch specifically to resolve an issue that only impacted Wine users. I think sometimes developers assume it's an all or nothing thing..

ruby swift
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Could be. But the last 3 times it has been addressed and answered, they have said they have no plans to support it, and with what they have to accomplish, probably means it isn't even on their radar.

bronze sable
ruby swift
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And none of those testing periods have dates announced yet. So short answer, no.

bronze sable
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They asked if they buy a package do they have access to a future alphas/betas and the answer to that is yes...

ruby swift
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Not future, next

bronze sable
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you're splitting hairs

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there is an s on the end of both alphas and betas

ruby swift
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The next testing phases planned is an A1 preview under NDA, followed by another 4 day not under NDA, and a month long after that. None of which are available for purchase right now. So the answer is no. If you currently buy a package, you will not be testing anytime soon.

wicked moon
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Alright thank you all for the info!

sacred gazelle
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With the $375 Voyager Plus pre-order, does the name reservation cover all servers?

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OK, second question. During what phase of testing are we allowed to start streaming?

lean marlin
sacred gazelle
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Thanks for clarifying. Do we have any estimated time for the Alpha 2 test dates? Buying in for Alpha 1 is no longer an option it appears.

heady ocean
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In regards to professions when will we be able to choose it? does the node need to be a certain lvl?

proper helm
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How do you play the free alpha (if it still exists)

median forge
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it doesn't

proper helm
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:(

bronze sable
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They will open up apoc later tho, right?

ruby swift
bronze sable
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Ah okay, didn't know

crystal beacon
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idk if it's been mentioned but has there been any roadmap / release for the rouge or summoner archetypes? like when they plan to show footage or more info. i'm just very excited. xD

ruby swift
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Rogue is meant to be 6th archetype released and summoner will be 7th or 8th. (they havent said which of bard and summoner will come after that). You will get to see fighter and ranger in A1 next

crystal beacon
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ah ok, mage is the only one we've seen footage for so far right?

mint citrus
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They showed cleric as well.

crystal beacon
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so i still got a while to wait

crystal beacon
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I want a class similar to a Dark Avenger from L2, you think a Keeper will be it?

spice crystal
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anyone know when the next test phase is?

placid vessel
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Honestly, it's really hard to say with how little we know about skills and augments.

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@crystal beacon

small pecan
spice crystal
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thank you

small pecan
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np!

serene dock
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Will there be much transmog-esk potential in the game? And when talking about costumes will it be more leaning towards conservative outfits like Skyrim/ESO or more "out-there" like in TERA (or a mixture of both)?

woven vale
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!wiki outfits

tender hearthBOT
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wiki results
1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Costumes>

...level restriction. Costumes are not gender locked. Costumes are one piece outfits that cover an entire (gear) set. Full costumes do not mix and match pieces...

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

...level restriction. Costumes are not gender locked. Costumes are one piece outfits that cover an entire (gear) set. Full costumes do not mix and match pieces...

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

...level restriction. Costumes are not gender locked. Costumes are one piece outfits that cover an entire (gear) set. Full costumes do not mix and match pieces...

serene dock
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oh cool, thanks for the link! 😄

woven vale
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I believe there is transmogs, not 100% sure.

desert ivy
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Yeah you can transmog

toxic cradle
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Any info on unarmed martial fighting?

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!wiki unarmed

tender hearthBOT
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No matching results. Try something else.

placid vessel
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@toxic cradle Not planned as of now.

woven vale
toxic cradle
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Okay cool. It can be hell to balance unarmed for sure. Infinite durability fists doesn't fit with the game.

ocean heart
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is there an announced time/month where there is sort of a "last call" for alpha 2 pre-order packs in the shop?

woven vale
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No scheduled time/date for it to be taken off tho

ocean heart
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Thank you ^^ so lots of time

pine patio
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hello, how does one get access to the game? Do you need to buy a starter pack or just buy some embers?

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ok so a founder pack grants you access to the next available alpha stage? have they published when that will open?

long matrix
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Will Aoc drop this year?

placid vessel
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Not a chance.

civic obsidian
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nop

full badger
long matrix
humble cliff
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Is there a rough estimate on when AoC will be released? Like 2-3 years maybe?

full badger
woven vale
humble cliff
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Ahh, alright! Thank you! 🙂

stuck mirage
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By the time of Alpha 1 in April will the shield usage be active or universal dmg reduction?

full badger
violet jetty
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who can tell me? what is that? pls

tranquil willow
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!wiki referral

tender hearthBOT
violet jetty
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thank you!

limpid gull
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Does anyone know if every class will just have one specific weapon they can use, or will we be able to use multiple weapons on each class? I've totally forgotten where I heard it, but I believe Steven did mention we'd be able to use multiple weapons on each class.

errant quiver
limpid gull
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Oh okay then, that's good to know. It'll be interesting to see different classes using out-of-the-norm weapons.

errant quiver
limpid gull
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Awesome, just awesome. Makes me even more excited on the freedom this game will have on customizing your character.

