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Also node's going back to level 0 or just deleveling is to be further tested to find the best solution
Will those node types be random in every server? So if I played server and I know that "This part of the map in another server node was economical node" so will it be the same in another server too?
On the wiki it says that they will be the same, but this is subject to change
"Node types are predetermined and are the same across all servers"
Yeah I maybe rather would like it to be randomized, so people don't start jumping servers because they know that "This is the spot I want based on the information that I get from another server"
The original intent was for nodes to delevel. They found it caused too many issues and it has been scrapped.
Yeah, for sure. But it's waaaay too much work
Exponential work for not that much change
Beyond estimates from Kickstarter and Summer package sales that were tracked no one outside of them has any actual numbers. And since those packages were allowed to upgrade and those numbers are not tracked in a public facing way, your answer is no. No one knows exactly how many of the different packages have been sold besides them.
How will scaling at caravan pvp work? Can I go in with lvl 10 and acomplish something?
Vs lvl 10 players maybe. I don't think there will be scaling there
but don't quote
There is no scaling planned. There will however be content from caravans at various levels. Personal caravans would be outside of that system, but node generated caravans may be various levels. That does not stop a group of level 50s escorting a level 10 caravan though.
Level scaling
Levels or skills will not be scaled to allow low level players to participate in dungeons with higher level players.[20]
As of right now, there are no plans to allow for server transfers. (server merges mandated by Intrepid are a different issue). And with a target of around 45 days of "regular" play to reach cap on a new server, you won't see a lot of the pvp locust types swapping for the giggles.
Got a question about the no-nda a1: am i able to play the pre-alpha in march or do i have to wait till april? (Got my a1 key at the charity stream)
I believe that the charity stream keys are for the April actual Alpha 1 and not the previews. @tulip hatch Got something more official?
Giveaway/contest keys are indeed for the actual Alpha 1
Best discord quote is in response to the gourd contest keys though
Believe this was answered mostly in streams
Alright thanks, have a nice day 🙂
Yeah I mean more like ”I have seen that in this spot of the map is type of node that we want” now when lets say group of our people want to start over and spot fresh server, and based on the information that I gather from another server, now we want the spot that we know is what we want because it’s at the right ”tactical spot and it has right type of a node”. So this type of hopping and lets say (well this is wrong to say because map is so big but I think you know what I mean) ”dominating” of new server is possible if node types are always the same at the same spot
Sure, but that goes to theorycrafting. As far as we know, unless your group of "our people" is extremely large, you will not be dictating what goes where for initial pops on servers with 10k concurrency estimated. You can influence for sure, but no guarantees.
And since lower level nodes "pop" extremely quickly, and once they reach level 3 they have a month long window of siege invulnerability, you won't be burning down blocking nodes for your "ideal spot" anytime soon.
Thank you for good explaining!👍🏻
Think of it as Intrepids version of a land grab, cept you don't end up "owning" a node as a guild or group.
is this game gonna be available worldwide?
Ashes of Creation will launch with the following server regions:
North America (NA).
Europe (EU).
Asia/Pacific (SEA).
Oceania (OCE) (Australia).The likelihood is very high for Sydney or Melbourne based OCE servers.
OCE servers may not be provisioned until Beta for Ashes of Creation (the MMO) and live launch for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse.Other...
You can always use a VPN to get to your preferred server as well
nice thanks a lot
However, VPNs might trigger their anti-cheat and detection software. Causing you account issues.
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I've never heard of a game intentionally banning for VPN. Especially an MMO
@bitter reef according to this you won't even need a VPN. You can just select from list similar to WoW or SWTOR.
i see
Yes, that's what "no region locking" means.
Region locking typically means "only people in the list of approved countries can play the game"
Having full access to every server from the in game list is a different motive entirely.
Is the game available worldwide? Yes
And you also have free choice of server.
All comes down to their TOS, and previous statements by Intrepid indicate that they will frown on it. Here are some examples of different policies in different games. https://unbanster.com/banned-for-using-vpn-in-games/#wow
Imma start asking about VPNs in the monthly Q&A b/c WoW bans and the like usually stem from region locks and I don't think Intrepid has any plans for that ATM
@ruby swift The first 2 sentences of the link say "Blizzard doesn't forbid VPN usage"
WoW has region locks?
And yet, that person still had to contact customer service to have their account unlocked. Quibble all you like. But if using a VPN for no discernible reason other than "I do as I likes!" causes you issues, then don't do that.
Between servers like EU and US, yes. Less a "You can't play if you're in Germany" more "Our servers in Europe literally can't communicate w/ the ones in US b/c of 15 year old architecture"
@ruby swift Many people use a VPN because it reduces latency. Exit Lag has made an entire multimillion dollar business off of this.
If the guy only had to call to get his account unlocked then Blizzard admitted it was an inappropriate ban.
We can always talk more constructively about VPN any time in discussion if you'd like. 😁
Looks like they are well aware of the issue.
With regards to using a VPN Intrepid haven't given an official stance on it so I would say use it at your own risk. @brittle shale
I asked this before, and I didn't get any answer to it, but I was wondering, is there already some hacking prevent systems already implemented, and how "hack proof" you see AoC is?
Or will be
We haven't been told any details obviously but Intrepid have said there will be anti-cheating systems in place as well as active GMs to keep things running smoothly
Very nice
Do we know is there coming a weapon like
a scythe? My favourite weapon for a necromancer 
There is no dedicated "scythe" weapon type but there might be polearms that look "scythe-like"
that's kinda awkward mix
That would be great. I played Revelation online where occultist has this huge scythe, it was my absolute favourite
shouldnt you make a staff into a scythe if anything
Either way, there might be scythe-like weapons in the game
as a kickstarter founder, i can upgrade to other packs, but will i get the kickstarter bonus of that pack?
Yes.
How long should getting a crafting mastery take?
We don't know, all we know is it won't be an easy thing to do
Isn't there a little bit of luck also included when you are trying to get those highest levels of a skill
Oh great, thank you
So i decided finally to purchase a founders pack, having the money to finally afford to. i am having difficulty locating where i could download to play the current state of the game.
There is nothing to play yet
The game is only just starting to get into Alpha 1, none of the currently available packs have access to that
aha, thank you for the info. Glad to help fund this game regardless
So will the pack owners get like email, which has the link to download software, or how it works?
I mean when the alpha starts that you are allowed to participate with your pack?
When the time comes for the respective testing phases those with access will get emailed, yes
aah yes thank u
i hope i'll be able to play as a furry creature, or at least a race that is not human.
Do you mean when the game launch or when you play alpha?
!wiki races
Ashes of Creation offers nine playable races.
Verra is a world with rich and diverse cultures. Much of its important history has been dominated by the major races. Humans of the coast and plains, Orcs within the hills and the marshes, Elves in the forest and the riverlands, and the esteemed Dwarves of the mountains. The major races have held dom...
Are alpha 0 still up?
@crystal beacon when i'm able to play lol
@formal atlas Alpha 0 ended years ago
Tulnar arent on that race list
@spiral pine Not on the image though but they're on the page linked, which was more my intent
Yeye just incase he didnt click the link
i look forward to playing as a Tulnar
should i upgrade to Braver of Worlds?
Tulnar reptilian shapeshifter?
i hope they will consider adding 2 more races that are "less human" but still of course "humanlike", the races being Humans, Dwarves, Elves, and then Tulnar is not promising.
Orcs
Aren't there also orcs?
right, another race with slight alteration to the human model "ta da" you have a new "race".....
Renkai and Vek are orcs
The more the better, people like options
yea but the more the more dev work you have too
think about all the things you have to do for a race
every single skin in the game has to work for it
it's not that difficult to code models.
I think they're already fucked with their 64 classes but ymmv
It's not just about models, it's about their culture, architecture, racial skill augments
It's far more than just the models
^
Also easy to say it's ez if you aren't the devteam
But let's try to keep discussion to #aoc-discussion and leave #questions for questions
skins, starting areas, interactions based on race, animations
@crystal flax apoligies i got carried away, i shall move myself there
Here's a legit question, is it a bad sign there are premium cosmetic packs on sale 2+ years before the game is slated for launch? Gives me some star citizen vibes
they said they would make those models anyway because the npc's and stuff will use similar skin versions partly I believe
Ok but a big flex AoC claims is it's fully funded right?
