questions

[graceful pelican]

Thanks @fickle abyss @topaz fern and @dire pond for your input. I guess i got my answer 🙂

[ruby swift]

I would also look to just about any other mmo in the industry that has a sub. WoW or ESO or any of the others. You buy a 6 months sub, start it, and it runs for the 6 months till done. I can't think of a single one that allows you to stop after two months, go away, then come back later, and use the remaining 4 months. But hey, maybe Intrepid will be the first.

[restive crag]

Do we have any Info on Achievements or collectables like mounts, titles or Armor?

And a way to somehow show off your stuff?

[ruby swift]

!wiki achievements

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Achievements

Achievements will be across multiple servers, not just for guilds or groups.
World and server first achievements.
There will be leader boards.
There may be visible items on a character that relate to Titles or Achievements.
Certain titles will unlock special abilities or stats during sieges and events. It kind of redefines what the players will ex...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Achievements

[meager yarrow]

Will ashes have a way to stop or discourage monopolies on resources or is it up to players policing each other/setting up a system among themselves to stop and/or monitor that?

[dire pond]

The world manager will balance the economy moslty. Plus hoarding ressources will just drop the value of those ressources.

[daring jay]

Does anyone know when the next pre order pack will be available?

[worn wagon]

June 9

[fading valley]

!wiki summoner

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Summoner

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner

[eternal juniper]

That’s kind of the point of this whole game. That’s a source of conflict.

[meager yarrow]

I was both asking to see if anything would stop me or to protect me depending how things work out.

[eternal dock]

How does/ What will the Necromancer play be like? Multiple summons? Timed? Require bodies/ corpses?

[worn wagon]

!wiki necromancer

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Necromancer

Summoner primary archetype combined with Cleric secondary is a Necromancer class. The Necromancer is a master of life and death. You can choose to be a Necromancer for good, or for "dark and twisted things".
Good Necromancers can work with helpful spirits.
Evil Necromancers can summon zombies, skeletons and other undead creatures. I view the Necro...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Necromancer

[worn wagon]

thats all we know atm

[stable plover]

I'd say players are encouraged to at least try to monopolize a resource, but there are lots of things in place to stop them from doing that. Probably the most likely thing to be monopolized would be something like crafting mats from raid bosses, all the raiders on your server come together and make some sort of pact not to sell them to non-raiders. Non-raiders could still get the stuff through pvping the raiders as they leave the raid, or getting the odd bits of it through caravans or node sieges that haven't been processed into completed items yet. If enough people get mad about the system going on they could also put together their own raid clearing group and finance it through selling raiding mats to the rest of the server, some of the main raiders cheat on the pact to pocket extra gold, etc.

[eternal juniper]

It'd be a #historicPveMovement

[dire pond]

So capitalism

[meager yarrow]

I was both asking to see if anything would stop me or to protect me depending how things work out.

[eternal juniper]

U said that already 6 messages up

[restive crag]

How good are pvp gear rewards?

[eternal juniper]

I don’t think there is such a thing

[restive crag]

So there is no way to get gear trough just PvP?

[dire pond]

You can

Sieges, caravan raids, killing corrupted player

But its risk vs rewards, at the end player corpses and chests could be empty after all that trouble

[restive crag]

So there is supposed to be a cooldown for attacking nodes, like if you attack a metropolis and fail you can't attack it for 50 days. Is that cooldown for every guild/node that attacks it or just for the players who attacked it? Because I could see potential on paying other guilds to attack them and fail on purpose so they get a 50 day shield for their mats

[dire pond]

!wiki sieges

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Sieges

Sieges in Ashes of Creation refer to:

Castle sieges, where guilds battle to occupy one of five Guild castles.
Node sieges, which are open world battles fought to destroy nodes. The risk versus reward relationship, when, say for instance, you've dedicated time towards building a node and other players have dedicated that equivalent time towards si...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Sieges

[spiral pine]

pretty sure the cooldown doesnt apply to the players/guilds

just the node itself gets protection

[dire pond]

Cooldown applies to the node, ressources needed to declare a siege is = to ressources needed to upgrade the defending node

[restive crag]

So in theory a very wealthy guild can abuse this to save their mats

[dark jungle]

guilds dont own nodes

[dire pond]

From our theories, a metropolis will requier around 1000 players to keep it running, meaning a lot of teamwork will be needed just to declare a siege.

[restive crag]

Yes but they can establish footholds like a Guild Hall there and make it their "main city" wich they reside in

[dire pond]

Yes and having a guild hall would make them patron of that node

So in theory yes, if multiple guilds gather their strenght and ressources they could periodicaly siege a node until it is destroyed. But we are talking about gamers if an mmo game... cooperation is rare

Once a siege is declared, any players can participate in the defense/attack of the node. Citizen of the node are automaticaly sent as defenders

I dont know about a cooldown between sieges, but a periode of siege preperation (2-5 days) will start once the siege is declared depending on the node stage.

Node becoming a stage 3 have a 21 days siege protection on it.

[ruby swift]

It is a total on one month protection. One week while the government is formed and 21 days after the first mayor election

The cooldown between sieges only applys after a successful defense and is 10x the declaration period. So for a level 3 node which has a 2 day declaration, 20 days after defense. There is no reason for it after a loss, since the node is reduced to zero. People may try to game the system to protect their resources, but then find out they paid all that for the siege declaration, only to have people they do not control join in and raze them.

[dire pond]

Do you think they will add a limit to the number of attacker/defenders?

[dark jungle]

yes, they will have to cap the number below the limit at which the server will crash

[dire pond]

Damn, was hoping the gather 50% of the server just to be sure my node is safe :p

[ruby swift]

Most guild groups rarely function beyond a raid group size of players. Trying to get thousands of people to do what you want would indeed be an epic achievement.

[dire pond]

If you got gold, anything is possible haha

[sacred tangle]

remember that amount of gold is being divided by the amount of players

you might have 100,000 gold... but will you get 1000 people to work for 100 gold?

[crystal beacon]

Getting 100 players and making a formation that would be epic

[dire pond]

I would pay 10 000 to the Guild leaders

Plus free beer at my tavern

[somber swan]

No refunds if I were to buy and play the alpha 1 500$ key correct?

[sacred tangle]

correct

[wispy parcel]

“Under limited circumstances, Intrepid may offer refunds or credits with regard to purchases you make in connection with Game Assets and microtransactions. You may submit a refund request directly to Intrepid by contacting us via our customer support platform or the payment system. Intrepid may determine, at its sole discretion, to honor a refund under the following conditions: (1) the refund is requested within ninety (90) days from the date of purchase of the item or Game Asset in question (“Purchased Asset”); and (2) The Purchased Asset has not been consumed or used in any way, manner or form prior to the issuance of any refund. Furthermore, and by no means a limitation of the foregoing, any “Ember Packages” purchased as a Purchased Asset may not be refunded or subject to a pro-rated or partial refund if all or any portion of the Ember Package is used prior to the issuance of a refund.”

[somber swan]

Once i buy it, how does the process of downloading the game work?

[crystal beacon]

So regarding:

Q: Will character creator allow us to make Tulnar that might look somewhat like Kobolds from Pathfinder or DnD?A: I wouldn't say exactly, but there's definitely elements of Kobolds that you could incorporate in a character creator with the Tulnar, yes.[21] – Steven Sharif

What about dragonborn? Would it be easier to create a DnD's dragonborn compared to a kobold?

[spiral pine]

Tulnar are basically a secret

we dont know anything

[restive crag]

Furry race

[spiral pine]

except for whats on the wiki

[crystal beacon]

Well, Steven did answer that kobold question, so I hoped to find out how closely DB would be possible 😅

[spiral pine]

ask on the forums

[crystal beacon]

Erm link is a dead end lol

[spiral pine]

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/49720/next-live-stream-q-a-submission-friday-may-28-2021-at-11am-pdt/p1

[crystal beacon]

Oh shit I forgot the weekly AMA. Thank you for this reminder!

[cursive quartz]

Hello everyone! I have a question about the combat system. Will the skills be activated using keyboard shortcuts (like in Black Desert online) or will they all be on the panel from 1 to F12?

[brittle shale]

in the current build you can do either one, you get to decide

z swaps between free mouse tab-targeting and action combat like a fps

[placid shoal]

Will the game be released on steam?

[brittle shale]

no, its self published

[cursive quartz]

oh this is amazing! I never dreamed of that. thanks for the answer

[brittle shale]

NP. Heres a video from 6 months ago that shows how the swapping between works in the current build, though it could possibly change through development https://youtu.be/8WQ_BBwK5LA

[cursive quartz]

thanks a lot

[desert ivy]

If you're asking if you'll do "combos" like in BDO where you have to press buttons in a certain order to use spells then no. It's simply you have a hotbar and you put your spells on that hotbar and press whatever keybinds you set

Just like ArcheAge, WoW, FF14, etc.

[zinc solar]

I'm a huge fan of mmorpg genre but I never got to play then because of the absurd ping since I live in Africa. My question was are the servers going to incorporate people who will be able to play all the way from Africa....or not

[jagged sorrel]

Ff14 has a lot of combos btw

[solemn magnet]

Regarding armors and stuff: I'm really happy that the Ashes Setting is kinda "Tolkinesque". Elves, dwarfs, humans and their armor resembles the attribute of their race

Nothing too flashy, bit more down to earth. Thats how I like it

[stable plover]

EU/OCE people are currently playing on US East servers without a major problem, I assume playing on EU or OCE servers from Africa would be easier than that. The devs haven't ever mentioned making an 'African server', but it's not outside of the realm of possibility. (The devs have suggested that there will be a South American server in Brazil but haven't confirmed that yet for reference),

[crystal beacon]

[zinc solar]

Understood. Thank you for your time and attention

[desert ivy]

FF14 doesn't have combos like BDO has. In BDO it's like a fighting game where you need to press buttons in a certain order to cast spells

Simply having 1 spell that works off another spell or something like Ninjas ninjutsu isn't comparable to BDO

[cunning wyvern]

Are there plans to put in an information tab for nodes. Example: The information page could contain, the nodes level - type - who it is at war with - who is it vassel to - city population stuff like that. Perhaps it could be on a billboard in center of town or something. Like a central information hub. Thoughts?

[stable plover]

Early version of node info

[restive crag]

Is this new? Never seen that before

[crystal beacon]

!wiki Node Government

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Node governments

Node governments are chosen from a node's citizenry when a node reaches stage 3 (Village). Positions within a node's government are attained through titles that grant special access to NPCs in the node.
Mayor.
Priests, bishops or acolytes in certain temples.
Patron guild leader.
Chief bounty hunter. There are a lot of things that you can strive fo...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_governments

[crystal beacon]

That picture was from a livestream on December 13th, 2018 so no its fairly old

[restive crag]

Damn

[crystal beacon]

Those systems are very easy to put into place and test so i don't feel like we will see a final form of tracking such as node government and such until later stages after the core systems are put into place and working as intended.

I also don't believe that steven has liked the idea of tracking node development so that way people dont drop a node and leave it in the dust for a node that is about to be level X over the rest of the nodes and probably many other reasons.

[lavish zealot]

Question, I found out about AoC a little over a year ago. I was curious, I know they used Apocalypse as a test for their engines/combat, were there any plans to bring that back in the future? Feel like they've gained a lot of traction over the last year, I think a relaunch even for testing would be more popular than the first.

Does anyone have any info on AoC Apocalypse?

