questions

[dark jungle]

but its not confirmed yet

[pseudo onyx]

yeah, I heard the same

[magic marlin]

OK, thank you. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing it

I spent the weekend debating if I should drop the $375 for Alpha 1, just realized it's for Alpha 2

[pseudo onyx]

Beta 1+2 will cost 150 USD, did you consider that? Also make sure to use a friend's recruitment link 🙂 (if you did get recruited)

[magic marlin]

It's a bit of a guessing game. If alpha 2 is going last for 2+ months it's probably worth getting. Less than that, I can wait for beta

[pseudo onyx]

I expect it to last longer than 2 months

I guess my issue is that it is alpha, making it an unpolished game-experience. Steven has been very open about that 🙏

[sharp thorn]

we will have to pay monthly to play?
tag me if someone will answer 😄

[full badger]

Yes, there will be a monthly fee of $15 per month

[onyx knoll]

15$ USD/month, though some regions might have adjusted price. No box cost

[sharp thorn]

Very good, thanks for the reply ❤️

[crystal beacon]

I wonder when will be Beta 1 ? They could do Alpha 2 longest this year , then Beta 1 in March 2022 then Beta 2 in November and Full Game Release in 2023

That would be Good , would mean maybe they could release Full Game earlier but thats not a Question , anyway thanks

[pseudo onyx]

What if I play in a region where the monthly fee is 15 USD, and I want to play with someone that plays in a region that requires 15 USD. We won't be able to play together, right?

I will have to pay 15 USD for us to play together... In other words to play in the same region as the friend.

fair enough, as long as they make that stuff easy, from what I have experienced regional pricing can be difficult to get around

[bronze sable]

VPN?

[pseudo onyx]

that is not what I meant. I meant to say getting around the automatic regional pricing to play with the friend

[pseudo onyx]

yeah, that would work, but it should be easy to catch you by your payment details unless you have a local bank.

[spiral pine]

vpn wouldnt work

[pseudo onyx]

why?

[tulip hatch]

The price is tied to the server you are playing on.

Not based on your region

If you want a harmonized sub you play on the server that has that

[pseudo onyx]

harmonized?

[tulip hatch]

if you want to play on NA servers where the price is 15 USD then you must pay the 15 usd

[pseudo onyx]

exactly

So if I am in EU where the fee is 15, I can just sign up to a server that is 10 USD?

[pseudo onyx]

this confused me

that is not what Alluring is saying (?)

[desert ivy]

Yes it was

[bronze sable]

I think the question is that if he is EU can he choose to play on SA server to pay less

[pseudo onyx]

yeah

[desert ivy]

If you pay the harmonized price of $5 (for example) for SA servers, you can not play on EU/NA.
If you pay the standard $15 price, you can play on any server.

[pseudo onyx]

sure, but that was not what was predicated

[desert ivy]

[pseudo onyx]

we are discussing the scenario that Timmeh is describing

[grim breach]

And they explained to you exactly that situation.

[pseudo onyx]

I actually got my answer, thanks

[crystal beacon]

so if I life in SA but I play on NA server I gotta play 15

[vast elm]

so if you want to play on multiple servers, do you need multiple subscriptions for that account?

[bronze sable]

probably multiple accounts

[onyx knoll]

no

well, depends

you can make multiple alts on various servers as long as they're all servers on the same pay-model

if you want to play on a server that has a different subscription cost then you need a different account

[vast elm]

gotcha

ty

[magic marlin]

My bank doesn't like Intrepid. Keeps declining even after I called the bank.

[ruby swift]

Is it an issue with Xsolla?

[magic marlin]

It's out of LA so it;'s the same country. Just being over protective is my guess

[ruby swift]

Your payment still goes through Xsolla, even if you are in LA

[magic marlin]

I mean, the charges say that Xsolla is in LA

[ruby swift]

Lifetime sub has no worries about harmonized or not, since they literally never have to pay sub again.

Xsolla is a Russian owned payment provider.

[magic marlin]

ah, that makes sense

[vast elm]

how do u get lifetime sub?

[desert ivy]

Mmmmm

Bet it was

[ruby swift]

When they were still going to have My.Games publish in the EU there were some issues they were having to dance around with location registration of accounts. Since they have decided to self-publish in the EU, those have gone away. Want to play on one server in NA, and play on another in EU, and another in OCE? Go for it. Realize that your freehold is account locked and you will only have one of those on one of those 3, but if you really wanted to do that, you could.

[vast elm]

aha, anyone got a time machine I can borrow quickly?

[arctic sky]

2017

[vast cove]

is there some kind like arena pvp in AoC?

[ruby swift]

Yes, there is an arena system planned

[desert ivy]

Just a 3 year gap, happens all the time

[vast cove]

would love to have something like a collosseum where ppl can register and fight each other

whats about bgs?

[ruby swift]

Good luck then, cause military node elections are exactly that. Many details to be announced, but that is the basic mechanic.

Cause that is when you bought your grey market account

[desert ivy]

[tulip hatch]

Lets make reports in DMs for any possible rule breaking matters
So we can inform Intrepid so they can go through a proper investigation
No need to make it a public matter

Now lets resume this channel for questions and answers
thank you

[desert ivy]

Just someone using his exact name, just a coincidence

[woven vale]

[tulip hatch]

Lets not continue this here, take it to dms

[woven vale]

Lets let Intrepid decide to either slap him, or find out it's all good....Also I just noticed this is #questions ...sorry!

[drifting spade]

Right now raiding in ESO, I wish Intrepid would add a Spectator-mode for instanced content: while 10-20 people are raiding, others could join and just watch. This also would be great experience for such spectators just to roam the instance in an invisible-fashion, watching around, grabbing some screenshots or even getting some free-camera videos from there. Only for instances this shouldn't be resource intensive IMO.

[onyx knoll]

There won't be a lot of instanced content in Ashes

from what they've said so far it looks like the instanced content they want to add would be for quests, most of the dungeons and raids/bosses will be in open areas that anyone can join

[drifting spade]

I saw AI-based approach they are planning. But I wouldn't confuse open-world bosses with instanced content. That'd be extremely deal-breaking for endgame-oriented players not to have instanced raid content.

[onyx knoll]

Feel free to discuss the pros and cons of having instanced raids in #aoc-discussion or on the forums 🙂

[drifting spade]

Plus what does "most of ..." even mean? Where you draw the line? Why most or least of something, but not all or none of it?

[drifting spade]

Didn't come here to discuss. Just dropped a feature recommendation. I am off.

[digital yacht]

80% of the dungeons are open world

[dark jungle]

This isnt the right place for feature recommendations... try the forums

[plucky pawn]

Yup this is a questions channel for getting further assistance from community members, as noted in the channel description and pinned messages! That suggestion about sharing further feedback on the forums was spot on, so we hope you'll share more here @drifting spade 😄 https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/

[drifting spade]

Oh... I thought this channel is for questions towards Intrepid. Damn, will do.

[plucky pawn]

Even if so, that wasn't a question you shared, it was a suggestion for our team 😄 so either way, forums are the best bet!

[drifting spade]

True. Poor attempt to get the quickest attention by the people that matter 😄 At least got CM's response, hehe. Ok done.

[white sequoia]

when is the next Class Blog and what class is next to be shown please?

[desert ivy]

Tank and we don't know when

[white sequoia]

ok ty

[tulip lark]

tanker

[tame stump]

Is there any update on the publishing rights of AOC in Europe? When should we expect the transition to be complete?

[desert ivy]

No updates on when the EU side of Intrepid will be set up.

[dark jungle]

yeah they are still in the hiring process

[tame stump]

alright, thanks

[tall palm]

About nodes, can a guild have many nodes ? How to keep this node ?

[desert ivy]

Guilds don't own nodes

If you mean Castles, then a guild can only own 1 Castle

[tall palm]

A guild can only own Castles ? ( The 5 on the map ? )

[broken lodge]

guilds can't own nodes, no one does. A node has citizens

Guilds own the 5 castles on the map, yes

[onyx knoll]

An individual can be in charge of a node for a month if they win the node's Mayor position, but their guild affiliation has nothing to do with it, you don't need to be in a guild to be a mayor

[tall palm]

Ok ok thank you

[broken lodge]

also the mayor doesn't "own" a node the way a guild owns a castle

they just help run it

[tall palm]

What are the benefits of owning a castle ?

[broken lodge]

You charge taxes to all the nodes within that castles sphere of influene

and the GM gets a flying mount

[onyx knoll]

Castle owners can actually get revenue from the position. Node mayors can't take taxes for themselves, it all has to be reinvested into the node, but Castle owners get a %

[broken lodge]

other than that, not really sure

[tall palm]

So the goal is to be one of the 5 best guilds of a server to have theses advantages

[broken lodge]

yea, that would be the best thing a guild can get, as an individual, you might have the goal to be mayor of a metropolis or something

but the 5 best guilds will have generally have the castles, yea, aand they'll have the most power

[tall palm]

I'm afraid of zerg guilds btw :/

[broken lodge]

300 is guild cap

https://tenor.com/view/leonidas-300-fight-lucha-espartano-gif-14548309

[desert ivy]

Castle Sieges have a 250 v 250 cap so it wouldn't matter anyway

[broken lodge]

that's more of a technical thing, not a game mechanics thing. They're trying to be able to host larger battles

[fallen thistle]

I was a member of a guild with 5000+ in WoW, and it was honeslty amazing.

