questions

[dark mortar]

ah

wouldn't that be kinda bad to limit a server's playerbase?

[grim breach]

The issue stems from headstart being a potential pay to win mechanical since the game lives on players' actions.

While headstart servers won't have the Nodes system enabled during the headstart period, they decided to separate headstart servers as well. I believe you will have the choice to be in headstart or non-headstart servers.

So non-headstart players can avoid it if they want to.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Head_start

[snow pike]

Any idea how long the alpha 2 will be available for purchase?
Also, what are "embers"?

[grim breach]

Embers are the premium currency used for the cosmetics cash shop.

[snow pike]

Oh very cool.

[grim breach]

If they decide to take down Alpha-2 sales, they will inform and give us ample notice.

That would be in the emails as well as the #news channel.

[sleek stratus]

If u have the 9 months of gametime. Can u split it if u go traveling for 2 months ?

[grim breach]

We do not have an answer for that yet. Might be a good one to ask in the next livestream Q&A.

[snow pike]

Any idea how many players are in the alphas? Would be nicer to play with more people, if ya get me.

[grim breach]

When Alpha-1 sales were closed, they said they wanted to limit it to 10,000 people.

[orchid sentinel]

where can i download pre-alpha test game.i have bouhgt 1000$

[spiral pine]

Check your mail

[orchid sentinel]

hd nown shown us?

[spiral pine]

English please

[orchid sentinel]

had now given the httpl: for us

[grim breach]

@orchid sentinel Please DM @plucky pawn

[orchid sentinel]

i still want to check my email

🙂

[ionic marlin]

what time is Alpha 1 Preview start this round?

[pseudo wren]

I was wondering what kind of HUD customisation features will be available or are planned on being available on game release? As someone who enjoys playing tank classes in MMO's it's usually important for me to have layout where I can see my status and target enemy status generally close together to my character to not have to hunt for them in the heat of action, while other roles might need a different one, like healers wanting to have a good access to the party list.

[pseudo raven]

They said somewhere it will be "fully customizable" but what that means exactly not sure anyone can tell you

[full badger]

At the very least you'll be able to resize and move all the different UI elements. Aside from that we'll have to wait and see

!wiki user interface

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

User interface

The Ashes of Creation user interface (UI) is built with customization in mind, rather than being one-size-fits-all.
Resizing, moving, recoloring and different UI flavors will be offered to players. The UI will be very adaptable for many play styles. – Steven Sharif

[short matrix]

can you commit tax fraud?? or are you forced to pay taxes that guild may set stupid high?

[stone swan]

kill the guild leader

[snow pike]

You can always renounce citizenship or change Mayor at the end of the month.

[stone swan]

and destroy their caravans

[short matrix]

lol

i am 1

they are many

[stone swan]

so

buy friends

create revolution

[short matrix]

lmao

[stone swan]

engage in misinformation campaigns

send angry messages

ez

[short matrix]

TAXFRAUD IS IMPORTANT FOR RP

lol

[stone swan]

create promissory notes

and then just not hold up the bargain

free money!

[hard dune]

If you don't buy or sell anything you won't have to pay any taxes

[silver widget]

is there any chance on paying the game with crypto? or only paypal?

[grim breach]

Currently they're using Xsolla as their payment processor. Xsolla provides many payment methods including credit/debit cards, PayPal, local online banking as well as Bitpay, which is what you're looking for.

Though the option may or may not appear depending on your country.

[raven parrot]

bitpay is cancer

[silver widget]

thx @grim breach there i saw it

which pack should i buy? I know that expensive one is early game (not alpha one), but if u have to choose one wisely

[hot edge]

Most expensive. Can’t go wrong with it

[grim breach]

To be honest, unless you're sure that you're going to play this game 100% and wants to get the most out of your money, you don't have to buy one at all.

[snow pike]

I'm most interested in the 250 pack as it offers the soonest alpha/beta, same as the highest 375 package.

[hot edge]

I would wait until we see alpha 1 footage tho

[snow pike]

^

[hot edge]

You can still decide then

[grim breach]

They only offer up to Alpha-2 for now. Alpha-1 sales may reopen but that's still a big if.

[silver widget]

im really hype about the project (as i did in SC and spent a lot of money)

but yes, i should wait

and see more footage

that's a wisely decision

its not a cheap game

[snow pike]

Not right now, at least.

[grim breach]

The game will only have $15 per month subscription and that will include all updates as well as DLC/expansion packs. No box cost, too.

[silver widget]

in gold, maybe 2023?

[grim breach]

Maybe, maybe not. They will release the game when it's ready.

[soft magnet]

Finally pulled the trigger on the Alpha Two testing bundle, can't wait/hope more A1 spots open up to upgrade 😄

Would that simply be in #news and if I go to the shop would would it know to upgrade me for the A1 spot if purchased or is there a separate method for doing that

[full badger]

@soft magnet Yes there will definitely be big announcements in the news channel if Alpha 1 sales reopened. The details of how it works will no doubt be given in the announcement if it happened 🙂

[soft magnet]

Thanks Mist 🙂

[near stump]

A week or so ago someone posted an image of all the historical cosmetic pre-order packs. Anyone know where I can find that? It isn't on the wiki, I know that

[full badger]

@near stump https://imgur.com/a/DcNjm6x

[near stump]

Thank you!

[snow pike]

Missing some of these is painful.

[snow pike]

If they resold alpha 1 packages wouldn't it go to those who've already bought the higher tier, or would an even higher tier be implemented?

[soft magnet]

Or the early bird I think was what $485?

[orchid juniper]

Any idea when todays testing goes live for those with access?

Its the 19th of March here in the UK right now, that's why I was curious.

[ruby swift]

All times are PST

When dealing with Intrepid, realize they will be available during normal business hours then till the game launches and they have a more 24 hr support schema in.

[distant patio]

What teir mounts are there?

[ruby swift]

1-3 and A

[distant patio]

Thanks

[ruby swift]

And we don't know if the yet to be released multi person mounts will have their own tier.

[orchid juniper]

Alright, no need to be snarky. I wasn't aware what spot testing meant. I do now I've checked.

[orchid juniper]

Thank you, I wasn't sure

[distant patio]

Anyone know if the devs are still keeping the monster coin purchasable through the intrepid store?

[ruby swift]

Yes, there are no plans to change it

[distant patio]

Okay

stocks up on coins 😂

[sleek stratus]

!early access

How much time will goe over till everyone can play on the early acess server ?

If like my gm has early access but many of the guild dont

Easy

Ty

[shrewd flare]

Will you be able to pay for the monthly subsciption with a in-game currency?

[tranquil willow]

No

[near stump]

@shrewd flare You can pay for your monthly subscription if you refer 7 people and they pay a monthly subscription (Intrepid pays you 15% of all monthly sub costs those you referred pay)

[tranquil willow]

!wiki referral

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Referral program

Players who refer and invite new players can receive 15% of their account purchases back as Intrepid Bucks.
This only applies to purchases made with an applicable payment method. Purchases redeemed using Intrepid Bucks are not eligible. Intrepid Bucks earned through the Referral program can be used to:
Purchase Embers. Purchase in-game items from...

[stark current]

i purchased the 375 package about a week ago how do i get into the game today?

[vapid walrus]

You don't. A1 is closed, you bought access to A2

[stark current]

oh shit really? i bought it on march 2nd thinking i could get in

oh well thanks for your help

[low lantern]

They might reopen A1 after they they know their servers can handle it, might

If they do you can upgrade

[stark current]

okay thank you 🙂

[steady ocean]

If you check out the packs in the store, it should detail all the things it comes with.

[plucky yacht]

When will we get Monke King pet in Ashes of Creation?

[tranquil willow]

[simple mirage]

You gotta go to the wiki to view the times for stuff from what I've noticed

[plucky pawn]

The times are also included in our support article, as shared in the command above 😄

[simple mirage]

Is there links to that page from the store page?

[vapid walrus]

From the store page you can go the the bottom to FAQ and you can find it there

[plucky yacht]

I don't mean to sound rude or anything but why are there many exclusive items that can be only obtained during a short period of time?

I remember Steven did an interview in Asmongold stream ( correct me if I'm wrong but I remember it was on Asmongold stream ) and Steven you guys got all of the budget from his personal money

these items doesn't make sense to me since the game isn't even playable to the public and going to take long time to release

[vapid walrus]

They generate revenue and are also used to for NPCs

[simple mirage]

All crowd funding games have done stuff like this so far as well so it's not a surprise

As long as it doesn't go the Chronicles of Elyria route I'm fine waiting since cosmetic after the fact is purely optional

[full badger]

This is rather outside the scope of this channel but Steven has given his reasoning about the cosmetics plenty of times

[upper musk]

People keep bringing it up when it has no effect on them time and time again.

[simple mirage]

Making games is a long process and sometimes you hit roadblocks that just take some time to figure out, it's nice to have something else to do to change your focus for a moment so you can reorganize how you play on getting past the roadblocks lol

[full badger]

Anyway, lets move this discussion down to the #aoc-discussion channel for now please guys, leave this channel open for questions

[simple mirage]

If June 30th or so will be the end of Alpha 1 testing (without changes to the current timeframes) how much of a gap would you expect to see between that and Alpha 2?

[full badger]

Unknown at this time, sorry

[arctic sky]

It is also not the end.. It's the end of the time frame they were giving us

So it's can be easily extended and most think it will be

[ruby swift]

I didn't do nuffin

[full badger]

🙄

[formal atlas]

"I believe if as a player I am going to spend money on a skin, i want it to be exclusive"

Does this mean the exclusive monthly skins will continue after release??

[faint blaze]

@formal atlas Monthly cosmetic skins packs will continue to be sold after release (as far as we know), but each monthly cosmetic pack only appears once and is gone forever after the month ends.

[strong sequoia]

What does "Intrepid Pack" mean on the forums and in Discord?

[crystal flax]

That was the name of the $500 website pack, before they took it out A1 and replaced it with Voyager Plus

[faint blaze]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Intrepid_pre-order_pack

[strong sequoia]

so like the Summer Backer version of Braver of Worlds?