[somber swan]

when and how do i link/connect my intrepid account to the discord

[crystal beacon]

APOC will most likely not be coming back because they used that as a testng phase to allow the Alpha tests to run a lot smoother, which since the Alpha-1 is currenty in testing and is able to be tested in APOC has no use.

@somber swan⏫ ⏫ ⏫

You can link your account to the discord if you have a KS, summer backer, Intrepid pack or Alpha-1 Adventurer pack and it will update the discord with all of the necessary channels 🙂

[somber swan]

oh ok i see thank you

[lavish zealot]

Ah thats really unfortunate, thanks for the response @crystal beacon

[cerulean atlas]

will they be working on secondary archetypes in Alpha 2?

[dark jungle]

yes

[valid girder]

is scepter going to be a melee weapon or ranged magic weapon?

in wiki it says melee but I think thats wrong.

[dire pond]

Maybe its a melee magic weapon doing blunt magic damage

[valid girder]

I dont think there is blunt magic damage

[ruby swift]

The stat system just like combat is undergoing an overhaul. We currently have no idea what stats will or won't be cut or added.

[valid girder]

I hope they will talk about combat and classes in next stream.

[dire pond]

It could be a magic weapon that scales better for magic damage melee class

[stable plover]

Hm in APOC they were ranged magic weapons. The reference that the wiki has on them being a melee weapon seems to only refer to them being a weapon. Probably an error. In the meantime https://ashesofcreation.wiki/APOC:The_Drifter is probably a better article.

Anyone happen to have seen a scepter in A1?

[dire pond]

Havent been able to craft an iron sword xd

[dark jungle]

Not yet

[pine forge]

Question about an Update: Have you yet decided or thought about the Node Metropolis Boni of Religion and Millitary?

[dark jungle]

boni?

[pine forge]

the metropolis boni

[dark jungle]

the superpower?

[stable plover]

We don't know the benefits of divine/military nodes. or what their superpowers will be.

[dark jungle]

^

[pine forge]

alright thank you for your answer

[dire pond]

It will have to sync with thr bounty hunter mecanic, so maybe like a world wide bounty hunter map

[valid girder]

thanks.

[austere bobcat]

i just bought alpha one, so what do i do now? like how do i spot test and stuff 🙂

[dark jungle]

Follow those steps

[austere bobcat]

can i only download game when thet test spot time is availabvle?

[ruby swift]

Please talk about NDA topics in those channels.

[austere bobcat]

ok sorry

[rare pasture]

when spanish channels ?

[ruby swift]

Ashes of Creation will be initially available in English, French, German, and Russian.[2][3]

Italian, Polish and Spanish localization will then be added.[3]
Spanish will be added in the near future.[4]
Other languages are being considered.[2]

[golden ferry]

@plucky pawn are you able to tell me more about the mounts?
Instead of them "popping in and out of existence" could you have them fade into and out of existence/the "ether"?
Also, it'd be awesome to have some mounts which fight with you and had an option to "stake" them to a spot if you're just grabbing loot or something and then jumping right back on.
Lastly - please do something with the winged creatures, they look ridiculous running around with their wings out, could they have them folded at their sides or something?

[fickle star]

dude its the alpha quit bitcvhing

[rustic sigil]

Let them have their opinion

[dire pond]

I agree with you @golden ferry the mounts lack animation and physic reality, but dont forget for now the priorities are more around the core of the game. Those ideas may be more discussable around the beta phase where the combat, classes, metropolis, ships and so on are completed.

[low lantern]

@golden ferry Steven mentioned in a recent stream that mounts will be able to stay in the world and follow you around

Combat pets will be able to fight with you, mounts will have their own abilities when mounted

[raw pecan]

Tbh, I was so hyped when I saw summoning your ship on archeage. But I am not sure, If it's possible with mounts 🤔

[crystal beacon]

do certain classes/class abilities enhances the combat pet's fighting abilities?

[minor finch]

I know there aren’t any rp labeled servers but have the devs mentioned any support for rp? Like is it on their mind or are they doing anything to cater to that audience?

[rustic sigil]

There will be plenty of RP features: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Roleplaying

[spring plinth]

My profile information is hidden on AOC site? Only Forum Display Name is public.

[viral torrent]

Yes, only you can see your e-mail address if that's what you're asking 😄

[spring plinth]

Thanks. I used two email ID. login one is gaming but when they asked how we can contact you i gave them my 24/7 working email.

[low lantern]

@crystal beacon not sure, but if you choose to use a pet you will give up some of your potential as an expense. Like you might be 90% effective and the pet 10% for balance reasons

[short flame]

Hello

Im really sorry to bother you, i cant seem to chat in the discord idk why, non the less i see you can purchase a pack to get into alpha one, tho the package i bought long ago only got me cosmetics and access to alpha two. Is there any way to change that to alpha one or would i have to buy a new pack purely for that purpose?

[desert ivy]

You can upgrade your current pack to the alpha one pack and just pay the difference

so if you bought the $250 Alpha 2 pack you can pay $250 to upgrade to the Alpha one pack

If you bought the $375 Alpha 2 pack you can pay $125 to upgrade

[short flame]

I spend aroind 425$ if not more on the package that i bought

[desert ivy]

That was probably including VAT or something

The A2 packs are either $250 or $375

Voyager and Voyager Plus

[short flame]

Jul 22, 2020, 3:04:26 AM

Idk which pack it was back then

And website dont say much about the purchase

So i cant even see which one it was

[ruby swift]

If you log onto the store with the relevant account it will show your upgrade options

[desert ivy]

Click on Inventory and look for where it says Voyager or Voyager Plus

You most likely bought the Voyager Plus if you spent $425, so you should be able to upgrade for around $125 + VAT

[short flame]

Voyager Plus Pre-Order Pack

Yea okay

Thanks

[full badger]

If you want access to Alpha 1 testing you'll need to upgrade to the Adventurer pack, which you can do from the Intrepid store

[short flame]

I saw, ill deffo do that

And get into this awesome fantastic game

[short flame]

Yea they didnt have higer packs back then

[twin coyote]

Keep in mind the game is many years away from release. It is not a complete game. You are purchasing access to a true alpha not an early access, head start or pre-release.

[short flame]

I know

But its better then just sitting around doing nothing

[twin coyote]

Fair enough. It's a lot of money and it's good to set people's expectations before they spend it.

It's by far one of the most enjoyable alphas I have played but it's still an alpha.

[short flame]

I mean i already soend 425 long ago

Idm spending more

[spring plinth]

@short flame GL and make sure you give your reviews and share your thoughts in forum. That will help devs.

[short flame]

And learn the different classes, being in alpha is new to me tho, but atleast i can share my thoughts and exp and hopefully shape the game to all of us mmorpg fans final destination

That we may call our home

Question tho, how to choose the name i did like for release?

Name reservation i mean

[stable plover]

Name reservations won't be happening until sometime in the future. Intrepid will give out notifications when that time comes, but they basically need to finalize the intended launch servers before opening name reservations. See https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations for more info.

[short flame]

Thanks!

[low lantern]

If you get it, just follow these steps

[lethal hill]

for alpha test there is no key? i just login to the client with my alpha 1 account details?

[ruby swift]

ask in the NDA channels regarding tests

[lethal hill]

thank you!

[primal leaf]

Who should I address my cover letter to?

[spring plinth]

Still working or its done?

[desert ivy]

Haven't gotten an update yet

Steven and dates should never be trusted though

[arctic sky]

He says will not should... That odd

[cinder girder]

Will the wiki be updated once the full NDA is dropped?

[hexed stratus]

Prob

[spiral pine]

yes it will be

[placid veldt]

Will the game support add-ons?

[desert ivy]

No

[restive crag]

I hope that we will at least get in depth UI customization

[ruby swift]

Odds are it will be. Lex has always gone off the rule that it has to be a publicly stated quote by Steven (or other gold name) to even pass the sniff test to add to the wiki. There have been several instances where things have been changed under NDA or talked about in meetings there, but don't/can't make it in because they have never been released. With the fluid nature of testing atm, if some things are not updated speedily enough for you, consider volunteering your time to help with the wiki.

[fair dirge]

I hope to publish a new guild halls skin

[somber swan]

what times are the servers usually open for people to play during this alpha 1 ?

[dark jungle]

it varies based on what the devs need

generally during working hours for Intrepid, which is pacific time

this is spot testing right now, so servers are not constantly up

[somber swan]

so pretty much its whenever the devs would like to test something?

[edgy acorn]

@plucky pawn Are we allowed to simp over Alex?

[errant cloud]

If I find a leaked video of Alpha 1 footage who do I report it to?

[empty ginkgo]

@errant cloud Any mods or Toast

Via DMs

[errant cloud]

Thank you.

[full badger]

You can DM it to me if you like, I'll take a look at it for you

[errant cloud]

I was just wondering, as I look into other stuff. Issue is you have people who post cuts of Old Streams as 'leaked footage' even though its Steven is in the vid.

[thin siren]

Is there a formal place to make a feature request? I wanted to pitch the idea of having a quarterly pvp arena with in-game standium and a way to remote view the combatants. Then, I think it should also have big rewards but previous winners cannot re-enter.

[full badger]

@thin siren The forums are the best place for that: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/categories/aoc-general-discussion

[rocky finch]

will this game have Packs traderuns? (like Archeage)

[ruby swift]

Not exactly like Archeage, the caravan system is their answer to "pack runs"

!wiki caravan

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Caravans

The caravan system is an open world PvP system that revolves around opportunity and risk. Caravans facilitate the transfer of goods for players wishing to turn a profit.
Caravans are for transfer of personal goods and quests as well as supplies for castles and nodes. Caravans may only be sent from or arrive at village nodes or above. Caravans can...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Caravans

[rocky finch]

Oh i see, ty 🙂 i thought they would mb add packs+carvan

sounds good eitherway, that will create some nice pvp content

[crystal beacon]

the alpha 1 will continue after 13 august?

[full badger]

Alpha 1 will continue until Intrepid are happy to move into Alpha 2. The dates we have right now for testing are just what is needed right now, but at the end of the day Alpha 1 could last longer depending on what is found during testing @crystal beacon

[agile rock]

so does that mean it could also be shorter, or is that just wishful thinking on my part

[full badger]

Very unlikely, bordering on impossible @agile rock

[restive crag]

Does that mean there will always be a version of the game "playable"? Like A1 is up until A2, wich us up until B1, wich is up until B2, wich is up until release?

[full badger]

We aren't scheduled to get persistent 24/7 servers until Alpha 2. After that, who knows what will happen

[rugged laurel]

where is the download

i was try to looking for download the game

i can't find steam games

[hexed junco]

Did you buy alpha access?

[rugged laurel]

no?

[crystal beacon]

how u gonna download it then lol

the game is in the alpha yet

[rugged laurel]

@crystal beacon man idk but its not full release

oh shit

then i wait for later

[crystal beacon]

lol

[rugged laurel]

its pretty damn good game rightN

?

[crystal beacon]

will take surely till 2023

[rugged laurel]

yay

then i be 18 years old

l am now 15 1 july heheheeh

[crystal beacon]

i have access to alpha 2

[rugged laurel]

wow

gl

i going afk

[crystal beacon]

and i dont know when will be lol

[rugged laurel]

yeah

me too

[crystal beacon]

maybe at the end of 2021

or beggining 2022

[rugged laurel]

we hope

[crystal beacon]

@rugged laurel u from europe?