I watched the lazypeon vid and got super stoked about what I saw, just saying the cash moves smell a bit off. Idk just my 2p I'm a cynic
Was hoping there was some good reason behind it
All you need to know about that is in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vut1tIsfoww
Cliff notes? Can't watch rn but will later
@tidal maple While it has been funded by Steven, it helps to keep things going for those who want to support the game, keeps with their promise of keeping the cash shop exclusively cosmetics, and like Torben mentioned these early things being sold won't just be for players, they'll be put into the world so you'll see NPCs wearing outfits and the creatures maybe out in the wilds
not the exact same outfits but similar iirc
Sounds a lot like dlc before launch still but ok, hope this games the real thing has some nice ideas
Plus the money that cosmetics bring in still do help. Steven is funding the core viable product, but the money that the cosmetics bring in do help add extra polish and stuff to things
tidesnapper doesnt seem to appear in my inventory (website) hmm, is it meant to?
It's no small amount that the packs/cosmetics have brought in
is there an overlap with mounts/mounskins naming?
Backer only aquatic mount, Exclusive todesnapper mount unlocked
and
Aquatic mount skins like the Tidesnapper, are again also used in a similar fashion, but are only applicable to the aquatic class of mounts"
I see this in the store too, kinda confusing
No, they're talking about the same mount skins
The "mounts" the kickstarter backers get/mounts on the store aren't actual mounts, they're skins that are applied to mounts in-game
so all mounts that are from funding like spectral mare and dawnbraker actually the skins? but you have acquire the creature first?
You have to get a creature of the same type before you then apply the spectral mare or dawnbreaker skins onto the mount
Same tier
I personally think it's worth it, afterall you get lifetime sub and A1 access but it's up to you
hmm, yeah i think i'll upgrade to it
that from the kickstarter package?
Ye
not sure, but Phoenix Pet
ah right
so all mounts/pets that have and are available are skins to be applied once you get them (when it is out)
Hello,
I was wondering if it is possible for the community to vote for the theme of the next monthly cosmetics?
good conversations with whom and where? In #general-discussion or on the forum?
but everything at the moment is a skin and all creatures (not including royal) can be obtained post-launch?
yep, but the pet/mount themselves will be obtainable anyway (just we are buying cool skins) right?
everything on the store is a skin, no sale of actual pet/mount - to confirm
ah good
I was wondering if you have a war between 2 nodes, can other than those node citizens participate in the war? Also, can other players go like just watching the war?
oh I see
So, whats stopping two friends from cheating the corruption system? One just kills and loots, the other is a bounty hunter who kills his friend and uncorrupts him?
Random respawns when you're corrupted, and you can't stop some random walking by from talking a swing and then taking the loot too
not to mention constant deaths to get rid of corruption will also decrease your stats due to the basic death penalty
Except if they're working together, the random would be a target too
If the random gets attacked by the bounty hunter, they would get corruption too in that case
Corruption is on my given if you kill a green, not attack, it says
In regards to the corruption, how does the system flag a group of players that attack and kill a green player? An example would be if me and a couple of dudes set up a roadblock and murdered people for not paying a toll, would we all be red or would only the person that delivered the final blow be corrupted? And how would it differ between if the attacking players are in a party vs if the attacking players are not?
@thorn palm Correct, but if the green doesn't attack the hunter and only attacks the corrupted player, then they'd still be green if they were to die
@pseudo wren Currently it's only on the final blow but given group situations like you mention, it's going to get worked out through testing
Is that stat penalty permanent?
Which leaves the hunter free to murder his friend and get free loot
Also, how does it work if you tag a green and the die to a mob?
you have to work off the penalty
So the penalty is based off your exp debt which adds up per death
I dont recall if that has been answered or not
I know that was mentionned in the last streaming but i din't understood (english is not my main language): my free 6 months will start when the servers officially goes live or i need to log on first (after release for sure)?
They stated they're working on something for you to choose when to start it. So yes in theory.
Guns/cannons like items/ machines - any info on them? I know there will be no gunpowder. What I'm curious about will there be stuff like Gunner weapons in TERA.
There's no shooting guns that we know of, even ones that don't use Gunpowder
Closest would have been the potion launcher, but that's probably not even gonna be in the game
thank god, I'm tired of "medieval games" that have fucking automatic rifles
And that one would just be a mechanism. No steam engines (as far as we know) either
from what i could find siege and naval weapons will use "elements" that are similar to gunpowder in effect, therefore my concern on auto riffles and crap like that that might show in normal EQ
that's exactly what i'm worried about, why would you carry a sword then xD?
No need to worry, they are firm on this stance
Do we have any info if having multiple flying mounts in the same guild give an extra mecanic or item to the game?
Do you mean the minor flying mounts given to pvp castles that can be assigned to guild lieutenants?
Undermounts
Ochre Legion Wyrmling pre-order pack cosmetic mount skin.[33]
The guild leader of a castle can grant the use of flying undermounts (such as wyrmlings) to guild officers during a castle siege.[16][34][35][36]
These may only be granted if the castle nodes are successfully established prior to the siege.[36]
Node A grants 1 undermount, Node B grants 2 undermounts, and Node C grants 2 undermounts.[37]
This system is subject to change during testing.[37]
Little wyrmlings that you can grant to officers if you're a castle owner, and they can fly around too.[34] – Steven Sharif
no, more the idea of like having flying mounts could open up an legendary item requiring 4 of them to be able to have like a flying siege battle weapon.
flying caravan
or are all flying mounts all unique and have unique abilities and cant synergise together.
They have said that different node types may have different base flying mounts. Not always dragons. About the combining of multiple T3 mounts, have never seen anything on it, but I guess I could have missed something. We do know that people need to launch them regardless of origin from a Royal Stable. So would require coordination at the least.
yeah, im looking at all the streams they made and was trying to figure out if its something they though off.
MIght be something they could add down the line, not really a burning issue, since the proposed rarity of T3 mounts and their use would make multiples an extremely random and niche play.
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yes i agree, i was just wondering if they had a skills used if multiple channels together, just like the class siege ability.
Suppose I want to play with my friends. Will I lose out on xp or any other bonuses in leveling/pve if I play on an alt that is not in their guild vs an alt that is?
guild exp wont be counted if not in guild
and exp gained in world goes to character played with
So other than your activities not applying to that guild's xp, there's nothing id be missing out on?
guild chat
The game is designed around grouping up with others and playing as a guild
not forced to play all in the same guild, but for guild advancment yes.
Will server transfer be accessable for characters? Cause i really wanna play with people in NA but not sure if it will work out for me since im EU (GMT+1) when it comes to events (cause active time of day stuff) and connection?
Incase i would change my mind
not at launch as far as we know
At launch no server transfers. If every allowed, only a naked character
pretty much worth to just create a new one
So, if I now from EU buy a cosmetic... and the servers are only US at the moment... it means when the EU servers open eventually I will lose everything?
at launch, everybody lose all progress
sure... that's understandable... but if transfers are "not allowed"... then people that payed cosmetics from outside US will be quite unhappy
are you talking about the cosmetics from the current packs?
yes
those are not bound to a server
you should be able to use them on whatever server you will play on
The cosmetics are bound to your account, not to a server
So there's a marriage and family function in this game? What does that entail
@simple ether how many in a family?
Will underrealm have its own nodes, if yes, are they part of the 103 nodes that were announced?
Isn't it just 100 square km?
Thanks
the maps over 200 Kms
Hmm OK. Thanks
I thought with the inderrealm included the map was closer to 400km² including ocean content
I was watching the gameplay video, where Steven flies with the dragon, and like holding on its back, this looks pretty... sort of awkward, so are they planning to create saddles for every mount? I mean not necessarily that you have to craft a saddle and mount has slot for it, but type of saddle which comes always with the skin that you apply to your mount
It's still in the early alpha stages at the moment. Smoother animations generally don't get developed until a game's closer til launch, after all the major important systems are in place. I don't even think all the classes are done yet.
Will there be a system to prevent people from selling their warehouse items for cheap to friends and having them transport them out of the node during a siege declaration phase against a node?
Regarding the transport of goods out of the node after a siege declaration, the wikis states:
"Players are prohibited from moving goods out of depositories within a node following a siege declaration against that node"
To expand on ShadonSol's answer, the goods includes materials and resources stored in Warehouses, chests in houses/freeholds, storage containers in guild halls. Materials within processing buildings on freeholds will also be locked from being withdrawn.