[desert ivy]

Yeah but I doubt for a Castle Siege Intrepid would want to try and do 500 v 500 cause that'd just be

[feral badge]

Do i be able to buy the 375 $ version in late april an still get the Alpha 2 invite or does it change ?

[fallen thistle]

Blizzard killed it by splitting the guild up into multiple separate guilds overnight... it destroyed an amazing community.

[tall palm]

I don't get it, Castle siege is " 1 guild vs 1 guild" fight ? Or every guilds vs every guilds

[desert ivy]

Guild that owns the castle vs single contesting Guild

[tall palm]

Only one so ?

[desert ivy]

Yes, 1 guild vs 1 guild

[tall palm]

How to know which guild will be selected to fight against the owner ?

[broken lodge]

what? no, the castle sieges aren't 1 guild vs. 1 guild

guilds can sign up on either side

[tall palm]

I'm a little bit confused about theses guild sieges ^^

We'll see it soon

[spiral pine]

Read up on it

There is a wiki

[tall palm]

Yeah i'm on it

[desert ivy]

When a guild declaration can occur, guilds can signup to the quest to create the Castle Siege Declaration Scroll. The first guild to create this scroll then has to "Cast" the declaration scroll which is around 5 minutes cast time. The only way to interrupt this is to kill the Guild Leader "casting the scroll". The first guild to successfully "cast" this scroll will be the ones to fight for the castle

[tall palm]

"Multiple guilds may register to attack and the first to complete the scroll and lay down the declaration may begin to have their members register to attack (there will be a cap).[22]"

[rich socket]

nope steven wants it to be 500+ vs 500+ which the majority wants

[desert ivy]

Yes

[tall palm]

So it's 1 attacker against 1 defender

[desert ivy]

Yes

[tall palm]

"Players don't need to be in the guild that owns a castle in order to sign up for the defense of the castle.[10]
The guild leader that owns the castle is able to approve guilds that have applied to defend at the castle.

So I can attack or defend with friendly guilds ?

[broken lodge]

From the wiki: "Guilds are able to sign up to either siege or defend a castle over a week long declaration period."

[rich socket]

yes you can

as long as they defender accpets

[tall palm]

The attackers too ?

[rich socket]

for attackers you just have to sign up as long as youre within the number which is not yet finalized

[tall palm]

in the end, it's 250 vs 250 so

[rich socket]

like what steven said in the interview he was looking for a way for 500+ vs 500+

[tall palm]

yeah

[rich socket]

the 250 is not the final number

[desert ivy]

I thought you'd left, weren't you the guy complaining that there was no limit on the time people could play and it was unfair to people who couldn't play as long

[broken lodge]

The minimum goal is for 250x250 players to be on a single battlefield. It is hoped that this can be increased to 500x500 over time

[tall palm]

So, when the siege's launched, there is the same number of attackers than defenders ? ( With mercenaries of friendly guilds) ?

[broken lodge]

not necessarily the same #

[rich socket]

i was complaining about this game not being healthy specially for people who has a life but i didn't say i would leave. get your facts straight youre in #question channel 🙂

[desert ivy]

[rich socket]

and clearly i have more knowledge about the game than you 🙂

[broken lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/shots-fired-eastbound-and-down-kenny-rogers-gif-15437616

[tall palm]

Guys, we don't care about it xD

[broken lodge]

dont care about wut

[tall palm]

Who is better than anyone #Fireheart but nevermind ^^

[broken lodge]

I care

[tall palm]

I have a last question about Guild sieges

[broken lodge]

I want to know which one of those two are better than the other one

PLEASE VERSEB

ask away

[tall palm]

ahah thank you

[rich socket]

well he was stating earlier that 250 vs 250 is already final so i just have to straighten his knowledge and give you the right answer @tall palm 🙂

[desert ivy]

Where did I say it was final

[broken lodge]

oh man, humble AND subtly better than Talents

[desert ivy]

I just said it had a 250 v 250 cap, which is the current cap since they haven't stated whether 500 v 500 is possible yet

Whereas they're confident on 250 v 250, thus the 250 v 250 is the safer cap to declare

[rich socket]

opps he got hurt:) gotta go.. the knowledge guy is pissed 🙂

[broken lodge]

spit it out Verseb, I wanna go

[tall palm]

As you said, defender of a guild siege can have help from friends ? But do the attackers can ?

[desert ivy]

I'd say Jahlon is the knowledge guy

[broken lodge]

Any guild can sign up as an attacker I believe, and any guild can sign up as a defender with the owning guild's permission

[desert ivy]

But it's still a 1v1 since the additional defenders/attacks don't get the ability to capture the castle

[broken lodge]

Just make sure your grammar is perfect when you ask the question, or his panties will get all up in a bunch.

[desert ivy]

So it's still the Guild Owners vs the attacking guild

[tall palm]

The additionnal ones can't capture ?

[broken lodge]

dude what? That's just not true. Anyone can capture the castle on the attacker side

[desert ivy]

No

Any one can capture, but the capture will still go to the guild that declared the siege

[tall palm]

If MY guild is selected as attackers, Can I select attackers help ? ( friends, alliances) ?

[digital yacht]

!wiki Castles Sieges

[tender hearth]

wiki results

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

...capture the castle. Castle nodes around NPC run castles will not be present. Guild castles influence a castle region around them. A castle's region is...

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

...Guilds participate in Castle sieges in an effort to capture and occupy one of the five guild castles in Ashes of Creation. Sieges occur once a month within...

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

...Guilds participate in Castle sieges in an effort to capture and occupy one of the five guild castles in Ashes of Creation. Sieges occur once a month within...

[digital yacht]

why not just read

[tall palm]

Don't see the answer of my last question

[broken lodge]

If the attackers reach the inner keep of the castle, a guild leader (or one other delegated officer) must cast a 3 to 5 minute cast to seal ownership of the castle.

There's an opportunity for any guild leader in the attacking alliance to capture the castle for themselves, despite what may have been agreed upon prior to the siege.[40]

[dark jungle]

yeah there is opportunity for backstabbing, where an allied guild captures the relic instead of the main guild

[broken lodge]

There's an opportunity there for perhaps backstabbing in the throne room where one guild is like yeah you know we agreed to get to this area but we had a change of heart in the middle of the battle.[40] – Steven Sharif

That's ALL from the wiki @desert ivy . So please do a 180 and change your position

[rich socket]

hahahahaha and he said 1v1 oppss 🙂

[desert ivy]

Hmm

First time I've ever been wrong 😤

[dark jungle]

today 😉

jk

[broken lodge]

oof

[desert ivy]

I wouldn't be surprised if that got changed though tbh since I doubt any one would form an alliance otherwise

[tall palm]

Are the attackers selected by the game or by the guild leader ?

[dark jungle]

that's from way back in 2018

[broken lodge]

They do a quest I believe, in order to earn a siege declaration

[tall palm]

Yeah, this is for the guild attacker, but for the helpers ?

If the Defenders are ... 500 players, and my guild have only 100 players, Who and how will be selected the other attackers ?

[rich socket]

I believe its not yet answered even at the forums. the helper thing is for node sieges and defences for sure. you have to remember that at the start the castle is FFA

[tall palm]

Yeah obviously

We'll see at the alpha one

Need to go, thanks for answers

Good night 😉

[quaint coral]

Do we know what the benefits of being a node within the influence of a metro is? Seems like you'd always be trying to overthrow the current power. Which I guess can be argued as the point, but I thought there was some form of symbiotic benefits one way or another

[rich socket]

Vassal Nodes give excess experience to their Parent Node, and are able to have their own Vassals, as long as they fit within the Parent Node’s Zone of Influence. They are subject to the government, alliances, wars, taxes, and trade of their Parent Node, and are able to receive federal aid from them. A Vassal Node cannot declare war on their Parent Node or any of its Vassals. Citizens of Vassals are bound by the diplomatic states of the Parent Node.

this might be the answer you're looking for.

[quaint coral]

Your heart is a first source of awesome, thanks.

Fiery*

Cause, autocorrect. But it does answer my wondering if they could turn on each other. Which sounds like it's not something you can do directly, cool.

[rich socket]

yeah.. if you really want to take it down then you have to sign up as an attacker when there's a node siege. if the attack was successful and the parent node's level went down then I believe the vassal can improve and release themselves from being vassals.

thou i'm not really sure since the videos and wiki doesnt answer everything.

[digital yacht]

a vassal cannot sign up as an attacker they are automatically delcared defenders

[quaint coral]

Yeah, you just help another node set up an attack and not defen

Defens

Defend**

Not helping is a choice, in this case.

[rich socket]

hmmm interesting. now I wanna know how large the war will be.. is it just within the city or the whole area of the node like the lands beside it.

[oak loom]

And if the defense was successful... watch out. You will be exposed as a defector.

[rich socket]

nahh you can just go offline hehe

[quaint coral]

Maybe, but by that point you've already decided to side with the attacker, and since they're probably the only people left with a standing force, you've got allies. Friendly reminder: Friends are good.

[oak loom]

Yes they are ... and another truth .... be careful of the friends you pick, because you are also picking your enemies.

[quaint coral]

Will Guilds be able to caravan stuff to eachother? Say one castle to another? Or are Caravans specific to nodes?

[short flint]

From what it sounds like, Personal Caravans do not have to be node based. It just states that it has to be launched from any point of storage:
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Caravans#Personal_caravans

[crystal beacon]

is nodes part 3 video still slated to release after the alpha 1 testing is done ?