[full badger]

Hi guys, could you please take this discussion down to the #general-discussion channel now, thanks 🙂

[crystal beacon]

y sorry

[rugged laurel]

y

[devout ridge]

Did anybody find out how exactly you become a citizen in a node. Is there a specific questline you have to find and do or is it just straight xp from killing lots of mobs near the node?

[tranquil willow]

You need to buy a house or apartment

[carmine hornet]

Second question, if u have a freehold close to a level 5 node and gos to a level 6, does my freehold get pushed to a new location

[tranquil willow]

No, it would stay there

[carmine hornet]

But if a 6 is bigger than a five and my freehold would have been right outside the 5 wouldn't the 6 go right over top of it

[tranquil willow]

No, your freehold would simply be under that new ZOI

[carmine hornet]

I dont think u know what I'm saying, politely, let's say my freehold was right outside the gate of five, then it turned into a six which we know makes it into a bigger kingdom, meaning my land would be consumed by the expansion. Ik that for u to be a freehold the node has to be a 3 or higher but I'm pretty much asking if and when it becomes a 3 is the freehold areas u can buy already at a 6 standard

Like if it was at a 3 and u bought a property very close by and soon enough became a 6 long after, what would happen

[dapper chasm]

U cant place a freehold that close...u always have to place it (and just can) somewhere where it woudnt block anything like possible Dungeon Entrances, Nodes at every stage, Streets etc

[carmine hornet]

So even at stage 1 node its going to have a node diameter for freeholds at level 6?

[near stump]

Yes. Freeholds can never be placed where a road or node might form in the future

[carmine hornet]

Ok cool been a long wandered question

[near stump]

I also believe you can’t place a freehold until level 3 node

[carmine hornet]

Yeah I was just using level 1 as a reference

[near stump]

Np

[crystal beacon]

i have access 1 day before the release if i buy any pack?

or had to be kickstarter packs

[desert ivy]

Kickstarter

[restive crag]

Wait there is pre release access for Kickstarter backers?

Like a headstart?

[desert ivy]

There will be a couple of headstart servers on release to make sure there are no last minute problems, but you can just not roll on the headstart servers if you want to avoid them

!wiki headstart

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Head start

Head start grants early access one or two days prior to the live launch of Ashes of Creation for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.
Head start is a means to gradually ramp up the population to avoid player concurrency issues at launch.
Head start will also be a way to address any last-minute launch or deployment issues. The point...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Head_start

[restive crag]

Oh, atleast there is an option to avoid it

[crystal beacon]

ah good

but headstart server will be empty then

when the game is released

[viral torrent]

They won't. People with a HS will probably join them

[restive crag]

Depends on how many players have headstart in their region, NA won't be a problem since everyone there speaks english. EU is a different thing, I can't imagine having 10k Kickstarter backers each from france/germany/UK/spain/russia (pretty much the highest pop labguages languages) who want to play on their language specific servers

[fickle abyss]

I'm still on the fence about headstart and I'm sure many are

[compact orchid]

Id say its simple in its self that, we dont have to play on those servers, and you cant unless you have access too so 🤷🏼‍♂️ it’s basically just another way for them too test things is all it is really

[glad sleet]

Steven said he regrets adding headstart but it’s too late to remove it now. Headstart players will have progression limited tho (level cap, node cap etc)

[compact orchid]

Id think its the servers for the more hardcore AOC players

Correct so

[restive crag]

Okay imagine there are 4 german servers (I know that nobody enforces language but if they are labeled as german 99% of german will join those servers). Lets say 1k of german players have Headstart. 1 of the server is for headstarters and 3 are not. On release why would you join a server with headstart players instead of joining a normal server. The headstart server will stay at 1k players and maybe get 1k more because some dont know its headstart. Do you understand what I mean @simple ether

[glad sleet]

Go to discussion channel

[restive crag]

Ah, I see. That's absolutely fine for me

[crystal beacon]

@viral torrent ye but what i mean is that the ppl from HS servers wont play in that servers

when we all have access to the game

they will come to our servers

and HS servers will be empty

[arctic sky]

That is all just guesses and can be discussed in other channels

[west meteor]

will there be afk activities that take a while to do, similar to BDO where you can process materials overnight

[fickle abyss]

I hope not. But we don't know anything along those lines yet.

[ruby swift]

@crystal beacon There is a simple solution at launch for that. They won't open additional servers until ALL servers are approaching capacity, including HS servers.

[restive crag]

Poor solution, literally forcing players to do somethinh they domt want

[near stump]

Players who join the game a week or more after launch don’t care if they’re on a server that had one more day. Especially if those players couldn’t level a node. We encourage you to make a forum post if you want to voice your ideas on how they can improve their current approach though

[restive crag]

Solid point

[near horizon]

from playing alpha, you need nodes to do just about anything. HS offers nothing

[arctic sky]

It let's us look at pretties

And get to level 5

[earnest hatch]

Hi, how long does it take to get the alpha 1 key after you bought it ?

Thanks for the help in advance ^^.

Thanks ^^

[limpid skiff]

The alpha 1 pack to buy on the website is for all alpha 1 phases?

[worn wagon]

Yup

[limpid skiff]

Thx, I just bought it, but nothing is showing on the website, where can I find the client to start testing?

[supple socket]

So did I, seems that we cannot really download anything unless servers are up the next which is wednesday

[limpid skiff]

Thanks @viral torrent my mistake was to log off on the website and not on the forum, so I didn't have the role applied. I got access now thanks 🙂

[viral torrent]

\o/ Great

[rocky finch]

when are we gonna see the ranger archer archetype showcase? (like mage,tank,cleric vids)

[humble trout]

will combat rework be in alpha one?

[arctic sky]

There will be many reworks in the alpha stage for combat

They are going to try many different things and see what works best for them

[humble trout]

ah oke

[regal oak]

the BR combat was insanely amazing

[crystal beacon]

The Visual NDA is still up but the Verbal NDA was taken down, so while we can talk about Alpha currently we cannot post videos/Screenshots. The Visual NDA is scheduled to be droped July 9-11 and July 14-Aug 13 for the Opening of Alpha-1 testing

[rocky finch]

Okey, i meant more like since the official youtube video has cleric+tank+mage video if there is any plan of ranger one too

[errant cloud]

How does dying work? I know once you die you drop some of your gatherables, do you turn into a skeleton or is your body left behind? How long is it left there? Can you loot your own dead body to get back the gatherables if they didn't loot you? Will bodies be littered in the dungeon? ex. I walk into a room and it filled with dead player bodies letting me know something big happened here. Can only the person who killed you loot you? Or can I have a friend quickly auto loot my body fast like so they don't get anything and run?

[serene root]

Has it been anounced how big party will be able to be? I don't mean dungeons or raids, just open world party.

[little kiln]

have there been any concept or other updates on the tulnar in the past... 10 months or so?

[desert ivy]

No

[desert ivy]

8

But there's nothing stopping you from having a 40 man open-world raid party either

[little kiln]

rip

[serene root]

Right, thanks...I was thinking about having maybe a small XP boost if you are in party (maybe like 5%) to incentive players to form them...what do you guys think?

[crystal beacon]

Ranger will be introduced later in the Alpha-1 phases

[little kiln]

what are the currently available classes and or sub classes in alpha 1?

[crystal beacon]

Tank, cleric and mage

[crystal beacon]

No secondary archetypes are in the current alpha phase, they will be tested in A-2

[little kiln]

righto 🤔

[crystal beacon]

More primary archetypes will be tested in Later A-1 phases

[little kiln]

think there will be further delays or no?

heh, true. let me clarify. Further delays till the more "open" alpha one tests that start now in july

ive decided to upgrade to Adventurer, do i do anything now or just wait?

[desert ivy]

Do that

[little kiln]

thanks

Do i get discord roles as well? 🤔

[crystal beacon]

Once you link your discord with the forum the roles should be added, if they are not you can DM one of the mods or Toast and they can assist with any issues with the discord roles 🙂

[little kiln]

it Really doesnt like pale moon

there a website bug reports channel? 😅

righto, saw the server populate so got it working. thanks for the info!

[olive cedar]

do we know yet if the map will let us, for example, go in one direction and be at the other side. Does that make sense?

or maybe something like, if we sail too far, the ship is automatically sunk

[desert ivy]

No, you can't go "around the world"

In-game Verra is flat

[wanton fox]

What is the colored tier progression of items in the game. I know it starts grey, then i think its blue or green but i forgot

does anyone know?

[lofty musk]

Probably gray green blue purple orange or something similar to most games

[full badger]

I can't remember off the top of my head what we've had in the testing so far, and can't find a source on the wiki, sorry @wanton fox

[wanton fox]

its all good. i was just referencing the essence drops in game

i think the basic one was grey

the greater was green or red and then grand was blue i think

[blazing fog]

Are we still able to buy that turtle that was in the Facebook story?

[dark jungle]

sadly no, but there will likely be other turtles

(there have been 2 so far)

[crystal beacon]

is it possible to change classes after you finished creating ur character?

[little kiln]

i think the base class, no. but subclass after level 25, yes

[smoky ivy]

You can’t change your primary archetype but you can change your secondary archetype the class is a combination of the two

[little kiln]

jist that goes is you have 8 main classes here. choose one at start and locked into that. after level 25 you can choose one of the 8 classes again (even the same class to double up) and have the ability to switch again later.

[distant herald]

Any bard bard chads in the chat

[rancid shadow]

only tank tank alpha silverbacks

🦍

[limpid juniper]

sorry for my French, but where can I speak with Russian community?

[crystal beacon]

does enchanting affect the damage stats of a weapon or do they just add extra stats (like burn, poison, etc...) I haven't seen much about this in the wiki

[junior sky]

!wiki enchanting

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Enchanting

There are two types of enchantments for items: Vertical and horizontal.
Vertical enchantments are a power progression for a crafted item. More damage or mitigations, added effects or bonuses. Vertical enchantments include risks. There isn't RNG in crafting but there may be a small amount of RNG in enchanting.
Over-enchanting items comes with a pot...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Enchanting

[junior sky]

@crystal beacon everything regarding that is on the wiki (link above) but to answer you directly, it depends on the kind of enchanting. There is vertical and horizontal. Vertical affects stats on crafted items (like +damage, etc.). Horizontal enchanting affects the damage type (in example, sword does frost damage enchanting it now it does fire damage instead) stuff like that

[little kiln]

what was the character creation supposed to be like in the end? I vaguely remember BDO inspirations for its final form 🤔

[fickle abyss]

I wouldnt expect BDO level. Thats a bit much for most

[little kiln]

oh i did remember right

[peak rock]

I wouldn't go as far as BDO yeah

[rocky finch]

i feel like they could keep the char creation basic and work on it later on and give everyone a free char customization change when the new char creation is done (my opinion anyway)

[bitter forge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgowBLb4sKw
Its ESO or nothing!

[minor finch]

“Guy who looks exactly like vigo mortensen” lol

[little kiln]

naah. the ESO way is to introduce character body changes years after infinite clamor from the community and charging people 20$ for a one use token to do so

[stoic dune]

Will there be give aways for AoC?

[little kiln]

I believe there have been some before. Maybe

[fickle abyss]

Do you mean key giveaways? There have been quite a few on stream, most notably the charity streams they do. Its not very often though.

[near stump]

When was the last one?