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I hope they go into more detail about this soon though

errant quiver
limpid gull
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Hmm, makes sense

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Thanks for the info

pseudo onyx
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Linux support through Steams Proton?

full badger
pseudo onyx
full badger
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I don't know the answer to that question, sorry.

pseudo onyx
full badger
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Feel free to ask it in the next dev livestream. That's the best way to get an answer from the devs

pseudo onyx
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Thanks 🙂

crystal beacon
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wandering mist ? is this accurate ?

grim breach
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There are no plans to publish via Steam.

full badger
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Ah yes. They aren't putting Ashes on Steam

crystal beacon
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am i allowed to ask why that was decided ? wouldnt the STEAM platform help get it out to lots of people during a launch ?

grim breach
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However, I believe it is possible to use Proton to run non-Steam games as well.

desert ivy
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Yeah Steam Proton isn't just for Steam games

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but they didn't go with Steam because 1. Steam take a large cut of the profits and 2. most MMORPG fans will know of Ashes without the need of Steam

crystal beacon
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wasnt apocalypse thru steam ?

desert ivy
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Apoc was free

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So no reason not to put it on there

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Ashes is $15 a month

crystal beacon
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i appreciate the community people answering me however i would feel a bit better if it was a moderator answering my questions, its possible for a community member to have wrong or incomplete information

desert ivy
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I mean, mods don't really know any more than regular community members

grim breach
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The moderators are community members who volunteers.

crystal beacon
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then im asking questions to the wrong people ..

grim breach
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The only people who can give you 100% accurate answers are the yellow people.

full badger
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🤨

desert ivy
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I don't think he realises this isn't the customer support desk where only Staff type

crystal beacon
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no thats not what i meant either

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i remember reading / hearing that appoc was in steam

grim breach
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Hopefully this clears up why Steam was used for Apocalypse, aside from using its own launcher.

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desert ivy
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Yes, apoc was on steam

crystal beacon
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ok no were getting somewhere , so with that being said , then with it being a free game with sub fee , how would steam benefit , free is still free isnt it ?

grim breach
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The point of Apocalypse was not only to test the combat systems but also to push the backend and servers to their limits.

desert ivy
crystal beacon
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i know what the point of it was ...

grim breach
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What I'm saying is, Steam could reach the amount of players to make the test happen.

full badger
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I think now that the initial question has been answered and we're getting into opinion/speculation territory, we should move this down to the #aoc-discussion channel, thanks

grim breach
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If you're looking to know why they don't want to have the MMORPG on Steam, I don't know. I can't remember if they said anything about the reasons specifically.

crystal beacon
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being a 16 bit game designer in steam in the past my game was free , i didnt have to pay steam anything to post my game for others to get and i didnt have to pay steam any part of anything that came out of my game

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yes i also read that somewhere too , and great job interviewing steven on your channel btw

grim breach
crystal beacon
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ty scapegoat , i DM's someone for more clarification

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i wasnt aware of that 30% overhead

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as my game didnt make tons of money ,

grim breach
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Okay, there you have it. Steam do take a huge cut from games that sells well. It's a reason why there's EGS and GOG.

crystal beacon
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tbh it didnt make enough to cover my overhead to make it ...

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during pax west or east they mentioned that one member wasnt there because they were working on nodes part 3 video ... ive looked all over for it ,, when can we xpect nodes part 3 to come out ?

tall palm
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Do we know the approximative date of Alpha 2 ?

grim breach
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No

ruby swift
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Intrepid, after some early development stumbles and growing pains, has learned to never give dates unless they are sure of them. The "community" does not react well to disappointment.

bright grail
gilded sky
bright grail
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"Here is a million bucks." "Why isn't it 2 million!!!!!!!!!????????!!!!!!"

gilded sky
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X) I am part of the community o.o

bright grail
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ya everyone is

vast elm
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when you die in AoC, what happens? do you go back to your body as a spirit? do you respawn at the last node you were at?

full badger
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right now it appears you can immediately respawn at a pre-determined spawn point someone nearby. This might be changed later on though @vast elm

glad dove
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Yeah i heard the same

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Also u only drop items if you have been killing players right?

desert ivy
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You always drop a portion of your gatherables if you die
If you're corrupted then you drop 300% more gatherables compared to a non-combatant and have a chance to drop your items the chance of which scales with how many non-combatants you kill

full badger
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!wiki death penalties

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Death_penalties

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Death penalties

We don't have deleveling, instead what we have is experience debt. Now the more experience debt you accrue, the greater the detriment to your character; not to the point where you can not get out of the debt. There will always be a way forward to remove your debt.[2] – Steven Sharif

glad dove
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Ok

true finch
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Hi

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Is anyone so kind to tell me when the next cosmetic releases?

bronze sable
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10th

tall palm
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When is the next dev blog ?

