questions

[rigid citrus]

Thanks. :~)

Thanks for the help and emoji. :~)

[desert ivy]

Is your brain an actual size of a walnut Strategy?

[crystal flax]

Stop talking about the contents of the NDA email

[cyan parrot]

Im from Europe, portugal
can i buy a package from your store at https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop even thoug the shop is in dollars?

[full badger]

Yes you can. The amount will be automatically converted to your local currency

[robust marsh]

Is nothing in the email working?

Links/downloads

[full badger]

DM one of the moderators if you have any questions regarding the tests @robust marsh

[shell elbow]

Hello - I’ve received the alpha invite but my friend hasn’t received any and we’re both braver of worlds from Kickstarter. Who could he reach out to address this?

[tulip hatch]

Emails are being rolled out, not everyone is getting them at the same time
Make sure he has double checked his inbox, spam and promotion folders for his email.
Search Directly for "Intrepid" in the mail search as well

[sweet gulch]

so.....

my PI role is no longer on my discord account

😐

[tulip hatch]

Will report on that and see whats going on

[sweet gulch]

lol

HALP

[dark jungle]

cant talk to you now, no longer a cool kid

[sweet gulch]

i messaged toast too, but im sure shes being slammed with stuff lol

[tulip hatch]

Yep just hang tight~

[sweet gulch]

but.. fire

lol

[plucky pawn]

Yes folks please hang tight and DM me, I've got quite a few folks hitting me up right now so I'm trying to get to you all

[tulip hatch]

Its being investigated, any further questions should be asked in our dms! just in case NDA and all that

[marsh sphinx]

any plans lowering the price to buy alpha 2 access

[full badger]

There are currently no plans to alter the price of any of the pre-order packs

[marsh sphinx]

😦

[wide schooner]

so i guess this means no reopening of a1 sales?

[winged sail]

probably not until NDA is over and they see how the servers are handling

[full badger]

There's been no update on that just yet. It's still just a "potential" for later on

[tight gale]

Stay tuned. 😉 Not for this test this weekend, but we may open up sales for Alpha One Keys again. ❤️

[wide schooner]

yeah i forgot there were still a few more smaller tests before full a1 lol my bad

thanks

[inland timber]

🤦‍♂️

[pallid wind]

https://c.tenor.com/WnjJsVOwoJQAAAAM/john-travolta-well.gif

[lapis sail]

I had heard there is a new AoC Website coming soon, is there a date set yet for this to be implemented ?

ok tyvm

Hopefully this will occur in conjunction with the possible reopening of sales of the A1 Packages. My wife says I have a green light to get an A1 pkg if they reopen 🙂

[wide schooner]

I'll buy 7

[loud sun]

Have emails been sent out for the alpha for this weekend??

[full badger]

They are rolling out yes, please check your spam and promotion folders and if you have any issues or questions please contact the moderator team in DMs, thanks.

[ashen loom]

Imagine taking permission at this age xD

[primal cloud]

No, no, he's got a point. Occasionally I have to ask my parrot if he wants a tickle before I can tickle him, and I'm 20 and he's like 9 or something.

[lapis sail]

Imagine loving and respecting your wife enough to do that 🙂

It is still money and wise spouses share decisions

you probably wont get married then, no worries. I have been married for 31 yrs now

[tender wren]

spoken like a true incel

[arctic sky]

looks for questions

[tender wren]

how does one get gf?

ok ill stop

[arctic sky]

be someone besides yourself

[plucky pawn]

Please keep this channel for real questions folks - for the existential ones, take 'em to DMs 😉

[primal cloud]

Are we allowed to discriminate against Tulnar when the game comes out since they are a fictional race and aren't actually real?

For context I want to be a really hostile elf but I'll ally with humans 👀

[tender wren]

you heard the lady, real questions

[primal cloud]

How does someone utilise a shrine? Is it a proximity thing where if you stand inside it counts as you're 'praying' or do you actually need to sacrifice an animal or do a certain task?

[tender wren]

but yeah, no rp is banned, so long as its not some irl exstremist political thing

[onyx knoll]

no info on that yet as far as i know

[half stag]

is there somewhere i would download the client for alpha testers? i missed the previous one and didnt want to again

[crystal flax]

If you should be in the test, you would have gotten an email, if you got an email read the entire thing carefully and don't discuss it's contents, if you feel like you should have gotten an email and didn't, DM Toast

[wary badge]

Will people be streaming the Mar 19 Alpha? Will Ashes have an official stream for that Alpha?

[primal cloud]

No, people participating in it had to sign an NDA, as shown in the message directly above yours, so it's highly unlikely anyone will be streaming it although Intrepid might have one.

[wary badge]

The Mar 19 Alpha says no NDA though: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

Unless that's not accurate.

[onyx knoll]

There will be a lot of content creators streaming and sharing videos once the restrictions are listed, I don't know if there will be an official stream tho, they haven't mentioned anything of that nature so far

[primal cloud]

I would assume it's still under NDA but it could be lifted, we'll see 🤷‍♂️

[desert ivy]

The March playtest isn't under NDA

[wary badge]

Sounds good, I hope they do have a stream. Would be cool to see the Intrepid team playing alongside the testers. Thanks for the info.

[primal cloud]

So far it isn't but it's probably subject to change at any moment really.

[winter bane]

What time does the server open

[broken lodge]

[primal cloud]

Just want to double check, if I buy the $75 Wayfarer bundle, will that drop the $375 Voyager Plus down to $300 right away?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[primal cloud]

Legend, thanks mate @desert ivy

[digital smelt]

Question: When time comes of course, do we know what the beta 1 and 2 will be used for? Will it be more testing like Alpha 1 for beta 1 or will it be like testing the whole system on the bigger scale?

[broken lodge]

The game should be pretty much done (at beta stage) and final polish and stuff like that being put in. We don't want people to get totally burnt out on the game before we actually release. So once we get to the beta phases it should be short and sweet.– Jeffrey Bard

[full badger]

Beta testing is usually used for fine tuning of systems and balancing.

[untold path]

Is this weekends still scheduled to happen?

[placid vessel]

Yes.

!wiki alpha

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha

[untold path]

hmm i havent seen any invite to it, strange

[placid vessel]

It's not the 19th where Intrepid is.

[desert ivy]

dm a mod

[untold path]

thanks, i think ill do that

[full badger]

DM'ing you now @untold path

[full badger]

Please check the spam and promotion folders in your emails and do a direct search for "intrepid" as well. If you have any other questions or problems please DM me

[stone forge]

Will we have a inverted y axis at anytime during the testing phases?

[full badger]

That kind of thing usually isn't implemented until later on

[stone forge]

thanks just takes me a bit to get used to i run around like a drunk person for the first few hours

[stone forge]

will alpha one phase one the april6th threw the may 6th be up 24x7 ? exxcept for maint of course

or is that the goal for it?

[full badger]

We don't know the answer to that, sorry. @stone forge

[stone forge]

thanks for the info

[smoky raft]

are you guys allowed to talk about it here lol?

[digital yacht]

no

anything under NDA cannot be talked about until that NDA is specifically lifted, for the tests after the NDA drops they can be talked about

[full badger]

It's borderline, but that said, @stone forge if you have any other questions specific to the tests feel free to contact me in DMs instead

[stone forge]

kk ty for your help

[plain shadow]

If I was a braver of world backer on Kickstarter I should be able to play this weekend? I’ve checked my emails and have nothing. Who would be best to speak to? Please @ me

[toxic vine]

ANy of the moderators will help you out 🙂

[full badger]

Please check your spam and promotion folders and do a direct search for "intrepid" in your emails. If you have any other questions or problems related to the tests please DM me

[plain shadow]

@full badger I’ve checked my emails mate

I have directors letters and recaps

[errant flume]

is anything scheduled for 2021 ? can't find any specific information

[full badger]

In terms of what?

[errant flume]

any new dates for some releases for alpha two or beta ?

[full badger]

^these are the only dates we have right now

[errant flume]

yeah i found this already. I hoped that i can find some more information.. i am so hyped to test AoC

[vernal vale]

Are Pre-Order Pack Mounts set or do they change?

[full badger]

the cosmetics for the pre-order packs change each month

[vernal vale]

thank you 🙂

[tulip hatch]

Please do not ask questions about the content of the emails in public channels
contact a moderator directly

Any one of us can be of assistance

feel free to reach out to us so we can help

[wide aurora]

id like a pretty discord tag, u know

[crystal beacon]

just wanna double check. is this alpha a NON VERBAL nda ? or just nda as in you cant record

[azure birch]

The current stage of alpha we are in is under full NDA so you can't record or talk about it

In a month or so the NDA will be lifted so you won't have an issue talking about your experience and will be able to stream etc

[sacred bloom]

if alpha 1 were to go on sale when would be a rough estimate to when it would be anounced

[full badger]

Unknown at this time, sorry @sacred bloom

[sacred bloom]

alright thanks

ok thanks

so il know if i can or cant buy it by then

[buoyant fable]

so will people be able to difuse images of the game on march 19th?

[onyx knoll]

So far that is the plan, yes

[buoyant fable]

👍

[mighty flower]

Is the Alpha launcher available for download right now?

[cedar basin]

I think we should trigger the bot so the word alpha just launches the warning

lol

[onyx knoll]

that would get annoying real quick...

[crystal beacon]

could trigger it to send a DM to the person that asks :p

[mighty flower]

@onyx knoll asking that is NDA? play test schedule has been announced correct?

[onyx knoll]

While the fact that the playtest has been announced is public knowledge, any specific info on the test is under NDA 🙂

[dark jungle]

it's much easier just to DM a mod rather than debate it here 🙂

[mighty flower]

where do i go for help then

[onyx knoll]

If you have access to the test and have questions feel free to DM a mod or Toast

[simple compass]

are the servers based in regions?

[brittle walrus]

Hello, where can i download the game for alpha testers?

[lean marlin]

Read your email. Then contact a red name over there > or Xen can help/ ❤️

[tulip hatch]

If you cant find your email make sure you have double checked your inbox, spam and promotion folders for your email.
Search Directly for "Intrepid" in the mail search

[brittle walrus]

okay thanks! I'll check

[jovial oar]

Can male characters also do a forwards front flip when jumping or is this for the females characters only?