Roughly

[stoic dune]

Yes, I havent seen any streams on the game i only recently even heard much about it from a friend @uneven galleon who is super excited to play it one day aswell we would buy a backers thing in the store but cant really afford that

[fickle abyss]

https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2020-10-26-extra-life That was the last time

[fickle abyss]

Unless you have a major itch to back the project AND have the disposable income you shouldnt be looking to be a backer. At least not in alpha stages. The alpha stages are REAL alphas and hardly a complete game. Be patient and wait to see what betas bring 🙂

Holy shit its been 5 MONTHS since ExtraLife stream? WTF

[near stump]

That was actually 6.5 months ago lol. Seems like an annual thing. Might be for A2 keys this year

[little kiln]

Paying hundreds now to see if I like it will be worth avoiding the crushed hope of waiting years for it to release

If I don’t like it

[near stump]

But it won’t be the same upon release 🧐

[stoic dune]

lol patients has never been my strong suit i wanna try it cause been looking for a new MMO

[near stump]

Go play another game for 2 years then come back here.

[fickle abyss]

Were all in the same boat I can promise you taht :D. Its a hard pill to swallow this waiting game

[little kiln]

One can learn a lot poking around the early versions of the game

[fickle abyss]

But check in from time to time and say hi 😄

[stoic dune]

I wanna be like hey can i get that sweet alpha key haha but im not a big streamer so i cant do creator either

[fickle abyss]

Lets move to discussion channel so we dont annoy the reds 🙂

[stoic dune]

k

[thorn palm]

is there a timeline for when we'll see the other classes showcased?

[ruby swift]

They have taken a backseat during the combat rework

[oak sage]

do we know how big guilds can be ?

[spiral pine]

!wiki guild

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Guilds

There are prerequisites for guild formation.[1]

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds

[spiral pine]

its 300 max

[oak sage]

ic thanks <3

[crystal beacon]

It will also depend (Potentially since stuff can change, we wont know yet) on how many skill points the guild decides to put into Size rather than augments or passive buffs, so you can be an optimized small-medium sized guild or a very large guild with minimal augments/passives. It will be a choice on if the buffs are worth it

[light prairie]

ive heard there will be taverns in the game
will getting yourself a drink give a buff or something? or is it just pure roleplaying stuff?

[restive crag]

Buffs and you can gamble against other players

[light prairie]

thats really cool

[regal oak]

up to 3 guilds max

guild chat*?

[light prairie]

ive also heard theres no group finder, it would be really nice if the taverns would also be a place to find people for raids or something, like maybe have a bulletin board which you could put an LFG type thing on

[regal oak]

auto que group finder <-- loves it

[random valley]

So can we ask how the alpha is for people playing rn or is that not allowed

[light prairie]

you can ask but they cant show anything yet, just talk about it.

[random valley]

Ok. how is it

Makes sense

Are people enjoying it

I’ve got a group of 20 who play mainly eso that make me check up on this game lol

[spark cove]

Did we know what the website maintenance is for? What will change for us?

[plucky pawn]

Steven replied to the tweet with a bit more detail here: https://twitter.com/StevenJSharif/status/1396843509953437696?s=20

Steven Sharif (@StevenJSharif)

@AoCSupport @AshesofCreation This downtime will be for updating our payment options to now include stripe, and not just xsolla (a popular request by the community). 🙏💪❤️

Twitter · May 24, 2021, 3:00 PM

[spark cove]

Thanks Toast i din't saw Steven's post

Hey guys: i can buy may's cosmetic. I through it's was included in my Adventurer pack?

[wispy parcel]

only cosmetics you get are the ones in the month of the pack you bought. if you didn't buy the pack in may, you have to purchase to get it. if you DID buy in may, i would contact support.

[spark cove]

I bought it when Adventurer was out again

[wispy parcel]

if you purchased after May 4th and can't see it I would contact support

[spark cove]

Thanks i will

[ebon token]

did buy May's pack?

[wispy parcel]

did you link your discord to your intrepid account? looks like you don't have the adventurer role

[spark cove]

yes Annex, i have access to secret channels

[wispy parcel]

then yeah support is the way to go, looks like it doesn't see your adventurer package because your discord is not showing the role

[spark cove]

Bought Adventurer on may 5th

yes i can see it, just not the promised cosmetics

[dapper chasm]

But did u buy the whole pack for 500$ or did u upgrade from another pack before?

[wispy parcel]

i know, but when you click on your name in discord, it does not say adventurer so there is a missing role that could be related

[spark cove]

I will contact support Annex thanks

I sent them a message

[plucky pawn]

No need for that @spark cove 😄 just disconnect and reconnect and you'll see it pop up!

If you connected before the Adventurer role was set up correctly, you just have the Alpha One role - which still gets you access to see everything you need to

[blissful jay]

Damn, beat me to it toast

[plucky pawn]

also, if you were upgrading from the Voyager Plus pack to the Adventurer pack, it's correct that you're able to buy May's cosmetics 😄 as those weren't included in your upgrade

(the upgrade only included the difference between the two packs, and you already got all the cosmetics previously in your Voyager Plus pack)

[spark cove]

Ah ok Lieutenant. I contacted support for nothing then lol

Still have Alpha and other rank

Ok i see thanks Lieutenant

[lofty spade]

I don't have the adventurer role either but it's kinda w/e

[blissful jay]

You do

[lofty spade]

I can swear I did not have it yesterday

gg

[plucky pawn]

Ah no worries! If you wanna reply back to the original ticket you opened and let them know it's been resolved, I know our team would appreciate that so they can work through the queue faster

[spark cove]

I can simply reply to the mail they sent to me?

[plucky pawn]

Yup!

[serene root]

Is A-2 supposed to have crafting? The plan anyway

[viscid hatch]

Wolf themed pack when?

[onyx knoll]

eventually alpha 2 will have everything, it'll be persistent until launch

[serene root]

Oh nice! I wanted to see when i should bump the post I made on the forums about player made relics (terrible title, i know, but it does make sense and its the only post i've ever seen where everyone agreed its a good idea) as right now it feels early, other stuff more important than that. Thanks for the info @onyx knoll

[little kiln]

a2 persistant into beta? 🤔

[crystal beacon]

Yes, there will be numerous wipes throughout testing though

[little kiln]

these are mutually exclusive

[stable plover]

A2 servers will run at the same time as beta servers and people with access to A2 can choose to play on either. B1/B2 servers are not up 24/7

[little kiln]

but alpha is supposed to be before beta how does that work
Unless its something like a Public test phase befoore going to "live" that is beta

these definitions are conflicting

[stable plover]

A2 will start before betas but lasts until Launch (and then becomes the PTR)

[hardy depot]

Will a2 be running the b1/b2 versions? will they both be the same just ones persistent?

[restive crag]

I would guess A2 runs until B1 and not at the same time

[crystal beacon]

B1/2 will be the launch cilent (Most likely) while A1/2 client is the PTR client and will stay open for those with access but will only be used for tests and such

[fathom jasper]

Will it be against ToS to rent another players freehold from them if you wanted to say focus on Artisanship and leverage your mastery?

[dark jungle]

that should be possible through access lists, but you'd have to trust that they dont take your rent money then lock you out 😄

[fathom jasper]

Yeah from what I saw in vids and read it sounded like others could elect others who could be set roles for their plot, but wasn't sure if they would have rights to gather producables and craft from stations.

[woeful sinew]

I have the pkg for alpha-2 non nda. Are there any promotions or paths to join alpha-1 testing without purchasing the upgrade package?

K, thanks.

[rigid rose]

@woeful sinew no... there is the content creator program though if you are one that is able to be applied for that if accepted has testing access

[woeful sinew]

Thank you all.

[glacial cedar]

is there going to be a class that uses a one handed sword and doesn't force you to duel wield or else you fall behind ?

basically duelist

[fickle abyss]

No word on that. Dual wielding is obviously a thing but wether you HAVE to carry an offhand weapon to be effective is unknown. For that to be viable they would need to add a single handed buff or dual weapon penalty similar to DND. So too early basically

[crystal beacon]

There will be passives that you can build towards for that type of playstyle, but we don't know which class/archetype that may be locked behind, if any. Link for reference: https://youtu.be/pQIH2YGfknY?t=4632

[pliant moon]

What alpha times does the server typically run?

[fickle abyss]

Only on schedule at this point, spot testing does happen from time to time though.

[pliant moon]

@fickle abyss thanks, been searching around attempting to find the time frames

[fickle abyss]

No prob 🙂

[compact orchid]

so What is the difference between the A2 server and B1/B2 cuz i was planning on joining in on beta and watching the streams during alpha, but if its 2 different servers and A2 will always be up, does that mean A2 will become the main pre-play testing as B1/B2 are to continue going through more bug changes / system changes that would then become added too A2? and at the end of all is said A2 is what AOC becomes and servers wipe , game launches???

so my blind guess/theory is right?

ty

[lean current]

What was the name of the new payment processor (that Steven mentioned on Twitter I think) again?

[crystal beacon]

Stripe

[graceful pelican]

Hi, i bought the Adventurer Pre-Order Package, received the payment confirmation and can see the items in my https://ashesofcreation.com/settings/inventory but isnt there supposed to be something like a link to dl the installer or access to private discord channel ? Am i missing something ?

[stable plover]

Follow those^ instructions. Send a mod a DM if you have a problem.

[untold schooner]

release date? uhmmm muhahahaha

[spiral pine]

community estimates 2-3 years

[crystal beacon]

ye 2y i think

[cobalt shard]

there's no release date but I wouldn't expect anything less than 3 years from now. Anything less would probably mean some things were rushed.

[manic patio]

Heya im kinda new here and 26 th off may there is a test day
i was curious how that works since im kinda new
i do have the launcher already installed 🙂
gr SneakyGiant

@simple ether ok thnx ill go there then

[spark cove]

Do we know if that in A2 or B1 that we could test RP tools?

[minor finch]

Will there be any cities besides player cities? Ive ehard mention of some 4 ancient cities for each race/

[desert ivy]

There are the starting areas for each race, but they're not cities, just areas where each race starts (though a human doesn't have to start in the human starting area, they can opt to spawn at the elf starting area for example)

So to answer your question, no, there aren't any premade cities

Maybe there will be like ruins of a city from before the apocalypse

[stable plover]

There will also be stuff like goblin villages full of NPCs to fight that don't have player services.

[minor finch]

So there are no real safe zones from pkers?

[stable plover]

Inside your player housing with the door locked

There are 'safer' areas, like the nodes where NPC guards would help you if you do get attacked, but very limited completely safe areas.

[minor finch]

OK so you can run to npc guards in more built nodes

[stable plover]

Yes

[fossil phoenix]

@plucky pawn asking for someone, how often do the pre-purchase packages change cosmetic rotation?

[dark jungle]

Assuming the node is high enough level to have guards that can fight your attackers

[dark jungle]

monthly

[fossil phoenix]

Ok ty

[stable plover]

Whenever they announce the new cosmetics there's a message like
"The Brine and Bounties cosmetic add-ons will be available in the Ashes of Creation shop from May 5, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific until June 9, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific. Don’t forget that the From the Undergrowth addons will be removed on May 5, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific when the new cosmetics swap over."
That says when that cosmetic will rotate in and out.

[minor finch]

Wonder if they will protect you if youre not a citizen of that node...