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And is there a link with month's cosmetics ?

bronze sable
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we just have two pictures

tall palm
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Where can I find it ?

bronze sable
tall palm
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ok ty

fierce vortex
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I watched a youtube video where some guy said current alpha testers hate the combat

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is general opinion that its okay?

simple karma
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NDA

desert ivy
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That was Kira's vid right?

fierce vortex
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yeah

desert ivy
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But basically we can't say our opinions because it's under NDA. Whoever told Kira that basically broke that NDA but trusted Kira enough not to rat them out

fierce vortex
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I guess just wait and see for the nda lift

desert ivy
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Well you can see what the current combat is like from the recent boss vid they put out

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But there is a "combat revamp" starting in March. What that involves exactly, we don't know

fierce vortex
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was that boss video part of a live stream

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yeah I guess its too early to speculate, games changing all the time etc

desert ivy
stuck mirage
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Where were these released. Cause I cant find them anywhere

tulip hatch
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Cosmetics get leaked among other little sneak peeks by the devs in the discussion channels

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Margaret provided those

vast elm
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I honestly thought those ones were a hoax ;_;

stuck mirage
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nice thanks for the reply 🙂

vast elm
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great costumes but not what I am looking for ^^

stuck mirage
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Exactly what im looking for cause my ID is DomoPrince XD

keen harbor
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Do we know if voicechat could be a thing in Ashes? Imagine being in front of your shop in a city and talking to incoming villagers about what you are selling (w/ possibility of de-activating it thru the menu)

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Or castle siege

lean marlin
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!wiki voip

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

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

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

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

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

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

keen harbor
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Oh wow

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Thanks! 🙂

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So now, since we know it's going to be able in Tavern, would you guys like to have the possibility to talk in the middle of the street to an unknown villager?

onyx knoll
keen harbor
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@onyx knoll Oui chef, chef oui chef, je t'aime

autumn glen
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hi, does anyone know when is the "estimated" date for the game?

lean marlin
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community quesstimation is 2023.

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No actual date and or time though.

autumn glen
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oh ok, and for a Beta?

lean marlin
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none for beta either, or ALpha 2. We only have info for these

autumn glen
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ohh, appreciate the feedback, thanks!

cerulean atlas
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whats the reason for the ashen forge thing going on rn

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can we ask questions during it?

mint citrus
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Its just content creators doing their thing, they just happen to have Steven on.

cerulean atlas
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ahh

lean marlin
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They probably had questions from their communities and such. Happens sometimes.

desert ivy
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Some content creators usually get a yearly interview with Steven. This is probably their yearly interview with Steven

cerulean atlas
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that's cool

mint haven
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any minimum specs to play the game?

desert ivy
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No because the game is still years from launch so we have no idea what the final specs will be. We know what the requirements are for alpha, but not launch

lean marlin
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we have them for..like the pre alpha test, but not for release as we're no where near it.

zinc terrace
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has the next pack for the aoc shop been shown yet?

mint haven
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oh ok cos from the videos the graphics looks insane and i guess most pcs can't handle that. So, like i wanna know what's the lowest spec to handle it haha

lean marlin
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Steven wants tech from at least 5 years back to be able to be usable.

signal apex
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Hey still no dev roadmap/progress tracker available for public?

desert ivy
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That's the only roadmap

lean marlin
signal apex
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yeah no that's for release, not what i'm looking for :/

zinc terrace
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ty^

desert ivy
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If you're asking about something like "Get the node system fully working by July 2022", then no, that's not something they make publicly available

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They'll have that internally, but no reason to make that publicly available cause then people just cry when they don't meet those dates

signal apex
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too bad, i like to watch the progress bar advance and see those boxes get checked when they achieve goals

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nyways ty

primal cloud
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When do you guys think we'll next get a trailer for AOC?

lean marlin
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Probably not until beta, but that's only my guess.

spring loom
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so its kinda confirmed that there are more than just cosmetic benefits to having a certain race level a node?