[faint blaze]

after that

[crystal flax]

No no, Summer Backer was still the same KS titles

It's like the current website packages, before the stopped selling A1 the top package was called "Intrepid Pack", like the Voyager and so on

The Intrepid Pack was the exact same as the current Voyager Plus, except it had A1 and had it's price higher accordingly

[strong sequoia]

Diff question, I see that the current packages include varying amounts of embers. Do the kickstarter packages not get embers?

[crystal flax]

They did not

[dreamy nexus]

Anyone played kal online when it was around?

[crystal beacon]

what is kal?

[dreamy nexus]

Old mmorpg game like this kinda but this is def better

[crystal beacon]

oh, I thought kal stood for something, that was its actual name then?

[dreamy nexus]

Yeah kal online

[pastel narwhal]

Is a player systemically hurt if they commit pk?

[hollow mason]

Quick question, is purchasing accounts from other people against any of the rules? I wasn't seeing any but wanted to verify

[onyx knoll]

There is a scaling punishment system for killing people that are not flagged for pvp, yes

[onyx knoll]

it is against ToS and will result in an account ban, yes

[dreamy nexus]

Think there’s a YouTube video about pking

[hollow mason]

👍

[onyx knoll]

There's multiple, you can also read more about corruption here

[steady ocean]

You can find it in the Terms of Service

[onyx knoll]

!wiki corruption

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Corruption

Corruption in Ashes of Creation refers to:

Player corruption gained through the PvP flagging system.
The negative aspect of The Essence, spread by The Ancients during the Apocalypse (Lore). Corruption tarnishes the character’s spiritual essence. Their ability to utilize the Verra’s magic found within them is diminished. – Steven Sharif

[pastel narwhal]

Link please :)

[dreamy nexus]

Oof lemme look lol

https://youtu.be/x5YF8HabMi8

[pastel narwhal]

Cheers!

[dreamy nexus]

It’s long but mid way they talk about it

[strong sequoia]

is this a pet or a mount? Im assuming its a mount since its 25$ and other mounts listed are 10-50$

[plucky pawn]

it's a pet!

[thorn palm]

can it be both?

[ruby swift]

@strong sequoia Look for the Summer Addon Pet Bundle. It is listed there also. And for $10 more you get the other two pets.

[onyx knoll]

no

[hot edge]

Late night sales man I see

[ruby swift]

They already have dropped a dime here if they can see those options.

[sleek stratus]

are the alpha 2 keys eventually also going to be sold out ?

i really want some but not this month

[thorn palm]

so the cheapest buy in to the game is 75 for beta 2 access?

[sleek stratus]

yes

but i mean for alpha 2

the one for 375 or 250

[vapid walrus]

If you go to the store and under the part where it says "add to cart" you can click on "view more info" to see what each pack gives

[sleek stratus]

but will it always be available or be sold out eventually ?

[vapid walrus]

It wont sell out but it does have a time frame

[sleek stratus]

so till when is that ?

[vapid walrus]

Unknown but I assume just before Alpha 2s release

[plucky pawn]

There hasn't been a limit or an end date stated for packs that include Alpha Two access 😄 we'll keep you posted if that changes!

[pastel narwhal]

What ways are there to attain beta/alpha access?

[drowsy jasper]

nice, i thought those packs with alpha 2 access were done right after the kickstarter with the summer sale.

[pastel narwhal]

Thank youuu

[lone crow]

When is alpha 2?

[median yacht]

some point unknown in the future

[lone crow]

Ah ok

Ah thanks, just read that now

[thorn palm]

so all the extra things people can buy atm, are those just skins or are those actual pets and such?

[snow pike]

Just skins.

[winter moat]

Hello o/
I was hoping someone could help me out. How do I get on the server? Customer support directed me here to the discord.

[plucky pawn]

Please DM me for any questions in regards to testing!

[chilly bear]

when talking about the progression of nodes, and the node taking days to develop, are those days in game or real-time?

[snow pike]

Real time.

[chilly bear]

copy

in a "node race", is there a set amount of exp or a set amount of time for the exp gain?

[plush leaf]

!wiki alpha

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.
Over the past few months of testing, we have made significant progress with our Alpha One features and performance. The preview tests in December and February provided valuable data that my team has been working diligently to iterate upon in order to improve our performance and diagnosti...

[crystal beacon]

Hi everyone, new to the server; joined after getting hooked on the AoC hype following Peon's videos. Absolutely love the project but had a quick question in terms of optimization. Obviously the release could be several years away so it would be silly to ask for any system requirements for the current standard.. That said; with how good the game looks and the amount of players that will be involved, systems etc; is the development focusing on making the game playable on low end machines or is AoC more targeted towards players with beefy/moderate rigs? Thanks!

[snow pike]

Main things I've heard is they plan to make the game playable on hardware 5 years old at the time of release and Steven said requirements are very similar to most Unreal Engine 4 games.
Perhaps someone has more specific info.

[dreamy nexus]

Oh that’s nice to know since I’m buying a new pc and would like to know the requirements

[snow pike]

Same here :)

[crystal beacon]

Let's hope it does't release 6 years from when you upgrade your rig then ;D

[dreamy nexus]

@crystal beacon Lmaoo 😂 I’m already obsessed with this game and haven’t even played it lol

[snow pike]

It's for Alpha
But maybe take a look at this too: https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048506033-What-are-the-minimum-requirements-for-Alpha-

[crystal beacon]

If it comes out with the features that were mentioned etc and everything works smoothly it will genuinely be the best game to ever hit the MMO genre I'm sure

[thorn palm]

I mean, I'd just like to see some gameplay in action so I know if i should invest in this game emotionally. I'm so tired of being burned.

[crystal beacon]

I think it's important to give it some time, I hope not too many people make their final decision off of the Alpha 1 that will be streamed etc

[dreamy nexus]

Bunch of YouTube videos out for it def check out

[crystal beacon]

since it's still an Alpha after all

And at this rate everything Intrepid will put out will be better than the bs Blizzard has been feeding me 😛

[dreamy nexus]

And thanks @snow pike def gonna be better than the requirements lol

[crystal beacon]

Oh also on another note, heard that they will be publishing the game themselves in the EU which is good to hear. Just wondering if it's ever been mentioned anywhere whether or not the game will launch on the same day in NA vs EU? Would be some major suckage if EU has a later releasedate.

[reef osprey]

@crystal beacon we don't know, but the expectation is that it will be the same date

[pastel narwhal]

So how are servers gonna work in this game? How many people does it take in one server and is there server hopping?

(relatively new to MMORPGs)

[snow pike]

No server hopping, 8-10k concurrent, population up to 50k I believe.

[pastel narwhal]

Not bad :D

[vapid walrus]

!wiki servers

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Servers

The world will be the same on each server, but Nodes will develop differently. Different servers will have different narratives. Things that happen on one server may not happen on another.
Servers will be named after the champions of the great battles that led up to the fall of Verra. There will be a multitude of servers located throughout the var...

[spark cove]

if i play in french do i will have an possibility to set keybinds to english keyboard?

i hate french azerty keybinds

i meant set it automatically to english keybinds like FF14

[pastel narwhal]

Is it possible to create multiple characters on one account? If so, are accounts locked into a server or is it the character?

[spark cove]

where i can suggest it?

thanks

done

[fair leaf]

Is your question, is there a time limit for progressing a node? If so, then yes. I'm pretty sure they stated somewhere that if a node is not reaching certain milestones or not receiving contributions it starts to deteriorate.
A question that I have is if a node deteriorates but isn't attacked and destroyed, is there going to be buildings "taken back" to the landscape , they look like natured has grown all over them and Possibly turn into a small event or dungeon area.

[chilly bear]

thanks for that @fair leaf , to dd to your point, I would wonder if a node disappearing would despawn some mobs, or just lower thier population?

[ruby swift]

They have removed node decay and "ruins" of nodes is not planned. If a node starts to go into attrition, it will have services start to be suspended. At a certain cap, it will then poof back to zero. Last information given.

[fair leaf]

Thank you @ruby swift

[chilly bear]

yeah thanks for that

any ideas on the mob spawns? will they deplete or just poof?

[ruby swift]

All nodes have a mix of higher and lower level mobs in them. The world manager is sure to take that into account when it resets a node.

[chilly bear]

ok i gotcha. thanks

[peak orchid]

Are the ships gonna have things to help cannon range and how does it work?

[dark jungle]

The ship weapons are going to be magic based, so likely the same effects that boost regular magic will also apply

[tawdry forum]

Has there been any thought of implementing a voting system with patches or releases kind of like old school runscape?

[desert ivy]

No

[eager shore]

Will Steven himself be the final boss in AoC?

[full badger]

Probably not but who knows what he has up his sleeves @eager shore

[feral geyser]

Does anyone know when's the game expected to be fully released?

[snow pike]

Nah, I see expectations most commonly from early 2023 to late 2024 basically.

[feral geyser]

The game looks great and I've somewhat followed its' development for some time, but from all the gameplays it seems like it's almost finished

[cyan oxide]

nah bro

😄

[feral geyser]

Just hope it's not the next Star Citizen 😄

[cyan oxide]

i dont think so but who knows ^^

[tranquil willow]

No release dates for a very long time. We are still in pre alpha 1 stage

!wiki alpha

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.
Over the past few months of testing, we have made significant progress with our Alpha One features and performance. The preview tests in December and February provided valuable data that my team has been working diligently to iterate upon in order to improve our performance and diagnosti...

[primal holly]

heyy
are there any expectations about when the game will be released

also the same question for Beta 2

[full badger]

We haven't been given a release date just yet. The only dates we have are in the picture Gezber posted just above you. There is nothing else right now, sorry. @primal holly

[amber latch]

I have two questions

1. If a player were to discover a mob they've never faced before, would the mob's information be unknown till it's killed?
2. In regards to the information that can be gotten from the library in scientific nodes, would those be general information that's the same across all libraries on the map, or would each have information specific to that node and the region it's in (like specific monsters etc)?

[barren flax]

i know there is like 103 nodes in each server. will all servers have the same nodes type in the same locations or will differ in the node type server to server?