[stable plover]

For neutral people yes, if your a citizen of a node that node is at war with no - Also assuming your not corrupt

[fossil phoenix]

Ok thanks, helps alot

[minor finch]

Cool

The chaos of a system so laissez-faire seems like it will easily fall into extremesbut maybe that guard system or the debuffs from pking someone will disincentivize it.

[dark jungle]

thats definitely what the corruption system is designed for

!wiki player corruption

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Player corruption

If a combatant (purple) player kills a non-combatant (green) player in PvP, they will be flagged as corrupt (red).
A player’s corruption score increases with each non-combatant player killed. Reward without risk is meaningless... Corruption is just another word for risk. – Steven Sharif The wider the level disparity between the players, the more c...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_corruption

[dark jungle]

there are significant penalties for being corrupt

[hushed girder]

you can drop armor and items

instead of just resources

[hybrid vigil]

I have just purchased the alpha 1

how do I download it?

well, I purchased the 500$ package that is

how do I download the alpha 1?

[crystal flax]

@hybrid vigil Follow the steps in this message I'm replying to, I don't remember the right command

[latent cave]

probably half life 5 will be released earlier... 5 years ago, it was 2 years, but it will turn in 10minimum, so whatever

[south patio]

Purchased the alpha near 2 hrs ago, how long does it usually take to get added to it?

[spiral pine]

@south patio !a1info

[south patio]

thought I'd already done the first section, apparently not. Thank you

[little patrol]

will support classes other than cleric be able to fill a healer role?

[arctic sky]

No

Must be cleric base

Bard will have support skills but won't be main healer

[little patrol]

okay! thanks

[arctic sky]

Just remember the secondary will add flavor to the healing

[little patrol]

might shoot for cleric/bard or cleric/summoner then 😉

[patent scroll]

hello i am new here, does anyone know how do i download the alpha test and is it up right now? im kind of confused of the schedule

[arctic sky]

Follow ^ directions

[patent scroll]

thanks alot!

[lusty lichen]

Do we know anything about when we'll get a peek at Tulnar as a race?
And will it be possible to make a character with rodent features? (rat, degu, squirrel, chinchilla)

I took a look at the official Wiki page and from what I'm seeing there, we'll definitely have a lot of options to look forward to! I'm just particularly interested in how flexible we'll be in choosing specific features. From a super bestial character, to a more human character with just a few bestial options?

[arctic sky]

We know nothing more than what is listed on the wiki

[lusty lichen]

Hoping for more information soon 🙂 really curious how Tulnar will turn. I have many rodent pets, so naturally I'd love to see something rodenty as an option!

[white birch]

yea no info atm, from what we've been told, wont be till alpha 2 that we see it QQ

[lusty lichen]

Ooof D:
Fingers crossed we see it in Alpha 2 and not later then!

[white birch]

they have stated that by the end of alpha 2 all classes and races will exsist. alpha 2 should end on a close to finished basis. so ❤️ hope for great and postive updates!

[woeful whale]

I'm so hyped for Tulnars as well😍

Furthermore, I would be really happy to see some undead/demon races as well, till they fit lore of course

[dark jungle]

Yes if you sign up with her referral code

[stoic dune]

KK awesomE

[minor finch]

Oh so secondary class adds flavor to the first but the stronger archetype is the base class?

[civic obsidian]

Yes

The first archetype is your base. Second will only influence it

[minor finch]

so a, say shaman wont be as pet focused as a necromancer would?

because shaman is cleric then summoner and necro is a summoner into cleric

[civic obsidian]

Probably

[minor finch]

Summoners summons can fill gaps in groups right? So is that saying that summoners summons might be able to do some healing?

Like a sort of off healer?

summons summons summons lol

[ruby swift]

The summons can fill the basic trinity plus support. Tank, heal, dps, and support summons have been said.

If you want an example, look to WoW's warlock. Different summons, different roles.

[astral cradle]

Whats the command for A1 schedule

[thin siren]

Do we know when alpha two will be?

[bitter forge]

https://tenor.com/view/no-randy-jackson-dawg-gif-12730917

[little kiln]

k

[lusty lichen]

Do we know how mounts will be 'presented' as items?
I've seen a video where it said that mounts will be physical items in your inventory, whereas they return to your inventory when not used. Which is really inconvenient, especially if your inventory is full of stuff.
Will that change? Or did it change?
Will we have a special mount tab or something to help us keep track of our mounts and not accidentally delete or lose our mounts from inventory?

[fickle abyss]

Right now they are a permanent item, when you use them they are still present as that item @lusty lichen

I assume we will be able to add mounts to a hot bar just like any other MMO with adjustable hot bars

[spiral pine]

Ask in the forums on the monthly QnA

[lusty lichen]

Hope that will change and give us our own stable tab or something where we can store mounts and not risk losing the item in inventory/taking ages to find it / re-arrange inventory etc.

I'll see to bring that up on Q&A, thanks 🙂

[compact orchid]

Question ive recently seen Tulnar on the wiki, what race is this ??

[little kiln]

yes

but to be somewhat more concise with the answer, its a chimera humanoid beast race.

[minor finch]

Like a mix of all the races

They’re uh weird

[little kiln]

Could be anything from monster girls to lizardmen for all we know. the concept art is out of date

[compact orchid]

I hope to god its rat people

That would be SO GOOD

[little kiln]

there may be a rat slider.

chances are with how its been pitched, it will be very, very hard to make two tulnar look exactly the same by chance

[lusty lichen]

Rat/rodent is what I'm hoping for so hard. Degu in particular actually @.@ really hope for more information soon

[little kiln]

the last info we got is that we might get tulnar stuff towards the end of A1 i think

at least finalized concepts if not able to fiddle with them in the alpha

[restive crag]

Can I "collect" mounts? Like having a catalogue (like WoW for example) where I can choose wich one to ride instead of having them to take inventory space.

[little kiln]

last bit of info were that they were some form of inventory Item.

[rocky finch]

Will this game have some kind of "labor" system like Archeage? (i hope not) like can you gather as long as u find nodes or are you limited by something

[spiral pine]

so far you arent limited by anything

[dry cypress]

good morning guys, can someone tell me if the crafting jobs will grant you exp? and the collect ones?
Like, you pick up a herb, ou mine a node for some ore, and this wil grant you some exp for leveling or its just giv exp for the jobs its related?

sorry for bad englano, not my mother language

[spiral pine]

they fall under your artisan class and only grant xp to that

[restive crag]

You sure about that? I heard you can level up multiple ways and not just from killing mobs and doing quests

[crystal beacon]

Do items have rarity and lvl?Do they have something else?

[shrewd phoenix]

i just purchest the 500$ pack but where can i download the gameitself?

[spiral pine]

follow that

[shrewd phoenix]

thx

[full pendant]

Curiosity question. Let say I am a Cleric out in the world, doing cleric-y stuff, and some jabroni decides to attack me (and I can't be bothered engaging them) would I be flagged as a combatant if I heal myself while pissing off to some other area?

[onyx knoll]

Currently no, but that's still subject to change once they start testing the corruption/world pvp system a bit more

[lean rapids]

They will likely have at least rarity, though currently this has not been a focus of testing just yet. None of it is set in stone just yet. There is a lot of talk about their concepts for items, but the actuality will change drastically many times between now and final items.

Sorry if that's a vague answer, but on their concepts it seems as though there will be rare limited resources that will make some of the best gear. Whether this uses monster drops with rare harvested resources or if they are drops I do not believe has been set in stone yet

[stable plover]

Context of why a mount tab probably doesn't make sense for AoC, multiples of the 'same' mount can have different stats from each other. One Chestnut Horse might be faster and have a better turn speed while the other Chestnut Horse might have more HP.

[past harbor]

Would that not be fixed by simply having a drop down menu on said chestnut horse?

[stable plover]

Depends on what you think 'fixed' means. Getting past things like limiting the numbers of copies of a mount, you get into stuff like always having access to the perfect mount for the perfect situation (switch that fast overland move speed mount to the high vaulting mount to take a shortcut then switch to the high hp mount to run through the dangerous mobs, and then the tight turn speed mount to take the windy path easier) without the consequence of having your bag stuffed with mounts, so you'd probably then need to add on more systems, like limiting how fast you can switch mounts with a cooldown or something.

[low lantern]

@restive crag the reason mounts need to take up inventory space is because they are tradable items from the animal husbandry

Maybe if they add specific gatherable bags they could add one for mounts??

[restive crag]

How does that work? Can a Chestnut Horse be better than another Chestnut Horse? Or is it just like every Chestnjt Horse has the same amount of stat points, but its just distributed differently

[peak wren]

could have something like a mount bag or just put the excess ones in the bank

[low lantern]

They are different based on the breeder

[stable plover]

There will probably be some of a particular mount that are objectively better stat wise, but there also probably won't be 'perfect' mounts, so both.

[boreal totem]

Say it probably depends on the breeder and what stock the breeder uses.

[willow fern]

Yeah I thought I had heard that better breeder = better mount. And also how they breed. That I think was the cool draw about setting up your own stalls and shops is if I become a master breeder that can breed mounts better than anyone else then people would seek out my shop over others.

At one point they even mentioned having a franchisee system where someone could open one of my breeding shops and get the advantages of my breeding skill without having the skill level themselves. Then I would keep a segment of the income. That was a long time ago though so who knows if it will make it to game 🙂

[spring vault]

In the tests they have rarity.

[near stump]

!wiki gear requirements

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki search results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ashes_of_Creation#Gear>

...Very little gear will be account bound or soulbound in Ashes of Creation. The game economy is based around crafting and degradation of items. Gear is obtained...

2: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-1#Alpha_testing_system_requirements>

...scratch the surface for crafting. – Steven Sharif Approximately 49 unique gear sets. These are unique sets with different stats, but some may be similar...

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

...Galleria Game balance Game difficulty Gathering Gear Gear appearance Gear enhancements Gear sets Gear slots Group dynamics Guardian Guild castles Guild...

[crystal beacon]

What engine does AOC use?

[stable plover]

Unreal Engine 4

[crystal beacon]

That means upgrade to UE5 might be possible

[severe cloud]

⬆️

[restive crag]

I hope so

[stable plover]

Back in March Intrepid updated to UE version 4.26

[crystal beacon]

That sounds good. Looking forward to more news for certain

[desert ivy]

I personally wouldn't expect them to upgrade to UE5 until the game has launched tbh

It's still a lot of work to upgrade from UE4 to UE5

Would probably delay the game by like another year

[timid marsh]

Hey, because I'm a little slow, I just purchased the adventurer upgrade, so now I technically have the A1 key, but how do I download...

[crystal flax]

Follow those steps

[timid marsh]

Thank you!

[signal gull]

!a1

[oak sand]

Did they mention how long the $500 pre order package will include A1 access?

[dark jungle]

until august 13

is when the pack stops being sold

the alpha 1 access granted by the pack is permanent

[oak sand]

Sorry yes thats what I was referring too was when it stops being sold :)

Think I may have come up with the money but curious to see what next months bundles will have Cosmetic wise

When do they usually release the new packages? first of the month

[dark jungle]

usually around the 5th

[crystal beacon]

They usually show you the new pack a few days before the previous one is removed so that people can still buy the previous one if next months is not to their liking 👍

[oak sand]

Ahh. Thank you

[ruby swift]

The Brine and Bounties cosmetic add-ons will be available in the Ashes of Creation shop from May 5, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific until June 9, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific.