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racial attribute bonuses and such?

primal cloud
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Yeah if you manage to make a Dwarven City all the dwarves grow a foot taller

lean marlin
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Keep in mind, anything regarding that we have little to no info on.

primal cloud
spring loom
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Whos tryna make a renkai only guild?

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XD

stuck mirage
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Will more crafting professions be added? Example: engineering which crafts industrial things like forges, possessing devices, ovens, etc that can impact the performance of other crafting professions?

lean marlin
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If there are more to be added it will probably be done in an expansion.

faint night
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@idle siren with players being quest targets, will the location of the person be revealed for the player doing the quest?
will the person know theyre being targeted? i was a little confused on that

ruby swift
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!wiki bounty hunter

tender hearthBOT
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https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Bounty_hunters

Ashes of Creation Wiki
Bounty hunters

Players can acquire the bounty hunter title through a quest available to citizens of Military Stage 4 (Town) nodes and potentially their vassals or affiliated nodes.
Bounty hunters can activate their Pathfinding ability to reveal corrupted player locations on their map.This will flag the bounty hunter for combat only to corrupted players for a p...

faint night
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oh on the stream steven said there could be quests like: targeting a mayor or head of like; the thieves guild.

i figured this would be separate from corruption and bounty hunting

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it will probably work similarly though, i just dont know on the end of the player being targetted

ruby swift
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Yeah, just got to that part on the stream (was at work). There is sure to be some testing regarding that in case of logout or say your target is family summoned across the map.

faint night
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oh good point

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now im wondering about the same thing for normal corruption bounties

fleet wind
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Maybe a delay on character logout. Could prove worse to do so. 🤷

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A deterrent if you will.

ruby swift
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There is a delay already confirmed.

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There will be a logout delay to prevent players from immediately logging out of combat.[141]

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I would have to go diving to find the exact current plan, but I believe they were going with 30s for testing atm, or it could be one minute. Just can't remember. Someone is sure to come along and add.

fleet wind
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That's good. Plus why ruin another players experience at no cost to you if the item they are stealing is at no cost to you. Can make it difficult, but straight up preventing from loging out or fighting seems a weird flex to make.

eternal knot
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I'm not sure if this is something asked before, or if there is another better place to ask about this, but is there a career path for recent college graduates to be able to apply & work at Intrepid? There are very few lower-level positions listed on the careers site so I'm not sure on the team's openness to newer people to the industry joining the team. In particular my interests lie more on the creative writing side of things but there is only a senior position listed for quest designer. The only option I see for myself to try and apply for would be Gameplay Engineer Generalist, which would be great since I consider myself somewhat of a generalist, but from my understanding it would be a mostly programming position which I'm not 100% confident in my actual skills for. I have time to work on specific skills listed for the position, but I'm wondering if it is a futile goal if they only want experienced people on the team? And if there is a better place to post this query, or someone good to talk to about this, someone let me know because I'm nervous enough as it is asking about it here.

desert ivy
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Well, there's no downside to applying to the roles. Either you get an email back asking you for an interview or you don't.

arctic sky
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This seems like a toast and Margaret question

full badger
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@eternal knot #questions message This is the latest anyone at Intrepid has said regarding internships

eternal knot
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I'm not quite sure what that means @arctic sky . But yeah you're probably right @desert ivy I just wasnt sure about specifics if there was a better place to go for it. I plan on working on some skills I need anyway and building out my portfolio better, so I'm not gonna apply right away I just wasn't sure what the situation over at Intrepid is on that front.

full badger
eternal knot
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yeah definitely. this is really the worst time to be graduating from college and trying to find a job T_T

stuck mirage
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i feel you. I delayed my graduation cause of that lol

eternal knot
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ive been following this game for a while and its been stuck in my head as a place I would love to work and learn at so I really wanna be able to do my best to make a good impression

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and steven said they are looking for hiring here these next few months on the podcast today too so i feel kinda pressured to work a bit faster to be more "ready to apply"

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anyway, thanks for what answers you could give me!

primal cloud
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Where can we submit ideas like having a new type of cosmetic like a pose you can use when praying in a Shrine? If I can use Embers or something to get a cross-legged floating meditation pose me buy

full badger
primal cloud
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Thanks guy with wolf pfp emanating a blue aura with blue eyes and tongue, I appreciate you 💚

full badger
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🐺

mossy cosmos
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Hello Intrepid studios.

I am a senior software dev, I had an idea and desire to build a tool website to accompany AoC. Primary goal of the website would be to document the history of each server by cataloging various events of importance. We could call it 'Ashes of History' or something like that. My questions is, would that even have any utility since (from what i understand) there is a plan to have history built in to the library of science nodes where players already have access to that.