[desert ivy]

Steven said yesterday that nodes 3 will release when he thinks that the info that will be in the video is relatively accurate to the final product

[crystal beacon]

oh , ok , we're all patiently awaiting nodes 3 and 4

[desert ivy]

Basically not even he knows when it will be out yet

[crystal beacon]

personally i dont care if the game takes 3 years or 10 years , take whatever time it takes to make it right the 1st time , without a bajillion patches to fix unfinsihed stuff

our gaming community has a ton of faith in intrepids ability to follow thru with everything they've said it will be

[quaint coral]

Thanks by-the-by was doing something ingame right after I asked.

[woeful notch]

Has it been confirmed if there will be any extreme end game content like Ultimates from FF?

[tulip hatch]

There will be difficult content that only a single digit % of the population will be able to clear according to intrepid

cant compare them to any games atm

[woeful notch]

[crystal beacon]

Where was this said?

[tulip hatch]

I will try to locate the quote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1h42m14s&v=IXIpLC__7fA&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=TheBigCheekedGiant

[stuck mirage]

Will there be a loan/lending system where players can borrow money, items, resources, etc that is protected by the system?

[silent island]

When will the nda be lifted

[stuck mirage]

were there any discussions about this topic?

got it thank you

[oak loom]

Will pets be able to be killed in pvp? Does anything stop someone from killing a tamers newly tamed pet?

Ahhh ... so once a tamer tames the pet, it's there for keeps... just respawn it from your pack?

Thanks ... taming have peaked my interests. I loved that part of Ultima Online.

[crystal beacon]

Hey guys, are there any news to when the Alpha 2 and Beta-Stages drop?

[hallow pond]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[crystal beacon]

ty

[main hare]

Once the game comes out and we have different regions (NA, EU etc), if I own cosmetics, will I be able to use them on all of the servers? Right now they are tied to the Intrepid account with EU self publishing and all that, so my assumption is yes, but wanted a clarification on it and future cosmetics.

ah thanks

[formal atlas]

Steven said alpha 1 packs will likely be put to sale at the end of this month. What price can we expect, and will it include stuff like skins, embers, gametime (like the packs available on the website now)?

[main hare]

most people that would buy into A1 probably already have A2, so it's an extra $125 to upgrade if my math is correct

assuming you can upgrade your pre-existing pack

[formal atlas]

Buying the 250$ pack, its basically only 60$ for access to alpha 2, beta 1 and beta 2.

Buying the new pack will probably be like 250$ for access to alpha 1 then? Seems extreme

[desert ivy]

Because you're not just getting A1 access, but also embers and sub time

As well as more cosmetics and a name reservation compared to the 250 pack

[formal atlas]

thats why im saying the 250$ pack is like 60$ for access

the 375$ is like 115$ for access

[weary willow]

If I bought the teir 2 pack from the intrepid site do I still get the game/ alpha and beta keys?

Bought them last year

Ty

Oh

[marble solstice]

are characters wiped after each alpha/beta

[tame carbon]

is there going to be a main story / quest chains like in most mmorpg or is it mostly player driven content ?

[main hare]

I think it's even posted in their current alpha one dates that they are all full wipe tests

[crystal beacon]

How come there is already guilds since game is not even released?

[lilac summit]

Because people form guilds

[main hare]

Starting with a guild on release has an advantage so why not

[desert ivy]

There's been guilds for 4 years already. They don't just play Ashes. Either they're guilds from past games, they play other MMOs or upcoming MMOs, or they just want to mesh and have fun before launch

[crystal beacon]

Yeah ofcourse. I need to find one then.

Thanks for answers

[lilac summit]

Alpha testers will obviously have advantages over release players since they will have experience and knowledge on their side

[crystal beacon]

That is true so i have to rrad alot about this game and join guild to have advantage

[lavish marlin]

Is there a launch date for this game yet?

[lilac summit]

Don't have to, but knowledge is power

[crystal beacon]

I dont get this alpha, beta, omega alpha 2 or alpha last. Just wondering how many morr tests will. Be before releaase? 🤣

[lilac summit]

^

[crystal beacon]

So 2 more years of testing aprox?

You are making fun

[desert ivy]

Games got a long way to go

[crystal beacon]

So when they started it?

[lilac summit]

Because they are building from scratch and Steven wants it to be perfect it could take any amount of time

[crystal beacon]

Ooohhh well yeah its a fresh game

[weary willow]

How long will the last test before release be?

[crystal beacon]

Bummer :/

[weary willow]

I honestly think the final beta should be there until the game launches so we can report more bugs and actually experiance the game

[lilac summit]

Oh didn't know this thanks, still things sometimes don't work together or need to be replaced, testing and perfecting is a lengthy process

[crystal beacon]

So first alpha and then beta right?

[lilac summit]

Yes

just like abc

[weary willow]

Multiple alphas then multiple betas

[crystal beacon]

But after all betas release?

[lilac summit]

so like Lithuanian abc's

[digital yacht]

Alpha 1 -> Alpha 2 -> Beta 1 -> Beta 2 -> Launch

[crystal beacon]

Lol why lithaunian?

[lilac summit]

Any idea on how long approx the open beta will be?

Because it has multiple A's and such

like a and ą

[crystal beacon]

Lol im Lithuanian

[lilac summit]

Malonu :)

[weary willow]

Will there be name reserves?

[lilac summit]

Oh rip @simple ether

[tulip fjord]

If I purchased a pack already, is there any way to get any of the items they release in the upcoming months? Like to upgrade or in game shop of some sort?

[weary willow]

How will we be reserving names I'm assuming the people that pay the most get first dibs

I just want frodo lol

[tulip fjord]

Thank you!

[lilac summit]

Are cosmetics going to be earnable within the game or will they be mostly purchases?

[weary willow]

Are the cash shop cosmetics going to be wearable in game or at least a reskin version?

[digital yacht]

It’s also stated u will be able to earn actual good looking cosmetics as well not just trash ones

[crystal beacon]

Will there be sparkly armors and wings?

Uhh that i love in games

[lilac summit]

They're going for a bit more in theme

So everything blends together

[crystal beacon]

I cant find in wiki can u paste link pls?

But as i understand there will be separate weapons for classes? Not like guild wars 2 same weapon can be used on many classes?

[digital yacht]

Any class any weapon

But ofc classes have their specialty weapon like Archer ofc needs a bow to use ranged shots

[whole dawn]

does this have a cosmetic barding slot

[crystal beacon]

Ok but for example bow. Bow will be the same only cosmetics change or there will be level 1 bow level 25 bow etc?

[digital yacht]

U would get different kinds of bows

As u level

[crystal beacon]

Ohh thats better

But i can upgrade extra those bows?

[digital yacht]

Yes you can upgrade weapons

[alpine phoenix]

Nah, more like Pre-alpha -> Alpha 0 -> Post-Alpha 0 -> Alpha 0.1 -> Alpha 0.2 -> Some day far in the future Alpha 1 -> more phase re-naming shennanigans -> Pre-Beta -> Beta 0 etc...

[desert ivy]

Your order is wrong

[digital yacht]

Wrong alpha 0 came first

[desert ivy]

^

[somber comet]

I have a question about the packages for sale. Main being am I able to jump in and play now during testing. Was looking at them earlier.

[digital yacht]

And beta 0 doesn’t exist anymore

[alpine phoenix]

Oh sorry, my bad...hard to keep all their phase BS straight

[desert ivy]

I find it quite easy

[digital yacht]

Pretty straight forward to me

[digital yacht]

No

[drowsy ledge]

New Packs for Alpha `buy will come ?

[digital yacht]

Maybe

No 100% confirmation

[drowsy ledge]

In Stream i think they talked about it in Jan or so

[digital yacht]

End of February

[drowsy ledge]

Thanks

[somber comet]

Oh poo was hoping to play it a bit early haha

Thank you for responding

[crystal beacon]

So i buy game now and i can play in end of February? For how long?

[digital yacht]

If they reopen alpha one u could play within the next month

[digital yacht]

Not necessarily

Only if u have alpha one u could play during the tests coming

Up

[crystal beacon]

Ok so i have to buy now alpha one?

[somber comet]

The larger package correct?

[desert ivy]

None of the packs have Alpha 1 currently

[crystal beacon]

Ok

[digital yacht]

Did he 100% confirm it’s reopening?

[desert ivy]

No but it's obvious they're gonna reopen it eventually

[somber comet]

Well either way I am super excited to play this game

[digital yacht]

K

[crystal beacon]

But if i buy alpha one i will be able to play all of the rest tests right?

[somber comet]

Take care everyone

[crystal beacon]

Ok im heading to buy some pack

[floral depot]

Deleted my question - found the answer. 😅

[lean marlin]

Just remember you CANNOT buy Alpha 1 now off the store. If you are a kickstarter backer, you can upgrade to it. But you can't buy it right now.

[crystal beacon]

Yeah now i got it. I will wait till notification

Im sorry i forfot to ask. Silly question but how many items will be like a gear? Boots, helm, gloves, pants, necklace or something extra?

Holly... Is there somewhere i can see them?

[loud musk]

Is buying a pack required to play alpha 1 (when it will be released)?

[woven vale]

yes, all testing phases

Also a1 is currently unbuyable

[loud musk]

Thank you

[reef osprey]

@crystal beacon

!wiki gear

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear

[vast elm]

what is the paragon's vigil addon?

[desert ivy]

You mean this?

[vast elm]

it could be, can't see that as the name in the shop though

[lean marlin]

I think it's the name for the theme of the pack itself.

[vast elm]

can't see its name in the shop anywhere

[desert ivy]

Yeah the Paragon's Vigil is the name of the overall pack

[vast elm]

excellent ty

[stuck mirage]

is it possible to purchase the monthly cosmetics individually?