If you want to know the next date of release, it is always in the previous announcement in News

[spiral cape]

Sorry if this has been asked in the past, but will the currency for the in game shop (the coins you get with any of the bundles) be able to be obtained by means of any in game activities or will they only be obtainable through a purchase? If so will players be able to use these coins to pay for a monthly subscription to the game if they're adamant about saving them so as to make their subscription essentially free? I don't play WOW but I know it has a similar system, which I personally think is a great touch for those that maybe to save a few bucks will grind out something like this. Thanks in advance.

[arctic sky]

@spiral cape the only way to not have to pay the subscription price yourself is if you use the referral program to reduce the cost

[spiral cape]

What is that? Do you have any link or info on that?

[arctic sky]

!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.
Personal information, including usernames, are not used for referrals due to privacy constraints. Intrepid Bucks...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Referral_program

[arctic sky]

The wiki knows all

[dark jungle]

[spiral cape]

Ah ok thanks so much 😄

[arctic sky]

Important thing that needs to have flashing arrow lights around it on the wiki.. The referral only works before they make an account. Can't do it after

[spiral cape]

Oh ok good to know

[stable plover]

Embers, the in game cash shop currency, were also obtainable just by playing APOC, as for the future - maybe
Intrepid bucks, what you can get from referrals can be used to pay the sub. Gold/embers can't pay the sub.

[dark jungle]

not flashing lights, but clarified https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Referral_program

[arctic sky]

Thanks

[twilit sail]

Hey guys! My friend wants to get the alpha one adventure pre order package but he won't have the money for a little while. Is there a cut off date for purchase of this package? And if so is it subject to change or is it a pretty solid date? Like if it's past July 14th when Alpha One actually starts will he be able to purchase it still or no? Thanks all!

Message @EzPzow\

[civic obsidian]

13 august same as the last day of the current announced alpha 1

[ruby swift]

That is the last day of the current announced A1 testing windows. It will not be the last of the A1 testing. Would be extremely sketchy for them to sell A1 access up until the last day of A1 window currently announced, then have no further A1 testing.

[civic obsidian]

Yep thats true but im just stating the current end date for selling the pack

[twilit sail]

thank you everyone i appreciate you guys 🙂

[rocky finch]

will the 75 dollar pack stay after the 13 of august?

[dark jungle]

Yes

Only the adventurer pack will go on the 13th

[little kiln]

The cosmetics change every month however

[rocky finch]

it's fine by me, the 500 dollar is outside my budget and i wanted to wait a bit more on what they will put in the alpha non-NDA;
i kinda wanted to support the game with the 75 dollar one which is more approachable;
im in a love/fear relationship with AoC; i still play Archeage and games like albion and used to play Lineage 2 and this wants to combine all the feature i love about the games i play into one.
i hope it will be good;
Devs take my energy (and my money one day)

[nimble grove]

Is there any word on what will be in the in-game store when the game launches?

[grim breach]

!wiki cosmetic store

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Cosmetic store

The Cosmetic store enables players to purchase Cosmetics for use in Ashes of Creation. The cosmetic store offers limited time, limited quantity items to help sustain game development.
Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.
Nothing in the cosmetic store will be pay to win. Nothing in...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cosmetic_store

[grim breach]

The only store that will be in the game is the cosmetic store which should contains cosmetics only (minus the Monster Coin stuff in it).

[nimble grove]

Thank god.
Been playing wow and a few other mmos and i'm getting tired of people just buying there way through the games because they don't have "time" to play the game. 😄

[rocky finch]

the cosmetic page says that the game will have both ingame and in store cosmetics, the store ones won't be tradabale but what about the in-game achievable once? like can i farm one item that is cool looking and sell it to RPers?

[rigid rose]

No

All cosmetics are account bound

[little kiln]

ive not seen anything specificly mentioned in this, but i will take a guess from Stevens past gripes and experiences with MMOs, and his stance on time limited Cosmetics, that it would most definitely be a no.

[rigid rose]

Oh sorry the in game ones ... that is maybe

Any purchased ones are account bound

If you get from achievements would be a no

If it is crafted probably

If there are crafted cosmetics which I do not believe is confirmed

[little kiln]

crafted might definitely be a maybe, feels like a No for acheivement or mob drop though.

[rocky finch]

Yes i meant something like you farm it somehow ingame (crafted even) and you can sell it to people

[radiant harbor]

Question for PVPers, what do you think are going to be the strongest archetypes? What do you plan to play?

[graceful nimbus]

Good change that armors crafted with armor smith are tradable. But as said before, pure ccosmetics that are craftable are not confirmed

[rigid rose]

Yup

[graceful nimbus]

There is no chance to say that yet really. Especially since we barely know anything about secondary archetypes and how heavily they will influence the class. Personally ill play fighter and will make it work thats just my rhing

If you want prediction and theory crafting we can do that in #aoc-discussion if you want

[radiant harbor]

Sounds good!

[near stump]

They do not plan to balance the game for 1v1 combat. That implies that there will definitely be stronger classes in a 1v1 scenario if that’s what you’re going for

[acoustic trench]

With the announcement of UE5 and Epic Games stipulating that UE4 projects will be portable to UE5, will upgrading Ashes of Creation to UE5 be considered in any way or is it an unrealistic goal at this point in time?

[little kiln]

Mage and Rouge would be quite strong id imagine. as would anything with high alpha smack damage, or ranged DPS with CC

[acoustic trench]

Thanks 😄

[subtle ferry]

Any packages you can buy to get access to the game now?

[arctic sky]

The game is currently in the alpha 1 stage and therefore just in testing

You can buy into the testing if you want but need to remember it won't have the classes, features, or practically anything but bare bones and what's being tested

[dark jungle]

the Alpha-1 package is available on the shop until August 13 https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

[crystal beacon]

alpha 1 packs ending in august??

[dark jungle]

yes

!wiki alpha-1 availability

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alpha-1 availability

Alpha-1 is available for purchase again via the Adventurer pre-order pack from May 5, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific until August 13, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific.
Pre-order pack upgrades will be possible for current pack holders.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-1_availability

[crystal beacon]

oh shit...erm, i hope theres a cool pack by the end of the period 😛

would be a big rip otherwise

[inland helm]

0+

[restive crag]

Supposedly archetypes are not balanxed against each other. So there will be certain archetypes wich are stronger against some and weaker against others

[boreal quartz]

Balanced by groups is the only way to go.

[slim sundial]

Can someone tell me if there is a place where we can share general positive feedback

for example if we like the combat adjustments they´ve done for this patch? Or just how much we appreciate them for getting small but important fixes done within just days, wich is insane btw.

[tender wren]

the forums probably

[crystal beacon]

The forums has sections for feedback 🙂

[vagrant summit]

I have connected my Intrepid and discord and purchased alpha 1, but I don't see the channels here in discord yet. I have logged off and back on. Could someone help me with this?

yes... all of that is completed

[stable plover]

I'll DM you

[little kiln]

Force kill discord and relaunch

[spice cradle]

is it just me or are the servers down?

[stable plover]

Server should have gone up just after you asked that.

[tall cliff]

servers down again?

also how do i link my aoc account to discord to see the alpha channels

[white birch]

through forums 🙂

[novel girder]

!specs

[tall cliff]

i linked i think.

[white birch]

you will know if its linked u automatically get tags

[white birch]

there should be a way to link your account with discord

[tall cliff]

i got it, i forgot to hit the shiny button at the bottom like an idiot XD

[white birch]

❤️ XD

[dense mulch]

Whats Shaken all???

[empty badger]

Will ashes transform into UE5? Looks amazing and they say ue4 projects can upgrade to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ZnM7CH-v4

[signal inlet]

They will look into it but no promises, They have a lot of their own back end code that would not be an easy port

[hybrid vigil]

And honestly, the amount of sheer power you would probably need to run those UE5 games would be a huge barrier to entry for many players

[woven vale]

Remember that they could scale things down and that by the time this is released: rtx 3000s will probably be the bare minimum (as min rec graphics will be those 5 years old from release)

[burnt mist]

So here's another animal husbandry question; I remember either reading or hearing on a podcast that with animal husbandry you can breed new species into existence. So the question is this, say I were to breed a Liger into the game, would new mobs begin to pop up over time to reflect the more unique species bred into the game?

[ruby swift]

So far lifeskill animal husbandry affecting world manager spawn tables has not been mentioned.

[cerulean atlas]

that would be cool

[strange zealot]

question, will the game have automatic loot pickup
so i do not have to click a corpse to pick up loots
( can just play the game ) ( i think FF14 has this )

[dark jungle]

currently the looting in alpha is manual. that kind of thing may be added into the game based on feedback though

[zinc solar]

Is there a wiki article that details more on the scribing job?

[dark jungle]

!wiki scribes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Scribes

Scribes are members of a potential crafting profession in Ashes of Creation.
Scribes can create scrolls or books. They want to be able to collect information about the events of the world as they see it from their point of view. For instance: Nodes leveling up, they want to be able to take that information down and be the one to distribute it.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Scribes

[dark jungle]

^ that is all the info we have been given so far

[zinc solar]

I had some silly questions about scribing maps of hidden doors as a rougue for dungeons lmao

[dark jungle]

you can post those questions for the next stream

looks like they have closed off the question submission for this one

[zinc solar]

Okay

[dark jungle]

oh it's still open! https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/49720/next-live-stream-q-a-submission-friday-may-28-2021-at-11am-pdt/p1

post them in that thread @zinc solar

[plucky pawn]

naw submissions are closed 😄

they close 24 hours before the stream; I post in the thread but it remains open for folks

[tribal rune]

To settle a small little dispute, Are the Kaelar buildings modeled after Frank/Germanic style or straight french?

[rigid rose]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Architecture

@tribal rune

Kaelar = Arlean

[tribal rune]

But apparently someone wants to source the french as the only source of architecture

lol

[rigid rose]

It is a french medieval influence ... that is what is known yes

[tribal rune]

A quarter of the buildings are definitely germanic/frankish in style,

[rigid rose]

[fickle abyss]

Vaelune architecture HYPE

[rigid rose]

This is what has been said

[astral cradle]

So what's going to change with Jeffrey leaving Intrepid? Is that a big problem him leaving?

[white birch]

from what i gathered, no one is worried, but he will be missed, every game no matter big or small with have its sets backs and this is one of them. no matter when he would leave, it wouldn't have been a opportune time but he wanted to follow his passion and he has every right to do so. i really do believe that it isnt a BIG deal although he will be missed

[fickle abyss]

Id imagine its a bit of an issue but not the end of the world. All things considered as long as they get a lead designer with passion, clear direction and experience, we will be good. Jeff is a loss but hes following his dreams, so yeah, best of luck to him

[serene root]

Hello! Here's a question, what happens if more than 500 (250v250) people join a node war of a castle siege? Are spots going to be limited? Or is it open world and in theory any number of players can join?

[fickle abyss]

Thats a question ive wondered for a while. They are SUPPOSED to be open world, but having more than 250v250 (or 500v500 if they pull that off) should then be possible sincec they dont have phasing. So I have no clue how that is the limit

Or how they will be inforcing it

[serene root]

Its gonna be interesting to see because for castle siege, i can totally see even more 500v500 players taking part as it will be immensely important who controls the castle

[lean current]

for castle sieges and node sieges, players will have to register and only those that are registered can take part in the fight

[grim breach]

Node Sieges have no known limit as of now.