[full badger]

I would assume the males can do it as well, but we haven't seen it happen

[lean marlin]

The dwarf front flip?

[plucky pawn]

both the dunir male and female have the fun flippies at the moment 😄

[jovial oar]

okay, thank you 🙂

[slow pecan]

Since there's only 8-10k players per server, is there any definite way to get on the same servers as friends?

[lean marlin]

that's 10k concurrent. Just communicate with them, and find a server. Easy as that.

[full badger]

They reckon a server can hold up to 50k accounts (10k concurrent players). Steven has also toyed with the idea of letting guilds reserve spots on servers but we haven't heard any details about how this would work

[slow pecan]

ah alright, ty

[opaque birch]

I know its early but do they know how many servers they are planning on starting out with or are they playing it by ear for now

[full badger]

Very much playing it by ear @opaque birch

[jovial oar]

do you think servers will crash on first day from too many people ?

[unreal latch]

better question is when is it ever going to be released

[stable plover]

Because of too many people? No, the devs are capping the max number of players on the server at once, so if 12k people try to join the server at once 2k get to wait in a login queue. The server might crash for some other reason / they might spin up more day one servers or something if the demand seems overwhelming.

[quaint pawn]

Have yet to experience an MMO that doesn't have crashing issues on day 1 lol

[long hemlock]

How do you know if you got invited to the Alpha 1? I didn't think you could buy alpha 1, I thought they emailed keys to random subscribers.

[crystal flax]

You used to be able to buy A1, they stopped selling it though, it's not random

[long hemlock]

Oh, so they don't send out keys? Damn, I was still hoping I could play this weekend. T'is a sad day. I bought Alpha 2 access, but that's FOREVER away.

[unreal latch]

crowdfunding days

[analog parcel]

when can we expect OBT? 1 to 2 years time?

[full badger]

What do you mean by "OBT"?

[steady ocean]

We do not know dates for any testing outside of Alpha 1 dates.

open beta testing I'm assuming

[onyx knoll]

there is no open testing as far as we know

[analog parcel]

okay so it will go from development to final once it ready?

[lean marlin]

It will go through A1-A2, B1-B2, and then release. There is no open testing, so in order to take part in a test phase you need a pack.

[full badger]

There are beta tests but they are all buy-in, not open to all

[analog parcel]

okay thank you

[placid lance]

sry

[steady ocean]

Another round of !nda spam

[clear badge]

if we have an idea for something in ashes, is there an official area we can submit such things

[plucky pawn]

Our forums are a great place to share your longer-form suggestions, so others can chime in as well @clear badge ! https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/

[clear badge]

thank you

[cerulean atlas]

awesome, thank you

[oak harbor]

Will apocalypse come back?

[full badger]

Unknown at this time, sorry.

[lean marlin]

it's up in the air.

[oak harbor]

ah sheeeeet

thank you!

[civic pebble]

I don't remember RIFT crashing first day or week for me.

[warm patio]

Is the cleric whip going to be refined? The preview made it look like a radiated swimming noodle.

[onyx knoll]

the VFX and UI are all work in progress

[potent thunder]

** Issued a chat clarification - Follow Discord and Intrepid Studios Terms of Service **

Follow Discord https://discordapp.com/terms and Intrepid Studios https://ashesofcreation.com/terms Terms of Service.

Anything to do with the email or test is under NDA, please don't discuss them in public channels. If you have any questions please reach out to the moderator team in DMs, thanks.

[unreal maple]

isent there a alpha test today?

[arctic sky]

yes.. if you are to be part of it check your email

[unreal maple]

did no e-mail

[plucky pawn]

please DM me your forum profile link @unreal maple 😄

[zinc cave]

same Trig

[plucky pawn]

Please DM myself or a moderator if you have questions so we can assist you.

[pearl whale]

@onyx knoll cool story, doesnt mean anything to me

[plucky pawn]

Please DM a moderator or myself as it mentions, and we can assist you further.

[deft needle]

when does the test start today?

[plucky pawn]

@deft needle please look just above your message 😄

[plucky pawn]

@deft needle @carmine dove if neither of you have DMed another moderator yet, please message me directly

[wicked urchin]

Hi,

I missed the opportunity to participate in the pre-alpha and alpha one tests, but would really love to participate in the Alpha Two and betas one and two of Ashes, giving all the feed back I could. However, when I added the pre-pack to the shopping cart in the store, I realized it became too expensive for me to afford, when the U$ 250 converted to almost BR$ 1,400. It's A LOT of money here in Brazil. Blizzard uses a smoother conversion system on their packages and game subscriptions, using purchasing power parity. For example, a U$ 20 WoW subscription fee converts to BR$ 35, instead of the raw conversion of BR$ 110, which would be just too much in Brazil.

I really can't afford paying BR$ 1,400 for the Voyager pack in Intrepid's shop. Is there a way I can get an access key or for the prices of the early access packages in the shop use a purchasing power parity on conversions?

Thanks in advance.

[tulip hatch]

Occasionally giveaways or contests are done for keys, sometime in the future there will be beta key giveaways
At this time however no other option is available

[onyx knoll]

There are plans for harmonized pricing for the subscription once the game releases, but for now the pack prices on the shop most likely will be staying as US$ only

[stable plover]

@wicked urchin Also in a this is not confirmed for the future, but Brazil has been mentioned as potentially having a harmonized price for servers just in Brazil

[dark jungle]

you need to DM her or a mod for info on that as it is NDA

[iron topaz]

I'm sure I can find the answer if I look hard enough, but we are over halfway through Feb. Any update on them re-opening alpha 1 buy-in?

[crystal beacon]

no update on that as of yet

[iron topaz]

Thank you for the answer!

[stray current]

Probably will talk about it in the livestream

[iron topaz]

Ive been checking every #news hoping to see something talking about it lol. And checking the shop for the new website. Thanks guys!

[brazen flame]

Very dumb question but from what I've read there are no ETA for alpha 2 yet is that correct? Originally i thought that was suppose to launch 2/19 - /2/24 or something are all those dates now off?

[pine loom]

So i am watching something on youtube about AOC PVP now im wondering.. if u play a rogue and so u have a stealthy playstyle.. u walk in the open world and see someone u came by in the city before and he was like mean to u.. when u stealh up on him and cut his throat but he cant fight back really because your just too good of killing someone because u have thought of a nice combo that really works.. does that mean i killed someone whos not fighting back basicly because he could not do a single attack on you.. does that mean you get corruption? like people are going to hunt me because of a bounty or something or how do i see this?

[frail void]

I hope it will be like wow where you can’t 1 shot like that

There has to be counter play

[plucky pawn]

@brazen flame the link above has the latest! those dates you shared look like our current Alpha One preview dates 😄

[desert ivy]

If you kill someone before they attack back or they're a non-combatant then yes, you will get corruption

[brazen flame]

thank you

yeah ok so its all alpha 1 still got it

[desert ivy]

However 2 things:

1. Rogues currently aren't planned to have actual invisibility stealth, so you can still see their "shimmer" while they're stealthed (like Camo in Halo)
2. The current planned Time-To-Kill in Ashes is 30-60 seconds, which means you won't just be unstealthing and 1 shotting people

[pine loom]

so there wont be a real stealthy rogue that no one can see only when you really see them 😛 so even when you are walking somewhere there can be like 10 rogues stealth behind you for like pupup around u and taking u like hostage for money 😛 (for the RP like players)

so thats not going to happen is what u are saying

[woven vale]

I mean I guess...but unless you're in a rp node (or this is guild rp) hostage scenarios prob won't happen often

[desert ivy]

Currently it isn't planned to have fully 100% invisible Rogues, but who knows what the augment system will do. Maybe going Rogue/Rogue will allow full invisibility, we don't know for sure

[pine loom]

would be a nice thing for the rogue rogues among us

30 to 60 seconds of killing someone is a 1v1 right?

doesnt that mean that healers will be kinda op? 😛

[gloomy idol]

what do you get in the 75$ purchase of the game ?

[crystal flax]

Every website pack literally tells you what's in it

[sacred bloom]

are there going to be mechanics stopping zergs just roaming around and killing solos

[woven vale]

Lack of fast travel should hinder zergs

[ruby swift]

!wiki zergs

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Zergs

[dire pond]

Corruption too

[sacred bloom]

do we know the regions alpha 2 will be in

[desert ivy]

NA and EU are the current plans

[left harness]

1. Is the alpha currently playable? (Been away for a bit.)
2. Is there a way to redeem a key from my kickstarter if I can't access my kick starter? I have the 150$ kickstarter showing in my account profile but idk where i redeem a key from?

[stable plover]

A1 is currently under NDA but there is testing. You would have received the key in an email that you might still be able to find, it would have come from [e-mail] You will need to fill out a support ticket if you can't find the email.

[stable plover]

Also, a 150$ KS package would be for Alpha 2, which won't be starting until sometime in the future.

[left harness]

oh okay 🙂

thank you!

I'm guessing for the Alpha 2, we will be notified from the #news

correct?

[stable plover]

yes, there will definately be a post there, an email, forum/reddit posts etc

[fleet bane]

There is no labor or energy system in Ashes. However, that's not to say that crafting will not be difficult. Crafting is very difficult; but it is because it is difficult that it will be very rewarding as well.[9] – Steven Sharif

Is it known whether there is quantity limitation for crafting or not?

So can i craft as many as the materials i have no matter how many?

Im not sure whether the difficult here refers to quantity

[solid current]

Are they still following the schedule for alpha one? I remember it being one in February

And March

[stable plover]

So, the difficulty in crafting that we're aware of might largely be in gathering the materials in the first place, you'll need a variety of materials that come from different zones, and high end crafts will require things like mats that drop from raid bosses that need to be processed through a series of crafting buildings that will need to be built and maintained. There's also stuff like gathering rare recipes . I don't think we've gotten a yes/no on if profession cooldowns will be a thing.

[stable plover]

There's a good chance there will be some A1 spot testing after May 6th, so just consider the chart A1 dates until then.