[tranquil willow]

There are 118 nodes per server and they will be all the same type regardless of server

[low lantern]

Those extra 15 nodes are tied to the castles though

They are not the same as the other nodes

[amber latch]

And the appearance of the node would be based on what race contributes more to its development

So Node C on Server 1 might look like a Kaelar node, whereas same Node C on Server 2 might look like an Empyrean node

[cyan oxide]

Tulnar nodes

Will there be transmogs in AoC?

[dark jungle]

!wiki transmogs

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Appearance slots

Gear will have appearance slots (Transmutation/Transmog/cosmetic slots) that are used to copy the appearance of an item (in some cases).
There are rules when applying cosmetics to specific items, unlike costumes, which don't have level restrictions.
Cosmetic slots can be toggled on or off by the player.
A "default player appearance" may be automat...

[cyan oxide]

thx

[full badger]

@humble flare if you are having an issue with that please send a DM to Toast for assistance

[crystal beacon]

how do you link discord to intrepid account

[forest elk]

Uhm, this might sound stupid but can somebody explain transmogs to me?

[full badger]

It's where you take a piece of armour and make it look like a different piece of the same armour slot.

So you can make a level 1 chest piece look like a level 50 chest piece. The stats remain the same but the appearance changes

[forest elk]

Oh okay, thanks

And can somebody else see what your stats are? Or can you just fake the shit out everyone

[full badger]

@forest elk From what we've been told you'll be able to tell another player's name, guild, level, class and an indicator for what kind of gear they have equipped.

!wiki nameplate

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Nameplate

A character's nameplate is displayed above their head.
This can be the first, and optionally last name (surname).
The name of the character's Guild is displayed next to their name.
The character's nameplate will deteriorate to give an indication of how much damage they have taken.
An icon will identify the character's class.
Hovering over the user...

[tranquil willow]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Threat_assessment

this page has good info too

[compact ridge]

hi i have a question cna i have acces to the alpha phase one from europe

?

[grim sparrow]

If you have a pack that has alpha one access you can be in alpha one.

[compact ridge]

okey thanks

[keen obsidian]

If I live in europe but I want to play in NA, is it too stupid because I will miss events and stuff like that?

[tranquil willow]

Some events happen in server prime time, but you shouldn't worry too much about it

Besides the lag

[keen obsidian]

hmm.... ye the lag is the real problem.... I just want to play in a server that everyone speaks english

Most will. That's my experience in alot of games, in NA 90% speaks english, in europe people speak 50 different languages

[junior light]

yet we speak english better than americans, it's so weird, it was the first thing I noticed in EVE Online.

[keen obsidian]

nah

[junior light]

I could understand the thick accent norwegian better than the naturally bread texan

except for the french, nobody can understand the french.

[tranquil willow]

Let's move this discussion to another channel please

[keen obsidian]

Most russians don't speak english

[junior light]

+1

[keen obsidian]

ok sorry

[cyan oxide]

facts

[arctic sky]

O.o most texans don't have an accent

[dreamy nexus]

Who else wishes the game would come out end of this year? Lol I know y’all don’t want to rush it but what else am I supposed to do besides wait 😂

[hot edge]

wait patiently

[dreamy nexus]

🤢🤢

[tranquil willow]

The game is a long way out, to answer your question

[dreamy nexus]

Lol I’m kidding I guess I have to but is there any other games like this besides wow

[hot edge]

your first mistake is assuming this game will be "like wow"

[dreamy nexus]

Well mmorpg lol

[gilded solstice]

When does the alpha with no NDA release? It was somewhere in March right?

[onyx knoll]

Please keep this channel clear for question on the game, feel free to bring this discussion to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion 🙂

[dreamy nexus]

I know this game won’t be anything like wow and sorry @onyx knoll

[marble kraken]

I heard I was getting an A1 invite for my birthday... No I didn't but putting the thought out there 🙂

[tranquil willow]

So, what is your question?

[wispy ocean]

Hey guys and gals...was just watching Asmongold for a minute and he was discussing proximity voice chat. In his opinion, every game these days should have it. Do we know if AoC is going to offer it?

[steady ocean]

!wiki voice chat

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Voice communications

In-game voice (VOIP) channels include:
Party.
Raid.
Guild.
Tavern voice chat. Voice chat is not proximity based.
Has fully functional mute/chat preferences.

[wispy ocean]

Hmm...so that's a no? Roger

[hybrid parrot]

Just wrote about it in the Forum after watching Asmongold aswell, good topic to think about regarding having active communities inside the game rather than outside of it. I am not a man of many needs, nor will it matter to me personally. Just interesting to think if there's any solutions, edit: that we havent seen before

[tough sierra]

In regards to gear scaling, do we know how much more 'powerful' a character will be with and without end-gear loot? I.e, a normally bad class match up ending in an upset because the underdog has better gear

[arctic sky]

@simple ether

[tough sierra]

Also, has a reason been given to the dismissal of prox chat?

[hot edge]

we cant really tell how much better best in slot gear will be than the easily obtainable stuff just yet, need more data

[tough sierra]

Will there be a system in place to reserve server spots/names before the game goes live

[steady ocean]

Yes, if you have the appropriate package in terms of name reservation

[oak loom]

I just upgraded to the Alpha 2 pack ... Has there been a decision (or more discussions) about allowing more folks to join Alpha 1?

[desert ivy]

Not yet

[maiden rune]

Are there going to be instanced battlegrounds or is it only open world?

[rough creek]

What mechanics are in place to decide who gets to participate in node sieges, if the max battle size is 250v250 or 500v500, how are those people chosen? Could I become a citizen of a node I’m attacking on an alt and fill spaces to grief them, etc

So when 2k ppl roll up how they gonna handle it

[true delta]

well if you have a metropolis it would make sense to spread out the people to ensure the defenders divide their attention, no?

you shouldnt have 2k ppl at one spot

but if u do i have no clue

[steady ocean]

People have to register to actually siege the node. It isn't a free for all. If you are not registered as an attacker or defender you cannot participate or enter the battle area.

[pseudo wren]

In regards to node sieges, from my understanding the intention is to make them less a zergfest and more focused on having different objectives that smaller groups have to do, do we have a preliminary design on how would that look like?

[chilly bear]

i'm not sure but I would assume maybe capturing points, killing LT's, and maybe some destruction?

[arctic sky]

@pseudo wren most of that will be under nda if it's not on the wiki

[mystic ruin]

is there any planned release data/what quarter of the year?

[chilly bear]

for the release of the game or like a roadmap?

[hot edge]

all we know

[chilly bear]

yea we have nothing on releases other than that right there

[pseudo wren]

If it's under NDA then that's okay, was just wondering in case it wasn't, cheers

[solemn tangle]

who would one go to, if they had a idea for the game, but did not want to make it public? is there a way to dm or maybe sent a email? i don't need a response just someone who has pull to consider it.

@simple ether yea i understand your point i didn't think about that. who would be someone who has access to the team that i can get in touch with? if you could point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to ask for special favors tho so if its not possible i will just use forums but would prefer not to if possible.

[hot edge]

He will point at himself

You can just dm toast btw, she typically reads all dm‘s or so I’ve been told

Well yea, best way to go about it is to just make a forum post

If it’s a good idea it will go big

Or reddit

But since they want to keep it a secret..what do you do

[desert ivy]

My idea is they should make PvP opt-in

[pseudo raven]

https://tenor.com/view/dumpster-man-throw-out-trash-gif-14761446

[chilly bear]

Uhh, disagree lol

[desert ivy]

Just remove PvP altogether, remove the open-world raids and dungeons, add some dungeon finder as well

[hot edge]

Dps Meter anyone?

[grave kelp]

Did you just describe WoW?

[short flint]

There are two channels labeled discussion this can all be moved to 😉

[woven vale]

Please reserve this for questions

[polar lantern]

IS there a date idnetified for Beta One ?

[vapid walrus]

No

[polar lantern]

I just ran outa shit to play and im dieing over here lol

[vapid walrus]

Those are the only dates as of this moment

[polar lantern]

So SOL...

Blahh.

thx for info.

[wide rune]

@solemn tangle Im curious, why would you not make it public?

[short flint]

Feel free to DM him or ask him in a discussion thread Xatenev 😉

[solemn tangle]

@wide rune because I don’t like drama and having a bunch of people Criticize or Misinterpret a idea doesn’t appeal to me rather have 1 person look at it and either give it time because it has value and then they take it from there or just strait say it’s not a good idea and move on  

[chilly bear]

After one green kill, a player is corrupted, right?

[snow pike]

If they're green, they'd go to combatant, if they were already a combatant then yes, corrupted.

[short flint]

They only go combatant if they attack back.

[chilly bear]

Right that’s what I thought too

If a green kills a green, they’re corrupted

I’m asking because of a discussion about how many kills it takes for one to become corrupted

[snow pike]

No, combatant I believe.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Corruption

[chilly bear]

Ohhhh

That’s what I was missing

[vapid walrus]

So its a flag based system? Is it like New World where you have to turn it on in a town?

[short flint]

No, you can always be attacked except in very small amount of places (like inside your apartment if you own one)

[vapid walrus]

Ah, thx

[chilly bear]

Okay thanks @simple ether and @short flint

That helped a lot tbh

[wide rune]

my bad, I didn't see what channel I am in

though.. technically. its a question :P

[wide rune]

I see.

[sleek stratus]

are the type of nodes the same on any server ?

like military scientific and so

[thorn palm]

so there's both an overworld and an underworld?

[desert ivy]

Yes. Node 1 on Server 1, 2, 3 etc. will always be Military. Node 5 will be Scientific on every server. Node 100 will be Divine on every server

[short flint]

Don't treat the underrealm like a vast area similar to the Underdark in DnD

[desert ivy]

There's 480km^2 of "Overworld" and 100km^2 of Underrealm

[short flint]

!wiki underrealm

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Underrealm

The Underrealm is a rich environment where bio-luminescence abounds in the fauna and flora that exist here. These deep caverns and underground valleys provide new destinations for civilization to develop. Bringing the node system into the depths of the world may awaken darker creatures than the surface.
The Underrealm is estimated to be 100 km 2 i...