I am wondering to what extent is the history going to be detailed? What events will be recorded? Will there perhaps be an external API where potential tools could hook into to aggregate data from all servers in to one neat 'history book' where users could search and record events?

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I would of course only start this project if it is something worthy of time investment and with your approval

full badger
mossy cosmos
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True, it is a huge task that is why I would like to know if there would be value in producing it. Spending a few months building the server and the website may be futile if the game will offer exactly the same service. I think I should ask that in the next game dev then. Or maybe mr. @idle siren could pitch in with a response if he has the time.

Also knowing the amount of API support I would have would be nice. Thank you for your response @full badger

full badger
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@mossy cosmos There won't be any API support for Ashes, so if you are going to do this you'll need to gather the information and update your website manually (hence the monumental task).

mossy cosmos
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Yeah in that case it would need to be powered by the community. Not a one-person job

quasi latch
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was there ever skins related to void theme?

full badger
quasi latch
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i think shades of unseen was the closest

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my question in skins will i able to change color of it like lets say some one have shades of unseen so instead of purple to be in red?

full badger
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There is a dye system planned and we've been told that some of the cosmetics will be dyable, but we don't know to what extent or any details just yet @quasi latch

quasi latch
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ty

stuck mirage
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Will the cosmetics that were already released have some revamp/visual improvements to them as the game develops? Like some touch ups before official release.

full badger
stuck mirage
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Nice okay thank you for the answer

burnt mist
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@idle siren So I dunno if this has been asked or not and figured I'd ask anyways just in case: In regards to the skin tones we can expect to see from the various races we can play, for the elves can we expect tones for high, wood, dark, and drow types of elves? For Orcs are they going to stick to the standard green/yellow tones or will we get more red/gray/brown/white tones? For Dwarves and Humans are they getting all their standard tones or will they get specific tones that are only available to those races? And what tones can we expect for the Tulnar?

full badger
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!wiki character

tender hearthBOT
open sierra
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guys any afk activities in AOC are planned for now ?

hardy bolt
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they don't plan to have afk activities such as afk leveling

open sierra
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no afk leveling

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like afk fishing in AA or BDO for a small amount of profit

lean marlin
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no

vast elm
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Steven mentioned that there **may **be an element of 'one-handed playing' to crafting, in other words, talking about the desire for more simple artisan work. I very much doubt it will be completely afk though.

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but the development of the crafting systems is a long way down the line for now

vast elm
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although I was tired and it was very late/early so I may have misunderstood

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is there artwork for the nikua nodes released yet?

full badger
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!wiki nikua

tender hearthBOT
vast elm
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cheers wandering

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man the artwork looks insanely good for the different race buildings

formal atlas
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Will Intrepid still be using My.games?

full badger
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Intrepid have split from My.games and are now self-publishing in Europe @formal atlas

formal atlas
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thats good news!

crystal beacon
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Cosmetics release 10th of february right?

full badger
civic creek
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I want to use Japanese language in chatbox.
Will it come true in the future?

dark jungle
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What languages they support depends on demand for that language

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Whether chat supports unicode characters hasn't been revealed

civic creek
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I see. Thx!

pseudo onyx
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I know that the cosmetic store is here to stay. With that granted how are new players supposed to distinguish between epic-looking cosmetics that are difficult to obtain vs the ones that can be bought from the cosmetic store?

It gets more depressing every time I think I think about the cosmetic store 😢

dark jungle
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the best looking cosmetics are only obtainable in game

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you buy from the store to support the devs or to satisfy some kind of desire for completion

pseudo onyx
dark jungle
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then send them a check

pseudo onyx
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I am just posing a scenario where you can do what you are suggesting, but more efficiently.

dark jungle
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well you cant donate tax free to a company, you can only do that to a charity

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so you will pay tax no matter what

pseudo onyx
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I am pretty sure donations are tax-free mate 😄

toxic vine
dark jungle
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only donations to registered charities

pseudo onyx
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wait so if I put money into my own company I have to pay tax?

dark jungle
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if you put money into your own company that is an investment

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you could call steven up and ask if you can purchase shares in intrepid

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but that is not a donation either

pseudo onyx
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ok, this is getting off-topic. I find what you are saying hilarious. But thanks for the input

dark jungle
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#factsarehlarious

pseudo onyx
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thx m8

magic marlin
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Looking at the store page, there is no package that gets you into Alpha 1 is that correct?

dark jungle
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not yet

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they have discussed resuming alpha 1 sales later this month