The wiki have everything we know so far related to node siege declaration.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_sieges#Declaring_a_node_siege
Well that is obvious... but this channel is meant for questions about the systems and what they are thought about things and maybe ppl also point out things that they havent even thought about. We as a player shouldn’t need to think about does question be relevant at this point of development. Overall people just want to know random things that they spot, so developers can have feedback.
Are there going to be any utility or special features of being a scribe profession.
We haven't been told any details about the scribe profession just yet, sorry
I am hoping for some legendary schematics or something around those lines.
Scribes will craft War Declarations for Node and Castle Sieges. You could consider that special in away
would be a cool if a guild needed X amount of scribes to craft X declaration, the higher the target the more scribes u need or smth
Might be. You will definitely need different crafting materials, which gatherers need to get you.
@hot edge actually, that is confirmed here: https://prnt.sc/10f8xzl
just found out
yea crafting materias was a given
was just curious what crafting professions and how many will be needed but I imagine it's kinda too early to give straight numbers on those
Is there an account wide gold/currencies wallet? Or do you need to transfer wealth between characters?
No account wide wallet as far as we know
Any news on March 19th Alpha pre-test 3 no-NDA? No delays, hopefully? 😄
hope they delay it though if theres issues
So how does families function in mmos
I've never played any with family function. I doubt it's like sims is it?
Hello, how do I get a role so I can talk in the other channels? I can't seem to find anything
Oh, wow, i guess it was time based
nevermind
Think of it like a small guild with special benefits
!wiki family
@full badger So it's like with other players but not npcs?
Correct
okke makes sense
I've seen some games that introduce like a love system with npcs so I was thinking of that 😂
...just read the wiki
Will AOC be playable on Geforce now? If not, has it been mentioned?
There are currently no plans to put the game on any of the streaming platforms or steam
What payment methods will be available?
apparently just a subscription.
So since we can only own 1 of each housing type I'm guessing there's no way to grow a real estate portfolio and rent out to other players?
Right now all I'm seeing is adding a tavern to your land
But if you cant own a bunch of real estate it kind of lessens the value of their estate auction system
become a mayor and then you kinda are a real estate owner
the mayor has no control over who can buy property in their node, so no, you cannot become a real estate agent in game @strong sequoia
But doesn't that money go towards the node advancement instead of personal income?
Will the node locations in alpha be different from beta and beta be different from launch to prevent players from using the alphas and betas as an advantage?
i said kind of
By locations I just mean what each node type is
Yes, the node locations and types in the testing phases will likely be different to the launch servers @near stump
@full badger Thank you 🙂
If you get the voyager plus pack, do you only get the skin set featured that month, or can you get the others somehow?
Ican buy future as add-ons but not pasts right?
@frail turret Correct
What a pity because these look sick
I would buy all of those if I had the chance
yeah that is the sickest pack
Not sure if I've heard this question asked before - From what i understand node/siege wars will have a sign up option for attack or defend. From what I recall, could be wrong, there's a limit for each right? If so, what's stopping people from signing up for either position just to be an empty seat and hindering that side.
So say 100v100. 10 people sign up on attackers just to fill those positions and do nothing - essentially being a 90v100 and giving defenders better odds to win. Is there going to be something to deter that from happening?
Sieges in Ashes of Creation refer to:
Castle sieges, where guilds battle to occupy one of five Guild castles.
Node sieges, which are open world battles fought to destroy nodes.The risk versus reward relationship, when, say for instance, you've dedicated time towards building a node and other players have dedicated that equivalent time towards s...
Ahh okay, glad my memory sucks that much to not remember that lol. Thanks
@sharp bramble a node would have to be pretty unwanted for the community to want to pull off that sort of intentional destruction.
Just a question that came to mind is all. Ya never know what people will try to pull off lol
Is there any where i can see all of the montly cosmetics released so far?
!wiki voyager plus historical
No matching results. Try something else.
i think only the current months are available as the older ones are phased out
While that’s true, I think you can use older months to get an idea as to the vibe of the packs and set expectations
the website might show them. i know i was looking at them all on there few weeks ago
This album might be easier to read: https://imgur.com/a/DcNjm6x
Thanks everyone
Damn, they all look better than the one I bought
Guess I'll have to buy more in the future!
Feb 21
Purp? i like the purp
I mean..guess it’s good for roleplaying xd
For the record, out of 480 sq km of the playable map, what percentage of that will be land vs ocean?
I think they said that will be in Flux for a while, due to the nature of development. The map we have is a placeholder until they flesh out all the biomes
Then there is the underrealm
Cheers, also in a somewhat related note, what's the estimated rough number of total character slots a server can hold? I'm asking mainly to get a good sense of freehold space availability
Hello, I'm trying to give feedback concerning the Intrepid web page, specifically the "profile information" I don't want to bother anyone during the workday, its a small technical thing really, where/who would it be best to give this information?
I understand that point, however the question still stands, since in an extremely rare occurrence you can have the amount of accounts registered be the same as character slots taken
So I just want an upper boundary of taken land tbf
Ah I see, didn't realize they had account and not character limits
So then roughly 50 000 possible freeholds on 240 sq km with a roughly 0.5 acre land per freehold, cheers Jahlon!
you want a freehold? there's none left? just burn someone else's down 
Indeed, but tbf my main concern was with freehold availability for an average joe
You also forgot people want in node housing and apartments too and might not keep up their freehold
I agree fully that it's highly improbable, but in a what if scenario how many freehold slots are guaranteed is my main concern, land hunting in ArchAge was not a fun experience let me tell you
unlike AA nodes rise and fall in Ashes so there will be constant turnover of player housing
yes there is no guarantee for pretty much any resource in ashes, including housing
guarantees would make the game less dynamic and less risky
I'm not arguing the point and I do think it's a good approach, but I am interested in the expected amount of total available slots in that case
total freehold slots = total nodes > level 3 * the percentage of available space in the zoi
both of these factors are variable
We should expect the map size to rise even as development continues. The current numbers are the goal. As they decide terrains and how they implement the example map.
The map can be considered concept art at this stage.
It may stay close or they might find dynamic ways to improve it
So would a freehold then essentially be destroyed along with a lvl 3+ node after a successful siege, after a ransacking period, since it wouldn't have the required conditions to exist?
only if they didnt fall into the ZOI of another qualifying node
some adjacent nodes could level up within the grace period, or the freehold may still be in the ZOI of the parent node of the node that was destroyed
also the freehold owner needs to take steps to save their property via a quest system
Do we have any information on how many people will be able to participate in the tournament for the militaristic node mayor?
Like is there a cap?
False, each account can have 1 freehold/server. So 1 main and 2 alts on Server A can share freehold on server A but alts on server B can create a 2nd Freehold on server B.
No, it's 1 freehold per account, not per server
My bad I confused it with Citizenship
If I have a family of 9ppl and give all of them shared access to my freehold, can they still create their own freeholds?
how long does it usually take for them to respond to tickets? (got an open one 5 days now)
took me about 5 business days the last time!
oh okay!
Do we will get guild housing or guild base for roleplaying guild?
🙂
Another question: How will be phasing if we do not have the same node than another player in the same spot?
Wdym? The idea is for every server to be unique
So everyone can change the node for others?
🙂
Hope we do not loss low level leveling zones if that influence the mobs
I can't wait to see how Intrepid will manage it
i meant to still having low level mobs
Ah ok!
Hi, I was wondering if the team is considering to open work term positions for university students that want to learn and contribute to the game. Thanks!
Will the Tulnar have feline options? Will I be able to make a cat girl?
Unkown atm we know there will be mamillian, reptilian and human aspects to the race and unless confirmed to be old news the only influence for sure,would be kobold.
When they'll open content creator program?
I want the Tulnar information, darnit! I will drop some money once we get that finally.
Is that still a “galaxy far far away” timeline, or have I missed any updates?
Will there be a cost for declaring a siege on a node? And what will the cooldown on declaring a siege be? Since materials will be locked in depositories between the time of declaration and the actual siege, this could be used as a tactic to slow node/player progression within a node.
!wiki node sieges
Node sieges enable players to destroy nodes. This paves the way for new development and access to the locked content in surrounding nodes. Due to this dynamic, political strife and intrigue play an important role in the structure of the world. Sieging nodes will not be an easy task for the attackers. Cities and metropolises will have a considerab...
All the info is there
!wiki tulnar
Tulnar is a playable race in Ashes of Creation. The Tulnar fled to the Underrealm to escape the Corruption that befell Verra.