[short flint]

That has some good explanations of what to expect

[feral salmon]

So what I’ve heard is that AOC is dedicated to having active GMs on each server on a day to day basis, so my question is can I recruit said GMs to my guild?

[desert ivy]

Staff and Mods aren't allowed to join guilds, so no

[feral salmon]

For now

[dark jungle]

Steven has stated that it will never happen as it causes the potential for accusations of favoritism

[short flint]

I mean heck, everything we know about the game can be tagged "for now".

[dark jungle]

Nah in this particular case they will never allow it to happen as it will negatively impact the game

[chilly bear]

I think it's 480kn^2 total, 100km^2 underworld, 100km^2 of ocean

[short flint]

the 480 includes water and land content.

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/World_size

[chilly bear]

okay but the underworld is a seperate 100km^2?

[short flint]

Yes, that is correct. It is an additional 100. Making it a total of 580

[chilly bear]

gothca gotcha

[pseudo flume]

Will gear have level requirements?

[chilly bear]

yes

Gear has approximately a 40-50% influence on a player's overall power in the game.[6]

There are tiers of gear that players can access based on their level.[4][7]

[feral salmon]

Do we know where all nodes are yet or still hasn’t been revealed?

[hot edge]

considering we dont have a finalized map that would be difficult info to give

[pseudo hare]

I mean you could look at the map and deduce where they would be. Just divide the map on the biome lines and just do the maths for 103 nodes between the biomes it won't be a certain thing but should give you a good picture.

[pastel narwhal]

So is the core game-play revolved around the node and there isn't a fixed story to follow?

[grim breach]

There are narrative quests.

!wiki quest

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Quests

Quests in Ashes of Creation are divided into three categories: Events, Tasks and Narrative quests.
We’re going to be breaking up what is traditionally called ‘questing’ into three different categories: Narratives, Events, and Tasks. We want to avoid going down the path of trying to force narrative into gameplay where it doesn’t really fit (ie: fil...

[pastel narwhal]

Ok nice thanks pal

[short flint]

I would recommend this as well:
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Narrative_quests#Story_arcs

From what we can tell, it's not going to be a railroaded story like you have in more common games like Final Fantasy/WoW where there is always a big bad guy you have to beat down and the story for that game "ends" until the next expansion comes out

[pastel narwhal]

Ah I see, cheers mate

[dusty wyvern]

Just wondering if there will be a way to play with a single sword and not something like a shield or another sword in the other hand. For me I’ve wanted an mmo that makes good use of useing a weapon in one hand and a non conventional item in the other or nothing in the other hand at all. I come from eso where I like the idea of running one weapon in one hand and nothing in the other but you can not do that as there is nothing in the game that supports that play style. Therefore I was wondering if ashes will have a system that allows for the idea of going into combat with a single sword in one hand and like a ring or book on the other as a stat item where you character plays off of using one weapon a lot.

Yea that’s understandable. I’m just wondering if the game has a viable way to use only one weapon without sacrificing anything. Ie having a single weapon is different to using a two handed weapon or using two one handed weapons.

[arctic sky]

There are three weapon slots

What you choose to do with them is your choice

[crystal beacon]

Actually, they've answered this and the answer is yes. Link with time stamp to the answer https://youtu.be/pQIH2YGfknY?t=4632

"Something you build toward... there will be passives to support this"

[dusty wyvern]

Epic that’s exactly what I wanted to know.

[vagrant relic]

Is it possible to have your right hand equip with a weapon active and your other '2' 'hands' be sheathed to benefit from the stats, but also just use a weapon one handed?

Hmm.. Guess it's sacrificing those stats then. Oh well. Would it be faster to use one hand than dual wield, sword + shield or two handed?

[dusty wyvern]

I think the passives will support the loss of stats. If they didn’t then the entire reason for those one handed passives to exist doesn’t matter.

[dreamy nexus]

Is there healing and mana potions or do we heal overtime and with healers? I just didn’t see how the healing worked.

[vagrant relic]

It's too soon for attack speed conversations? One well I guess. LOL.

[dreamy nexus]

Thanks @simple ether

[tranquil willow]

Are there even attack speeds on weapons? Since we don't have auto attack

[vagrant relic]

idk how these weapons affect your over all skill cool downs and animations. I just find it strange if a two handed is the same speed as a one hand user, but either way if it works it works.

[vapid veldt]

There's always an attack speed stat. It can simply be: "how fast the combo for an "auto attack" is"

now it may or may not be changeable

That was just a reply to his question xD

[steady dragon]

Hey, I wonder how demanding the game will be on PC hardware, any mentions an ok it or we still have to wait ?

[tranquil willow]

They have said that when the game releases, you would be fine with a computer around 5 years old, in order to play the game

!wiki performance

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Performance

The game will be highly customizable from a settings standpoint. If you don't quite have the rig necessary to run it, you can dial the game settings down.
Highly scalable options to adjust rendering and particle effects will be offered.
Motion blur will be togglable on and off. A "default player appearance" may be automatically applied during sieg...

[near stump]

Will your characters movement speed be impacted by the weight of the items being carried?

And will there be a maximum weight, or just slots like WoW?

[tranquil willow]

!wiki Inventory

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Inventory

Personal inventory limits are tied to a backpack. Material and gatherable items are subject to quantity rather than weight limits. Caravans and Mules are intended to be the primary mode of transportation of goods beyond these limits.
Mules can carry roughly 10 times more than backpacks. Caravans can carry roughly 10 times more than mules. Caravans...

[tranquil willow]

this page has some info on that, not sure if this is what you meant

[stable plover]

There will be both maximum weight and slots. Quest items don't take up slots. Weight and slots are both upgrade-able in game (not through cash shop), Pack animals/Caravans are intended for transporting respectively larger amounts of materials. Transporting stuff is a decently large part of the game loop in terms of node development/economy/pvp. I don't think it's been specifically mentioned that weight would/wouldn't impact character speed, but there's probably not effectively much difference between a hard limit can't carry more weight and a slow down.

[crystal beacon]

This Channel is so Entertaining

[near stump]

@simple ether the wiki link above does state that “Material and gatherable items are subject to quantity rather than weight limits.”

Gotcha. Thanks!

[olive cedar]

If you purchase a house in a node and the node gets upgraded, does your house upgrade with it, or do you have to separately purchase the new housing type

[sleek stratus]

willit be possible to add personal music in the games soundtrack

[short flint]

There was mention that if you bought a house at node level 3, and it goes to metropolis that your house could be upgraded in looks/size.

let me see if i can find that

[olive cedar]

Sorry, I JUST joined the server, so I woulnd't have seen it :c

[short flint]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Static_housing#Static_housing_development

[olive cedar]

thnx

[fathom sky]

Can equipment be upgraded with the arrival of more powerful materials, or will I have to discard current equipment to crafting equipment using the most powerful material?

I don't know how it works on ArcheAge. I never played AA.

you're talking about complete items, right?

Not material. Right?

[stable plover]

Complete items are upgradeable, but need to eventually move onto a new base piece of gear to upgrade that if your after optimized gear.

[fathom sky]

If complete items are required, this is a form of upgrade. Nice.

According to the AoC wiki, we will have the oriental enchantment system. With RNG. I heard about the moonstone. Can we expect that the most difficult content will decrease this RNG? That is, if you kill a 40-men raid boss, you get a moonstone that increases the chance of upgrading by 40%, while a 16-men boss provides a 20% moonstone, or something like that ?

[desert ivy]

Moonstone?

[tranquil willow]

No mentions of such a system

[fathom sky]

That is, if you kill a 40-men boss, you are more likely to enchant your weapon to +8, while if you kill a 16-men boss, you are more likely to enchant your weapon to a maximum of +5 ?

[fathom sky]

Yes, I heard something about it.

Ok. Ty.

[desert ivy]

I have never heard anything about moonstones in Ashes

[fathom sky]

It will be a necessary rune to enchant your items.

[grim sparrow]

[fathom sky]

That's what's on the AoC wiki

[west turtle]

!wiki moonstone

[tender hearth]

No matching results. Try something else.

[fathom sky]

I think I mistook the name. Sorry. 😅

But yeah, enchantment/power stones/runes.

[grim sparrow]

Yeah I just ctrl+F'd every aoc wiki on every enchant/enhance/upgrade/crafting page and couldnt find any reference to moonstones.

Perhaps you were on a pokemon wiki page and referenced it by accident.

[fathom sky]

Maybe this is from another MMO and it stuck in my head.

[zinc plume]

Will the tank class have widescale defensive abilities such as increasing ally defense or a shield preventing arrows? Or can you just agro enemies and take hits?

Dope

Im assuming early levels are just the basic agro and tank hits tho yes?

Cool

[sleek stratus]

when will the next showcase video come ? i need more content

[grim sparrow]

Probably after the class gets some actual testing done on it. I'd guess closer to when the NDA drops for alpha 1.

Er if youre talking about class showcases that is.

[sleek stratus]

idc any new video will do 😄

prefferrably about rogues

[grim sparrow]

Well if any video will do then theres a live thing coming up on the 26th.

[tough sierra]

No way ill be able to go max level on multiple characters, god willing I choose something I enjoy the first time

[near stump]

#aoc-discussion

[tough sierra]

lol

[supple vault]

can you pick the node type your city is in

[surreal elk]

no the node type are preset.

[grave kelp]

the node type picks you.

[sleek stratus]

How many guilds can have a guildhall per node ? Probably depends on the stage of the node ?

[short flint]

Do we know if the patron's guild hall will be turned into a blue print should they lose the mayor so they can put their furnishings up quickly on a freehold?

[sleek stratus]

will there allso be some class showcase videos where we see the females fighting ?

[dark jungle]

there are already class showcase videos

[steady ocean]

@sleek stratus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQo1WK0HkcI

Shows a bit of the female character at the beginning

[sleek stratus]

yes but the fighting scenes are always males

[steady ocean]

There are some 4k videos where Toast/Margaret are playing female characters, although from Steven's PoV

They are fighting as a group so you still see the character animations and such

[sleek stratus]

cool 🙂

[steady ocean]

Can check the official AoC Youtube channel for those examples

[heavy silo]

Has nothing been said about the visual aspect of a tunlar yet? And does each race depend on having unique racial bonuses? Or just embrace the visual area and the starting area?