[solid current]

Ah ok see i have the $500 package from kick starter i assumed i would get a key every time i missed December

[ruby swift]

@fleet bane @full badger

[dire pond]

What was the question?

[drifting sleet]

Will their be a AFK system where if i don't move or interact with the game for longer than 30 min it kicks me out of the game due to in activity?

[lean marlin]

!wiki afk

[tender hearth]

!wiki results

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

...players to participate in dungeons with higher level players. There will not be AFK leveling in Ashes of Creation. We want this game to be played. If there are...

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

...are multiple types of public transportation services where players can go AFK and be driven somewhere. Flight paths via flying automated creatures that...

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

...Fishing is part of the gathering artisan class. There won't be AFK fishing. There may be fishing style tournaments. There may be different types of fishing:...

[lean marlin]

it's there somewhere.

[dire pond]

Dont see the answer to that question.

[ruby swift]

Well, some answers are like that time I bought a hot dog in Times Square from a buddhist monk running a cart. I gave him a $20 for an $8 dog and waited for my change. Finally, said hey, what's the deal? And he replied "Change comes from within."

[dire pond]

Yeah that hot dog turn bad from within

[desert ivy]

Then you called the cops on him and got him arrested for theft

[dire pond]

But the question is good, if we have multiples hours to wait for loggin, what are the possibilities to be loggout by the game afk system?

[sacred bloom]

how will dungeons be balanced if there is no scaling or will it be a case of you cant do them until your almost at level cap

[desert ivy]

Que

You can attempt them whenever you want. Therell be dungeons for all the level groups

[dire pond]

Group with higher lvl then you

[ruby swift]

Unknown at this time. They will know how those server resources are allocated closer to launch.

[ruby swift]

Different level nodes unlock different level content. A whole range, all the challenge you desire.

[crystal beacon]

what is the real content in this game, is it the story or pvp

[ruby swift]

The game is billed as PVX, not full pvp or pve. A themebox is the term thrown around.

Cause sandpark got all the baseball people upset

[crystal beacon]

but there is full loot pvp isnt there

[dire pond]

Nope

[ruby swift]

Nope, only in the case of extreme corruption

And then it is random pieces, not full

[dire pond]

There may be pvp zone control around the map

[plain shadow]

Could I ask if anyone knows if the alpha is underway this weekend? As well as if anyone knows the average response time to tickets

[full badger]

Support is pretty swamped with tickets right now, and no, we can't talk about anything to do with the tests

[gaunt roost]

hi, how do i download the game? i already bought the 75$ pack 😄

[dire pond]

Wait for beta release

[gaunt roost]

ok, cant download the game right?

[full badger]

the beta tests are still a long ways away, so there isn't anything to download for it just yet

^more information here

[gaunt roost]

o bought my account here https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/

is it the same?

[full badger]

Yes, that's the right place

[fervent trout]

Another question in regards to crafting. Will a player need to rely on crafters or can they do it all by themselves meaning have 1 character that does all crafting and is your pve/pvp char? I really hope a sole crafter is needed and not a do everything character

[dark jungle]

one character cant do all in terms of artisan classes

[oak loom]

Which is more beneficial... being in a guild or a citizen of a node? Say.. you're guild isn't all that present where you want to be a citizen.

[digital yacht]

2 seperate systems

[tulip hatch]

they provide different benefits
your guild doesnt have to be all housed under the same node, you may even prefer being in a different node to benefit from its unique traits to further your progression

[oak loom]

Got it!! They are not codependent. That's what I was hoping.

[tulip hatch]

[ashen loom]

Having a seperate guild will create tension between guild members, if one node goes to war against the other and some of your guild members live in the other node, you both can kill each other.

[quaint coral]

It creates risk

[tulip hatch]

Well getting into the mechanics and possibilities in depth will lead to a discussion, but its a welcome discussion that should be had in the appropriate channels since the main part of the question was answered

[quaint coral]

I was going to add more to that statement... But I completely forgot what I was going to say v.v

[ashen loom]

next time remember and dont forget

[quaint coral]

Not done with my coffee

xD

[tulip hatch]

Alright~ take the comments to discussion folks
Questions should be for questions and answers only :>

[quaint coral]

Oh. Yes, it creates risk for both the node and the guild, Objectively though unlikely depending on individual player loyalty the system can be more beneficial for one or the other. For example, a guild with its members perfectly split between two nodes means if those nodes go to war, an entire guilds worth of people are split leaving a less coordinated attack on a small scale, furthermore, for the invading node, means the defending guild members are without their full force.

[ashen loom]

Can Node citizens kill each other or betray them in a war that might go against their own guild?

[tulip hatch]

It would be outside the war system, so it would be if they flagged risking corruption

Citizenship is above guild relations in the hierarchy, you can simply choose not to participate in a war or kill your fellow guild mates if that is the concern

Moving out is another option if your node is on unfriendly terms with another node that your guild has a a majority of their members in and youre concerned about clashing.
Its just another dynamic youll have to pay attention to when settling down in a node

[shell gorge]

Is there a limit how many players can participate in a node siege?

[tulip hatch]

No cap has been mentioned, only a sign up period for it

[plain shadow]

Anyone I can speak to in regards to sorting out my account, booked the weekend off to play and cant even get a password reset or my invite

[tulip hatch]

Will dm you

[plain shadow]

Thanks

[gusty dew]

will bred (legendary) mounts have an unlimited timer or is it timed just like the rare flying mounts? or is there a different way to prosper economically from the mount business side? as a timer or no timer will change the price a fair bit as well if people focused on animal husbandry will be able to keep a profitable business

[digital yacht]

so far from what we know the only moutns that are on a timed basis are the Flying mounts'

[gusty dew]

ah alright thx

[obsidian ivy]

i wan ask will steven give us chance to joine alpha one bez when i bought the game at that time i was little late and i cannot buy upgrade for alpha one

[digital yacht]

undecided but possible

[tulip hatch]

They will announce an update on Alpha one sales possibly reopening in the near future

[obsidian ivy]

i hope bez i am waiting on fire i cannot wait any more for alpha 2

[compact ridge]

hi i have a question can you gain real money in the game in order to pay the subscription or other things in the game

earn

[desert ivy]

No. Only way you can get around paying the $15 a month is through the referral system

!wiki referral

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Referral

[compact ridge]

okey thanks

and when comes the next beta/alpha period?

thanks

[plain shadow]

17 hour wait on customer service 😐 love missing out on alpha

[plain shadow]

Is that at me? I thought alpha dates were posted publicly

[inner sable]

Dates are, but issues and etc should be DM'd to a mod or community manager

[full badger]

Just a friendly reminder to all that the nda is still in effect

[plain shadow]

Oh okay thought it may be at me on information available to all. I'm only posting what is happening with me as the mods cant help me any further then they have

$435 down the drain atm

[tulip hatch]

Alpha testing is meant to be the longest testing periods, while I can understand your concerns from missing the recent tests you will have many opportunities to test.

[heavy fern]

will there be a battle pass something like what BDO have and exp boost scrolls (x hours/days for +x%)

[full badger]

There are no plans for anything like that in Ashes

[heavy fern]

nice

[plain shadow]

@simple ether I've been told to speak to her, just frustrating that it will be over at that point and I should have an email and I should definitely be able to get a password reset

[digital yacht]

welcome to Alpha :/

[thorny warren]

There will be two more, longer, Alpha tests anyway, or not?

[onyx knoll]

at least 2, yes

[sullen tiger]

Do devs actually join the dev discussions on the forum or do they just want to collect our opinions/ideas?

ahhh ok cool thanks

[native ravine]

Hello guys, is aoc free to play?

[lean marlin]

no.

It's sub based. No box cost upon release.

[native ravine]

I do not understand, some say it is free and some say it is not

[lean marlin]

Whoever is telling you that it is free, is lying.

[toxic vine]

You only have to pay the monthly sub fee, nothing else. Optional cosmetic cash shop

[native ravine]

ty

[chrome surge]

My ticket got answered for a password reset after a few days and the link I got sent only lasted an hour before it no longer worked feelssadman

[lean marlin]

oof, put in another ticket? Then check your stuff sporadically.

[chrome surge]

I replied back and asked for it to be sent, just hope I see it in time this time once it's sent lol

[lean marlin]

Just gotta keep an eye on out. GL.

[ashen loom]

I would like to know how many servers will be in each regional server?

[lean marlin]

!wiki servers

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Servers

[ashen loom]

Does this mean only 50K players will be able to register for the server and no more above 50K will be accepted?

[lean marlin]

That means that there will only be 50k accounts possible on a server.

[ashen loom]

online or offline correct?

[lean marlin]

50k altogether. Concurrent is online.

[ashen loom]

ok thanks

[lean marlin]

Message a MOD.

[potent thunder]

** Issued a chat clarification - Follow Discord and Intrepid Studios Terms of Service **

Follow Discord https://discordapp.com/terms and Intrepid Studios https://ashesofcreation.com/terms Terms of Service.

Anything to do with the email or test is under NDA, please don't discuss them in public channels. If you have any questions please reach out to the moderator team in DMs, thanks.

[twilit vapor]

so who is the government is it the actual players or the NPC

[digital yacht]

player is mayor

[ashen loom]

Player

I would like for the devs to talk more about the enemy of the state?, i hope they have systems to not allow mayors to abuse the system against players

[sacred laurel]

can you pet the dog?

[lean marlin]

Maybe? I can't remember if that was gone over or not.

[tired loom]

Why would thwy need a system to prevent the abuse of mayoral powers? If you dont lile a mayor, move cities siege. Or when there are elections, run for mayor. There are gonna be bad apples.

[ashen loom]

sure you can do that, but what if he name you the enemy of the state while you are in the city crafting, suddenly everyone in the city see you as RED and will kill u and loot u lool

If he cant name his citizens then sure it will be ok, but he has the power to name his citizens an enemy and anyone can kill them and loot them with no flagging to worry about

Unless its on a vote by a committee then im fine with

[tired loom]

Oh, ill probably be in the area of my guild anyway. If i get made an enemy, there are significant rammifications for the

Mayor.