The Tulnar is a combination of four major races and many minor races that were left behind on Verra after the apocalypse. This was previously stated to be three different races.
Tulnar stands for "the forgotten".
Tulnar are...
Since divine node mayors are determined by service oriented quests completed within a certain time frame, will there be a publicized list of everyone's progress to know where you stand in the race, or will this be 100% anonymous until the results are announced?
Those details have not been given yet.
the pet ones are 100% unique and you won't be able to get again
and they are cosmetic only
The actual pets and mounts will be obtainable in game, those versions of the mounts and pets will not. For example, you could have an otter mount, just not purple with the bamboo barding.
nevermind me then
@thin spear
@grim breach thanks
Hey i have a question for the crafting profession Scribes. Has this profession any advantage over other professions/ better a something then other profession like book and scroll reading or smth?
Expect more details for professions during Alpha 2. The mechanics behind them are vague as of now
@brittle shale ok thx for the quick answer
i cant find any info on this but, is there anything about alpha one in terms of target goals? (not set dates) for example, target of alpha two is going to be a minimum a year after alpha one
thanks
the only official road map is what is currently found at that link
there is no set date or timeframe for completion of alpha 1
i see, i kind of expected it but was just curious if there was anything i missed
thanks alot!
your welcome 🙂
How can i link my aoc account with my discord?
That is currently not an option
If your question is related to testing please contact a moderator for assistance in DMs
So I'm a bit confused how the housing system works. It seems that apartments are instanced but what are static houses like and freeform? Does the game run the risk of some players not being able to obtain the house type they want due to lack of land like in some other games or does the game combat this somehow?
Guarantee's are extremely are to provide.
There's instanced housing (apartments) and non-instanced housing (a literal house inside the node, those are rare and grow as the node grows or freeholds, a plot of land inside the node's zone of influence).
The systems that fight overusage of freeholds (plot of land outside node) are a limitation of 1 freehold PER ACCOUNT (note that even if you play on all servers you can only have 1 freehold), taxes that increase based on how many more people have freeholds associated on a specific node (say Node A has 30 freeholds, taxes are 20 wtv curreny. If they grow further above the number associated with it's level (node level 0,1,2,3,4,5,6) they increase, say 60 freeholds taxes are 40 (numbers chance obv))
So quite probably, you'll have a spot for a freehold. It might not be exactly where you want it to be (next to a metropolis) but you'll have one the vast majority of the time
The world being around 300's km2 of land (note, land) and another 100km2 of underground should take care of that easily for most if not all the servers players
@vapid veldt Ok that sounds great thanks. I tried reading the wiki but it left me a bit confused, this explains a lot and sound really nice.
No one wants another archa-age where all houses get taken right away
I think having instanced apartments too is a super good idea, it worked well in bdo.
is it possible to built our own home wherever we want without be a part of a village (example : a house in the mountains far from cities) ?
Hello, stupid question probably but just want to be sure. If you get the pre-order pack you get the game as well right ? Or you have to purchase it at a later date ?
!wiki freehold @void vortex
No matching results. Try something else.
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The game has no box-cost (so you don't have to purchase it), you only pay a monthly sub fee of $15.
Oh I knew that it was a stupid question, thanks for the answer my friend. Have a nice whatever time of the day it is to you
The pre order packages include some game time, between 2 and 9 months worth of it depending on what package you get also @brave storm
Alright ! Thanks, I saw also embers for the game shop, it will be purely cosmetic right ?
Yes
Will the cost of the pre order packages go down after alpha is out of the picture?
I really want to save my name... but it’s a lot for me
Yeah i feel pre orders kinda pricy
I don’t think they’re pricy I think they are accurately priced I am just broke hahaha
Is there a way to see if someone using a name i want for example?
Well nobody has taken a name yet I believe
The name i am using is already taken for username
Smth like legacy name?
Actually interesting thing, will the names be a one of in general across all servers or a one of PER server?
Ah so you could have the same name multiple times by different people stretched across servers? Kinda odd
East west central are for both na and eu or just na
Ye that sounds better
Just 1
Can you send a link?
Where is the fifo order
Like say, I reserve this name and play on this server with it and then for any random reason I swap server..it would be very weird to see someone else using the name I reserved on a different server no?
I dont see why would you switch servers
Except from na i guess
what happens if you server merge due to low population and another character has the same name on the server you are switching to, would it force a name change for you?
It happened to me in WOW...and yes i had to change my name
gotchya
How would 2 servers even merge in AoC since the worlds will have completely different history and landscape?
nobody knows yet but devs said it might be needed at some point in time
you never know, population numbers can drop
so it is worth thinking about this scenario
1 server gets all layout, probably (the one with most pop)
Not confirmed but talked a bit about
!wiki regions
Ashes of Creation will launch with the following server regions:
North America (NA).
Europe (EU).
Asia/Pacific (SEA).
Oceania (OCE) (Australia). The likelihood is very high for Sydney or Melbourne based OCE servers.
OCE servers may not be provisioned until Beta for Ashes of Creation (the MMO) and live launch for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse. Other...
do we have any info on how exactly reserving names works across different servers in the same region? @ruby swift
like if I reserve a name I wouldnt want someone else to have it, be it a different server or not
!wiki name reservation
...will have name reservation tokens, that entitle its holder to reserve a name on a specific server when the reservation time comes. Name reservations will be...
...will have name reservation tokens, that entitle its holder to reserve a name on a specific server when the reservation time comes. Name reservations will be...
...Character creator. Merchant systems. Player trading. Social organizations. Name reservations. Two to three servers. 1,500 concurrent server population. Daggers...
Yes, you get a single name on a single server worldwide. You will not be blocking others beyond that one.
You better hope you pick the right one for your Kirito attempt then.
I really should use wiki more often too kekw
What about wipes?
but like imagine this: you get well known in aoc with your name XYZ, wouldnt it be weird if others use the same name too
There will be many wipes during testing, and a final wipe before live launch confirmed.
same thing for streamers and shit
the concept is so weird to me, that different accounts can use the same name across different servers
at least make it so the name can only be used by the same account in a region
..
am I the only one who thinks this is a dumb design decision?
These are all wishlists and wants. They have stated how it will work. Will not change. Adapt.
bruh
It works the same way in every other server based MMO
actually doesnt
Not exactly anything new
take gw2 for example
Bro, this is questions. Take your feedback to the appropriate channels.
Well... no feelings really...
!wiki weapon durability
...switch back to the melee weapon and shield or two-handed melee weapon. The weapon held in the main hand slot determines the active weapon ability. Do I want...
...into weapon abilities on their combat skill tree, based on their preferred weapon classes (weapon types/weapon groups) and the grade of the weapon. The...
...Steven Sharif There is durability in the game... It's not going to be a trivial durability. There is a potential to destroy gear (weapons and armor), but there...
On the ashes of creations account page you can look at what you have in your inventory in terms of the items you bought but is there not a way to visually see the item? For example I have the voyager plus pack but I can't click on "Shade's Retreat" to see what it looks like again. Any help here?
@manic pike not yet... they have said they will be working on the store account and other parts of the webpage soon along with the change they have already done to the main web page
you can utilize the wiki at the moment to see what it is you bought until those updates are made to the site
@tulip hatch @rigid rose thanks for the quick replies! 
Appreciate that @hot edge, thank you.
Does Intrepid have a limit on how many A2 testers they want to participate?
I doubt it since they already have tons
They have not stated any limits in how many total A2 testers that they are currently looking for. @formal atlas
Really curious how many people have bought packages that give access to either alpha or beta versions
That information is not public knowledge at this point.
Yea ik
Previously they have stated that they would give a headups if they were to close the A2 packages. I assume thats because they have a limit? Or are there any other reasons for why they might stop the sales?
But would be interesting as a statement when the game is about to be released or smth
I'm guessing all these previous cosmetic packages will be purchasable in a cosmetic shop later? Or is my sense of FOMO justified and the previous packages are one and done?
@formal atlas again they have not stated what if any limit would be in place .. so can not infer what the reasoning would be at this point if they decided to close A2 sales.. if they do they have said they would give ample warning yes.
They won’t be available again
Damn, that’s much more than I would have guessed
Just wondering if i should fear them closing A2 if it blows up on twitch in a few weeks and they sell way more A2 packages than expected
A2 will be persistent
@formal atlas they will give a good amount of time for warning before closing any sales 🙂
Cheers, ill wait for the no NDA before ordering a package then 🙂
What's the release window ?