[lean marlin]

Once you buy a pack, you can then buy any cosmetic that is included up to the tier of the same package you bought for the next month and so on and so on.

So for instance, if you bought the Wayfarer pack off the store, you will only be able to buy cosmetics in the wayfarer tier in the next month and so on. @stuck mirage

[stuck mirage]

I see so if i want a building cosmetic I would have to first purchase the voyager plus?

for the next months building?

[desert ivy]

If you buy the Voyager-Plus, you'll get that months cosmetics with the pack. You can then buy the future cosmetics separately

So if you bought this months Voyager-Plus, you get this months cosmetics with the pack, then if you want the cosmetics that change over tomorrow, you can buy them separately

[stuck mirage]

does it matter what pack purchase first? Does it affect what other cosmetics I can purchase?

[desert ivy]

Yes, refer to the pic above

[woven vale]

You can only individually purchase packs within your pack tier

(Refer to the color coded image for what is in what tier)

[desert ivy]

Wayfarer - Accessory only
Expeditionary - Accessory and Pet
Voyager - Accessory, Pet, Mount
Voyager Plus - Everything

[stuck mirage]

Nice thank you for the help

[worthy hull]

Do we have any details yet on tanks in pvp? It would be really cool if they added a threat mechanic to players that increases the tanks damage to a target player by an amount based on the tanks threat on a target player

The target can then clear chunks of threat stack by damaging the tank

[grim breach]

There are threats.

https://www.mmorpg.com/developer-journals/ashes-of-creation-bulwark-on-the-battlefield-tank-alpha-one-preview-2000120931

[worthy hull]

I mean the tank has threat generating abilities which i presume is mainly for pve to ensure the big bad boss attacks the tank, ut would largely be useless in pvp dmg wise, right?

[spiral pine]

i think one ability did more damage the more threat you had

so it should kinda work in pvp i think

[boreal oracle]

Waitt... is there any way to download this game??

[desert ivy]

No because it's not out yet

[boreal oracle]

So how are there cosmetic packs out for it? Is it for the beta testers?

Dumb question nvrmind

Thx

[glad dove]

Alpha testers

Or well anyone could buy the skins

And you would have Them when u Play Also after release

[twin wraith]

A question, will it be possible to get a formal suit cosmetic? (Either in game or as a purchasable cosmetic)

[worthy hull]

That's a good start. I'm just kinda disappointed with how ineffective tanks are in most mmos when pvping, I could be missing something with ashes though

[magic gust]

How can I join the alpha testers?

[vast warren]

If I already got a support pack or whatever its called. Can I still purchase the new sets? That corgi looks sick.

[onyx knoll]

You can purchase cosmetics individually of the tier you have. So if you've bought a pack that included a pet already then you'll be able to buy the corgi on it's own once it rolls around

[vast warren]

I already got a pack that includes a pet. Could I go now and get the pet individually or does it have to be as a set?

[violet niche]

I'd say before they even start doing the alpha we shouldn't take anything they say as proof, time and time again publishers and developers all think they can take the strain of thousand if not 100's of thousands of players connecting to their systems and it all break down within hours. I'm going to play it smart, and sit back play the alpha like everyone else, report bugs, and watch it inevitably crash into the ground when that happens. The real test is for intrepid to see how they can handle situations like that when they arise.

[plucky pawn]

yup @vast warren make sure you've logged in first, then when you visit the shop you'll see the individual options! they'll be swapping over tomorrow 😄

[twin wraith]

Though do take into consideration my friend, that the content they have shown us so far has been great, in addition to that from what i have heard they listen closely to the fans and the testers, i excpect great things from them.

[formal atlas]

how the hell do they think they can handle 250vs250?

no game ever has done that

[plucky pawn]

several games have, including ones our team has worked on previously 😉

(not necessarily in the MMO genre 😛 )

[formal atlas]

like what?

[rigid rose]

Planetside 2

[desert ivy]

Planetside

[twin wraith]

What games have you worked on privously?

[vast warren]

@onyx knoll @plucky pawn Thank you for the quick answers. Imma get that corgi now XD

[desert ivy]

250 v 250 isn't something that's unheard of

[trail fable]

They're probably gonna do something along the lines of having sections that you can teleport to in the battlefield that have player caps to make it more strategic

That's an easy way to deal with it

[formal atlas]

New World claimed duing alpha that they would have similar numbers

[onyx knoll]

well you'll have to wait until tomorrow when the new set is out 😛

[desert ivy]

New World also claimed to be a PvP game

[formal atlas]

they ended up with generic siege castle with 25vs25 or something lol

[vast warren]

I guess its not out yet x_x

[lunar vessel]

It's not gonna be released

[rigid rose]

With distributed platform servers and advances in tech over the last decade ... many things that were not possible before are possible now 🙂

[lunar vessel]

Maybe they should have had absolutely proposturious promesis of release then

[plucky pawn]

I worked at Daybreak (formerly SOE) prior to joining on the team, helping out with their MMOs and BRs 😄

[formal atlas]

Yeah thats what amazon game studio said aswell. "lumberyard is so awesome we will support yuuuuge battles"

[twin wraith]

Thanks

[lunar vessel]

Where can I find an expected time frame for testing release

[violet niche]

I don't want people to put this game on a pedestal is all. Every time that happens, we get let down.

[desert ivy]

He's salty that he backed the Kickstarter and it didn't come out within 3 years of development time

[twin wraith]

With that i agree (although i cant help it im too hyped)

[violet niche]

That's fair

[formal atlas]

Anyone played the early alpha of New World?

[lunar vessel]

So the games what 3 years late (as of right now)

[formal atlas]

When you could build bases and stuff?

[desert ivy]

1 year and 2 months late technically

[twin wraith]

Negatory

[lunar vessel]

Right now. But it's not expected for release

So today.

[desert ivy]

I'd be happy if it releases before 2025 since that would give it a solid 7/8 years of dev time, good amount for an MMORPG

[inner sable]

I would rather the game be refined with the delays we've had than get something that is dissatifying.

[plucky pawn]

@lunar vessel In case you missed our early creative director's letters when we first started releasing them, we let you know that we weren't going to continue providing dates for testing/release until we were confident in them moving forward hence the details I shared with you in the alpha link above!

[formal atlas]

Honestly it doesnt matter to me how long the development take. But in the case of New World, they completely changed the game

[lunar vessel]

Totally. My issue is they have absolutely crushed the kickstart sales. And most of the content I see, is more monthly founder packages you can't buy

And, with growing technology, the system requirements that were expected in 2018 are they going to be a lot higher now? I actually built a new computer last year in prep for this game so I don't really wanna be "to outdated"

[plucky pawn]

We also host a development update live stream every month, and often share other videos and content in the interim! A quick scroll up of the #news will highlight some of our recent features 😄

And folks who were original Kickstarter/Summer backers are able to grab the cosmetics included in the monthly packs on an individual basis if they'd like

(same with anyone who purchased a pack previously)

[lunar vessel]

I understand that. I would just think that full focus should be on releasing game. Not monthly packs you can buy.

[formal atlas]

@plucky pawn I dont want to be negative, but its really hard to justify the cosmetic packs when its just an art picture. Could we see it in "action" on a dwarf or something?

[desert ivy]

The people that code the game != the people who draw concept art

[inner sable]

With team expansions, we may see time lost due to a variety of circumstances gained back, but the pre-alpha footage we saw of the tropical biome showed a game that would ruin my computer with mentions of a retexture of the water and various other effects.

As for the packages, there is a lot of concept art there and it may not be for everyone, but in the last sev we did see the Corvid Castigator and it looked good to me

[shy goblet]

I hope they have alternative colours for stuff later on.

[lunar vessel]

Aka.... there's money being spent elsewhere instead of meeting promised deadlines

[plucky pawn]

We've been sharing the process of how some of the pets/mounts/cosmetics make it into the game during our monthly streams, and for example the Corvid Castigator set was showed off in the recent 4K video!

[desert ivy]

Hell, some of the time the people that draw the concept art are just freelancers they hire, so it doesn't even take away from dev time

Like this pack was drawn by a dude who doesn't work solely for Intrepid

[lunar vessel]

I hope a

So*

[desert ivy]

https://www.instagram.com/davepagetart/

That guy drew the pack on #news right now afaik

[lunar vessel]

You can pm me the link instead talent

[hidden halo]

The monthly cosmetics are unique variants of items that will be in game. So, it's not JUST that one item necissarily.

[plucky pawn]

Indeed, and in addition, all of these cosmetic items are variants of items we're making in-game, for example keep in mind all your NPCs need to wear armor and you may see those pets and mounts out in the world as mobs 😉

[tired loom]

Jesus Christ dude. Even if they have a few people on staff for item shop items, it won't affect dev time.

[lunar vessel]

Lol

[inner sable]

Armor? On my NPCs!? How dare.

[plucky pawn]

Like for example you all have seen varieties of the Cursed Charger and Swiftclaw as mobs in-game 😄

[lunar vessel]

That way they can't take arrows the the achilis knee

[inner sable]

I think it's a step in the right direction they don't have a solid final game release date, as opposed to delaying because the game isn't ready they will tell us for sure when the game is ready for the full release. They've talked about Beta 1 and 2 being super quick, so I'd keep an eye out for those release dates!

[magic gust]

When will the alpha release for the those that own the pack

For testing

[ruby swift]

If you have access to current testing, you will receive an email with instructions.