[ashen loom]

Area of ur guild, yeah most of guilds will be living in high tier cities to get best crafting stations, they wont be near you or help you when ur in a middle of a crowd as red and you will be instantly dead by the people around you

I have no issues if this system is implemented, im gonna be a minister to the mayor and shill for him until then ill betray him xD

[tired loom]

my guild will be in a high tier city, maybe. But wherever they are i will be as well. If I get flagged for no reason, my guild will get to the bottom of it. And im sure they wouldnt mind getting flagged if it was the mayors wrongdoing.

Yes, the mayor can make you an enemy, but there are still ramifications they will have to endure to do so. nothing is stopping a metropolis' population from hunting their mayor if they dont like them.

[ashen loom]

You know that guilds cant overthrow a mayor, only another node can, and yes the mayor will just abuse it so each time a citizen, and they will be in thousands or hundreds see you in the open world on in the city you will ganked until he lift you from the enemy list, a mayor also has his own guild and others too could back him, but he has the ability to abuse any of his people for a long month until the elections come and get rid of him

And the votes could not stop him, if his guild has huge numbers they cast the highest vote to keep him as a mayor

[tired loom]

Oh, I know we cant overthrow him, but a guild war is possible. and blacklisting the mayor as a guild and marking them "kill on sight" could very well dissuade him. If not, we can move cities and siege.

[lean marlin]

Guy can we move this to #aoc-discussion , let's leave this for questions.

[tired loom]

all good.

[wind lagoon]

Have they said whether the “elemental racial skins” will just be basically a skin, or whether they just add some textures/hue changes to a character model?

[crystal flax]

They're a racial skin, so they effectively change your characters race (but only cosmetically)

[wind lagoon]

Do you think there will still be hair/facial options, or do you think every angel/elemental character will look more or less the same?

[real shoal]

They said character creation was going to be very diverse allowing people to express themselves.

[digital yacht]

i dont think they have mentioned that

!wiki Racial Skin

[tender hearth]

!wiki results

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

...For example, the Ramstrider skin will only be applicable to the class of land mounts (tier 1), and the Nighthunter Gryphon skin is only applicable to the...

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

...Sharif Racial skins enable a player to change their character's racial appearance. Racial skins transform the race of the character to that skin. The original...

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

...Sharif Racial skins enable a player to change their character's racial appearance. Racial skins transform the race of the character to that skin. The original...

[robust laurel]

Sorry if this is a repeat question: If I purchase one of the support packages and they later decide to open up the option to purchase into A1- is an upgrade buyable?

[civic obsidian]

yes

any pack u buy will decrease the price of upgrading to the pack higher

[robust laurel]

Ah wonderful, and that's the same for future cosmetics right? You can purchase them individually after purchasing one of the other options?

[civic obsidian]

cosmetic can be purchase individually depending on your pack level

[robust laurel]

Gotcha! Thank you!

[crystal flax]

But only for that specific month, you can't pick a month's cosmetics after it's passed

[robust laurel]

Understood

Thanks for that, too!

[gusty dew]

Is it possible that when you achieve a high position/title within a religion that you can lose it after time by (for example) not doing enough quests or tasks for said religion?

[digital yacht]

Considering becoming mayor of a Divine node is based on a "who does the most quest system" we could guess that is how it works in other parts of the node

[summer barn]

I was actually thinking about this a bit.

How do they plan on handling Racial skins with the regular Racial augments?

Steven specifically notes that a Vek angel and a Human angel won't look uniquely different -

• but there is also a system in the game designed to make your abilities look and function differently based on your race.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Augments

[onyx knoll]

racial skins are cosmetic only, they don't affect augments and racial abilities/passives

they just make you look visually different

[summer barn]

Granted.

So augments are still active from your race when you apply your racial skin, right?

Because augments are not exclusively visual in nature.

[onyx knoll]

correct, game mechanics wise, if you originally made a Vek, then you still play like a Vek even after you apply a racial skin

[summer barn]

This is interesting to me. So would a Vek angel swing their sword differently than a Human angel, then?

I realise I may be splitting hairs, but I'm interested.

--with augments applied

[onyx knoll]

the animations might be unique to the racial skin, we don't know yet, but the actual combat effects will be the same

I would assume all the angels will have the same animations, no matter what their original races were

since it visually makes you a new race

[summer barn]

Yeahh, that makes sense to me. So your race selected matters even if you use a skin not only for it seeding your base stats, but also for whatever style of racial augments you want on your abilities.

See, originally I wrote off the race selection for myself a bit because I like the skins. But it seems to be important yet.

In any case, I appreciate your insight.

[ivory quest]

Hey there, if I buy the voyager package to get into Alpha Phase 2, do I get access to the current content as well, or will it be a wait until Alpha Phase 2 begins?

Thought, so, and I was looking but just to confirm, there is no confirmed date right?

[digital yacht]

nope

[ivory quest]

Thanks

[rapid roost]

is unique gear still gonna be a thing?

[round cargo]

Is there somewhere on the wiki about unique gear?

[rapid roost]

awesome

[desert ivy]

You're not great with NDAs either apparently

[terse estuary]

my bad

[hallow bay]

is alpha 2 going ?

[dark jungle]

alpha 1 at the moment

no date for alpha 2 yet

[hallow bay]

no matter

i just missed it again

f

any links to get client or something ?

[dark jungle]

if you have an a1 pack you should have an email

[hallow bay]

Invite to Closed Alpha - Phase 1 (Earliest Access to Ashes!)

i guess i should but i dont have any /cry

[dark jungle]

contact a mod or CM

they will sort you out

[past folio]

Why don't I have my Leader of Men tag anymore?

[arctic sky]

You fail at leading men

[tulip hatch]

will dm

[oak bridge]

Any update on if Alpha 1 sales will happen this month?

[stray current]

Probably won't hear until the livestream

[lean marlin]

Nope, check in the livestream later this month. Might not even happen, so waiting.

[oak bridge]

Ok, thank yous

[fickle moon]

my shop/ the pack upgrades i could buy are gone. any idea how to get them back? Or am i not able to upgrade my pack anymore. I messaged their support but it has been about a week with no reply apart from the automated one saying they got my support message

[lean marlin]

Try refreshing the page, logging out and back in. Use a different browser. If nothing happens in any of those you'll just have to wait.

[full badger]

@fickle moon Are you still having issues with the shop?

[fickle moon]

i am

Also i have tried everything that legionent suggested before i sent in a support ticket a week ago.

The shop appears with stuff before i log in, but as soon as i log in it all vanishes.

[full badger]

Have you tried clearing the website cookies?

[fickle moon]

I have

just did it again to double check

[full badger]

Hmm ok

[fickle moon]

yeah it is really weird

Before logging in, i can see all the packages

After logging in, the shop goes blank with all the possible upgrade packages gone/ everything else in the store is gone

[full badger]

very odd

[plain shadow]

If your tickets are over 24 hours and you cannot get any of your account sorted and you cannot log and you cannot get a password reset is there anyone you can contact or just try redacting your kickstarter pledge?

[wispy flint]

It's a weekend so you'd probably want to wait until at least Monday

[fickle abyss]

So the archetype reveal trailers. I assume the skills have missing skill facts? Cuz no mention off cc or slows of any kind on the tank.

[plain shadow]

@wispy flint Disappointed that I used holiday to play the alpha and I cant even get an answer.

[full badger]

The skills previews only showcase the skills as they appear in tier 1. Tier 2 and tier 3 versions of those skills are more powerful and may well contain more CC or effects

[fickle abyss]

Figured as much. If the tank doesn't even have cc we're gonna have some awkward combat.

At least pvp wise.

[balmy shuttle]

imagine a raid but with no taunt on tank 😓

[spring dagger]

is AOC apocalypse open again? i saw a thing in the news channel which made me think it was

wait nvm

clicked the wrong news channel

[grand siren]

ello guys im exited for aoc just have a question about classes

if i pick ranger for my primary and rogue for secondary im gona get a archer wth invis abilities right

[sacred bloom]

we dont know a lot about the specifics but yes in essence thats what they are aiming to happen

[grand siren]

ah okok

ty

[lean marlin]

@grand siren you only get abilities from your primary. You only get augments from your secondary.

[sacred bloom]

is proximity chat confirmed to not be in the game or is it still up for discussion

[whole dawn]

pretty much confirmed not in game
there will be areas where there is voice chat tho

such as in taverns

[sacred bloom]

Ok thanks

[rugged locust]

Morning all. I’ve been trying to find an answer about pvp. It looks like everyone, even those not flagged for pvp while in normal, non-pvp zones can be killed by other players, meaning you are never safe. Is this the case or am I reading wrong?

Thank you @simple ether

[pseudo flume]

Will guards in a city protect you?

[stray rivet]

what do you mean by situational?

[unreal sierra]

I imagine if someone attacked you and then you defended yourself the guards wouldn't attack you(?)

ooo goody, I like the sound of that

[stray rivet]

I would assume that at some point guards will attack corrupted individuals?
It would be weird for them to just walk past and say good day sir! as you are being brutally murdered in the town square.

[lean marlin]

Guards attack Corrupted on sight, supposedly.

[cedar basin]

Even guards in your own node?

[lean marlin]

Believe so.

[chrome surge]

I wish someone here could send me a password reset z_z

[chrome surge]

@simple ether It is not working for me, my original email is still exactly the same and has not been changed - confirmed through looking at old emails. It also states my account has already been migrated

I was sent a password reset by the team as I sent in a ticket, however it only lasted an hour so I missed it -_-

You mean just send a direct message, or just post in here? Wasn't sure if that type of thing is allowed or not 🙂

Appreciate the responses!

That's great 🙂 I'll just await until I see she is online, thank you

[near python]

Hello, i m new here and I was wondering what is the time difference between PST and UTC so I can watch the stream?

[stray rivet]

You should be able to google it

[dark jungle]

also

then you dont need to worry about timezones

[plain shadow]

Im essaged her but no reply, where is it best to @ her

I've got nowhere with my tickets

[arctic sky]

It's the weekend

And they had an alpha test going on this weekend on top of it... Messages and tickets will have a delay

[reef osprey]

no pinging now?