The only current schedule is the A1. Everything else is TBD
is the NDA free alpha 1 this month?
Mar 19 - Mar 26
have they confirmed if they are or are not going to put alpha one keys back up for sale?
Thanks for the answering!
Np, you can always buy the A2 pkg and then upgrade to A1 if they reopen sales.
That is what I did.
I'm slowly saving for that alpha 2 access 😅
Anyone know the $ difference from alpha 2 to alpha 1 upgrade pkg?
it used to be a 500$ pack iirc
but that isnt anything to confirm that they will be 500 or that they will come back at all
Thanks for the reply
will there vampires or werewolves available to find in the game so a player could get bitten and become one?
does anyone know what masteries you can focus?
Masteries? In the artisan tree?
That is not a thing, no.
i think so, like smithy, breeder etc
!wiki artisan
Artisan classes allow a player to specialize in one or more of the following skill trees.
Gathering
Processing
Crafting Within each of these three artisan classes lies different professions.
Characters within a single account (Alts) may have different professions. A character may only master one of the three parent artisan classes.
It is possible...
thankyou!
If you dont know the answer, you cant play it then.
Im sure everyone is anxious to play AOC
I have not been able to find the info anywhere but how many freeholds can a ZOI have max?
No info on that
We only know its scales with node stage
8 in node cottage at stage 3 + 50 appartment spaces
Well could I just get an actual answer if game is playable in alpha? I’m new to following the game.
I saw you could buy like a 75 dollar pack is that alpha access?
No
None of the pack sell alpha 1 access which is the curent alpha phase
Packs sell alpha 2 and beta 1-2. See pack details to know exactly what they contains since not all of them have everything
Ok awesome thanks!
Alpha access coming March 16th still?
Alpha 1 access is closed currently, they said in the most recent live stream they're not looking to open it back up because of issues they had during the most recent test.
According to the release phases alpha 1 is March 19th. They gonna update that?
I paid the $250 for access but have yet to receive any information. I try to watch live streams and update videos. Just don't wanna miss it.
250 wont get you alpha 1. But march 19th is The first non nda test so look forward to that ^^
The Alpha 1 access wasn't in the 250$ package, it's not even in the 375$ package. It's been closed to new players since I believe 2018. March 19th is the next PRE-alpha test. This is to prepare for the month long (or more) Alpha 1 in April
Non nda so im assuming testers are open to twitch stream the game?
Yes
Oh yes. Looking forward to that
So the $250 won't get me access in April either is what you're saying?
Sorry for the bother.
That is correct
They need better clarity when purchasing those packs then.

It gives you access to Alpha 2, and is the 1st item listed in the description
Alpha 1 testers had to of paid at least $500+ to gain access
Dude doesn't even check the pack details before spending $250 then complains about no clarity 
🤣🤣
Always that one troll.
🤷♂️ That's the internet for you
Where here does it say Alpha 1 access? 
A ZOI will have different geography from the next, plus they will expand and retract based on Node levels. So there isn't likely to be a set standard on Freeholds per ZOI, it will be variable.
oke thanks 🙂
And if I understand correctly, you can only get a freehold on nodes once you get permission from the owner/mayor of said node?
once you become a citizen
You have to buy a certificate, either from the node itself or another player
from the node itself, so its a first come first serve base?
And I guess they'll be a fixed cost from node?
Cost goes up the more citizen there is at the node
for real is that actually true?
Prizes scale with population, yes
But early, you wont have access to freeholds far from the node.
Any idea when Name reservations are permitted or added or whatnot
probs beta is my guess
Thanks
I think for Alpha 2, its the only pack who has it
the $375 pack
The voyager right
ye
is there an ETA when the server is going to be ready for release?
server for what?
wdym
like rn its alpha right?
A1 yeah
so how long till its done
or soon in April i mean
the game is a couple years away if thats what you mean?
full release is years away man
could be more maybe
we don't really know
If I buy this packs from website, I get access for alpha stage of the game?
Alright
And I think i seen someone say it was for limit period of time. Like the 75$ for 1 month for example
A1 ends may 6 i think and could be sometime before we get A2
beta 1 could go for a couple months and beta 2 would probs be something like 2 weeks i'm guessing
No I mean, like the most expensive pack gives u more playtime, and the less expensive gives less playtime
is that true?
no it just gives access to later testing so kinda yes
Yes, lower cost packs come with fewer months of subtime built in.
oh that
Testing does not consume sub time
yeah what unknown said
A1 testers keep progress in the month of March? Doesn’t display full wipe
Progress during testing will be wiped as needed, and there will be a final wipe before live launch of all progress.
Thanks for reply
Ouch 1 full month of testing/grinding for all progress to be wiped
Its the same thing with all Alphad and betad until launch
its called testing for a reason
well, what do you expect. Its testing.
"As needed" Also, these are true alphas, you are not really playing the game for any sort of progression. If they need people at a certain level that isn't there at the beginning of a test, there are easy ways for them to set levels.
Thanks all who replied. I understand, least theres no upper hand here.
One of the very first concerns they addressed way back in early 2017.
hello guys, i wanted to ask if they have ever done a live stream that talks about the life skills that will be in game? or showing what are already are available in the alphas? so far i have only found a video regarding fishing by another youtuber, but anything else when i search for ashes of creation life skills, nothing comes up
!wiki artisan classes
Artisan classes allow a player to specialize in one or more of the following skill trees.
Gathering
Processing
Crafting Within each of these three artisan classes lies different professions.
Characters within a single account (Alts) may have different professions. A character may only master one of the three parent artisan classes.
It is possible...
ohh so they are considered as classes no wonder when i search for life skills nothing comes up, thank you!
Yes, they have a seperate progression and experience path from adventurer skills here.
Will there be any class that has ''earthbending'' abilities? I saw the demo from the classes and saw the ''lava'' attacks. But I mean more like ''stone'' attacks .For example earthbending from ALTA .
If they decide to make the secondary archtype augments with elementals, then there is a possibility
the wiki doesnt mention earth/stone as an element
No, but they havent complete the combat yet either. You will see more when at lvl 25
Has there been any hint of other races yet to be announced, or are the ones on the wiki all there will be?
(at least at launch)
8+1 races
it’s just the 9 i think
Ok thanks
could the combat changes be present in the upcoming 3.18 test (if not delayed)? i think they said that combat should be updated before the no nda test.
I guess I'm bringing up the most frequent question, and please dont hate me for this:
When will be the next Alpha/Beta? I'm thinking of buying access to it, but would like to know if it's planned relatively soon or if I should wait with buying 🙂
We only have dates for Alpha 1 currently. No dates for Alpha 2, Beta 1 and Beta 2. The packages available for sale right now only offers up to Alpha 2 as well.
Even if combat changes are iterated into a build that is shown, they will be incremental. People are building up a mental image of what they want, and are only going to be disappointed when large, sweeping changes to what they want are not present.
@ruby swift don't take this the wrong way but large changes to the combat are needed. the current combat won't hold for more than 2months. now how they go about it is up to them. i'm not expecting to see large changes now. but number + cooldown + procs would be nice. tho this is more of a discussion than questions topic.
True, but was best answer I had to your question at the time.
lvl 10 combat doesnt really do it justice
@spiral pine don't start doing that. max is level 50 from what we have been given it will take along time to hit. that's 1/5th of the levels done. if you wanna go the path of "it's only alpha, it's only beta, they'll change it before launch, it's only the start of the game" you can do that. but it won't end well. 10-20 is a long way. if you don't make that fun people will quit before they hit late game. I have been disappointed so many times to know that giving any defence to an mmorpg is a good way to hell.
Realize that the abilities currently shown are not "1-10" level abilities but are there just for testing. You may not be able to point into Black Hole for example until around level 25 once that part of testing shakes out. You are not going to end up with 50 combat abilities.
yikes
Yes
Or I think at level 10 you have all abilities
And the other level you get are for upgrading them no ?
No
I am not sure what I can speak to about current builds. I recommend looking at recent videos and pausing at relevant screenshots when the skill UI is opened.
Anyone know how many con current player can online in 1 server?
The plan is for 8,000-10,000 concurrent players per server
If there isn't enough people (but I'm guessing there are more than plenty), would they open up Alpha 1 for Alpha 2's?