[hard dune]

https://youtu.be/Ep5Dsglari8?t=1188 Here is a small hint on how the Tulnar will look like. So far there's no information about a Tulnar starting area.
With every character you can choose the starting area you want to play in.

[ember ginkgo]

anyway to get Alpha 1 access?

[full badger]

alpha 1 access is closed for now. It may reopen later on down the line but for now it's closed.

[ember ginkgo]

👍

[hard dune]

Oh? The information I saw always said something like Tulnar would start in the same areas as the other races. Glad that information changed since then. 😄

[tranquil willow]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Tulnar_starting_area

You have the option to choose both

[ruby swift]

They will have the option of starting in any races starting area, they also have an "advance camp" of their own, but it does not have an ancient portal.

[dusty flicker]

Hello, im new here, is there any info about how guilds will work?

[full badger]

Hi and welcome. Yes we have quite a bit of information on guilds on the official wiki

!wiki guilds

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Guilds

There are prerequisites for guild formation.[1]

[full badger]

@dusty flicker also, if it's ok could you please remove the "[]" from your name. square brackets are reserved for guild tags on this server. Thanks

[dusty flicker]

working on it hehe 👍

[full badger]

Thanks 🙂

[pseudo hare]

Is there anyway to get into the alpha without having to pay 450$?

[onyx knoll]

They very rarely have events and contests that you can win keys in, but mostly no

[hot edge]

There’s a 250 version! No alpha 1 tho

[pseudo hare]

Fair enough, gotta wait till beta i guess.

[hot edge]

Well the more expensive one doesn’t have A1 either so..

[ruby swift]

Also, $450 (I assume some other currency than USD) would only get you alpha 2, which is not the current testing.

[pseudo hare]

Yea its AUS currency. That's rough so i'm guessing the few people who are in the alpha currently are the people who got in through the kickstarter? I only got the Beta package i believe during the kickstarter any news when that will open?

I haven't been paying much attention since kickstarter so excuse the stupid questions

[restive solar]

Is there any further info on this
Is it a brand or a tattoo?
Are there any examples of these sigils?

[ruby swift]

If you have a KS package from 2017, you should have the option to upgrade to Braver of Worlds which I think was the lowest option with A1. (Memory fuzzy, their MIGHT have been a KS tier with A1 lower)

Other than that, package sales containing A1 closed in Sep 2018

[pseudo hare]

Fair enough thanks for the info

[ruby swift]

@pseudo hare Make sure you are logged into the account that matches the KS email and you should see those options on the store.

[hot edge]

I think he isn’t willing to spend that much tho, hence why he asked in the first place

[ruby swift]

@restive solar Branding or tattooing has been mentioned in the past as a system they may or may not implement.

[ruby swift]

Yep, until I saw the "I have a KS package" I was working from the assumption that he didn't have a package at all. He would only pay the difference for any upgrade, so that may be within his self-imposed limits.

[jovial kiln]

They stopped selling the alpha 1 access packs in late 2018

It’s on the wiki somewhere

[ruby swift]

Correct, but KS and Summer backers still have the availability to upgrade. All the way to 10k if they so choose.

Well, 5k for Summer

[jovial kiln]

Fair enough

[idle rain]

is there any acknowledgement animations are janky and being reworked or not?

thanks for answering

yeah that's good to know

I hope they developers really appreciate the need for good animations in order for the game to really be enjoyable

have they said anything about realising such importance or is it not really been highlighted that much?

ah once again relieving to know that

well I mean they have their shit pretty together over all

Compared to other indiemmo devs

aka chronicles of the star citizen in elyria

[full badger]

There was a wonderful quote made during the last dev livestream that might interest you, let me see if I can find it @idle rain

[simple pecan]

I expect this is known, but I can't find the answer. Apologies in advance for likely duplication. If a person wants to play two characters, and at launch they quickly create two characters without applying proper customization, are those two names reserved for that account for a set time? Meaning if the player deletes a character in order to re-create it properly customized with the same name, can that name be sniped during re-customization?

Perhaps it's too early to know

[dark jungle]

yes its currently not stated how long a name remains taken if the character is deleted

good question for the next stream though

[ruby swift]

They are also planning on limiting character creation on launch, so those that think they will be server hopping to lock out names may find themselves in a bit of a bind.

[restive solar]

How much does aoc pay unknown and Jahlon to answer questions all day every day?
Are you guys friends or arch enemies ?

[ruby swift]

Jahlon and I tag team our sides of the world. And we are paid nothing other than the satisfaction of removing ignorance.

[full badger]

😂

[ruby swift]

I am just on at a weird time for me since I am on vacation right now.

[covert fiber]

Has there been any clarifiactions on the number of battle assistance a player can get?
To clarify: I have heard that a summoner CAN get 3 summons and 1 battle pet. This seems unbalanced since I have also heard that pets and summons will be able to follow trinty paths allowing an 8 man party of summoners to have an effective 40 person team with a wide variety of Tanks, Healers, and Dpses.

[dark jungle]

pets in general provide horizontal power progression, meaning that the overall power of the owner is not increased with the addition of pets

[covert fiber]

This I understand the idea was 15% power from the player for 15% of the power to the pet but when it comes to summoners they tend to increase the combat effiency of summons.

[dark jungle]

a summoner's summons is effectively based around their personal progression within their class, so yes they can increase the power of their summons by adding skill points to them, but this is no different than any other class adding skill points to their tree

[covert fiber]

I understand that. The question is not about that. IT is about the effective increase in combat effiency. I understand if my question is odd since it is VERY specific to summoning class balancing systems. I have had the sad effect of playing summoning classes in mmos only to see them nerfed out of the normal play because allowing many summons is hard to balance.

[dark jungle]

we do not have specific detailed information on how intrepid plan to balance individual classes yet

[ruby swift]

Since summoner is slated to be the 7th or 8th archetype released, you have a long way to go before they even have any idea how to address your concerns. They know and are aware

[dark jungle]

yes they will be addressing balance issues during the alpha and beta phases and as unknown said they are unlikely to have thought too much about summoner at this point since it will be one of the last archetypes to be implemented

[covert fiber]

@ruby swift So we HAVE recieved a release schedule for the archetypes? The forums did not have that information.

[dark jungle]

!wiki alpha 1

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alpha-1

Alpha-1 is a testing release of the Ashes of Creation MMORPG. Alpha-1 will test:

Hybrid action/tab combat.
Progression to level 20.
4 playable races.
Cleric, Fighter, Mage, Ranger, and Tank archetypes will initially be present in Alpha-1. The Bard, Rogue, and Summoner archetypes will follow later in development. Secondary archetypes will not be p...

[ruby swift]

Tentative

[dark jungle]

yes the order of archetypes is in the wiki article there

subject to change as everything is

[ruby swift]

Next is Ranger, Fighter, Rogue, then Summoner or Bard

[covert fiber]

Tank you Lex and Unknown :D

Yes summoner and Bard will be issues since they are force multiplier classes

[restive solar]

Is there a safe way to enter a coma until aoc comes out ?

[dark jungle]

yes. play bdo

the grinding will do that

[restive solar]

Do you think a 50 man guild with with capped guild skills will be stronger then a 300 man guild?

[tranquil willow]

This is treading into discussion now

[hot edge]

Depends on what the advantages of having bigger guild numbers will be compared to smaller guild numbers

Supposedly we get different augments?

But it will be hard to balance it because just as jahlon said..if you make small guild Boni too good larger guilds will just make a bunch of small ones

[ruby swift]

As much as I enjoy random theorycrafting. Please keep this clear for questions about the game we can answer or tell people there isn't one yet. I, like many others, only look here when the channel shows new activity to help people.

[chilly bear]

Not sure we can keep that rule for everybody as a lot of newer people come here first. But sure.

[ruby swift]

Not a problem. Just smack em with the banner at the top.

[restive solar]

I know currently the official content creator rank is currently closed but in the past what was the requirement for the rank?

[crystal beacon]

Do you think TikTok followers would also count? I plan on making AoC TikTok videos and Stream it.

[placid lance]

plz dont

[crystal beacon]

Why not? Its just another social media platform

[desert ivy]

What about MySpace followers?

[placid lance]

lets not bring Tik-Tok users into video games plz

[crystal beacon]

Thank you for the answer, Ignoring Varmos's ignorance there is a very big gaming community on tiktok

[plucky pawn]

Let's keep this channel to questions though please and take our thoughts on social platforms down to another channel

[lean crow]

Hello! I am very happy with everything they have achieved, I really want the alphas, betas and the final version to come out!
I do not know if it is possible if they can add a voice channel for Spanish speaking?

[desert ivy]

The game doesn't currently support the Spanish language, the only channels in the Discord are ones that are officially supported by Intrepid

They will most likely start supporting Spanish some time in the future

[lean crow]

Ty

[gloomy spruce]

guys i have a ask how do i get the launcher ?? i just bought the game and so but only got a email i bought it or do i need to wait cause its mabey my time line ??? (idk what to do)

[grim sparrow]

Theres no alpha 1 packs being sold currently so theres nothing for you to download atm.

But welcome.

[plucky pawn]

Also, if you're not quite sure what testing access your pack came with, we have a helpful support article for that too @gloomy spruce 😄

(that's the answer to the command right above, and it has a bit of a cooldown 😉 )

[brave nimbus]

!wiki alpha 2

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation 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...

[gloomy spruce]

i got the Voyager Plus Pre-Order Pack and now i indeed see alpha 2 now i know i need to wait for the date to come thnx for the help guys ^^ shame i can not play now but im exsided 😄

[spark cove]

You wait for a long time...

[grim sparrow]

Nah it'll go by in a flash.

[gloomy spruce]

so every mount there are nother cosmetic right ?