[ruby swift]

You can DM here. She gets probably 100s a day. You would then hope that she eventually goes through them, sure she does. Or you could wait till you see her online and @ her. Probably quicker. Thus the advice.

[plain shadow]

@simple ether But what channel?

[ruby swift]

You will see her in all available channels once she is on.

[digital haven]

Will AoC have Katanas?

[stable plover]

I'm not sure, but I think the Ren'kai seem to have an eastern inspiration (We don't have a ton of art from them yet). I don't think we've seen a Katana yet, but I also don't think the devs have said anything like "No Katanas" so I'd just sort of expect to see one using sword animations at some point.

[crystal beacon]

are crafted weapons gonna reflect the stlye of the race that created it? this may of been mentioned before but i have forgot.

ah ok, will have to see what kind of influence it is then. sounds interesting

[undone sequoia]

Hello, will this game a have a fantasy stylized ui like wow and lotro?

[digital yacht]

!wiki UI

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/UI

[swift iron]

What's the current status of the game? And when beta

@grim breach ty

[ashen loom]

If a parent node 01 goes to war with parent node 10, as the answer in the video that "vassal nodes will not take part in the war but they will cut off any trade agreements" My Question is CAN vassal node citizens participate in the war (volunteer) with their parent node or will they have to become a citizen of the parent node to be able to join the war? @simple ether

It doesnt make sense that my dad players go to war while i drink in a tavern

He needs all the numbers he can get

Cool thanks

It makes sense for me that the parent node shouldnt be the ones who fight the war since they are more noble then the rest of the vassal citizens, and the vassals are the one who should do the killing and dying for them

[torpid geyser]

sorry Dx

[mystic mango]

are the apocalypse servers still up or is that over now?

[digital yacht]

no its gone and done

[placid vessel]

The apoc servers have been down for nearly a year

[mystic mango]

oh rip

[ashen loom]

Hello, Does Node Wars allow both citizens of a node kill each other in the open world without getting flagged?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[stable plover]

The citizens of each warring node are flagged as combatants against each other, but it doesn't affect their standing with anyone else.

[ashen loom]

Can both combatants be looted in a node war?

[stable plover]

Either side can be looted but only their 'gatherables' not finished 'gear'

[ashen loom]

nice thanks

[wind iris]

I'm not sure who to ask but, I feel its rude not to ask. I was hoping to use stream vods and the class demo videos as b-roll for a video series. Was wondering if that is ok?

[crystal beacon]

I have a question on types of [[[Elements]]] in AoC.

1)Typically you have some statistics like [STR - strength] [AGL - agility] [INT - inteligence] in MMORPG and if you play as some characters that have access to some type of spells or magic, mostly its [(Fire) / (Water) / (Earth) / (Wind(air)) / (Lightning) / (Cold(chill)) / (Arcane) / (Light) / (Dark)].

2. My question is if we can expect something not typical like - [Blood] / [Sand] / [Telekinesis] / [Shapeshifting] / [TimeWarping] / [Engineering] ?

[desert ivy]

We don't really know much about different elements yet, but I can say that shapeshifting at least isn't a thing

We know some basic ones like fire, ice, lightning, but not really many "advanced" ones

That'll be more of an Alpha 2 thing which we aren't at yet

[crystal beacon]

Thanks for your opinion, I was curious because I want to do some fan artwork in the future. So I was thinking about some things and I don't want to go too far from the original concept. (imagining something like [Blood WarMage Tank] for example made me excited!

[desert ivy]

Well checking the wiki quickly, there is a pretty unique element they might be planning called "Planar"

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Elements#:~:text=There will be elements (such,include%20Darkness%2C%20Light%20and%20Planar.

[crystal beacon]

Thanks for giving me a tip I looked at [PAX Livestream Q&A, 8 April 2018 (PM)] when they were early talking about this topic and found out something that could represent "Planar" ... thinking about it as some TimeWarping magic is cool. Also found out that combining more elements together is a thing so possibility of some [smoke screen] (evade) combining Fire&Water/Cold is interesting

[ashen loom]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-baoW2-B-A At 2:50, the animator dev said im working on the "Predator" Animations, Does he mean rogue class or what im missing here?

[ruby swift]

That was from 2017, well before archetype and class names had been chosen by Steven. So yes, he means the rogue.

[ashen loom]

thanks

[full badger]

Not sure if you received an answer yet but yes, you can use Ashes footage as B-roll as long as you credit Intrepid Studios accordingly in the description

[ashen loom]

is it possible to fight on a mount? such as charging?

[full badger]

There will be mounted combat but we have no details on it yet

[ashen loom]

nice i love charge cavalry

[wind iris]

thank you @full badger

[ashen loom]

Do you mean betrayals in the last minute for example: 1 guild initiated the attack and accepted a help from another guild, The other guild can kill the members of the guild that initiated the attack at the last minute? @simple ether

[spring vault]

Are the cities that develop going to be named or can we name them should we be the first mayor of the town

[gray sluice]

Free naming will not be possible. Otherwise we will have to deal with names like Penis City.

[lean marlin]

They're currently trying to decide if we get to choose a name from a bunch of names, or if it just gives one straight out the gate. We'll know more at a later time.

[spring vault]

Man I was hoping to name a city Bergeron Colony. Best server on Star Wars the Old Republic for years. At least until the dark times and server merges.

[ruby swift]

He is most likely sleeping. The answer is yes. In the case of castle sieges, participating guilds that are attackers have to designate the guild leader and one other officer who can start the final channel (5 min is the time given so far). Each participating guild does this. So you could have a situation where Guild A declared and organized it, and invited Guild B and C. Guild A makes it to the final objective channel, and Guild B kills their people able to channel, and take it themselves. While Guild C could do the same, or support Guild B. What we don't know is length of respawn timer and other things. But Steven has said that there will be scenarios where betrayal could happen.

[mystic mango]

how much do you think it will cost to recover freeholds after they are destroyed in a siege?

[ruby swift]

Variable. Since you need to find a new place to put it down. The initial placement fee permission is based off of how many other permissions have been sold in that node already (increases as number goes up), then from other statements you will need resources to repair various damaged structures.

So if you were the first person to purchase the permission from a tier 3 nodes city hall, it could be cheap. But later if you moved to a more developed node and you were say the 100th person to place a freehold there, could be expensive. All things that they have not given fixed amounts for yet.

[last osprey]

so, dual shields (like dual daggers etc) yay or nay?

[stray surge]

hello, how much exactly do we know about the gearing process that is going to be on ashes? my concern is that its going to be an endless grind where u always have to improve ur gear and world boss drops are so rare because it takes so many people to kill and even then usually an unsuccessful attempt and therefore an average player will never get it, or is it going to be more seasonal where after a reasonable amount of time u hit the gear cap for this time period and can enjoy an even and balance pvp fights (basically is it going to be like archeage that i've noticed steven have experience playing or more like wow)

[mystic mango]

well i know that player made gear will be on par with boss drops so you could always use that if boss drops are too low

[stray surge]

yea but from my experience (archeage) crafted gear can be ludicrously expensive and even after a year of playing far out of reach

[mystic mango]

i'm not sure about prices but you could always become a sword-smith and then make the weapons yourself

[grim breach]

Bosses will drop more materials than completed items. There will most likely be more crafted weapons than completed loots.

[last osprey]

so it is confirmed that it wont be available?

[grim breach]

Could work, but to make the best of the best, you need a master gatherer, master processor and master crafter. You can only be one of them.

[mystic mango]

true but buying the processors materials would be cheaper than buying the final weapon

[stray surge]

doesnt really cancels my concrens :/

[tulip hatch]

Sounds like you are concerned more so about power creep when new content comes making previous gear irrelevant making players push for more and more gear progression

We cant speak on the whole gearing process, but there is significantly less rng planned for Ashes
The goal is to make it that as long as you are putting in the time and effort you will work your way to your goal
Even if you do not get the full drop you will get the mats needed to complete a crafted equivalent

Along with that there will be less bound items making trading and selling gear a more open market for all players

[last osprey]

@tulip hatch so i ll ask again is it confirmed that dual wielding shields wont be an option (cause lots of people in my guild are interested in them)

[tulip hatch]

thank you scape, yes there are no plans for dual shielding

[grim breach]

Lots have asked, that's probably the most up to date "answer" or response we have about that.

[stray surge]

nono im all for progression, just that is it going to be obtainable to have the highest level of gear b4 new content comes or its going to be an endless chase where people who pay for their gear with irl money will always be vastly ahead

[mystic mango]

no pay to win

that's what they said

only cosmetics

[stray surge]

no pay to win in-game cash shop doesnt at all means u cant p2w via buying gold from other outside party platform

[tulip hatch]

Well paying for gear with irl money will lead to both the buyer and seller to be banned if/when caught

[stray surge]

this is what happens on other mmos

i understand im just being realistic based on my experience on other mmos

[mystic mango]

well they can't controll that, i doubt enough people would 3rd party (and cheat) to make any difference

[last osprey]

thanks for the info

[tulip hatch]

There will be content that intrepid is aiming to have only a small percentage of the player population to be able to complete
How great of a power gap that gear will be is unknown

you can listen to intrepid's stance on power creeping when new content is released in this interview
https://youtu.be/x55xkOprpUo?t=10433

[stray surge]

thank u i will

[river ridge]

Can you buy a cosmetic pack w/o having first bought the.... oh what do you call it, the entry pack...??

i get that, just wondering if it’s possible to put the cart before the horse i guess lol

[onyx knoll]

You can't buy just the cosmetics if you don't already have a full pack

[river ridge]

when i try, it brings me right to the founder packs.

i’ll try on a actual computer instead of my phone later.

[river ridge]

ah! i don’t see the lower options. now i know what to look for

[brittle shale]

@river ridge you can only buy a cosmetic individually if you already own the corresponding pack tier, from another month.

So if I already have the Voyager pack, which comes with a mount, I can buy the mount-tier cosmetic every following month, individually.

No pack=no a la Carte cosmetics.

[radiant orbit]

Will this be valid when the game comes out as well?