[magic gust]

Ok cool thanks

[trail fable]

@plucky pawn I assume alpha 2 will start in June as the last phase of alpha one ends early may yes?

[cedar basin]

There's no confirmed date yet

Anything beyond the alpha 1 schedule is speculation

[trail fable]

Ahh ok I'll wait to buy packs for the schedule then

9 months of play sounds pretty nice

[plucky pawn]

Yupyup you can check out more on our Alpha One plans, and our notes for test phases beyond that here 😄

[desert ivy]

No, the last Alpha 1 phase isn't in May, that's just what they have currently publicly scheduled. There'll almost certainly be more A1 tests after May.

[inner sable]

Do keep on mind packs that pass can't be bought again ♡

[trail fable]

Do they do previews of next pack before current pack leaves?

[steady ocean]

Check #news

[desert ivy]

The next pack preview is already on the news

[inner sable]

Historically the previews are a day before the next one releases

[trail fable]

Oh yea the next pack still says 9 months, idc too much about the skins I just want that game time

[unique ice]

Is there a way to check which game preview I’m able to join with my pack?

[steady ocean]

click on the pack and read the description of the benefits the pack provides

click "View more info"

[plucky pawn]

You also should have a corresponding item in your inventory for each test phase 😄

[trail fable]

Do players who play in these test phases get to keep their levels and items when the game officially releases? Or do they only keep the purchased stuff

[arctic sky]

And cosmetics you get in the shop never go away

[trail fable]

Ahh ok

I like that

[fluid scroll]

@plucky pawn shouldn't the cosmetics have changed over by now?

[plucky pawn]

Nope, as noted in the original article and this new one we just posted, the swapover happens at 11AM PST on February 10 😄

[dark jungle]

ahem

sadly not PST tho

[fluid scroll]

OMG guess I'm so anxious to see them, I forgot what day it was. My bad. 🤦‍♀️ 🧝‍♀️

[plucky pawn]

we're glad to hear you can't wait for corgi butt 😛

[fluid scroll]

it's the gown!

[lost lark]

Will any of the old packs be available in the near future? Since some people are still find out about this game and never got the chance to purchase the old packs

[arctic sky]

None of the cosmetics previously released will be on the cosmetic shop again

That's why the are exclusive

There may be variations available in game since they are using those as bases for assets

[unique cloud]

Lets see. I have scoured the wiki and could not find this question answered.

How is gear going to work in general of power? Knowing rarity will exist, will this game be as new content comes out a greater power "ilvl" to gear comes out similar to wow and ffxiv, or handled like FFXI where lower level gear is valuable in some higher end fights, or like GW2 where gear stats remain capped?

So they plan to add new "ilvl" or higher stats as patches and new content is released?

Okay, I couldnt not find that information. Do you happen to have a link to where that is said so I can reference it later?

I did find the 40%-50% power info but not that they are going to increase stats with new content.

[desert ivy]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear

[unique cloud]

I found that, not the first part

[dark jungle]

!wiki expansions

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Expansions

[dark jungle]

its in there @unique cloud

[unique cloud]

Again, not stated there either. I have read that and it is never stated that the new gear sets will have higher stat budgets.

[dark jungle]

that is implied by increased power levels, but yes not explicitly stated

[desert ivy]

Literally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1h26m54s&v=KesMtSOZl8k&feature=youtu.be

[unique cloud]

Thank you talents for digging for that.

[dark jungle]

that is literally the source for the wiki info

[unique cloud]

Keep in mind, GW2 has expansions but not power increases for gear.

[dark jungle]

it is not explicitly stated in the source content, therefore it is not explicitly stated in the wiki

[unique cloud]

But while it is the source for the wiki, it is not stated anywhere I can find, so yes I did not know.

[civic obsidian]

tbh gw2 gear is a bit too bland

[dark jungle]

clicking on the numbers next to a statement in a wiki shows the source

[unique cloud]

Since it is not stated anywhere, it is not easy to find the source of that

Power Levels does not imply gear stat increasses

So you can see how someone might confused that

[dark jungle]

because as we have said, steven did not EXPLICITLY state gear stat levels

it was an implication

we cannot make up something in the wiki, it has to be what steven literally states

[unique cloud]

So it is assumed but not 100% at this time

Yeah thats what I thought, Steven literally said "gear chase"

[dark jungle]

yes he said gear chase

but that doesnt explicitly refer to stats

it is left for you to infer what you think that means

[unique cloud]

He could be referring to new gear that may give new effects and might be more FOTM

[dark jungle]

he could yes

or he could be referring to different types of gear

[unique cloud]

SO, once again, it is assumed but not 100%.

[dark jungle]

or anything

sauce pls

wiki will be changed immediately if there is a source to back it up

[unique cloud]

That is the actual captioning

[dark jungle]

yes gear chase does not explicitly mean gear stat increases

[unique cloud]

He continues to say in addition to the "gear upgrading"

[dark jungle]

yes also not necessarily referring to stats

[unique cloud]

Im very pro stat gains, so I hope this is the case.

Thank you for your time in answering my questions.

[dark jungle]

hopefully jahlon will find a quote we can use, or steven will clarify this explicitly, then we will be gucci

[unique cloud]

I think its an important thing too; it can attract certain players

[dark jungle]

i have added "Gear upgrades" to that article, which might give more of an indicator. When we get clarification we can change it to Gear stat upgrades

[unique cloud]

you are fine. I am just now starting to research the game and look into what they are planning

[spark lark]

Any idea what we think this month's freehold skin is for? I'd assume Shrine but the general shape and flavor text makes me think otherwise 0-0

[spark lark]

alright I assumed as much ty!

[twilit badge]

where can i install the game? or is testing closed

[woven vale]

You have to purchase testing, apoc (free testing ground) was closed a long while back

A1 is unbuyable as of now

So you can only get A2-B2

[twilit badge]

ah 😦

[stuck mirage]

Will AOE with ticking heals be able to stack on a player?

[stuck mirage]

but there may be a re release of A1 near the end of this month. Emphasis on may

[violet niche]

Can you toggle helmets on/off?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[raw solstice]

will there be a way to censor/change certain models for people who may suffer from arachnophobia?

[violet niche]

You can always avoid areas that have spiders in. Like you do IRL?

[quartz coral]

Will the character creator be as “detailed” as CP2077?

[violet niche]

Better. 1200 polygons per toe

[faint needle]

sliders?

[quartz coral]

I’m trolling btw

[violet niche]

Same

But its not as fun if you say it...

[primal cloud]

Just want clarification regarding the pets in AOC. The Puirgel for instance, is that just a skin, or the name of the actual pet itself?

Want to make sure when the bundle disappears that I can actually still get that creature in-game even if I didn't get the bundle, just with a different paintjob/skin etc. Thanks

[dark jungle]

the cosmetics sold in the store are just skins

you have to get a compatible pet in game first then you apply the skin to that

[primal cloud]

So I can find stuffertons in the wild?

Just different skin?

[dark jungle]

you wont find the same pets in the wild as the cosmetic skins, maybe there will be similar ones

[still helm]

when a node levels up or down, how will that impact the players on the node at that same noment? will there be a loading screen? things just start changing around you?

[dark jungle]

the node changes around the players, if they intersect with a new building or structure they will be teleported out of the way

[still helm]

lit

[ruby swift]

Nodes do not "level down" If they are successfully sieged, or achieve enough atrophy, they go back to zero. There is no "step down" mechanic currently.

[primal cloud]

I don't see a Metropolis going back to a camp after one siege.

[stray current]

You will

[ruby swift]

We only have Steven's latest statements to go off of. Deleveling of nodes turned out to be problematic, so they changed it a long while back.

[desert ivy]

That's how it works tho

You lose the siege then bye bye Metro

Well, technically it goes back to Wilderness, not camp

[ruby swift]

And it doesn't go back to a camp. It goes back to zero. Nothing, nada.

[primal cloud]

Yikes that's a poor system

[desert ivy]

[ruby swift]

Risk v Reward. Makes you fight all the harder.

[desert ivy]

It was always the case afaik that a siege would take it down to 0, I think atrophying was the one that originally caused delevelling before they changed it to also be 100% destroyed

[primal cloud]

Yes but the risk there is that if the metropolis you just worked to build for one month gets attacked while you're offline, all of your items are gone. As you said, poof. The whole node resets so all of your chests are gone.

[desert ivy]

1 month

That's not how it works either

You'll know 6 days in advance when your Metro is being attacked

[full badger]

You know, I was writing out the reasoning for the nodes getting destroyed, but I feel we're now getting into discussion territory

[desert ivy]

So unless you take a 7 day nap

[ruby swift]

@desert ivy There were conflicting quotes on the siege mechanic. We were in the process of getting them clarified when Steven dropped the "Oooops, we changed that!" during the gameplay vid.

[dark jungle]

you get plenty of notice of a siege against your metro, you and the hundreds (or thousands) of other people in the metro will have plenty of time to prepare a defense

[primal cloud]

Ok that's helpful

[dark jungle]

!wiki node sieges

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_sieges

[desert ivy]

5 days

Off by 1

[broken lodge]

!pvp

!wiki pvp

!wiki pvp

!wiki pvp

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pvp

[broken lodge]

nice!

[ruby swift]

Easy way to remember is node level minus 1 for the days.

[broken lodge]

i love to PvP

[desert ivy]

[broken lodge]

what's the formula for that

[primal cloud]

Can you siege an enemy node at the same time as you're defending? Like if two nodes prepared a siege at the same time 5 days in advance would that work?