[spark cove]

Normally i'm a very patient guy but my patience is running out (not related to AoC) for somes reasons

[chilly bear]

@gloomy spruce yeah the mounts in the packs are cosmetics

[gloomy spruce]

so if i lets say buy a new cosmatic for a horse will it replace the one i just bought cause that bit confush me (sorry for all my ask)

[chilly bear]

you can place cosmetics as you please

[placid lance]

oh well back to Valheim for a week pretending its AoC

[chilly bear]

our understanding is that there will be a transmog-like system to apply cosmetics

[placid lance]

transmog would be nice

[chilly bear]

yeah steven has mentioned it before as a way to allow players to incorporate the cosmetics from the shop

and those cosmetics will be exclusive to the shop, as far as players are concerned

[gloomy spruce]

i was looking in the shop and saw the 'Dark Allegiances, cosmatic (i love it to much) but i think it wont be for sale does it ? like a one time thing ?

this one was on march 4 2020

[chilly bear]

some cosmetics were only available for a certain time. that was probably one of them. they won't be available again

[gloomy spruce]

that just kill my Sauron fibes ;-;

for all the 60 classes will there be intro vids ? like what combos are ect ect

[brave nimbus]

they are only showing the base archtypes at the moment

[chilly bear]

most likely, your secondary archetype will augment your primary archetype.

so a warriors charge might have a blink effect when his second archetype is mage

something like that

[pastel narwhal]

I'm actually pretty confused with how corruption will work in a real scenario - On the PvP wiki page, it states that players will have to fight for resources, hunting grounds, and levelling areas/monsters. With this in mind, wouldn't players have to kill each other a lot to gain rights to those resources, which in turn leads them to corruption rather quickly? Wouldn't it be a daily/hourly occurrence for PvP for these resources?

[crystal flax]

Corruption is only applied if the victim doesn't fight back

[dark jungle]

if they both fight then corruption isnt involved

[pastel narwhal]

And what if they don't?

[dark jungle]

jinx!

its risk vs reward

if you have materials and you dont fight, and you die, you stand to loose a percentage of them

if you kill a green to get their resources then you become corrupted

both have risks and associated rewards

[desert ivy]

Greens (non-combatants) lose more of their gatherables. Purples (combatants) lose less.

[pastel narwhal]

Yeah I get that all of that

[desert ivy]

It incentives fighting back

[dark jungle]

^ yes and greens have highter other death penalties

basically the game wants you to fight eachother

it doesnt want carebear or griefers, hence the flagging system

[pastel narwhal]

🤷 I guess we will see how it will truly play out when the time comes

[dark jungle]

yes thats the purpose of the testing phases

if things need to be tweaked or changed or rebalanced it will happen in the alphas and the betas

[pastel narwhal]

Yeah, just was confuzzled about systematically hurting players (increased loot drop upon death and inability to access nodes) when the game is forcing their hand to PvP

[covert fiber]

@plucky pawn I am sorry if this was answered already do we know roughly what specs we will need for the beta? I am going to be building a pc to play ashes and dont want to keep buying parts because I got the wrong ones.

[dark jungle]

we only know the specs for alpha at the moment

[plucky pawn]

While we haven't shared any specs for Beta quite yet, you can see what we're currently recommending for Alpha testing here: https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048506033-What-are-the-minimum-requirements-for-Alpha-

[covert fiber]

Thank you for the link!

[pastel breach]

So what happens if an undergeared green instantly dies before he can fight back? Hed lose a lot right

[chilly bear]

yeah but the attacker is now corrupted and anyone nearby can attack them and grab their drops

without corruption penalty

[pastel narwhal]

That's a good point now that you mention it - gear can't/shouldn't be a factor to multiply the corruption, because other players won't be able to see if you actually have good gear or not

[simple pecan]

Does Toast work 24/7 or something? Whenever I check in on the server, she's helping people.

[plucky pawn]

Naww I'm here during the times our office is usually open (10am-6pm Pacific on weekdays), but folks are welcome to DM me outside of those hours if they have questions so I can read and respond when I get a chance!

[simple pecan]

So speedy. Hope the team recognizes the hours you put in.

[stray current]

Totally agree. Toast is amazing and seems to magically appear whenever needed. She is (on) a ROLL!!

[ruby swift]

They have added level as one of the things that is known from looking at another character. You won't know their health exactly, but will know gear type and tier, and level. The penalties for attacking someone so much lower than you that you can one shot them are a force multiplier on top of the normal corruption penalties. So go around one shooting low level people who don't fight back, expect several hours of timesink as described in the corruption section of the wiki.

[pastel breach]

Ok thats good

Ty for detailed reply

[robust rose]

What's the referral system

[hybrid prism]

There's a referral code associated with your intrepid account that people can enter when they register and 15% of all their purchases are credited to your account. Or something to that effect. I was referred by someone, haven't referred anyone, but 15% is the number I've seen floating around.

Also, I think you only get the credit when the actual store opens up, I don't think you can use it on the pre-order packs. Let me see if I can find the wiki entry

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Referral_program

[plucky pawn]

We've also got more details for you on the referral program in our helpful support articles! https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036147094-What-is-the-referral-program-

[covert fiber]

Thanks toast I knew about the above info but your link did clarify a few things for me ^^

[olive cedar]

how long will the alpha last if u were to get the pre order that lets you play the alpha 2

[vapid walrus]

Are you asking how long A2 is?

[olive cedar]

yes

i guess

[exotic dove]

A2 is persistent afaik, in which case the servers will be open until launch, at which point the A2 servers will become a PTS.

[olive cedar]

im not sure what "afaik" and "pts" mean if u could tell me :V

[exotic dove]

We've been told to expect a true developmental alpha (bugs, regular wipes, testing, rough edges) also

afaik = as far as I know (as in it might be different but I believe this is true)

PTS means player test server

[olive cedar]

oki thnx

[exotic dove]

from the wiki "Alpha 2 will remain active in a persistent state till launch, then will become our Public Test Server."

[ruby swift]

As to the length of testing states, it will be "till it is ready"

@exotic dove That is the stated goal. Goals change.

[exotic dove]

Absolutely. I can only answer based on current info, which could change in the future.

[quartz coral]

Will apoc have the same style combat as AoC or will it keep the combat style we seen when it was live on steam ?

[obsidian valley]

whut, apoc live on steam?

[quartz coral]

Well it was on steam

As a test*

[obsidian valley]

oh really i didnt know that

[woven vale]

Apoc is 100% action

The actual AoC game is 75-25

[quartz coral]

Will it remain 100% action?

Or will it get a combat update?

[woven vale]

It was gonna stay action I believe

However at this point apoc may just never come back

(though it also may...we really don't know)

[desert ivy]

[feral salmon]

Will the people who have access to the headstart during release be restricted to one server, or is it unknown

[short flint]

Yes, they will be restricted to headstart only servers

[feral salmon]

Yeah cause I wanna avoid that server so I hope I know what it is during launch

Need that fresh experience

[short flint]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Head_start

There are limits to what they can do during head start

[feral salmon]

Ok that’s a huge relief

That’s like the main thing I was worried about

It woulda sucked if you logged in day one and there was a bunch of headstart dudes already eons ahead of everyone

[covert fiber]

Yes basically only can level

and it is 1-2 days from what I hear

[ruby swift]

The max is two days. Some lower packages during the KS only have one.

[covert fiber]

Yeah I wish I knew about AOC earlier I would have bought the KS for this game ^^

Though it does raise the question... Would the team consider allowing a special lifetime subcription at a premium rate for an aniversary sometime?

Obviously make it enough that the KS backers dont feel slighted by it... idk ideas.

[desert ivy]

The lifetime sub is listed as Kickstarter exclusive. Intrepid wouldn't be able to bring it back without causing a massive shitstorm ****

Plus Steven already confirmed that it won't ever be available again a couple of months ago

[covert fiber]

I know it was a wonderful reward to put in there so I can't blame them.

[feral salmon]

It was a pretty good reward rip me for not knowing about it till now

[covert fiber]

@ruby swift Since it came up in the other chat how do we access the cosmetic shop right now is it only in the bundles or is it locked to KS backers?

[ruby swift]

If you have a package, then you can buy cosmetics at your tier or lower in future months. KS and Summer backers have other options they can see on their accounts.

[covert fiber]

Wow that is very fair and balanced I like that :)

[sturdy cypress]

damn you don't even get everything from future packs? That's the whole reason I bought in the first place

[chilly bear]

like all the cosmetics?

[desert ivy]

No, you don't get everything each month for free

[sturdy cypress]

I was under the assumption buying Voyager Plus gave me access to the future month content

[chilly bear]

you get like six in the pack and you can buy all the ones of your tier later on

[desert ivy]

It does, but you need to pay for it

[sturdy cypress]

Well fuck me for not reading well enough I guess

400 down the drain

lel

[chilly bear]

you get mad gametime and a bunch of other stuff

plus alpha 2 access

[sturdy cypress]

eh I only bought it for the cosmetics

[ruby swift]

Hey, at least you didn't go the other way. People have expressed their disbelief that when they bought the current package that they didn't get all previous cosmetics as part of it.

[snow pike]

I guess you can't use the embers at this stage to buy costumes right?

[sturdy cypress]

nah I understood that part

The way the ppl here described the packs to me made it sound like the earlier you buy the more stuff you get

[ruby swift]

Nope, embers will be used once the game has live launched.

[ruby swift]

Well, chance at it. Cause if you got no package, you can't buy cosmetics individually.

[sturdy cypress]

oh well

hell I might have even considered buying the future mounts or something if the prices weren't so steep

$20 for a mount? yeesh

[snow pike]

(Skin only)

[ruby swift]

Mount skin.

[sturdy cypress]

Forgive me I was giving it too much credit

A mount skin

[ruby swift]

No P2W

If you just bought it and are unhappy with your purchase, request a refund. They don't want people to be unhappy.

[sturdy cypress]

Actually, are they buyable with embers?

[ruby swift]

https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018517854-What-is-the-refund-policy-

[steady ocean]

After launch you can use Embers

[sturdy cypress]

zzzzzz

If you could spend the Embers on the monthly items it might be almost worth it

[steady ocean]

Money or Embers are basically the same thing

[sturdy cypress]

Except I can't spend Embers on what I want to spend Embers on, so they're not

[steady ocean]

Not currently

[ruby swift]

Well, I think we have given you the answers and guidance you seek. If you are unhappy about it, DM a moderator or Toast when she is on with your feedback about their pricing.