[woven vale]

What is "this"?

[radiant orbit]

the image above

[woven vale]

Preorder cosmetics won't exist

[radiant orbit]

and which is being discussed after that

[woven vale]

As they are exclusive one and done

[radiant orbit]

i see

[woven vale]

Didn't he at one point state reskins may exist a while back?

Or am I making shit up again.

[tranquil willow]

He clarified it on the forums IIRC

[woven vale]

Ah alright, thanks Jahlon!

[full badger]

@woven vale @simple ether @radiant orbit Steven cosmetics clarification ^

[woven vale]

Ty, i don't check the forums!

[radiant orbit]

Thanks

[plain shadow]

What times is @plucky pawn on as I still haven't had a response from the support tickets and getting nowhere?

Or what time do they operate under

[woven vale]

Remember that they are in CA

[plain shadow]

Thank you

[cedar basin]

I'd say try again in an hour and a hal

half*

[plain shadow]

I'm already bottom of the pile

[rustic lava]

When will the new website of ashes of creation released?

[full badger]

They said the end of february

[crystal beacon]

whats wrong with the existing one

[full badger]

Many many things

[rustic lava]

Do you know the company’s name that redesigning the website? Just curious 😄

Thank you mate!

[solemn magnet]

Quick question about the Dünzenkell lore and their ruler:

A royal family is chosen once every 200 years by this council to rule. Currently the right to rule falls on the shoulders of King Grimlay. It has been nearly 400 years since a king has lead the Dünzenkell. Traditionally this role falls to the matriarchs of the family. - Steven Sharif (https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dünzenkell)

So maybe it's a language barrier since english is not my native language. But we know that the social structure of the dünzenkell dwarves is matriarchal -> Woman generally have the power and give said power to their daughters. So why is the current ruler a male? Or is it phrased in a way that means: He could rule but doesn't for some reason? The next sentence kind of implies that but I'm not sure. In that case : Why doesn't he rule? Who's the current ruler?

Oh, do we? Yeah I just started getting into the lore yesterday. So that means that we basically waited out the exodus in Sanctus (the world without magic) and thousands of years passed - now we re-enter verra through the gateways?

[onyx knoll]

that being said, a family is chosen. If there are no women, then it would be a male that gets to rule, hence why it had been so long since there was a king because usually there would be a daughter, but sometimes there's just sons

[solemn magnet]

Ohh, that makes total sense, thank you!

[onyx knoll]

and yeah, that's accurate

[solemn magnet]

But hey ... wouldn't it be kind of true that we're some kind of outsiders then? People that abandoned Verra and now return from their comfy home, just to get back to the place where millions of souls were left behind and had to fight for their survival? I could see that lots of people wouldn't like us

[woven vale]

We will soon remedy that on our return. Edit: just noticed this was questions, sorry

[onyx knoll]

The only people left are the Tulnar, we'll see how they react to the return of the major races once the game is out but it's quite possible that some of them are salty... Tho it's also possible that they've forgotten since it's been so long

[solemn magnet]

Okay, so let me get this straight: The 4 main races abandoned Verra, left behind the Tulnar (and minor races) to fight for their own survival. Thousands of years pass. Now we all re-enter Verra: Dwarves, humans, elves, orcs.
Maybe I'm missing a point but: What about the cities and keeps that are already on verra when we arrive? Are they all built by the Tulnar? Or does our character not enter verra as first person to do so but rather with the 5th, 50th or 500th wave? Did a few years already pass where the major races built said structures and we arrive on verra?

[woven vale]

Tulnar fled underground

Currently no cities exist (i think)

Aside from starting areas/gates

Actually castles do exist.

[grim breach]

The Tulnar existed after the Apocalypse

[solemn magnet]

Okay so the tulnar kind of formed themselves after the apocalypse and they're basically a mixture of the 4 other races and minor races, living beneath the earth

[onyx knoll]

we're not the 1st wave of people coming from Sanctum, there's already been people sent before us that started a few small settlements so there are already some of the major races NPCs wandering around.

as Jahlon says

[solemn magnet]

That's really interesting. Thanks for the great input so far, guys. That all makes sense lore-wise since we're able to kind of build the cities ourselves with the node system

[mystic mango]

do we know if you will have to pay to get access to the final alpha 1 in april?

[full badger]

All the testing phases are buy-in only @mystic mango

[onyx knoll]

Or by winning one in a contest! 😛

[ornate oxide]

Anyone know when Alpha 2 starts?

[woven vale]

Only a1 has been announced

Don't expect a2 anytime soon

[ornate oxide]

Tyty

[fossil hill]

how do i know when i can download the A1 bc i got that 250 deal

[whole dawn]

will there be a toggle for the camera shake?

[desert ivy]

The $250 doesn't give access to A1, only Alpha 2

[whole dawn]

!wiki camera shake

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/User_interface

[fossil hill]

ah mb A2 then

[desert ivy]

Well Alpha 2 isn't available so you can't

[fossil hill]

i know

[desert ivy]

and there's no release date for it

[fossil hill]

just asking how i would be able to find out on the website

just simply asking

[woven vale]

A2 isn't happening anytime soon

[desert ivy]

They'll email you when you can download

[fossil hill]

kk

ty

appreciate it

[desert ivy]

You could bookmark that link to stay updated on the phases

[fossil hill]

will do

[gray sluice]

@solemn magnet There are no cities on Verra at release. What there are are ruins of cities that existed before the exodus. NPCs will probably settle in these ruins to sell their goods and offer quests.
The Tulnar went underground. They must have built something there, but we won't know exactly what it is until Alpha 2 at the earliest.

[solemn magnet]

@gray sluice Thank you for the clarification!

[ruby swift]

More "camps" than cities at the static starting areas. But yeah, there are permanent POI.

[reef osprey]

@simple ether did both variations of the main races develop on sanctus or did they already exist on Verra before the Apoc

[ruby swift]

From the lore released earlier they developed into two splits on Sanctus due to portal malfunctions. The Nikua for example ended up on island chains instead of mountains and diverged into the poi eating dwarves, shed those beards cause it hot on the beach.

[gray sluice]

Perhaps we should take a look at how cities are defined. As Unknown has already written, I would rather guess at the POI camps or smaller settlements. Real cities, as the players can build them later, there will be as far as I know rather not, but only its ruins.

[ruby swift]

Here ya go. They defined it.

There have been multiple references as the starting areas as "camps that provide basic services"

[solemn magnet]

Just came to the realization that this is literally why it's called Ashes of Creation lmao

https://tenor.com/view/smart-hangover-alan-genius-zach-galifianakis-gif-5568438

[lapis ibex]

Just wondering but will there be loading screens in the game more so is the game going to have instanced zones?

[dark jungle]

no loading screens between zones

[chrome surge]

@plucky pawn May I have some assistance when you have some time?

[proper fern]

What is known about Tulnar race? Except they live in underworld and they look different

[dark jungle]

!wiki tulnar

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Tulnar

[proper fern]

Thank you!! So if I'm not mistaken, there will be nodes in underworld and possibly city?
"Bringing the node system into the depths of the world may awaken darker creatures than the surface"

[dark jungle]

yep, even metro nodes

its a big space down there

[proper fern]

Noice, can't wait for beta to come online hahha

Yeah I saw, 100 square kilometers

[dark jungle]

indeed, the underrealm is bigger than the entire map of some games 😂

[proper fern]

I'm so curious about Tulnar and underrealm, I'm interested in looks of both city and race

[dark jungle]

yeah they are aiming to release some more info and concepts before alpha 2

[proper fern]

Hope they wont hurry with anything

I'm hyped about the game and I want them to make it good

Take all the time they need

[plucky pawn]

Please feel free to DM me if you need assistance, I'm catching up on my messages from the weekend now 😄

[soft magnet]

Any updates to early access ? Amy dates for us to buy in to play early?

I forget the link to check

[desert ivy]

Not yet

[plucky pawn]

We haven't shared any updates on that front quite yet! 😄

[soft magnet]

There was a page to get early access though correct?

[lapis sail]

For now the packages that are available are listed in the store for the Ashes website

[soft magnet]

Thanks been months since I've checked

[solemn magnet]

Quick followup question to the one I asked before:

The Dünzenkell nation, deep within the mountains of Verra exists the oldest nation in the world. The Dünzenkell have been known as many names over the ages, but only one name has graced the highest mountain, within which their capital has stood since the beginning of recorded history: Dün. The Dwarves of the Dünzenkell rule through a council of guilds. A royal family is chosen once every 200 years by this council to rule. **Currently the right to rule falls on the shoulders of King Grimlay**. It has been nearly 400 years since a king has lead the Dünzenkell. Traditionally this role falls to the matriarchs of the family. Expeditions are often sent into the Underrealm from Dün; and there many believe lies the source of secrets among the Dwarves and their success with mastering artisanship. Untold magic lies deep within Verra. It's source not known to many. Dünzenkell has long benefited from this source though. It has fueled the expansion of the Dwarven kingdoms throughout the northern mountains.[51] – Steven Sharif

I just wanted to know if "King Grimlay" is alive in our current timeline. Is he amongst the dwarves that re-enter Verra? If not, can you explain me at what point in the timeline that text is written?

[soft magnet]

Forgot where it was

[lapis sail]

https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop?IntrepidSession=1613865290978.9805

[plucky pawn]

@solemn magnet If you're getting that lore where I believe you're getting it from (on the wiki as shared in a previous Extra Life stream), I believe that particular campaign took place on Verra before the fall

So prior to the events of Apocalypse and prior to folks fleeing from Verra to Sanctus.

[solemn magnet]

(The source is from the ExtraLife Stream, yeah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=0h01m29s&v=-6TzcnNpgTQ&feature=youtu.be)

[desert ivy]

Well that was before the Apocalypse and it's been thousands of years since then so unless Dwarves can live for thousands of years it's unlikely he's still alive

[solemn magnet]

Thanks for the clarification <3 So the dwarves, as it is probably the case with the other races, have no leader when they're arriving on Verra

I'm just trying to understand the timeline and aspects of all of ashes lore, so bear with me, if I'm asking questions within the next week, that others might find "dumb" or "too obvious" :> was a bit hard to understand at first, that lots of the lore is telling you about times before the apocalypse and that the world basically is fresh and "new" when we re-enter it

[placid vessel]

Bear in mind we don't know much of the lore, Steven is playing many aspects of Ashes very to close to the vest, lore included. We've been getting tidbits here and there, but nothing major as of yet.