And 10k people might be enough
Gotcha, damn just really wanna get a first hand taste badly
@slim socket Alpha 2 sales are still open. What Jahlon is saying though is there is no time frame currently for when those who have purchased access to A2 will have access to the game. You can purchase access to A2 (and many other goodies) for $375. A1 sales are closed however.
I've bought the Alpha 2 pack, was just curious if they'd open it up to us also if they needed more players, but with 10k I'm sure that will be more than enough
Oh yeah they'd never likely open A1 for A2's, sorry I misunderstood. What they may do in the next month is make it available for purchase again. But there is no guarantee they will.
It would likely be an $125 upgrade to the A1 pack if this happens
it's in the $250 package too (A2 access)
And if they had a path to upgrade, they would be dropping another $250 under that idea.
hi, i'm new in following AOC, but also really excited and hopefully the project will go well so that we can all enjoy a great MMORPG game. but, i'm wondering will AOC have an Asian server? (sorry if this question has been asked before)
!wiki regions
Ashes of Creation will launch with the following server regions:
North America (NA).
Europe (EU).
Asia/Pacific (SEA).
Oceania (OCE) (Australia). The likelihood is very high for Sydney or Melbourne based OCE servers.
OCE servers may not be provisioned until Beta for Ashes of Creation (the MMO) and live launch for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse. Other...
Ooh nice!, thankyou for answering 😄
Anytime, enjoy your knowledge quest. The wiki I just linked has all current knowledge on the project. If you want easier to digest portions I recommend Ashes101.com
Okay! will try to check that out later
oh nice, thanks for that link, not seen that one yet
Can i ask again?
Yep, there is usually someone here who can answer.
it said here that the game is Subscription based. So, does that means that i have to do a monthly to enjoy the game?
Yep, it will be $15 USD monthly. Some regions may have harmonized pricing later, but certain restrictions will apply.
!wiki subscription
Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) is a subscription based game.
The monthly subscription fee is USD $14.99. Certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. These regions will be segregated from other regions. Lifetime subscriptions were granted to crowdfunding backers at the Braver of worlds level...
No cost for the game download or future dlc.
ahh okay then. Thankyou for answering all my questions 😅
Come anytime. There is usually someone that will answer promptly.
not sure if this has been discussed already but is there any plan to implement more detailed interaction between character models and the environment? e.g. footsteps or plants moving when you walk through them etc.. the world looks beautiful from the in-game footage i've seen but something doesn't seem 100% right, almost as if the characters don't belong in the environment. To me it feels like they are floating rather than walking
Yes, this is all planned. It is not in the game currently since it is still pre alpha, so a lot of that polish is missing
Do we have anything about summoners? Can they tame creatures that they encounter in a wild or do they have some sort of pre-defined creatures that comes from their skills or are they mix of those?
!wiki summoner
Summoner is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.
The summoner is never alone. Two hands are good, but in the summoner's opinion, four hands are always better. With the right tool for every job, there's no situation they can't handle.
Summoners can shift their roles easily to fill gaps in a group's composition.
"The summoner is essentially playing through their summon." -> as in play as a "pet" it summons or like command the pet what to do?
big maybe there
Imagine merging with the pet
Everything is big maybe
ESO has an Ult similar to that
Kinda like the monster assault thing that’s supposed to let you play as monster
Keep in mind that this is all heavy speculation. Summoner archetype is the final archetype staged for development and we have very few concrete details on it.
It is, and I think it's time to move the discussion down to #aoc-discussion now please guys 🙂
I probably read it and forgot or just didn’t read it..
If i’m from the EU am i able to make an NA account as a main? or will i be stuck in EU
heyyyy! can i ask some info about content creators? will they have access to the early versions of the game as testers?
Players will be able to make characters on any server they wish. There will be no region locking
ahh okay, thankyou!
i see tysm
so I could just switch servers with the same acc? or do I need to create a new one for each server?
Not sure, but since you don't have to buy the game (no box cost) it is the same thing
use same account on multiple servers
Characters are locked to a single server but you can create characters on lots of different servers if you like
ah I see
this is because of the whole different loot/monsters per server thing right
Intrepid want each server to be more self-contained yes
I see
Different monsters in the same place on different servers?
Different monsters or events might occur based on which nodes are developed. So server 1 might build a node by the mountains and spawn a dragon, whereas server 2 might build a node by the ocean and spawn a krakan
There will be mobs that spawn just based on the biome but big events will happen from node development
Or at least that's the plan
awesome, thanks both 🙂
Whats the max party size when playing with friends?
8 for standard parties, 40 for raids
Thanks
Is there a date when they will showcase the remaining archetypes lvls 1-10 skill sets?
We don't have any date on this. The rest of the archetypes are planned to be done by the end of Alpha-2 testing phase. We have no dates for Alpha-2 yet
!wiki alpha-2
Alpha-2 is the Persistent alpha. This release is expected to include the following:
Tulnar race.
Ships.
Artisan classes will be fully implemented.
Religions.
Secondary classes.
Emblem, logo and symbol editor (tentatively).
Family summon mechanic. UI, tutorial systems, and much of the questing will remain placeholder for Alpha One, and won't reall...
Max characters can use for IG name and guild name?
Thanks @tranquil willow
Were there any limitations with races that some races cannot be this class, or are some races are atleast ”better” or maybe more suitable for certain class than others?
Every race can be every class.
Some reces will be better at certain things tho, due to recial stats
Thanks m8👍
The fact that they have religions on here should be interesting.
I assume that religions has also their own spice for skills etc?
I presume you don't need to be a citizen of a relevant divine node to enroll in that node's religion?
No you don't. Everyone can be a part of a religion, divine nodes will have better benefits tho
will ashes of creation be crossplatform?
Pc only
alright thx
Random question but in terms of Char creation. I was just wondering if various hairstyles from diff cultures such as dreadlocks are going to be available. I have some myself and would be very happy to have that option !
Won't speak for the devs, but I'm pretty confident. They've followed player feedback with hairstyles. The last showcase of one was pretty good
For the item creation and the mentioned “editor” on the wiki page, will that include people being able to “shape” their swords? Say, Khopesh’s, Katanas, and sabre’s and the such? Aswell as stylise Armor?
Oh hey it’s the popularly mentioned Jahlon, nice to meet you
So no like, crazy silly string swords then?
Alrighty
Thank you kind Jahlon of the realm
Will the UI be customizable?
!wiki UI
Yes, lots of costumisation options
Thank you!
I like how pretty much every question here can be answered by the wiki, yet barely anyone (including me) looks it up there
Well, some are new and many don't even know the unofficial wiki even exists. Others have trust issues since it is unofficial. Even though the developers do their best to plug it occasionally during livestreams.
Do Nikua get a damage bonus when within 30 feet of a coconut tree?
Do the Vek get a speed bonus when riding the space tortoise because it's astral themed?
Does Jahlon get in game rewards for being a partner and creating top notch instructional videos about Ashes of Creation?
Very cool
any chance whips and scythes make it in the weapon list? i didnt see either of them in the wiki page
There won't be dedicated weapon types for those, but you might for example see a staff or a polearm that looks like a scythe @merry reef
alright ty for the fast answer 🙂
Whip is currently the animation for a cleric skill
i saw that actually, but had in mind more of a consistent mid range gameplay shorter than a bow but still not melee
do we know which content creators are going to be playing in the next stage of A1?
There is no official list, so I'd just keep an eye on the category on the 19th.
it's not possible to buy anything to get in the next stage of a1, right? that was a package from a long time ago?
Correct @wind thorn , the decision was made not to reopen sales at this time.
ty
Will the referral program allow people to invite someone to the upcoming alpha 1 or 2 phase ?
The referral program simply allows the one referring someone else to receive a percentage (15%) of what another pays. So if another person spends $1, the referrer would receive $0.15 (not including taxes), for example (this comes in the form of intrepid bucks). It does not allow one to invite others to testing phases. @void tapir
They would have to buy the appropriate package that corresponds to the testing phase they want in.
yea i guess that make sense, it was bit of a wishful thinking
I got alpha 2 keys but i was just hoping it would be a nice way into alpha 1 😦 thanks for the answers
yea, waiting on Steven to open Alpha 1 key purchase again, after him mentioning it so often 
I kinda wish they'd done something similar to what Star Citizen did, if you buy into the game, you get to play the alpha/beta/release, so you can give feedback and such as the game updates. As it is, they are asking a bit much for a single beta key imo.
they did do that, back in 2017
i bought a pack that gives me acces to a2, b1, and b2
so they did allow that at one point
Do you mean A2, or A1 & A2?