[lean current]

ah yes, you are right, but for castle sieges, there is one

[serene root]

I kinda hope they remove the limit

[lean current]

in the open world, there is no such limit, of course. I think, a long time ago, they have talked about some optimizations for these scenarios

[serene root]

I get that the nerworking is a pain

[rocky finch]

if they remove the limit the balance will go off and you will see sieges being dictated by who has the more numbers

[serene root]

But considering there are 5 castles and 10k players, each castle rules over 2k players kn average. So have at least that

[serene root]

Well yes, of course. It should be that way

[fickle abyss]

Sure, but does the open world area actually get locked out to players? Making it effectively an instance

[grim breach]

I believe the initial plan is to have both types of sieges in the open world. Node Sieges will surely be in the open world. Castle Sieges should be in the open world as well, but they're still exploring how to handle the blocking of non-participants from getting into the battlefield.

[grim breach]

I believe that's one of the ideas.

[rocky finch]

quantity over quality i get it , i disagree with it

[serene root]

Not really. If i manage to get an alliance with 1k members, i should be abble to overthrow a 250 player guild holding a castle

Same as irl

And easily overthrow it

[rocky finch]

it's a game we are talking about, if you have 1k people alliance, then pick the best 250 people that are good in pvp 🙂

[lean current]

let's continue in #aoc-discussion

[dire hull]

wher do i put the question in a way it gets to steven? cause is not related to game it self but something way more important

[grim breach]

If it's personal, I guess you can DM him. He gets tons of DMs every day though. If it's a company matter, you should reach out to one of the community managers.

[dire hull]

is not personal at all but is something only him will decide about thet

and so far on all the strems ther was 0 talka bout this stuff , and for me is one very important topic thet very few company have

[lean current]

if it is very important to you, and not private, it probably would be the best to share it with the community, and if a lot of people agree, Steven will definitely hear about this

[dire hull]

Exploit/Bug hunting program , in every MMORPG ther is always ways to find way to exploit bugs

@idle siren mayby this way we get him to look at this

if AOC have internal security team working full time thets diferent

[lean current]

I don't recall if they have said anything about this, but it definitely is an interesting topic

[full badger]

@dire hull I would recommend making a forum thread about it if it's a concern of yours: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/categories/aoc-general-discussion

[little kiln]

im sure they do have some form. but at the moment most effort is in making a working game capable of running long term

also combat rework

[dire hull]

@full badger ofc thets not something we need to have now , the focus is on all thet .. but after is out on the world but exploits will show up

and ther will always be players thet will look in ways to exploit for own profict but ther is players thet will look for them and try to fix it to keep hes favorit game alive and well

but this is just something i would like to see what the boss thinks on this bug hunting programs

[pseudo onyx]

Will Intrepid upgrade to UE5 before game release?

[little kiln]

if they can, maybe but theyve done a lot of custom work to UE4 that may just be too much of a bother to port over

[pseudo onyx]

oof, to release the game in UE4 in 2024 sounds really sad (just a dummy year, no date confirmed)

[little kiln]

Just because its new and shiny doesnt mean its the best thing to use.

unless you'd rather Ashes Compete with Star citizen for a 2030 release date

[pseudo onyx]

why dump on Star Citizen? 😄

[little kiln]

Ive given them enough money its my legal right to do so 😉

[pseudo onyx]

If you bought after the Kickstarter it seems that its on you, but yeah I feel ya

[full badger]

Let's keep this channel clear for questions and answers please guys

🙂

[pseudo onyx]

There should be tools to convert from UE4 to UE5, hopefully it isn't too difficult for Intrepid

[little kiln]

But really though, with all the custom work Intrepid has done on the engine itself it just might not be feasible to port it over without just scrapping everything but 3d assets

[pseudo onyx]

moving to discussion

[fickle abyss]

They plan to but I assume their proprietary network solution is what will be a hurdle.

[hybrid vigil]

Where will I be able to submit my questions to the stream today?

[fickle abyss]

Submissions are closed

[hybrid vigil]

well shoot

[fickle abyss]

Keep an eye on the news channel for next month

[hybrid vigil]

ok

[little kiln]

but its on the forums. keep an eye there

[daring geyser]

Hey so I apologize in advance if this question has already been asked: are they planning on making classes with tank as their secondary archetype viable as main tanks in top tier content? For example, could I be the main tank of a Max difficulty raid as a shadow guardian? I’d ask the same question for cleric as well. The reason is because I think a necromancer being the main healer of a raiding party would be pretty unique

[dire pond]

Healer of the undead army

[hidden sage]

with tank builds being evasion, control or shield. i would imagine going control tank secondary would be most viable as you could let a primary tank take the hits while you stand back and use crowd control. that's just a theory tho

[jolly peak]

I have a question, will it be possible to obtain a new class that not anyone has? for example after doing a bunch of quest chains that take a long time months per say and as a reward u get close to a story that allows you to obtain a legendary class, or an epic class or a unique class that no one else has ? for example a black smith not as a profession but as a whole class and you can make legendary items and wear whatever equipment you can, or an aura master to control aura, or a sword saint, or a copy class, that copies skills and stores them
Just like the game satisfy from overgeared

[dark jungle]

the 64 classes are all that will be possible at launch

you can choose augment combinations from race, religion, secondary, etc that can make your build very unique

[oak sand]

Don't quote me on it but I don't see this being a thing. With the way the classes are setup right now where you have your primary then you can pick between secondaries. and to lock a whole class behind a quest I just dont see them doing that.

and What Lex said

[ruby swift]

They have said at least twice that there will not be a "hidden class" a la jedi in SWG. There may be hidden augments to secondary class that people find.

[oak sand]

I think it will be very interesting what people do with all the choice in builds. I guarantee there will be those who excel at theory crafting who will find the most optimized build and share it for the masses to gravitate to. I hope there will be much more diversity in build choice then having to be the 'meta' build to accomplish anything serious

[jolly peak]

Yeah that would be very intriguing to watch, we always saw people create and discover new things and new elements in all of the past games, and 64 double classes seem like a good idea yet, so in 64 people each one will be unique in his own way so thats thrilling , thank you for the answers people

[topaz fern]

U would love the litrpg genre. Lotta this

[jolly peak]

Whats a litrpg

[tight socket]

its a genre of fiction. its really good. its usually fantasty/sci fi stories with game elements

[winter parrot]

I understand mob levels around nodes level with the node. Can I assume the mobs around a crossroads or a camp (level 0 or 1 nodes) are low level? And far out does that extend?

[cosmic shell]

Where do I go to sort out not having permission to download the launcher even though im an intrepid pack owner?

[full badger]

follow the instructions below the link your accounts

[cosmic shell]

Thank you will do that now ^_^

[knotty moth]

How do I hear more about your Pathfinder campaign?

[full badger]

Steven's pathfinder campaign was showcased at last year's ExtraLife 24 hour stream @knotty moth

https://youtu.be/YqhHWkGij9Y

[knotty moth]

That's a year old...they were talking about new magic items in the stream today. Who doesn't like new magic items? Also, give her magic items. She worked all night.

[stable plover]

They don't usually live-stream their private pathfinder games.

[cosmic shell]

okay so i got the launcher but i still dont have the alpha one listed next to roles do you know what I i have to do to get it?

[stable plover]

You gained 'Intrepid pack' Role which covers it

[cosmic shell]

Ah too easy ty again for the help

[celest moat]

why did Jeff leave?

[spiral pine]

hes moving to a different company to do VR stuff which is his passion

[full badger]

https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2021-05-27-a-message-to-the-community

[slender void]

I saw no npcs defending the castle on stream footage. Aren't there supposed to be some defender npcs?

[boreal jungle]

I've seen people say it only costs $15 to be able to play AoC but I don't see that option in the packages...what am I missing?

[full badger]

When the game launches there won't be a box cost, only a monthly subscription

The packs you see on the store now are for pre-order access to various testing phases

[boreal jungle]

Is access to the current phase closed?

[spiral pine]

nope

[full badger]

All the testing phases are buy-in only. You can gain access to the current testing phases by buying the Adventurer pre-order pack ($500)

[boreal jungle]

Thanks for the info!

[full badger]

no worries

[olive cedar]

can u damage the trebuchet with abilities? or is it only auto attacks and the balista

[halcyon pulsar]

Is progression going to be hard-capped? Not just xp-wise but in terms of gear as well? i.o.w. will all the players at the top be equally as strong, setting aside class and loadout differences?

[full badger]

!wiki progression

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Progression

Progression occurs through a variety of pathways.
The objective is to provide both vertical and horizontal progression.
Repetition will not be part of progression in Ashes of Creation.
Progression pathways in Ashes of Creation are per-character. Multiple playstyles should be relevant and viable. Additionally, you have a spread between casual playe...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Progression

[desert ivy]

Well there's gear enchanting with the ability to "overenchant" your gear. You can safely enchant your gear to a certain level but if you try and enchant over that level you run the risk of destroying your gear, so some people will have better gear because they got lucky and took the risk with overenchanting.

Then there's legendary and legendary unique gear and the legendary unique gear there will be very very very little of it on the server, so some people will have gear that other people literally cannot get and is slightly more powerful than the other players because ofi t

Then there's obviously the social/religious/class augments that help diversify people and their classes

[ruby swift]

This current siege testing mechanic is not indicative of what it will be in later testing phases. This was just to get some early networking feedback.

[halcyon pulsar]

"There won't be any damage dampening due to differences in levels in either PvP or PvE.

'If I have a skill that does a thousand damage to a target of equal level I don't want my skill to do zero damage to a target that's five levels above me. – Steven Sharif'"

Does this mean that the difference between for example someone lvl 40 and someone lvl 45 will be negligible/so small it will hardly make a difference?

[desert ivy]

Can't really answer that until we see the stat increase/gear power increase that levels give

[halcyon pulsar]

Alright

[bleak fiber]

Is friendly fire a thing?

[desert ivy]

Can't attack people who are in your party/guild/alliance/raid

Also people who are on your castle siege/node siege side as well

[bleak fiber]

Great! It was hard to tell from the footage today. Thanks!

[white glen]

How are the Beta test accounts going to be handed out, out of curiosity?

[desert ivy]

The alpha/beta access is automatically applied to your account when you buy a pack

[grim breach]

By buying one of the packages which contains Beta access

There might be Beta key giveaways as well in the future.

[ruby swift]

And certain Kickstarter packages have beta keys to gift, and official content creators are meant to be given some to pass out later.

[regal oak]

will game release have more customization UI options? Like adjusting sound / turn off music, mouse sensitivity etc?

[iron bay]

how can I play the game if i have alpha 1 key ?

[stable plover]

^Follow those instructions to link your Intrepid account to discord, can find more info/DL after that

[ruby swift]

They have said at launch they plan to have a fully customizable UI.

[signal gull]

Wait alpha one is july lmao, I thought it said june.

[true sundial]

can we still play apocalypse?

[flat lake]

Will the alpha 2 start imidiately after the alpha 1 is over?

[desert ivy]

We don't know what the gap between A1 and A2 will be, but we don't even know when A1 ends yet so

[low lantern]

My guess is alpha 1 lasts til end of year at least, then there is some time between the ramp up to A2, but we really don’t know

[twilit peak]

hey all, new to the discord, have seen brief things on AoC over the recent months, does anyone know what resolutions the game will support? I know it's all probably in the links in discord somewhere haha, thanks in advance 🙂

[stable plover]

Game currently supports widescreen monitors and 4k if that's the question

[twilit peak]

yeah, pretty much, I have a 5120x1440 resolution so it's always nice to see games properly supporting it, thanks 🙂

[restive crag]

Weird flex but okay

[winter parrot]

When they say your character will be limited to one guild, is that a player run guild? Or does that also include specialty guilds like Thieves Guilds or Scholar Guilds?