[mystic mango]

i think most of the new stuff is just leaks lol

[plucky pawn]

Indeed, I don't know that it's safe to assume that they have no leader, as I don't believe it's been stated one way or another in terms of what that looks like upon your return to Verra 😄 but just keep in mind that that particular campaign contained history from prior to the events we'll be playing out in Ashes of Creation!

[desert ivy]

A lot of the newer lore stuff comes from reaching certain donation goals from the Extra Life charity stream

[solemn magnet]

Alright, makes things a bit clearer now :) I didn't know about the Extra-Life Stream before und just stumbled upon it after sending you the source of the paragraph above. So it's basically a DnD campaign that's set prior to the exodus or something similar atleast - got it.
It's actually really exciting that we're the new generation that swaps onto Verra and populates it with new life. Kinda breaks the 4th wall.
After I'm done digging through the lore, maybe I'll design some kind of a general timeline that makes things clearer for other people. Where we're now, when the exodus happened, what race came first and so on. Really appreciate the help here though!

[spring vault]

Pvp question will a red or purple player be able to force a flag on a green. Say a green group is fighting mobs in the wild and some of them use an aoe, the purple or red player walks up into that aoe. Are there safeguards against force flagging in this or any other way.

[hallow bay]

is pasword recovery feature not functional ?

[desert ivy]

You can't just hurt someone with an AoE if they intentionally walk into it unless you have specifically toggled for PvP. The "toggle" is that you can activate it and it will allow you to hit combatant players with AoEs (if enabled) or not (if disabled)

[ruby swift]

So as Talents has pointed out, they have already looked at the issue of "karma bombing"

[lean marlin]

you'll have to put in a ticket. It's the weekend still, but they'll get back to you as soon as pssoible.

[chrome surge]

@hallow bay It wasn't for me, had to raise a ticket

[hallow bay]

did already thank you all 🙂

[crystal beacon]

will alpha 2 be this year

[full badger]

We don't know, it depends on how Alpha 1 goes

^here is the current testing schedule

[crystal beacon]

will alpha 2 always be on sale

[civic obsidian]

they will remove it at some point but have stated they will warn before that happens

[light pewter]

When a player dies and drops gatherables, does this include carried gold/coin at all? I couldn't find anything on that specifically. I do know that the drops change depending on the current flag status of the player

Thank you!

[merry acorn]

How INTENSE will music be because bards are amazing like will all music based stuff be like instrimunt based or will it be like hunting horn

in mhw

[crystal beacon]

will alpha 2 access now be for sale 100%? I just looked at the sub and it seemed a bit like that and if it's only 250$ until launch, that's a steal

[merry acorn]

well you can just not pay for it

[crystal beacon]

bard plays song to buff allies physical attack
it's rip and tear from doom

[chrome surge]

I think my main curiosity right now on this is how the combat is, I think that's a lot of people speculation and worry, looking forward to testing it

[digital yacht]

itll be available for sale until they decide to take it off, when they decide they will give ample notice time

[crystal beacon]

thanks

[wary badge]

We're down to the last week of February, I'm assuming the new website will be up this week? Or perhaps someone knows of a delay to that?

[desert ivy]

No new news about the website, it's still on for this month last we heard but who knows.

[arctic sky]

I think she said it could be up this month

[wary badge]

Yeah that makes sense, thanks guys

[grand siren]

what are augments?

[digital yacht]

!wiki Augments

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Augments

[grand siren]

ooh ty

[indigo burrow]

How will the gear system work? Will it be something similar to BDO where you gotta have a set of armor for 50 levels or will there be a bigger variety of items that are actually useable? I didn't really get it from the wiki

[digital yacht]

!wiki Gear

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear

[grand siren]

vistero see tht pic? so u cn have gear for those

like arm chest ring

and apparently u cn have a cosmetic or like a sick sskin over it

so appearence wnt be a problem

[indigo burrow]

Nice, thanks 🙂

[grand siren]

np

i dnt know much aswell but ik some lol

1 more question- so u guys most likely have seen the cinematic of tht invis archer infiltrating a castle, tht character is primary class-ranger and secondary a rogue right?

[merry acorn]

I don't think it specifys

[mystic mango]

do you have a link to the video?

i would assume the primary class was rouge as classes aren't weapon locked and invisibility is a rouges ability

[ruby swift]

Those were early concept videos from 2017 and should not be taken as indicative of current systems and mechanics.

[grand siren]

ohk

[grand siren]

oh ty i didnt know classes arent weapon locked

[uncut badger]

!races

Oof

[mystic mango]

human, dwarf, elf, tulnar

[uncut badger]

I was wondering what the races are gonna be like in terms of customization

Because my friend was wondering if she could be a cat girl

[mystic mango]

what kind of customization?

[uncut badger]

in the game

And Iw as like uhh idk..

[mystic mango]

kind of

tulnar can make themselves animal like

[uncut badger]

Is there an example?

[mystic mango]

not really as we don't have any pictures of them yet

[uncut badger]

Gotcha thank you though

[mystic mango]

np

this is pretty much all we have for them

[grand siren]

the game is still in alpha phase so cnt confirm anything i guess

[mystic mango]

hopefully we'll get loads of new info in march when the nda is finished

[uncut badger]

Is Tab targetting the main way to play/aim in the game or what is it

[mystic mango]

you can choose between tab target and action

but neither completely

[uncut badger]

For pvp would it be action only or nop

[digital yacht]

what ever y chooise

you*

[mystic mango]

at most it will be 75% of your controls

so you couldn't have 100% tab

or action

[uncut badger]

ty

[tall palm]

Do you think guys, that the 26 with the interview, we will have some video content ?

[merry acorn]

!wiki races

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races

[vapid veldt]

I wish

[merry acorn]

@uncut badger thats the command

[uncut badger]

Ah ty

[grand siren]

lol wat race u guys gona pick

i might pick kaelar or empyrean

[mystic mango]

i'm thinking ren'kai, i usually hate the ork race in mmo's (wow, eso, ect.) but theses ones look quite good

[grand siren]

lol

i dnt like orcs aswel

[ruby swift]

Please leave this channel for questions. Discussion in general or the discussion channel please. Some of us only look here when we see activity.

[grand siren]

ooof soz

[sour mica]

Will there be a transmog system ?

[digital yacht]

yes

[sour mica]

Nice

[merry frigate]

have we heard anything about the possibility of Alpha 1 keys coming back in march for the testing?

[grim breach]

No

[full badger]

It's still just a possibility

[grim breach]

Wait for the news. Probably in this Friday's livestream

The news might be good or bad

[merry frigate]

im hoping for the keys man, i took time off without realizing the keys were not available

i got from the 16th to the 26th off just for that week

[golden coral]

Guys do we need to buy a package in order to attend "beta" phases?

[steady ocean]

Yes, the $75 for the Beta 2 and the $150 for the Beta 1 & 2

[inner sable]

As far as we know, yes.

[golden coral]

Thanks guys.

[steady ocean]

That being said, if you have a friend with a kickstarter pack that is willing to give you a key it can be free

[golden coral]

Unfortunately I don't 😩 👍

[rancid sigil]

Hey guys I just got out of BMT so I'm a but lost on all the updates. What phase is the game in atm and when can we reserve names

[mystic mango]

we are in pre alpha

and i have no knowledge of preserving names

[rancid sigil]

Alrighty thank you!

[mystic mango]

np

[mint crescent]

what time is the friday livestream

ty

[open bronze]

As the schedule mention "All alpha one testers" for mars testing, it's pretty logic to think that if packages came for sale once again it will grant acces to march testing too

[desert ivy]

He's saying there is 0 evidence that they will reopen testing by the time the March test comes along, so booking time off work or whatever just to maybe participate in some testing is dumb

[open bronze]

0 evidence but high probability that, if sales reopen, it will include march testing

And if you read what the guy said in his message, he forget that keys was not available. So basically he watched the calendar, saw that march testing is avaible to all alpha 1 tester, so he took days off. That's 100% logic.

[desert ivy]

Not checking something like if he could actually get into the testing before booking 10 days off whatever is not sound logic, it's still dumb

[wraith blaze]

Is the new forums coming this month?

[desert ivy]

There's nothing new happening with the forums, just a new website

Doesn't include the forums

[edgy lintel]

when is the new website dropping?

[mystic mango]

look up one comment lol

[edgy lintel]

who?

[mystic mango]

nvm

[dusky dew]

Do you guys think any class with tank as secondary archetype can sufficiently tank Dungeons? Because in my eyes that would cause Tank to be less important since for example a Mage + Tank Archetype could do more damage.

I think Steven once said you can build any class tanky and tank some content, i am wondering how effective that might be. Are we going to see dungeons run by classes that have a secondary tank archetype lol?

[quaint coral]

Tank second class adds more tanky traits, probably more in the vain of control and small damage reduction, But The primary class is the focus

So for example if you go healer cleric with tank sub, I'm fairly certain you wouldn't be able to tank

[dusky dew]

Yeah, that's what i'm low-key worried about.

[quaint coral]

But you'd be a lot more tankier, or youd get modification for making others reduce damage, hypothetically

[dusky dew]

Well, healer + tank wouldnt be so bad but

Imagine Mage + Tank, if it works.. it would be the best strategy because everybody wants to speedrun dungeons and mages have more dps

[quaint coral]

Not accounting for aggri

Aggro*

[mystic mango]

so a tank second would impose a tank style on the original archtype

[dusky dew]

Yeah that's the only thing i can think of that makes the differance.. True

They cant generate aggro as easily..

[quaint coral]

Not ti mention, simply reducing some damage doesn't make you able to survive. A bodd

Boss*

[dusky dew]

^ Depends on where they are taking this.