How many ppl are currently working on AoC? I know they announced 9 more have been filled in the last livestream and if im not mistaken they had another hiring phase in 2020 since I started following
Just curious about the size of their team
Around 100 work at Intrepid
They'll be at around 120 hopefully by the end of this hiring phase
Talking A2, i know that's pretty earlier but i want to be optimist about it's release: A1 will be over on early May. So i expect A2, at early, 6-7 months later so november-december. But again it's too early and i want to be optimistic
6-7 months is enough to correct bugs imo
Alpha 1 isn't over in May
This isn’t really a question. If you are curious about when you think the community expects alpha 2 to launch you can always ask in #aoc-discussion
Sorry wrong channel
Will there be areas and or content that’s intentionally hidden for players to find? Something that you’d have to get lucky and stumble upon or that you’d have to solve a puzzle of sorts to find?
I have another question: Do name reservation with the Voyager Plus include a guild name too?
!wiki name reservation
...will have name reservation tokens, that entitle its holder to reserve a name on a specific server when the reservation time comes. Name reservations will be...
...will have name reservation tokens, that entitle its holder to reserve a name on a specific server when the reservation time comes. Name reservations will be...
...Character creator. Merchant systems. Player trading. Social organizations. Name reservations. Two to three servers. 1,500 concurrent server population. Daggers...
Yes
Guild name reservation was Braver of Worlds+ Kickstarter only
Cosmetic items account bound? Could they be equipped by someone else? & lastly could it be equipped with any suit of armor in-game?
You can't trade the shop bought cosmetics. Costumes aren't an armour, they can be equipped regardless of what armour you're wearing
Thanks for the reply!
Do we know what kind of customizations we will be able to make to weapons or armor as a master in that craft? Will it be more stat based or some cosmetic or both?
We don't know any details for the crafting system yet, sorry. @spring vault
You can dye armor, maybe you can dye weapon parts too
!wiki alpha
The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.
As we set out into the new year, we have several internal milestones which remain unannounced that I am hopeful will represent significant leaps for the project and company as a whole. Additionally, we have 3 remaining Alpha One testing dates that will be coming up very soon. – Steven Sh...
Is there an estimate for how much the monthly subscription is gonna be please?? Considering how much money was raised and how many cosmetics are already available that people will for sure buy, I hope its not gonna be too high. I guess having twice as many players for half the price is better than having half players for twice the price.
$15 per month, converted to your local currency
Looting rights/Loot tagging.
• The first party to obtain a TAG will require approximately 40% or more of the total DPS to be granted looting rights.
• Parties who dont have the first tag will be required to do more than approximately 60% of the total DPS to quality for looting rights.
Please, someone explains this to me in detail?
So let's say you are fighting an open world boss, Party A pulls the boss. Then Party B comes along and starts fighting the boss as well. The loot from the boss can only go to a single party so who gets the loot? Well, if Party A deals more than 40% of the damage to the boss, they get the loot because they tagged it first. On the other hand if Party B deals more than 60% of the damage to the boss then they get the loot. This is to stop groups from tagging every mob in sight just to stop other groups from getting loot @fathom sky
Party A pulls the boss. Then Party B
and Party C comes along and starts fighting the boss as well. 3 Parties! If Party A deals 30% of the damage to the boss, Party B deals 35% and Party C deals 35%, what happens? Who gets the loot?
Party A gets the loot since they tagged the boss first
Even though it hasn't reached 40%?
From what I understand yes, although we should probably ask for clarification on that from the devs
This goes for groups and players alone, right?
Correct
I got it.
I just wanted to understand that, what happens if the requirements are not met and the damage done is the same for several groups.
But thanks. Things have become clearer.
Another interesting thing would be: party A gets boss down to 10
Party B kills all of Party A and finishes the boss
Can party B now loot it?
Dont see why not. They are the only players in the raid now
But should the loot of the boss take the efficiency score of the first team or the second?
maybe if they kill Party A completly the Tag from Party A should be lost
Or maybe not.
So team B would get loot only of the final boss and not the loot + efficiency bonus of team A
This is more theorycrafting than questions without clarification from them. But possible the mob resets, just like when you drag them out of leash range.
when will you stop having Alpha 2 access in the shop and will you tell us before you remove it?
Steven Shariff: "When it's time"
More of an open ended question, but to what forms of PvP do you all think the PvP season mechanic should apply to? Personally I'm happy with them being on arenas/bgs, but not sold on stuff like caravan pvp, sieges and guild wars
Castle, castles nodes, POI control, world events,
Mostly the PVP content will create itself with players using/needing interactif game mecanics like caravan, request, billboard
!wiki alpha
The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.
As we set out into the new year, we have several internal milestones which remain unannounced that I am hopeful will represent significant leaps for the project and company as a whole. Additionally, we have 3 remaining Alpha One testing dates that will be coming up very soon. – Steven Sh...
That's kind of my mini peeve though, I feel like mechanics that artificially incentifise PvP when there are already good reasons to engage with that content are not the greatest generally, hence why I'm fine with them on arenas and such, but with others not so much
The pvp content isnt force on you, you can still solo a caravan for your benefits, but nothing will stop other players from attacking you, hence needing to find peoplw to defend you.
Good morning, logon to the intrepid studios account i cant see my purchase ?
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mines gone = 0
just checked email, ive got no key codes no emails. The only proof ive got is the bank transaction
to Xsolla
its like ive been wiped
I'm sorry for that. Please submit a support ticket to help resolve the issue:
thanks WM, i have submitted a ticket
should i have gotten an email from intrepid after buying a pack or just the receipts
receipt
You may have gotten an email from Xsolla, at least those are what I get
yea i got receipt from xsolla and paypal alllgood
which is the receipt
once you have used your skill points, can you gain regain them by fighting?
you get skill points when you level up
you use them on your skill tree to add power to skills or augments
yh but like like let's say you have 20 skill points, u use 5 of them u are down to 15, by fighting can you go back to 20 (20 being your maximum)?
!wiki skill points
Players receive skill points as they level. These can be used to level up skills (increase their rank) within their active, passive or combat/weapon skill trees.
It will not be possible to max all skills in a skill tree.
In terms of skill progression, players can choose to go "wide" and get a number of different abilities, or go "deep" into a few...
thanks
I just took this from the Ashes wiki.
A character's nameplate is displayed above their head.[3]
This can be the first or last name (family name).[3]
Can we show both the first and last name?
yes i believe so
i am sure this has be asked and answered but do we have a time line guess on when new A or B game codes will be out?
I have too few braincells and don't know what exactly you're asking.
Are you talking about Alpha 1 sales? Or when Alpha 2 will be open and thus your code emailed?
sorry i was not sure if we are in Alpha or Beta. But yes I could not find a way to buy the game code did i miss it on the site?
There's a store on the site. You're able to buy A2 keys as well as Beta keys.
A2 dates haven't been announced but best guess is very end of the year or early next year
Beta will be when the game is nearly ready to launch
https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/shop
thank you
$375 for a video game... yall must have lost your damn mind
People have spent more for less
@last swift no one's paying 375 for a game. Ashes of Creation will be free, with a subscription model. People who have put up money prior to launch are attempting to support the games development because we want MMOs back❤️
my brother spent that on trainers so 🤷
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Just want to say one thing: Please don't use the word "free". Requiring subscription, even with no box cost, means you need to pay for the game. You can get many software downloaded "for free" but cannot be used at all without paying for it first. Doesn't mean it's free.
^^
Not sure how much MMO experience you have @last swift. But New World is just another massive cooperation trying trying make a few dollars IMO, the games visioned has completely flipped from the original. Ashes is the opposite, a love child of sorts. We can talk more in #aoc-discussion, just ping me
Other than that, you're right. It's not 375 for the game, it's 375 for many things as well as some game time for the game. People will value things differently like zero value for cosmetics and 375 for just the Alpha/Beta keys but that's totally up to them. The items and their values are already detailed by Intrepid in the store webpage.
!wiki pre-order packs
Pre-order packs are available from the Cosmetic store.
Wayfarer pre-order pack (History).
Expeditionary pre-order pack (History).
Voyager pre-order pack (History).
Voyager plus pre-order pack (History). We offer cosmetics for players who wish to support the project early. The exclusive nature of the limited availability is something I think collec...