[broken lodge]

st = (nt- 1) x 24h

[crystal beacon]

So can we opt to be a two handed tank or is the shield mandatory?

[ruby swift]

The world manager looks at conflicting sieges and doesn't allow scheduling to occur.

[broken lodge]

nt = node level

[dark jungle]

shield is not mandatory

[broken lodge]

st = siege timer

24h = 1 day

[crystal beacon]

@dark jungle ty very interesting

[dark jungle]

Tanks will not be forced to have a shield but it will definitely be a viable option.[4] – Jeffrey Bard

[broken lodge]

what kind of a loser tank doesnt have a shield?

that's like a fighter without a sword

[ruby swift]

@primal cloud And that may just be for pvp castle sieges. I would have to check if the same is applied to nodes.

[dark jungle]

evasion tanks may not

[broken lodge]

there are no evasion tanks, that's an MMO'er pipe dream. It's never been a real/viable thing in ANY mmo ever

bro

I'm talking to you lexy

[dark jungle]

not according to the developers bro

!wiki tank

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Tank

[ruby swift]

Take it to discussion brahs.

[broken lodge]

no

[dark jungle]

yeah bruh

[broken lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/tonton-tonton-sticker-no-nope-gif-13636081

They may have every intention of making evasion tanks viable, but if MMO history is anything to go by, they simply wont be

Tanks are tanks b/c they've got thick fuckin armor, and big fuckin shields

[orchid raft]

wheres alpha key

[dark jungle]

<-- here

[broken lodge]

heres one: 12345678910

[full badger]

@broken lodge move down to the discussion channels now please

[dark jungle]

lmao, yes you are going 🙂

[burnt cliff]

Are the cosmetics (armors specifically) individual pieces or are they whole outfits?

[dark jungle]

some are whole sets (costumes) some are individual items

[burnt cliff]

Ahhh do we know with the ones from the monthly shops?

[full badger]

@burnt cliff if it says "costume" that means it's a 1-piece item that covers your entire character model. "accessories" are smaller pieces that take up a single armour slot

[burnt cliff]

Oh much thanks! ❤️

I didnt see that on the items

[full badger]

No worries

[gaunt roost]

release date?

[desert ivy]

Sometime in the future

[gaunt roost]

this month?

[digital yacht]

next few years

[dark jungle]

no date given yet

[dire pond]

Do we know if a building constructed by a mayor in a node can be destroyed by another mayor later on?

[digital yacht]

yes

[dire pond]

You sure?

That means a mayor could destroy everything if he wanted

[stable plover]

@dire pond It would probably be better to say that we know a mayor can replace buildings vs destroying them and deliberately leaving an empty plot. The wording the devs have used seems to be "modify".

[dire pond]

So the mayor has the power to "modify" existing building chosen by previous mayor, not only decide wich new one can be build.

[hardy bolt]

That's the point of a mayor, but if you're a crap mayor people will just leave or overthrow you, no benefit to having the people in your node hate you tbh

[dire pond]

No, but that could be a way yo sabotage a node

[lapis spruce]

will players be able to punch enemies?

[wind arrow]

Is Intrepid Studios hiring? 👀

[desert ivy]

!career

heck

https://intrepidstudios.com/careers

[desert ivy]

Yes but there's no unarmed classes/archetypes, so you'll do no damage really

[lapis spruce]

hmm, somewhat disappointing that you can't become a god tier punchy boi. but punching being an option at all is a major plus

[wind arrow]

Thanks for the quick reply. Doesnt seem like they have any entry level positions. Bummer!

[hardy bolt]

wdym no? If someone is being a crap mayor they will get overthrown (node destroyed, replaced, etc) or people will just leave, what dumbass would stay?

[arctic sky]

@wind arrow I do believe toast or Margaret said you can always send in your resume even if the job you want isn't listed

[dire pond]

@hardy bolt imagine you dont like a node stage 6, except for scientific node, the elections are mostly chosen by who works the hardest in the elections quest. So not liking that stage 6 node you could power grind quests and stuff to become mayor. Once your are it (if the mecanic works that way) you could rearrange all buildings in the node so that players dislike it and leave or even you could have more chance to be siege for being a duche.

[hardy bolt]

Alright so you just agreed with my point.. Read your last sentence. You're just arguing semantics cmon lol

[desert ivy]

The only node type where Mayor is decided via quests is Divine. Economic is decided by highest bidder. Military is decided via last man standing PvP match. Scientific is voting.

[dire pond]

Yes, thats why i said sabotage

Highest bidder, farm the most gold for it, military grind the best gladiator, divine do the most quest, scientific need citizens choice

We have a lot of dedicaded players here xd

[desert ivy]

You'd have to be pretty good at money making to just "farm the most gold for it". There'll be people sitting in Economic nodes 24/7 flipping shit and making tons of money.
Military you need to be a good player to win the PvP matches, so if you're good enough where you can beat the hundreds or thousands of other players contesting then you deserve it.

And divine nodes there'll be sweaty fucks doing 20 hours a day grinding quests for the month, so if you really want to do that, then go ham

[dire pond]

Still a chance

Not saying people will do it, but if its possible some may try

[desert ivy]

Then they'll become mayor and will have deserved it. If they want to try and sabotage the node, then go for it

[dire pond]

Agreed

[broken lodge]

Agreed

will we be able to short stox

like i did with GME to help out the hedge fund managers

[dire pond]

Wdym short stock?

Control the market?

[broken lodge]

i will control the market thank you

it means to sell shares you dont have

u make $$ when the price goes down

they did say "an in-depth stock market"

[dire pond]

You have stock exchange between nodes/guilds, but that info is under nda

[broken lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/once-upon-a-time-ouat-hang-the-code-and-hang-the-rules-gif-9620994

[stable plover]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Kickstarter#Stock_exchange A bit of info on the stock system, we don't know if shorting will be a thing

[broken lodge]

Thanx Greypelt, you're a gentleman

[cedar basin]

Do Backpack's have their own slot on your back or will you not be able to equip a ranged weapon at the same time?

[dire pond]

Backpack are independant of equipable gear

They carry ressources and non equiped gear

[arctic swift]

Do we have multiple bags to increase space or just 1 at a time?

[full badger]

From what I understand you have a single backpack that doesn't increase in size, and the only way to carry more items is to use a mule mount or caravan

[cedar basin]

!wiki backpack

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Backpacks

[cedar basin]

The higher the level, the more space

[arctic swift]

ooh cool. I like that you will actually see the backpack on their person, and a viewable item from it aswell

[dire pond]

You upgrade your backpack by being a citizen of an economic node

[full badger]

You do?

[dire pond]

Yes

Unique building gives that

You chose if you want more inventory for item or for ressources

[full badger]

Not seeing anything about that on the wiki

[dire pond]

Last one

[full badger]

Huh, fair enough

I need to spend more time reading through the wiki then I guess

Thanks for that

[dire pond]

Crafters can still upgrade it, but economic give extra space too

[tacit orbit]

High tier businesses should be able to issue stock and dividends

[tribal silo]

Im kinda lost with all the information right now, is the game on alpha or is it fully released?

[arctic dagger]

the former

[tribal silo]

Thanks

[full badger]

@tribal silo Here's more in-depth info on that

[tribal silo]

So Alpha One is going to be open for all players?

Or just the ones with packs

[crystal beacon]

Is the voyager plus pack advertised as USD or local $?

[bronze sable]

Usd

[bronze sable]

Only with packs that give access to Alpha 1

[crystal beacon]

and that just gets me phase 2 alpha test which starts in april right?

[digital yacht]

no

[crystal beacon]

thats alpha 1 nvm

alpha 2 undated

[bronze sable]

They might open up alpha 1 sales sometime this month

[crystal beacon]

Source?

[bronze sable]

I don't have a link, but it has been mentioned that they might consider opening Alpha one packs this month.

[crystal beacon]

Also am I locked into the cosmetics they have advertised or can I swap them out if they launch nicer ones?

[bronze sable]

Only the ones you bought

[crystal beacon]

Damn I'm not fan of these ones hopefully they change with the Alpha one sales if thats coming this month

[spiral pine]

you cant swap but you can buy new ones

you could also ask for a refund

[rough peak]

https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2021-01-08-creative-directors-letter
https://youtu.be/D-fU0DJL7wY around 1:27:00

[crystal beacon]

ty 🙂

[cobalt oxide]

If I buy a pack now will I be able to upgrade it to Alpha one status when it becomes available, or should I just wait for the alpha 1 pack announcement? Thanks!

[tulip hatch]

While upgrading is a feature for the current packages, we do not have the details for how A1 sales would work yet if they return

So you can go on the assumption theyd work like current packs or wait for more info

[deep jetty]

Is the alpha on April for everyone

[tulip hatch]

Only for key holders or package owners

[tidal iron]

Any idea when the game will release ?

[bronze sable]

Current expectation is probably 2023

[tidal iron]

Oh no

😦

[tame panther]

That's good

They got time don't need to hurry up

[zealous cliff]

the abilities in the latest tank showcase video are very slow, will you be able to animation cancel when playing for fluid combat?

[inner sable]

No animation canceling

[lean marlin]

^ there is no animation cancelling. Let's leave that shit in ESO.

[zealous cliff]

well let's hope the combat doesnt end up sluggish because of it

thx

[inner sable]

As always, I recommend looking at the boss fight preview for a pre-alpha look at the flow of combat ♡

[zealous cliff]

yeah looks terrible

[lean marlin]

K. That boss is also supposed to be done by 40 people so.

[pseudo bramble]

I ain't liking it too, combat feels slow paced but I guess everything is subject to change from here to release

[tulip hatch]

Hello friends please remember to keep this channel to questions and answers only

If your topic becomes a discussion please continue it in either #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion
Thank you!