[quaint coral]

At best you would likely be a decent off tank

[mystic mango]

tbh classes is something we really don't have that much detail about yet

[quaint coral]

Mh, I concur but that is all speculation anyway

[dusky dew]

Guess in the alpha preview maybe we find out?

[mystic mango]

i think its planned for alpha 2

[quaint coral]

Anyway we can take this to discussion. If you want to talk morr

[dusky dew]

You mean second archetypes?

[quaint coral]

More*

[mystic mango]

yeah all classes are said to be made in alpha 2

[dusky dew]

Thanks, that's alright, got the info i wanted.

[tranquil willow]

you can't "speedrun" dungeons by choosing the best damage dealing skills, because most dungeons (80%) are open world, meaning that you will often encounter enemy players. in that case the most dmg layout probably will not be a good choice

[quaint coral]

^ PSA if you played WoW, this is not that.

[raven glade]

Is there anything on the wiki about AOC on Mygames?

[desert ivy]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Publishers

[raven glade]

Thanks.

whats the deal with the game still on my games then that an old version?

[spiral pine]

Its probably so people can migrate their accounts

When that is possible

[raven glade]

it said server was down anyway so just deleted it after i downloaded it.

[spiral pine]

You do know there isnt anything you can play yet right?

Or download

[raven glade]

Yes.

[plucky pawn]

It sounds like there may still be a link to our prior Apocalypse test out there? Would you mind DMing me more details on where you were downloading from @raven glade ?

[raven glade]

Sure.

[mystic mango]

is the reason its not coming out on steam because of the 60 (or is it 30?) percent cut?

[ruby swift]

There are probably many reasons for it. Another being that you are locked into their update schedule for the game. Steam is occasionally down. (There was a point with ESO that over a week went by where Steam users could not log on, while those that used the company launcher could) and so on.

[mystic mango]

as sure, its a bit annoying because steam is just easy to use, but if they have a reason that is fair enough

[uncut badger]

Hmm a question I have I was thinking of it last night what happens in PVP w/ tanks? Will they be able to deal damage so they jsut dont get ignored

[wet trout]

I really hope that tanks in pvp have their niche. I loved pvping as a tank in SWTOR because tanks could neuter your dps against their guarded target and cause havoc with stuns, snares and knockbacks until you were forced to fight them. Not like WoW where you can pretty safely ignore them until the healer and dps are dead.

[mystic mango]

they can do most of those abilities in ashes

what is your actual question?

[burnt cliff]

Do we know if there's gonna be a difference between physical protection vs magic protection or will it all be general defense?

[mystic mango]

from my limited knowledge its all general defense

[dark jungle]

Different gear types have different resistances

!wiki armor characteristics

[tender hearth]

!wiki results

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

...Creation: 8 Armor slots 5 Jewelry slots 2 Weapons slots 1 Ranged slot Robes (cloth armor). Lighter armor is more mobile than heavier armor. Light armor is geared...

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

...POIs (points of Interest) that have spawned. Runic power stones for armor. Common armor and weapon recipes (level 25 and under). Sanctus is the world where...

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

...Robes (cloth armor). Lighter armor is more mobile than heavier armor. Light armor is geared towards magical damage mitigation. Leather armor. Can incorporate...

[chrome surge]

I know this is a very early question, but do we have any knowledge on what will be in the item shop? (I know no p2w) but just in general outside of outfits

[raven glade]

A moderate guess on my part but I would assume that expansion slots could be a thing on let's say your mount for example, again just an assumption on my part.

[mint citrus]

Expansion slots? What would those do?

I would assume the cash shop would be cosmetics only.

[raven glade]

Well the mounts for example have slots on them you can equip stuff.

[chrome surge]

Has there been word on weapon etc cosmetics?

[solemn magnet]

Another lore question: If thousands of years passed and we lived in a world without magic (sanctum) - it would just make sense that when we re-enter Verra, we just wouldn't be able to instantly cast magic (atleast from a lore- and not gameplay-perspective), right? We'd have to learn it from the beginning. Learn to manipulate essence and all that stuff. Or is it somehow in our genes that training would not be necessary?

@simple ether Aight, appreciate the answer though! :)

[ruby swift]

The cash shop will offer anything that is not p2w or p2convenience from Steven's definition of it. For example, monster coins will be on the shop, they can also be looted in game, and only provide cosmetic rewards, so they are not p2w. "Expansion slot" would provide an advantage, just like selling inventory or bank slots and was ruled out long ago.

[solemn magnet]

@simple ether What exactly do you mean by resurrection?

Or do you rather mean "repopulation" by that?

Ah, so literally resurrection, gotcha

[solemn magnet]

Time for another question, this time about something that was said about the history of the pyrian elves:

The capital of Amera is among the oldest and most beautiful cities in the world. Its royal families can trace their lines back to the days of the Dark Fires. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=0h06m56s&v=Jg9R-z1mmOg&feature=youtu.be)

Do we already know more about the "days of the dark fires"? It's surely something like "beginning of the world" but I'm not sure if we have more lore on that.

[arctic sky]

All the lore is on the wiki in one way or another... They try and keep the majority of it to themselves so you can enjoy finding it when you play at launch

[normal creek]

For the next stream can the team say if there will be any additional weapon types? Possibly a Flail? Or a Claw of Archimedes for naval defense on coastal nodes?

[full badger]

@normal creek if you have a question for the stream you can submit it in this thread: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/48370/next-live-stream-q-a-submission-friday-february-26-2021-at-11am-pst#latest

[normal creek]

Thanks!

[grizzled violet]

I have a quick question, will a 30-50 man guild going for only combat skills be able to compete with a 300 man guild as in getting similar loot and so on?

[full badger]

the short answer to that is we don't know yet

[mystic mango]

well a 300 man guild would have to share their loot with 300 people

so i'd assume it scales

[merry acorn]

aren't groups only up to like 40 people?

[full badger]

the guild perk and progression systems won't be implemented for some time yet

[mystic mango]

no cap to guilds

[full badger]

yes, raids are 40 man

[merry acorn]

Yea but loot would be spread across that group of 40 people

[mystic mango]

oh

[merry acorn]

because if someone apart of a dif group hit the enemy you guys are attacking

then either the group or that other group would ge tit

regardless of the boss/mob

because of tagging etc

[grizzled violet]

Alpha 2 no NDA starts around early april right?

[merry acorn]

yeeeeeee

I think so

[grizzled violet]

Oh no

375 dollars about to be dropped

[merry acorn]

well not alpha 2

[mystic mango]

Alpha 1

[merry acorn]

But

[full badger]

we don't have a date for alpha 2 yet

[mystic mango]

we've been in pre-alpha so far

[merry acorn]

Ah so it is being released???

another alpha 1 YESDSSSSS

[grizzled violet]

how do you get access to alpha 1?

[merry acorn]

buy it

[full badger]

right now you can't

[grizzled violet]

yeah, thought so

only alpha 2 seems purchaseble

[merry acorn]

or your a popular enough strimer and steven gives you it for exposure

[full badger]

there is the POTENTIAL for alpha 1 sales to reopen

[mystic mango]

if you want to buy it, the price will be about 300-500

[grizzled violet]

yea

or you buy the 10000 dollar founder thingy and become the sixth to do so

[merry acorn]

Excuse me what?

[grizzled violet]

you'd probably get access the

[mystic mango]

true lol

[merry acorn]

WHeres this????

[mystic mango]

noooooooooooo

don't lose your house!

[full badger]

and then get banned for buying the account illegally

[merry acorn]

haha JOKES ON YOU THAT MONEY WAS FOR MY HOUSE

[grizzled violet]

what do you mean?

I'm talking about this

[full badger]

you can't buy any kickstarter packs legitimately

[merry acorn]

I would laugh if that wasn't legit

[grizzled violet]

oh you can't? that's too bad

[mystic mango]

wait really?

whys that?

[full badger]

https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop

if it's not on this page, you can't buy it

[merry acorn]

Rayblov has made the realisation that he has made a mistake

[tranquil zealot]

The kickstarter is not up anymore, so you can’t buy the pack

[grizzled violet]

yea was thinking about getting this one but probably won't until there's a date for alpha 2

[full badger]

because under the intrepid terms of service, you're not allowed to sell or trade or share your intrepid account with anyone

[mystic mango]

ah i see

luckily i didn't buy one yet lol

[full badger]

so anyone who tries to sell their kickstarter account is breaking the ToS and that account will be banned

[full badger]

the $250 pack also comes with alpha 2 access

[merry acorn]

Yet

[grizzled violet]

that's true

might wait it out a bit and see if alpha 1 becomes available so I don't buy that and have to buy something else afterwards

[merry acorn]

Should probs ANnonce that to Steven

[grizzled violet]

what are these?

can you purchase cosmetics with them?

[full badger]

embers are the cosmetic store currency for when the game launches

[grizzled violet]

okay good

[lost pier]

Is there an option in game, or will be an option in game to disable cosmetic on other player ?
Like I like to see which armor / weapon have my opponent, it's clearer for pvp

[merry acorn]

You will be seeing shit on youe screen to dictate a players level

and gear quality

But not sure about disabling cosmetics

[mystic mango]

it would be nice if you could

[full badger]

you won't have the option to turn off the appearance of other peoples cosmetics, however there will be a default appearance automatically applied during large scale events like sieges

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear_appearance

[lost pier]

Okay thanks, I hope this option will be able later, it would be useful for open world pvp, or caravane or whatever which is small scale

[wheat badger]

I have the Voyager Plus Pre Order Pack but I didn't buy early enough to get into Alpha 1. May I still have access to the NDA discord channel?

[full badger]

@wheat badger the pre-order pack you have gives you access to alpha 2, not alpha 1. We don't have a date for alpha 2 just yet

[wheat badger]

Yes but I'm just asking for access to the NDA discord channel so I can follow development

considering the pack costs $375

[mystic mango]

but alpha 2 doesn't have a nda does it?

[full badger]

you only gain access to nda sections when it's your time to test the game, plus by the time you come to test there is no nda anymore

[twin anchor]

How much do you think the game its going to cost?

[full badger]

there will be no box cost, only a $15 monthly subscription