[ashen niche]

Is it alpha testing 2 already?

[ruby swift]

!testing

Ooops

[sturdy cypress]

I'm not necessarily unhappy, I'm an adult that spent money without reading the fine print, I get it
I'm just trying to figure out if I can get my money's worth before I try refunding

Just frustrated at worst

[steady ocean]

One thing to consider is that now that you have a pack, any future cosmetics that may catch your eye will be at the individual cosmetic price. ($5-$25 depending). So there are some benefits.

Looks like Unknown has covered most of that so I'll try not to repeat info

[sturdy cypress]

Frankly I'd be open to just taking the hit to my wallet if the future costs were cheapened or something. I can't see anybody dropping $400 on a pack and then dropping even $20 on concurrent months on one or more pieces of a pack.
Unless they're marketing to Jeff Bezos of course

[desert ivy]

I dropped $500 on a pack and have bought more than the packs worth of cosmetics since then

[ruby swift]

Ouch, don't look at my status then. 👀

[sturdy cypress]

Consider me wrong then, guess I'm just bitching

[desert ivy]

Some people have spent $10k on packs

Others $5k, others $2.5k

[sturdy cypress]

Awesome for them, man. I get the point

Nice! Glad you guys are all rich then

👍

[ruby swift]

All right. This has devolved more into the realm of discussion yet again. Might be partially my fault. Lets take it to those channels then.

[covert fiber]

Deleted comments to not deter from the point of the channel

[still wyvern]

👀

Any and all discussion to be moved to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion please

[covert fiber]

@ruby swift On another note. I bought the 250 pack and I want to confirm for Alpha info (Since I cant see it in the store anymore) it gives alpha 2 access only.

[still wyvern]

This is the place for questions and answers.

[ruby swift]

Yes, the current $250 pack gives access to A2 once it happens.

[snow pike]

it gives alpha 2 access only
Plus the betas, but not alpha 1.

[covert fiber]

Sweet. The above image made me do a double take to make sure I wasn't signing up and then forgetting to attend it.

[ruby swift]

The current graphical testing images related to NDA preview testing and possible A1 no NDA dates.

[covert fiber]

Yes I saw that on the image. The image only reminded me I didn't check which alpha I was in.

It was just a past midnight oh shit moment

[fickle abyss]

I would say humble brag but not appropriate

[snow pike]

Well, it was related to Swapper's comments

I can't see anybody dropping $400 on a pack and then dropping even $20 on concurrent months
So I'd say it was appropriate.

[distant patio]

So you can buy a house, Marry a spouse, but can you “woohoo” is the question 🤣

[spiral pine]

No

You can make animals woohoo though

[crystal beacon]

Is beta always open? If you pay the 75$ for beta can you play it like you were playing a normal game (Except not finished of course) or is it heavily restricted and only open during certain times?

[snow pike]

Only open during certain times.

Like the Alpha I assume, which is open on

[crystal beacon]

Is it open often?

Like ones a day, or week, or month? Or just random times?

[snow pike]

Beta won't be open this year, they have set time and will continue until necessary.

(Time for beta isn't set yet, but it will be a set time)

[worn wagon]

Beta will be "short and sweet"

I think that's the only info we have on that right now

[crystal beacon]

Wait so you're paying 70$ to maybe get to test a game ones or twice until the actual release? Even early access games don't charge that much

[snow pike]

Not maybe, you will get to test it. Not once or twice, it'll be a period of time.

[crystal beacon]

What like a day?

[snow pike]

Take the above alphas for examples.

[full badger]

We don't have any details on how the Beta tests will be scheduled just yet, they are still a long ways away

[snow pike]

Alpha has 1 month and 1 week slots + intermittent.

But may have more.

[full badger]

Also the pre-order packs contain a lot more than just the testing access. Of course, that all depends on how much you value the other items in the pack

[crystal beacon]

I guess yeah

fair

[snow pike]

Right, that pack also has $30 worth of monthly passes (2 months).

Based on these prices, enough embers for a costume too (#questions message)

[crystal beacon]

Ok so the beta is like 15$ worth not counting the cosmetic

[full badger]

yes, although the embers can only be used once the game is fully released

[hard dune]

If I am attacked as a noncomvatant and don't fight back, but use healing spells on myself, will I become a combatant?

[snow pike]

No, it's only if you attack them.

[steady ocean]

If you heal a combatant in combat then it would make you a combatant as well, so this may be a good Q&A question in terms of healing yourself. Technically, healing yourself is a form of self-defense.

[ruby swift]

It has been answered. Just don't remember where. Sure someone with the inclination can find the quote. Self-healing does not flag you.

[full badger]

Self-healing and self-buffing do NOT flag you as a combatant.

[sleek stratus]

So when i loose more if i am noncombatant i lose more stuff than when i fight back ? Is there any downside about fightong back then ?

[tranquil willow]

If you fight back, the enemy has no reason not to kill you. If you don't fight back the enemy will get corruption, which will cause them to lose even more (even gear items).

[full badger]

The devs want to encourage you to pvp consensually so yes, being a combatant (i.e. fighting back) gives you the lowest penalties

[covert fiber]

Wonderful wording

[restive solar]

From what I understand non flagged you drop items you farmed.
If you die to pve can someone else loot these items?
If you die to pvp but the killer does not loot you can someone else ?

[covert fiber]

Steven has said this game was not designed to make any "chosen one" characters so a healthy fear of the other players and monsters in this new old world is the theme they want.

[short flint]

Is looting someone who died to pve a cause to change from non-combatant to combatant?

[covert fiber]

Not to brown nose Jahlon but he exlains it all well here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuYsx8OqGIs

[maiden rune]

Not so much a question about the game itself, but intrepid will be staying a privately owned company, not going public right?

[rigid rose]

@maiden rune They have no stated plans to go public.

[maiden rune]

Good! Feel like going public shifts the priorities of game companies, more often than not.

[ruby swift]

Under US law they have a fiduciary responsibility to make as much profit for investors over making good customer practices.

[sleek stratus]

Is the loot saved for some time, or can i save my friends items by looting him faster than his killer

[formal atlas]

No offence, but not even a public company would focus so much on profit to sell cosmetics before the game release, if so, please show me an example

[sleek stratus]

It would make flagged groups more powerfull as they could always group up and save the lost gear when someone dies

[placid lance]

I have a question about the fighter/Ranger -hunter vs the Summoner/Ranger -Beast Master pets. How will the pet system work for example hunter would need to have a taming profession vs a Beast Master that can just summon pets, will there be a difference between how strong a tamed animal is vs Summoned animals?

[sleek stratus]

If u wanna cry about something u dont have to buy if u dont want.... Pls do it in another channel

[formal atlas]

Thats not the case

[placid lance]

so theoretical Summoner would be a bit stronger?

other way or an equal amount

ah ok got it

[formal atlas]

Im really curious tho. Do you know of any other gaming company that uses this aggresive monetization? Obviously there are p2w games, but beside that, this is using monthly cosmetic art with tier lock. I have to buy the most expensive pack to be able to buy more skins that ive only seen a picture of

[placid lance]

now would would a tamed pet need to be fed to be kept happy such the early days of WoW's Hunter system?

[sleek stratus]

Dota 2 call of duty

[placid lance]

ya GTA online

[formal atlas]

Can you give examples? Cant remember ive ever seen a call of duty exclusive monthly rotation tier locked skins before release 😛

[placid lance]

ah ok could be a cool feature

yes

well im guessing summoned pets can just be resummoned after death vs tamed probably being have to be revived after death if that would correct?

ok thank you

[fast hinge]

So I get there won't be a shapeshifter/druid class for the base game as I was told Steven said himself, and was told personally by Paradox's reddit account, but is he open to a new shapeshifter/druid archetype in the future, maybe for a future expansion? Just search in this discord for "shapeshift" or "druid" and you see a LOT of people asking about it or complaining about the lack of one.

It's such an iconic archetype in fantasy worlds, albeit not super popular like a standard warrior or mage class, but I'd hazard a guess that it's more popular than a bard by miles. I really hope it's not a personal thing and he's just so against it that it never happens.

[dusty flicker]

@simple ether Which ones were the other 4 archetypes?

[fast hinge]

You say it adds an additional 17 "classes" but I imagine there's a huge amount of overlap with existing spells. Could even make an argument that existing combos could be replaced to make a shapeshifter class, such as the mage/ranger combo. The game isn't released yet so it wouldn't really be a big problem to change a class.

It would be a big problem because they have a 4,000 page document, and is that doc written in stone or something?

[placid lance]

well i don't wanna have a bar with 50+ ability so ya

[arctic sky]

Because it's already complicated as fuck

[fast hinge]

Can you give a citation to where they said they don't WANT a shapeshifter class?

[arctic sky]

Without adding more

[fast hinge]

Lol you're being disingenuous now.

You just said they had 4 additional archtypes they wanted but couldn't do because of complications and time constraints, also said they didn't say what they were, but you're saying they don't want it because it's not a current archetype. So many holes in what you're saying.

[placid lance]

calm down my man games not even done yet

[lone wadi]

popcorn

[ruby swift]

So, you want to call him out. Been here since July and have missed those conversations that took place. I get that you don't like being told no. But it happens.

[willow flare]

indeed

[fast hinge]

Call who out?

[ruby swift]

This

[plucky pawn]

Hiya friends! Let's take discussion on down to our discussion channel, and keep this one open for questions please!

[fast hinge]

I was hoping to have my question answered by staff working on the game since others wouldn't know the answer :/

[plucky pawn]

In that case I would recommend sharing your question in our ongoing Q&A thread for our live stream this Friday!

[fast hinge]

Oh thanks, I'll look into that then 🙂

[meager bluff]

Will people with multiple accounts be able to abuse the family summon system to summon their main toons around using alts parked around the world? Or will there be some system to prevent this?

[covert fiber]

The summoning mechanic has not been fully revealed at this point.

[meager bluff]

Oh that’s good, thanks for the answer!

[ashen niche]

when is alpha testing 2 coming up again

[snow pike]

No date has been established yet.