[molten nebula]

@zealous cliff @pseudo bramble there’s a big combat rework coming down the pipes sometime soon. March I think?

Steven and Jeff have both said before (sorry, can’t remember which stream/interview) that they realize the feel/flow of combat is a huge deal, and this is why they’re working on combat stuff this early

Last comment: we are still in pre-alpha. So lots can change still.

[formal atlas]

Have they stated a reason for not being able to cancel animation?

Sounds like the most stupid idea ever. If im healing a tank and i see him getting a heal to full hp, im just forced to heal him for no reason?

[desert ivy]

That's not what animation cancelling is

[formal atlas]

why dont u tell me what it is then

[inner sable]

https://youtu.be/_fPIP8uu6Pc?t=1h05m11s

[desert ivy]

What you're thinking of is cancelling a spell during it's channel time, that's not the same as animation cancelling. Animation cancelling is where you interrupt the animation of a spell while still actually casting the spell in order to cast new spells a fraction of a second quicker than you normally would be able to.

[tulip hatch]

You can see someone use animation cancelling in this video on Blade and Soul with a comparison to normal skills without animation cancelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reiGkJ8y1mc&ab_channel=GordonDouglass

[formal atlas]

Yeah i see. I assumed what you are talking about is similar to resetting auto attack swing timer with a spell.

my question would then be, can you cancel an animation?

Like, if im a mage and im doing that shitty aerobatic jump. Can i press A or D to cancel my spell / animation? Or am i locked into spell / animation?

You would think "animation cancelling" is exactly that.

[tulip hatch]

Youre cancelling the skill not the animation in this case
Yes you can stop the cast of a skill

[formal atlas]

But im locked in place?

Lets say im casting a pyroblast with 5 sec casttime. Are you saying im free to cancel the spell anytime, but im still locked in position for the remainer of the 5 sec cast time?

[tulip hatch]

locked in place means that you can not cast and move with the abilities because moving would cancel the ability, it doesnt mean youre incapable of moving and canceling the skill if need be

its rare for skills to actually make you incapable of moving/canceling that skill mid cast

[inner sable]

If you cancel the spell, assuming you can't move while casting, then you are essentially free from the effects of the spell, but you also don't get the damage from the spell as it has been canceled

[formal atlas]

So if im casting a fireball and i press D mid air, does it cancel the spell and move my character?

[floral depot]

They intend combat, along with casting spells, to be fluid and mobile. I'm sure you will be abke to cancel spells.

[main gulch]

Animation cancelling IMHO is the the worst trash thing that could exists in an mmorpg, I prefer a more slow and reasonable fight hands down

[tulip hatch]

Generally yes this would be the case, cant speak for all of the Ashes skills as we have not seen them but they intend to allow you to cancel the skills just not animations

[floral depot]

Your question is incredibly specific to a combat system that is still being smoothed out, revamped and 2 years minimum from release

[formal atlas]

Its a valid question seeing that half the spells presented at the moment has something to do with my character jumping in the air

[floral depot]

Yep. It is. If you're talking about spells represented in the mage archetype showcase, its just part of the animation.

Which I'm almost certain the players havent gotten them to change.

[formal atlas]

So either its gonna look shitty when i press D and my character is mid air, or im stuck in my jump

neither options seems good

[inner sable]

Spells, from what I've seen, can be cast while moving so that jump probably looks better while moving than it does standing still

[formal atlas]

Can you show some footage of a mage casting a fireball while moving? 😄

i havnt seen it

[tulip hatch]

The plan is to have most skills to be usable while moving, ashes does not want stationary skills to be the norm but the exception for higher damaging skills
At the moment many skills are stationary but we are far from finished

[floral depot]

Yeah theres pre-alpha combat of a mage doing it.

Before the ability showcase came out.

[formal atlas]

possible you can link?

or is it under nda?

[floral depot]

Its on the aoc yt.

[formal atlas]

what am i looking for

all i can find is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQo1WK0HkcI

and thats stationary

[inner sable]

As Alluring mentioned, right now things are static, but their end goal is fluid

[floral depot]

Its old, like I said, pre-alpha. So its before the showcase. It has since changed. But its there. If you filter by date and look for pre-alpha mage combat you'll find it. I just watched it the other day. The devs talked about wanting combat to be fluid.

It has since changed. This should be an good indicator that what you are seeing now will change again.

I'm on my phone so it would take me eons to go back to 2017 vids and find it.

[tulip hatch]

Skills are constantly changing as well as all things since we are in development, and we are approaching another combat revamp!
Just keep in mind the goal is for fluid combat with little stationary abilities reserved for larger hard hitting skills.

Remember to keep this channel to questions and answers only

[crystal beacon]

has there been any discussion about Not allowing loot boxes to invade AoC ?

[oak bridge]

Will there be group magic? like a group of wizards come together to cast a really powerful spell?

[tulip hatch]

Intrepid is against RNG loot boxes

[crystal beacon]

awesome !

[tulip hatch]

Yes!

[crystal beacon]

glad to hear that

[formal atlas]

They like limited expensive cosmetics tho, not sure what is best 😄

[tulip hatch]

!wiki Siege summons

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Siege_summons

[crystal beacon]

cosmetics are fine , its the rng loot box microtransaction with real money or ingame token thats the issue .... we want to play a game , not do mini gambling games

[formal atlas]

Yeah i dont think they will go that way 🙂

[golden prism]

https://youtu.be/8c7Y-D5R0IY?t=3361

also 58:54

[crystal beacon]

Will game use anticheat system like battleeye or something similar?

And what about if all party members are diferrent class. Do they get some sort of party buff?

[digital yacht]

yes a perfect harmoy with be 1 of each class

[digital yacht]

thye have their own anti cheat systems in place

[crystal beacon]

And what is party limit by members?

[digital yacht]

8 - party

16

40 - raid

!wiki Party

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Party

[dark jungle]

they said they maybe reopening sales at the end of this month

they arent 100% sure yet though

[inner sable]

Nothing on pricing yet though

[teal nebula]

Hello is there an Option to give away account/ sell it? like we cant redone the payments like said long time before? I have to say my hype is long dead, even though it's definitely going to be a good game i've since discovered blockchain games that are coming up. it's a real shame because i was actually looking forward to it tremendously since the first steps in alpha zero and before. if not, i'll probably just play a bit until my subscription term is finnished or leave it alone altogether.

[plucky pawn]

Hi there friend @teal nebula ! As mentioned in our Terms of Service, Intrepid accounts are registered to you personally and may not be sold/traded/gifted

[minor ruin]

Anyone know how long they’ll be selling the tiered preorder bundles? I want to buy but I wanna wait until the perfect bundle drops 🙂

[plucky pawn]

@minor ruin We haven't announced an end date for these particular pre-order packs as a whole, but that's something we would likely let you know in advance so you could plan accordingly 😄

[tired loom]

question, am i not able to buy the corgi and outfit with embers? Im not looking to spend real money anymore after the $375 pass. xD

[onyx knoll]

Unfortunately embers are only for once the game releases and can't be used currently

[tired loom]

quite unfortunate. looks like im not getting anything from the item shop till release.

[crystal flax]

If you've already got one of the $375 packs though, you should be able to individually buy items

Just not with embers

[tired loom]

-wooosh-

read the full sentence before that bit of information./

[oak loom]

Can the collectable skins be sold /traded in game?

[bronze sable]

doubt it, would function as buying gold

[plucky pawn]

No, items or packs cannot be gifted or traded.

[oak loom]

Great news! Thanks

[plucky pawn]

Other folks might also argue that would then remove their exclusivity 😄

[oak loom]

Exactly ...

[lone hedge]

Where is the list of questions that will be asked, then answered, on the next Dev Update? Is it at a specific place on the forums?

[tired loom]

there should be a forum post a few days prior to the next Dev Update. at least thats what i remember.

[plucky pawn]

@lone hedge Typically we announce our monthly live stream about a week out, which is when you can share your questions in the official Q&A thread!

We always post it in #news and tag you all so you can see when the next stream is and how to submit you question

[oak bridge]

So alpha 1 sales will return? If I own a different pack, can i upgrade it to an alpha 1 pack with paying the difference?

[plucky pawn]

To clarify, Alpha One sales have not been confirmed to return; we let you know we'd providing you an update sometime this month on if they would be coming back and what the process for joining in would look like!

[pearl bronze]

Since u said sometime this month i assume that even if the sales do return it won't probably be till the next one? cuz the 19th is quite soon

[desert ivy]

It won't be before the test on the 19th

[pearl bronze]

yeah i figured but u can always hope right? lol

[mild loom]

Random question, working on building a new computer, still up in the air for GPUs, AMD or Nvidia for AoC? More optimized for one or the other or still unknown?

[pearl bronze]

I know that the sale of getting into the Alpha 1 is still up in the air, but what i rly wanna know is how much is that upgrade? Do we have any idea or is that totally in the air as well?

$500s more? or a different from $375 to $500?

sorry i got a small brain. did u mean $500 more dollars completely or like $125 difference?

ok thank god. i thought u meant like $500 more and thats that. i was like well im not playing in the Alpha 1 then haha

[ruby swift]

I didn't do nuffin

[quartz coral]

You’re reckless

[rocky marlin]

Will Necromancers have healing abilities ?