[crystal beacon]

The Scholar/Thieves'/Trader are all social organizations inside of the game totally separate from guilds in the game which will be player driven

[winter parrot]

Thanks...

[modern vine]

is the details of the next cosmetics out yet?

[little kiln]

there might have been something on the stream

[desert ivy]

Not yet. The pack doesn't change until June 9th so they probably won't show the new pack off until a day or 2 before

[somber swan]

is game time offered in the pre order packages continuous for example the game comes out and I have 11 months of game time. If I start playing on the first month its released do I have to play the following 11 months in a row? Or can I spread those months out?

[crystal beacon]

I would assume it would be as long as you have an account with Intrepid, so once the game time subscription fee starts to incur on members it will start your XX months of game time from the packs 👍

[stable plover]

Intrepid intends to let you choose when to start the sub after launch (subject to change)

(Probably can't separate the months)

[somber swan]

just to make sure I understand, once I start the first month then I have the following 11 months to play it

[civic obsidian]

Most probably

[ruby swift]

They have never clarified either way. They have had multiple people ask that, and the answer has always been "Let me check on that". But if you look at any other mmo in the gaming space that has a sub, whether f2p with 'optional' or more 'traditional' like WoW or FF14, no one allows you to have multiple month sub, and then start and stop it as you like.

[crystal beacon]

anything about summoners?

[full badger]

!wiki summoner

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Summoner

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner

[crystal beacon]

i mean news

[full badger]

Ahh, nothing yet. It will be awhile before we get any more news on the Summoner, sorry

[little kiln]

nothing at all

[thorn palm]

Hi all! Just saw the early siege video and had a couple of questions. Is that npc they talk to to get out of/into the throne room gonna be there in the final version, or will it be destructible gates like the outer wall? Will there be a spell/item/mechanic to repair said gates if they are damaged/destroyed? Once the attackers capture a point, is it possible for the defenders to recapture/back cap other points?

[little kiln]

i imagine they will have doors that can open and close at least

[crystal beacon]

The NPCs are there only for the defenders to get past the gates while the Attackers need to destroy it to get to the next level. We will not know anything about final siege mechanics until further testing is done so anything we do know is on the wiki if it is not under NDA. The attacker/defender capturing points are also under constant reconsideration and will have numerous spot tests before the final iteration is put into place but the full NDA will be lifted soon so you will see videos when that happens

[civic obsidian]

The inner gate is already destroyable u could see it at the end of the footage. Repair was said on stream to be something coming

[thorn palm]

Thank you guys for the quick answers

[low lantern]

I think the reason the gates don’t open and defenders use an npc instead is so attackers can’t just run in when people run out

[drifting patio]

I think there is needed a second way for attackers

[crystal beacon]

From the livestream, will the trebuchet that was shown can be fitted onto ships?

[celest inlet]

Hello I have a question about the last video the siege one, about the frost dragon. Is the dragon still in the works regarding animations, attacks etc? If it is, is there a way to give (hopefully) feedback on it? Hope it's alright to ask this. Thanks in advance.

[ruby swift]

Everything is still "in the works"

[little kiln]

i dont think anything except possibly 3d assets are curreently in a finalized form

[celest inlet]

Yes, I am aware of that I'm a fellow game dev I know how it works. Was just curious about the dragon part.

[celest inlet]

Thanks for the reply :D

[ruby swift]

Yes, they have said that almost all of those assets are WIP.

Feedback is recommended for the forums, it doesn't get lost in the scrollby.

[keen ridge]

Will the siege shown yesterday be a battleground instance, or will it be an open-world castle owned by some guild that will have to defend it once in a while?

[full badger]

It hasn't been decided yet whether the castle sieges on launch will be instanced or not.

!wiki castle siege

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Castle sieges

Guilds participate in Castle sieges in an effort to capture and occupy one of the five guild castles in Ashes of Creation.
Sieges occur once a month within a server prime-time window.
The minimum goal is for 250x250 players to be on a single battlefield. It is hoped that this can be increased to 500x500 over time.
Castle sieges (in the final relea...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Castle_sieges

[crystal beacon]

will servers have a dedicated set prime-time schedule (for siege events) at launch, or the prime-time schedule will be determined by the player activity data taken after launch?

[rocky finch]

having instanced servers for siege would cut on the open world feels tho :S

[full badger]

Server "prime time" will be determined by world location

[shrewd phoenix]

i like the design specaly that it uses celtic ornaments and text fonts

[visual forge]

So, I know it already has been asked but after the development update, I have a doubt on the answers i've read, can we or can we not use any types of weapons and armor whether the cliché of the class is to be with a certain type of equipment (in other term, can i play a fighter / hunter with a shield, or a mage in plate armor)? thx in advance 🙂

[worn wagon]

Weapons and armour are not class locked, some classes may be more efficient with some weapons than with others tho

[visual forge]

thx a lot 🙂

[shrewd phoenix]

on armor specialy does it give certain typs of protection depending on the type of the armor and does it maybe aply debuffs if for example a mage wears a heavy plate armor and the plate armor gives bonuses to physical defense and maybe boost hp insteat of mana from a robe armor, or agility boost on a lether armor?

[stable plover]

Cloth armor gives better damage mitigation, heavy armor gives better physical mitigation, medium armor is balanced. Mages are meant to be able to wear plate and tanks can wear cloth to tank magic damage with no problem.

[shrewd phoenix]

so armor only brings benefits and no disatvatages in terms of the weight of the armor itself, that would effect the players movments. or bringing benefits to HP, Mana and skill dmg or so? so only differs in the defence of dmg types

[stable plover]

An individual piece of plate/cloth armor might have stats that increase manga regen and healing done or physical damage and chance for physical crits. Players should still wear the one that is appropriate to them.

[cloud jolt]

Hi, AOC community. I have a question regarding for people like me who travel a lot and play games. For example i create my character in Asia then travel to Europe. Will i be able to switch server from Asia to EU and keep the same character or do i have to start from scratch.

[desert ivy]

If you want to swap server then you'll have to create a new character

There's nothing stopping you from continuing to play on the EU server even when you're in Asia or vice versa (apart from the ping)

[cloud jolt]

Ping is going to be a big issue tho. Specialy in pvp.

[shrewd phoenix]

but u will be in a guild problably and play with same peoples. and the servers will be 24/7 on so pvp should still be possible sieges u may miss one or two depending on the primetime of the server. i personaly played a lot pvp games with peoples from japan or usa even if im in europ and ping was bareble with highest at 180 ms. and as time went by it getting better and better

[ruby swift]

If you are permanently moving, there may be server transfer options available in the future. There will not be at live launch confirmed. If you a just travelling for business a few weeks here, and a few weeks there, you are probably going to have to just suck up the ping.

[pale socket]

Will guilds have an option to set a "focus"? (crafting, delving, merchants, seafaring, etc...) if so will there be guild perks to specifically boost those focuses? (I've seen that guild size will affect what perks are available). I am wondering if this exists as soft lines to stay in when determining size of guilds. like if your guild wants crafting perks maybe it has to be HUGE.

[ruby swift]

Population caps on guild size are related to points spent out of the guilds total when leveling. If they go for large size, they will forego other possible bonuses. They type and impact of those benefits have not been clarified so far.

[shrewd phoenix]

as far i know is the max boost will be achived if the guild has 50 members if there is a diffrence i dont know

[ruby swift]

Everything known currently. Happy researching.

!wiki guilds

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Guilds

There are prerequisites for guild formation.[1]

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds

[pale socket]

I saw (what might just be a rumor) deep in some forums a while back about buff stacking... Will siege battles have "coven mechanics"? like say you are playing a summoner who can summon a big ugly monster, and you get together 7 other summoner friends to form a "coven" during a siege. Together, the 8 of you could summon a big ugly monster that is Godzilla sized to go attack the enemy stronghold. Is this just a rumor?

[spiral pine]

while not godzilla sized group summons are a thing

[pale socket]

awesome, but follow up question will the siege summon be effected by the party leaders sub class? and will this cast together mechanic be available to the other classes or JUST summoner?

[hidden sage]

i think that's too soon to tell

we don't really know anything about summoners at all yet

[pale socket]

that's fair, thanks for the input anyways 😄

[shrewd phoenix]

well i guess some sort of goupe healing or buffing might also be a thing but u need to keep in mind on sieges of 200vs200 u cant have to many groupe summonings cause they need defence from allied players and gives the oposit a chance to overpower them

and mostly those will happen in partys of the same guild cause getting random solo players to work on a groupe summoning will be almost impossible

[pale socket]

i saw this more of a way for lower level players to join in on the siege if they cant hold their own effectively in the field.. if the party leader is max the rest of the party wouldn't have to be max. but i haven't seen it in action yet so i was curious.

[shrewd phoenix]

for the control of the golem i guess it will be under the controll of that summoner that initiated the summoning

very fast players will be at level cap like in other games to see that during sieges the majority is maxed only a few are in the field that doesnt have the max level and even less have only half the max level. but 1 dmg is 1 dmg and 1 heal is 1 heal even if its not the strongest it also helps

[ruby swift]

Please put opinions and theorycrafting in the other channels. Try to keep this for questions.

[iron bay]

there well be middle east servers ?

[desert ivy]

No plans for a middle-east server atm. Current servers are: NA, EU, South-East Asia, Oceania, and potentially South America

[iron bay]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-girl-gif-8382180

[rocky finch]

quick question, after watching ranger skills, if i pick ranger main class and rogue second class will i be able to stealth somehow?

[full badger]

We don't have any up to date information on the ranger or rogue at this time @rocky finch

[rocky finch]

oki, np thanks anyway ^^

ah that's fine like for example at the wiki you get the jump skill and mb after the jump you get like 1-2 sec invisiblity

or something

gotcha

[winter parrot]

Do the brown mountain on the public released map have a different composition to the darker gray ones (sand/dirt vs rock)?

[shrewd flare]

What classes will be available in alpha 1?

[desert ivy]

Currently only Cleric Tank and Mage are available

They want to get the combat in a better spot before working on the archetypes

[carmine flicker]

hi question 🙂 , will the sieges the one with 250vs250 gotta have to be only guild members can join ? or it going to be like a queue and you join a siege with alot of random people/ clans

[primal trail]

Currently, queue up while being in a guild.

[desert ivy]

You can get the help of different guilds to help try and take the Castle

But only 1 guild can be the owners of the castle

[carmine flicker]

aha ok

are talents the GM killer in the video 😮 ?

[restive crag]

How many names can I reserve?

If I bought the Alpha/Beta packs

[worn wagon]

1 name on 1 server if you have name reservation

[wind gate]

so dungeons will be open world right? how will multiple parties of players be able to do the same dungeon at the same time?

[desert ivy]

By killing the other parties

[dapper chasm]

The dungeons r huge with multiple paths and spots...if there is s1 else who is taking ur mobs/bosses u can ignore them and deal with it or slaugther them.

[cerulean atlas]

whats the rough estimation of how long it would take to go from 1-50? It was mentioned a long time ago, but I am not sure