[ashen niche]

oh

[formal atlas]

Does Intrepid have any intentions of showing their revenue from Alpha/Beta pack sales and/or cosmetics?

[full badger]

They don't have an obligation to do so, so I doubt they will. It just causes issues putting that kind of information out without context

[formal atlas]

I know they are not a public traded company that has to release those informations, but since they are so open and transparent, maybe it would be nice to see that on the economic side aswell.

What kinda issues would that be?

[restive solar]

Have they ever announced how many testers they currently have for alpha one? I would love to know 50? 500? 1,000?

[dark jungle]

10,000

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-1_testing#Alpha-1_participation

[formal atlas]

What kinda issues do you think they will get by putting that information out?

[valid tulip]

it is more of a question why would they need to put out such information. they are a privately owned company and have no reason to appeal to lets say stock owners. Although knowing the company financial status would be good and their finances, it is not common for private company to put out financial statements.

[fallow nest]

Hello folks by chance does anyone know if the alpha play packs came with guest keys you can give to your friends to play with you in the up an coming none near alpha?

[formal atlas]

They have a reason to appeal to customers tho, and having financial data on a company you hope succeed can mean alot

Also the cosmetic shop is a huge topic for discusstion, many people would like to know that kinda stuff

Also its more of a question of, what harm does it do?

[desert ivy]

No, you only get your own access

[fallow nest]

Thankyou

[desert ivy]

The kickstarter higher tier packs gave Beta keys to give out, but not the store packs

[full badger]

Let's move the discussion down to #general-discussion now please guys

[valid tulip]

for what the problems could be? well 1st you are giving insight of your financial status to your competition. entertainment is a war zone in terms of competition. 2nd privately owned company are usually smaller and the movements aren't that big. If you look at financial statements you will see that usually they are meant for the"public" in terms of how they are formed. they are meant to make the company look as good as they can in terms of profit and vision. 4th some financial changes are usually disclosed at the monthly developer updates. most people don't care since they aren't big or crazy in any way. 5th the project is fully founded to completion. as it stands the financial status doesn't really matter all that much.

[full badger]

@valid tulip come join us down in #general-discussion now 🙂

[restive solar]

Is there anyway to gift someone a pack? Let’s say I wanted to buy my friend a beta key is that possible?

[desert ivy]

No official way

Only way you could do it would be to gift them the money

[woven vale]

Or make them an account and all.

Than giving them password/username

[tranquil willow]

That one is not allowed anymore

[woven vale]

Oh I didn't know.

Nvm.

[plucky pawn]

Yup as noted in our Terms, accounts are registered to you personally and may not be transferred to anyone else through any means

[fathom sky]

@plucky pawn My (accounts.ashesofcreation.com) account is for the site only, or i can use it for the final game? That is, is it an Intrepid account or an AoC account?

[chilly bear]

Pretty sure the website account is the same as in game

[placid lance]

yup

[chilly bear]

You’d use the same account in game as on the website

[gloomy spruce]

the embers i got from my pack what can i do with it? and if the game fully release will i lose them or do i keep them ?

[desert ivy]

They're used for the in-game cosmetic shop once the game launches

[gloomy spruce]

then there must be a lot of cosmatic>~>

for housing can u build them anywhere or do u rent or buy land

[dark jungle]

All of the above

!wiki player housing

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Player housing

Player housing comes in the form of Static housing, Apartments and Freeholds. A player may own up to 1 of each type of housing simultaneously. Static housing and Apartments are one per server; Freeholds are one per account.

Q: Freeholds specifically are locked one per account?
A: Correct. – Steven Sharif Q: If I put an alt on a different server I...

[plucky pawn]

It's called an Intrepid account (since folks have been using it to log into both Ashes of Creation Apocalypse and Ashes of Creation), and it will log you into both the site and the game!

[plucky pawn]

You keep them to use in the in-game shop on cosmetic items!

[vagrant relic]

Toast, what is the hydraswan's name? Trying to get the picture to show a guild mate.

[dark jungle]

!wiki hydraswan

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Hydraswan

Hydraswan was a cosmetic pet skin in a pre-order pack.

[dark jungle]

That is it's name

[vagrant relic]

So it is actually called that. Thank you.

[gloomy spruce]

so tecnical i can build my house any on the world if i readed right^^

[dark jungle]

There are rules about placement of freeholds

The wiki article has everything listed

[gloomy spruce]

i will check^^

[spark flume]

how will they handle bots? was this mentioned at all?

[full badger]

there will be monitoring security systems and active GMs in the game

[spark flume]

I see, I also had some concerns about the corruption system. What's stopping corrupt players from dropping / storing away / trading gear with their friends to stop them losing their gear upon death. For instance a corrupt player has their best gear on kills a noncombatant and goes to a chest or something similar puts their equipment away so when they get killed they don't face the risk of losing their equipped items

[vagrant relic]

I was assuming this would be a relevant and very used tactic along with using weaker gear sets to kill weaker players.

[full badger]

That question is so laden with speculation that it's better suited to the #aoc-discussion channel I think

Thanks 🙂

[pulsar swift]

Is apocalypse not a thing any more?

[dusk nova]

no

[cerulean sundial]

Does anyone know if the islands on the map will be reachable without a boat?

[desert ivy]

There are aquatic mounts

Plus if you really wanted you could swim

[cerulean sundial]

so, as soon as you leave a starting area you could potentially make it to a island?

[desert ivy]

Potentially, yes

[worn wagon]

My interpretation of Stevens quote is that swimming will be limited by breath, even if you only swim on the surface (don't dive).
https://youtu.be/LaNosCnctck?t=55m39s

[outer fable]

sea monsters are a thing... so.. good luck reaching an island or the other continent swimming

[sterile river]

So kind of like Vanheim, where you not only have to make boats but also look out for sea monsters.

[flat condor]

Does anyone know when alpha 2 will be released?

[fathom sky]

Genshin Impact stamina system is perfect for that. Swin, dive, run, climb.

[vapid walrus]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/

[arctic sky]

Also the CEO has stated if you are hesitant just wait until launch and pay the $15 sub

[simple pecan]

The more you read into things, the more optimistic you will likely be.

[vapid walrus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s82xJnx1EY This is a good video that covers the core features

[arctic sky]

No

[vapid walrus]

Its a sub-based model

[arctic sky]

It's $15 a month no box cost

No box cost

And no p2w

[woven vale]

Sub =/= b2p

The monetization of the game will be a monthly 15 dollar sub (not including price harmonization) and a cosmetic shop

[arctic sky]

Best to just not think it's like ff14

Because there is no cost to any expansions either

It's straight 15 a month and get everything

[lean marlin]

Well you were linked the wiki, but there's also https://ashes101.com/ gives break downs and such on things.

[woven vale]

I would recommend Ashes 101 for easily digestible content and the wiki for...everything to the letter

[arctic sky]

There is also a dev stream on Friday

[lean marlin]

Yeah, push come to shove just tune in friday for the stream. Gather around with them in voice and go over it. Who knows what will happen. @crystal beacon

[thorn palm]

will "under water" combat/stuff to do be a thing? Just saying, an under water city would be a dream >.>

[vapid walrus]

Yes

!wiki Naval

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Naval

Naval content refers to content above and below the sea.
Aquatic mounts.
Underwater dungeons.
Island chains.
Naval caravans.
PvP objectives.
Raids.
Ships.
Trade routes.
Treasure hunting. Naval content was unlocked as part of the $1,500,000 Kickstarter stretch goal. Naval content might be included in Alpha-1.

[desert ivy]

There aren't underwater nodes

[rancid shadow]

just keep an eye on it wont hurt for sure

[crystal beacon]

what wont hurt

[rancid shadow]

to keep an eye on it like the Message said literally

[short matrix]

yet

[plush leaf]

!wiki alpha

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.
Over the past few months of testing, we have made significant progress with our Alpha One features and performance. The preview tests in December and February provided valuable data that my team has been working diligently to iterate upon in order to improve our performance and diagnosti...

[formal atlas]

On the previous alpha schedule, it said March 19 there would be a combat revamp. Will we see those combat changes in the stream on Friday?

[high ledge]

I think so, they already showed us Steven’s overpowered and polished pvp skills last time so hopefully so more this time too 🙂

[formal atlas]

I dont think them dueling has anything to do with the combat revamp?

[full badger]

@formal atlas the combat revamped isn't like a 1-and-done thing with a big change, but many small iterations over a long period of time, so you probably won't notice it unless you are taking part in the testing.

[formal atlas]

Sounds wierd to announce a combat revamp on March 19 then if we cant notice it?

[steady ocean]

Pay very close attention on Friday

[formal atlas]

I dont understand really. If they announce a combat revamp on a certain date, shouldnt we be able to compare previous and new footage and see a difference?

If its just small iterations over time, why give it a date?

[high ledge]

From last dev stream during the combat they were playing with, they spoke about how they’re making it more fluid and involving more movement rather than being locked down into casting animations like how it was before. It honestly looked a lot better to me from what they showed in the last stream so I think they’ll be moving forward with more changes like that

[formal atlas]

They changed the fireball. I wouldnt call that combat revamp. A revamp is usually a change to how combat in general works

[steady ocean]

Probably best to take this to #aoc-discussion Since we won't know what the footage they will show on Friday, we can't really provide much insight

[high ledge]

Gotta wait till the non NDA alpha 1 phases or rely on what is shown in the dev streams I guess

[formal atlas]

There is no mention of a combat revamp on the new alpha schedule, so just curious whats up with that revamp. It is already implemented or postphoned? Hopefully they will tell us Friday 🙂

[fallow veldt]

mount collector here: will i be able to have all mounts?

in theory

excluding royal ones

[high ledge]

Yes and no

[fallow veldt]

[high ledge]

You can get them all but not have them all at once because there’s limited time legendary ones and the royal / guild mounts

Which I think is cool cause it makes them that much more special if you get one

[dire pond]

10 chances for flying mount per month at end game

[formal atlas]

Here is a list of mounts you cant have since all of them are monthly exclusive

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Mounts

Wish i could give you a list of mounts you CAN have, but i dont think we have seen any yet lol