[pallid wind]

Similar question to that: will there be a healing based tank?

[lean marlin]

Necro is, Summoner Primary, Cleric Secondary. It will have the abilities of a summoner, and the augments of a cleric. What those augments are and what they do, we have no idea. So..unknown at this time. XD (speaking of)

[ruby swift]

Cleric secondary was said long ago to have possible self healing, but would not be a group healer. But those were early concepts. The same could be said I guess of a Tank/Cleric, which I think is Paladin.

[pallid wind]

i mean like a drain health skill. like a vampie. vladamir from league

[ruby swift]

Don't know. As Legion said, the augment system hasn't even been seen yet. So, maybe?

[pallid wind]

cuz a cleric augment makes it all seem like self or other heals. not really anything like draining which would be cool

[lean marlin]

Yes, well Cleric is the master of life and death. So..really it could be anything in either of those categories. You'll have to wait with the rest of us unfortunately.

[desert ivy]

It will have whatever "skills" a Summoner will have. A Summoner/Cleric (Necromancer) will have the same skills as a Summoner/Bard, Summoner/Tank, Summoner/Fighter etc. just with different augments.

To be an actual Tank you'll need to go Tank primary, so no, Tanks will not have a Drain Health skill, but maybe there will be a Tank skill that self-heals, if not, Tank/Cleric will probably provide some type of self-heal

[floral depot]

The showcase of the cleric also doesnt exclusively heal and shows a lot of potential for damage. Can really only speculate the augments from that showcase and how they would translate to a class that summons.

[primal cloud]

I'm running Cleric and Cleric so that other people worship me for my healing abilities and protect me from being impaled

[rocky marlin]

Exactly

[cinder maple]

They did say the summoner would be able to summon a tank capable of tanking at least to some capacity though.

[desert ivy]

It won't be a main tank though, more like an off-tank

Summoner is the jack of all trades role, so it can technically do everything, DPS, Heal, and Tank, just no where near as well as the originals

[floral depot]

A sponge.

[pallid wind]

how do i get roles in here?

[trail fable]

Apply to be a mod, thats all lol

[desert ivy]

There aren't really any roles that are given out

I guess you can pay $5 or whatever it is to nitro boost the server, then you get a nitro boost role I guess

[shell epoch]

Is this what happens when you don't log in for a year and then find your info not on the current servers?Unfortunately, some of the verification information provided does not match our records, and we have proof that this account has breached our Terms of Service as stated here: "No Account Transfers/Sales . Accounts are registered to you personally and may not be sold, traded, gifted or otherwise transferred at any time under any circumstances."

We will not be fulfilling this request due to this breach of our terms, this account will be banned, and this ticket will be closed.

GM Luperza?

apparently it is

[woven vale]

I mean you could ask Toast, but if ya account was sold...it be gone

From my knowledge pack transfers went fine

[shell epoch]

I mean I would have loved to at least have been the person to sell it

[woven vale]

Either way @plucky pawn may be able to assist you...I dunno

[shell epoch]

then i at least couldnt complain about it

[rigid rose]

@shell epoch I would put in a ticket https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new to let them check into it.

[shell epoch]

....thats what got me that reply

i did put in another request

[woven vale]

Your best bet is Toast then

[shell epoch]

well sounds like a tomorrow problem then

[pallid wind]

I was asking about the gm role or apoc tester role. i didnt know they were a thing until now lol

[woven vale]

You'd probably want to @.LieutenantToast during working hours in CA

[woven vale]

They were only for the closed tests

And will not be given out anymore

[pallid wind]

ah what about gm?

[rigid rose]

Yes the legacy tags for discord are no longer being applied including the gm tag.

[pallid wind]

sadge

https://tenor.com/view/50shades-sad-gif-13267761

[woven vale]

The only roles you can obtain are...member, nitro, and mod (if chosen and meeting the requirements)

I believe there is also an NDA access role also set as member (with the same color and all) but I don't know that one for sure

[dire pond]

Only 6 weeks till nda is lifted

:D

[unkempt barn]

Hey I haven't been able to keep up with the dev discussions and what not but wondering...are they aiming at a more action oriented combat system or the traditional tab targeting? Or are they still testing things to get a better handle on it?

[solar galleon]

Ive noticed that a lot of the players we have seen in any footage of the game, regardless of race, has a sort of slim bulk build. Have they mentioned the ability to change such builds of the character model before? The way elfs look like humans, and humans look like elfs, and even dwarfs look like a human just scaled down seems like a bit of a turn off for me as of now.

[stable plover]

@unkempt barn Intrepid's goal is a hybrid between action and tab, we're expecting a combat revamp around March, which won't be the final form either, so things are still very much in testing

[unkempt barn]

@stable plover thanks for the response! Really hoping they lean more towards action...being a long time MMO player the tab system just seems outdated but that's just my opinion!

[stable plover]

@solar galleon Intrepid does want to add a lot more ability to customize the current models, like sliders to make them taller/shorter thinner/bulkier etc. I'd expect that to improve as more of the detail work goes in later.

[desert ivy]

Players will be able to decide between taking up to either 75% action or tab abilities. They cannot take more than 75% of one type so at least 25% has to be the opposing type. E.g. if players go 75% action then they need to take 25% tab abilities.

However they have said that if they can't get the hybrid system working well, they'll just go pure Tab combat.

[unkempt barn]

Here's hoping they can figure out a hybrid system...pure Tab IMO is tried and true I guess...but with other MMO's out there I'm worried it will get lost in the weeds

[sacred bloom]

is there anything to stop a guild permanently electing there leader to mayor of a node

[cedar basin]

The nodes have different systems for mayoral apointments

[digital yacht]

guilds dont appoint mayors, each node hs their own system to appoint a mayor

[cedar basin]

Only scientific is voting based, the rest are quests for Divine, Trial by Combat for Military and Highest Bidding I believe for Economic

!wiki mayor

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Mayors

[trail fable]

Rip my chances of ever being mayor unless I do economic, won't ever have the hours for combat or quest to beat out the sweats

[digital yacht]

combat is done thru a system where u fight on an even playing field not who has the best gear, so there is always a chance

!wiki Military Node

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Military_Node

[cobalt oxide]

Been a very busy week IRL so just wanting to check, no news on Alpha 1 packs yet, right? Just trying to make sure I don't miss them if they're gonna be limited to a certain number or whatever! Thanks!

[rigid rose]

@cobalt oxide No news yet! keep checking #news !

[cobalt oxide]

Okay cool, it'll be announced there?

I'll throw it in my own server and turn on notifications if that's the case!

[crystal beacon]

i wouldnt buy alpha 1 cause theres still 2 years till release probably get sick of the game hah

[sacred bloom]

isnt it a problem though if some guy is super good at pvp but couldn't care less about being a mayor and just does it because he can

[lean marlin]

Yes, and if he doesn't do his job everyone will leave that node and go elsewhere.

[radiant orbit]

Do you guys know if there will be more skills at lvl 50 compared to lvl 10? Or you will have about 10 skills and then unlock their tier 2-3 in higher levels?

[sacred bloom]

woudn't that be kind of fustrating though if you have worked hard and been part of a node for months only to have one person take it away from many people

[full badger]

The devs have said there will be around 30 skills per class at max level

[radiant orbit]

Alright thanks! Thats great!

[full badger]

It might! Feel free to discuss it more in #aoc-discussion channel 🙂

[burnt cliff]

Is there a way to gift a store item to a friend? I wanna buy Royal Doge, The Exultant One for him

[lean marlin]

No there is not.

[full badger]

There is no gifting option. If you want to give someone something, send the money to them and let them buy it on their own

[dire pond]

Create an secret account and gift it

[burnt cliff]

Ahhh shame, money aint the same as the gift itself but thanketh yee

[crystal beacon]

Will players have trade 1v1 system?

[ruby swift]

Yes, there is direct player to player trading planned. Unlike other games that have had this as an exploitable workaround to tracking systems, those trades have been said to be in Ashes.

Also an escrow system planned

[crystal beacon]

Escrow managed by game personnel?

[ruby swift]

No, I guess an easier or more common way to explain it is, say you want to craft something. You put the materials in the window and the fee. The crafter provides the service, when both are done, both hit ok, and the transaction concludes. Helps with reducing "He stole mah stuff!" GM tickets.

[dire pond]

What about if i want to gift an item to a player without receiving something?

[ruby swift]

You will be able to do so, but there is a record of it generated.

[crystal beacon]

Wow that is amazing system and unique

[dire pond]

And just for gold too?

[hardy bolt]

depends on item, you can't trade raw mats but you can trade silver and possibly finished gear

!wiki player trading

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_trading

[dire pond]

First quote answers my question haha

[ruby swift]

I would have to go search the wiki for what particular closet Lex and his elves have put those quotes about those planned systems. But they have talked about how Ashes has been built from inception with the idea of tracking all that in mind. Most games that have tried to address issues that can be exploited by gold sellers and RMT have tried to add systems after development and failed miserably. They have promised something different. What remains to be seen is how they have implemented that vision.

[dire pond]

I know that guild leaders can give gold to guild members as a paycheck, but what about character to character in exchange of rp services.

[ruby swift]

Probably. All depends on what frequency and what amounts they have the "heat map" tracking set to whether you get an investigation into your account.

[crystal beacon]

Thank you alot. One more question. If im playing solo and farming for a good gear for example i want a better bow. Is there a percentage of each mob success rate on certain items? Or the system will be totally different and if i want better weapon its better to craft it and etc. I mean: can i drop good gear only grinding mobs?