Hopefully that should clear things up for you @last swift
New World were not selling exclusive fomo skins in their alpha phase or even beta. So its abit hypocritical to say New World is a cash grab while AoC is not... Other than that, i agree that AoC is our only hope. New World is a shadow of what they presented in their alpha
is the skill tree that was shown in it's original size or will they add more skills to invest points into.
That was a placeholder, it will most likely change
!wiki nda
@formal atlas
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Focus on paragraph 3 for your differences.
You can wrap it up as fine as you want, the fact is that having a no box cost + sub gives higher profit than box cost + sub. Its that simple. Intrepid is a business and they will choose the business strategy that yields the highest return
Saying "put your money where your mouth is" sounds fine and all. Main reason is profit, simple as that
Sorry, I took your earlier rant in the form of a question, since this is the questions channel. Opinions and feedback should go in the other ones.
Not really a rant, just stating the hypocrisy of saying that a game that gave free alpha access with no cosmetic shop is a cash grab over someone that takes money for alpha + have cosmetic shop
How long will the voyager package be available?
No exact timeframe has been provided
We will be given ample notice before it is removed or altered
this specific one will be available until April 7, 2021 at 11:00 a.m, at which point the visual cosmetics will change but the content itself won't
Hello is the game will support Arabic language or is thir any plan to include it ?
!wiki regions
Ashes of Creation will launch with the following server regions:
North America (NA).
Europe (EU).
Asia/Pacific (SEA).
Oceania (OCE) (Australia). The likelihood is very high for Sydney or Melbourne based OCE servers.
OCE servers may not be provisioned until Beta for Ashes of Creation (the MMO) and live launch for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse. Other...
Your best bet to receive localization in your language is to spread the gospel of Ashes far and wide among other Arabic speakers. They have said they will support any language that justifies the cost later down the line.
@ruby swift i will do my best wish my luck 🚶🏻♂️
I wish you luck @distant badge!
Game its playable just now?
No
The game is in pre-alpha testing phases. No release date any time soon
Regarding flagging in PvP. Let's say i get attacked by a flagged character, while being a non combatant, and use a skill that returns damage or applies a status effect to the attacker (slow, root and whatnot). I assume some if not all classes will have such skills in one form or another. My question is: Would these effects|damage not apply to the attacker or will I get automatically flagged?
They've mentioned having the option to toggle whether your AoEs can hit other players or not, I imagine reflecting damage could also have some sort of option to determine whether it's affected or not but I don't believe they've mentioned that specific example
I see, thanks
I dunno if Steven mentioned it but do some area of the map will be inaccessible until they release new content each 4 months? Similar to Black Desert Online.
Content becomes accessible when Nodes grow. As for anything else regarding that, unsure.
There are currently no plans to lock any part of the world behind DLC or expansion content.
Thanks
Does the beta have a date?
i bought the 75$ pre order so is there a date that's confirmed for me to play?
I get "buying" into the game atm is expensive, how much is the planned sub?
$15 monthly
And at 15$ a month, there's no box price or expacs I'll have to purchase? And from what I've read, there's an game store, but it'll only sell cosmetics?
Correct
Alrighty, thank you so much
with everyone getting their tax returns and also incoming stimulus.. can we please get something awesomely cute for next months pack because I'M READYYYYYY
They plan the cosmetics months in advance, in November for example they already had up to April planned, so they probably have like September already planned atm
i'm just waiting for summoner to be showcased and conjure/necromancer before i start drooling over cosmetics, i'm curious if we'll be able to have our pets do emotes like they did in CoH
are the mounts going to stay for awhile after getting off or they supposed to go away as soon as you get off?
They're able to linger in the world if you wish for them to follow you around
Basically like how ArcheAge did it
Is beastmaster going to have some sort of buff to mounts or be able to summon their own class mount?
don't think class mount is a thing atm, I could be wrong
There hasn't been much information released about summoner so far and no mentions of if their summons can act as mounts
I saw a post detailing the Alpha 1 test after the verbal NDA was lifted. I came across this section-
This is really impressive. Is this due to Unreal Engine 5 Optimizations?
Unlikely as we are currently on UE4 - though performance has been a major focus of our early testing in general 
no i dont think theyve switched to 5, its not out until another few years
Game probably still isn't optimized as possible too
so i heard this game was supposed to launch around 14 months ago? is there a reason it was delayed?
The biggest reason was because Steven most likely didn't fully realise the scope and time it takes to make an MMORPG of this level so he was a bit premature with his original release announcement. They did hit a delay where they had to remake their entire backend network which caused 9 months worth of delays. They started coding development of the game in Early 2017. The original Pre-2020 release was basically impossible since it would have given them less than 3 years of actual dev time.
plus when has any game that is on a grand scale ever been done when the developers were thinking in very early development?
Anyone know when to expect alpha key? And when it opens?
You buy the alpha keys
The current testing is not available for purchase at this time. The next phase available currently is Alpha 2, which has no release date attached atm.
I would assume an alpha 2 release similarly to how the alpha 1 schedule went with some testing weeks then the actual alpha 2 so maybe like late this year?
How do marketplace credits work? Can you only buy cosmetics?
Yes
Awesome I was hoping that the marketplace wasn't tied into the flea market/trading
There is no time estimate for when Alpha 1 may be finished. They have learned through exposure that giving dates and not hitting them only causes salty tears and rage. It will come when it will come. Intrepid only announces dates they are relatively certain they can hit now.
Quick question for the cosmetic costume is on this months voyager pack, is that only for Empyrean? the Lorica Vindicta
thank you!
Is there info on servers for south america? And will the currency get converted? thx
Some cosmetic costumes seem to have marking or tattoos on the skin of the character indicated in the art. Can cosmetic costumes confer tattoos/skin marking on a character, or is only the apparel included in the costume?
can more than 1 person ride a mount ?
So, I know I read/listened to the mount longevity. Royal/T3 mounts last for 10-30 days? are T1 and T2 mounts (also aquatic) more permanent? or do they all die at some point?
ah, so village/town/city/metro/castle leaders T3 mounts last as long as they can stay in power, nice!
or i misread that
is it only Metropolis that they are permanent?
Only Metropolis mayors get T3 mounts
City/Town/Village Mayors do not get a T3 mount at all
I wanted to ask to make sure I understand. Currently the game is in Alpha and the only way to play during this session is to buy the $250 package or above?
If you buy right now it gives access to Alpha 2
So Alpha 2 requires either you are already in or those more expensive packs
But right now is Alpha 1
Alpha 1 was previously purchasable there have also been giveaways and contests.
Intrepid may allow additional A1 purchases but that is pending testing results and will be announced at some point in the future.
but for now there is no way to gain A1 access outside of Kickstarter and summer upgrades
Ah okay, thanks for the detailed explanation. Really dying to try it, it’s the only other MMO on my radar except NW. looks wonderful with the nodes and all that so thanks @tulip hatch again!
Youre welcome~ waiting isnt all bad you can get into a more fleshed out testing phase later and just watch the progress and bug squashing for now!
Yeah lol. Keep my fingers crossed.
i promise the game will be worth the wait ..
compared to whats out right now , or is coming out ... this will blow them out of the water
Hey, what's the community's take on Multiboxing? I personally think it breaks immersion and reduces the need for community which I think is against Ashes' philosophy
Community is sort of split, Intrepid's stance is that you have to control it all manually, no botting or anything of the like
"So initially what I'm going to say is having multi-boxing capability will be allowed within Ashes of Creation" So it could change.
Until I've played the game, I'm not sure If ill be able to agree or disagree with the implementation of multi boxing.
they changed that stance recently
to?
I guess that's fair
How will metropolis names/music be decided?
Via pre-selected titles
if a metropolis is destroyed and rebuilt will it have the same name? Or will another name be randomly picked?
if you get 7 people to use your referal code, can you use the currency generated from that to pay for your own subscription as long as the people who used your code keep paying for their sub?
the mayor chooses the name of the node
yes
wow
!wiki referral program
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Purchase Embers. Purchase in-game items from...
Please contact LieutenantToast about this.
I will DM you.
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how do i upgrade my current subscription ?
kickstarter or website subscription?
i got it through the website to get the game. im just trying to figure out how i can play the game now
the game isn't out yet and any package you can currently get on the website will only allow you to play during the second alpha
ok so what do i neeed to do to play during the alpha? i bought the 75$ one but i dont think i can play it yet
Uh, nothing. A1 isn't for sale.
what he said^
