questions

[civic obsidian]

The developers anticipate max level should be attainable in approximately 45 days if you play roughly 4-6 hours per day

from the wiki

[cerulean atlas]

cool, its gonna be a nice journey then

[restive crag]

So min maxers will do it in like 3 days

[rain spade]

The world first race will be slower since there won't be any max level content until the nodes advance high enough

After that and some routes start to develop, 3 days seems plenty plausible if WoW classic is anything to go by

[restive crag]

Depends... do mobs stop giving exp after I am a certain lvl higher than them

[dark jungle]

the xp returns are on a diminishing scale

until after a certain level gap there is no xp from killing those mobs

so you cant sit in a starter zone and reach max level by killing 2000000000 lvl 1 wolves

[cerulean atlas]

I don't think its gonna be the same, especially because wow classic was literally already explored to a large degree, so it was much easier to know exactly what to do. With AoC you will have min-maxers, but you will also have a lot of time exploring the best methods to lvl, which will probably give them a few more days to reach max.

[desert elm]

In regards to this type of look, will we be able to adjust the color/effects on them in any way, such as through dyes or enchants, so for example the flames would be green/blue instead of red(?)

[dark jungle]

some items will be able to be dyed, others wont, we dont have a list of what can or cant yet

!wiki dyes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Dyes

Dyes are a cosmetic item in Ashes of Creation.
Dyes can be used to customize armor color.
Dyes are craftable.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dyes

[vale ermine]

Is this the place for me to pose a question for devs? If not let me know where to go. I'm not expecting a response bc I'm sure tons of people try to do the same. I would like to ask if they have considered a demurrage economic system with depreciating currency? AoC is to have a crafting and pvx system reliant on an in game working economy. It may be at eventual risk of stagnating due to people storing up tons of gold and not moving it bc they have all they want and need. That would result in less and less demand from artisans which then creates less need for caravans. Right there is a huge part of the game that would be slowed or halted. If gold depreciated in value over time it would encourage people to spend it instead of hold onto it, therefore constantly fueling the economy and securing constant need for all artisans.

[desert ivy]

The monthly livestreams have QA's each month so the best place would be to wait until they put up the questions thread for it (about a week before the livestream)

[vale ermine]

K I'll do that thanks. I was trying to think of a question for this last one and of course it hit me today...

Neat! I'm excited to learn more

Is there a stream or page where they discussed that in any more detail?

[spiral pine]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Economy

[winter parrot]

Will there be any opportunity for the player base to offer any input into the team of content creators. Perhaps a poll or a thread to vote on?

[spiral pine]

what do you mean by that?

[onyx knoll]

do you mean to the devs? content creators is what we usually call the people that make videos/streams/various fanart etc about the game, you can get in touch with those people on your own

[desert elm]

Thanks! It does not mention anything about special effects like the flames, but I am not even sure if that is a PC or NPC armor set in the picture tbh. Love that they will have tattoos, though!!!

[winter parrot]

Intrepid is going to select a group of "official" content creators to make videos. Will we get any input on whom we would like to see in that roll?

[onyx knoll]

No

The only influence you can potentially have on that decision is your participation to the channel of those people

[winter parrot]

Thanks Xenellia

[onyx knoll]

What Jahlon says 😛

[teal pivot]

Some of the class names are drawn from myth/legend. For example (bard+tank) sirens in myth use their singing to lure/distract prey. Do we know if the play-style/theme of the classes will draw inspiration of these myths? or if the team is going for original ideas? Either is cool. Other examples of this include scryers and oracles being linked to divination and shamans being linked to spirits/spiritual energies.

[edgy dagger]

where can i see the schedule for testing?

[dark jungle]

!wiki alpha

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.
Over the last month, several new developments both internally and externally have led me to err on the side of caution and postpone the NDA release and Alpha One dates to July. If it had only been any one of these issues, we would have powered through it. – Steven Sharif

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[edgy dagger]

how can i reserve a name for when the game actually comes out?

[dark jungle]

!wiki name reservation

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Name reservations

Name reservations were rewards for backing at the Pioneer level and higher and are currently available through the Voyager plus pre-order pack and Adventurer pre-order pack.
Accounts will have name reservation tokens, that entitle its holder to reserve a name on a specific server when the reservation time comes.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations

[edgy dagger]

your a god.

thank you ❤️

[whole willow]

When does Alpha 1 release?

[lusty kite]

!wiki alpha

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.
Over the last month, several new developments both internally and externally have led me to err on the side of caution and postpone the NDA release and Alpha One dates to July. If it had only been any one of these issues, we would have powered through it. – Steven Sharif

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[whole willow]

Thank you

[daring jay]

Will the combat revamp be before or after July 9? Or do we know at all?

[desert ivy]

The "revamp" isn't just one singular combat update, they're planning to change lots of things in lots of different patches so the changes will be gradual and over time, not all at once

[daring jay]

I see

[valid kernel]

When will the developer’s update be posted on YouTube?

[west ridge]

How do I check if my account is us or eu? I made mine a long time ago. I’m on the website and can’t find out

Still have the login

[stable plover]

There's no difference between US and EU accounts if you did your purchase through Intrepid, if you made a purchase through my.com or mail.ru you'd need to merge over to an Intrepid account.

[west ridge]

So you’re telling me if I buy alpha 2 rn I can play on eu and us servers on the same account?

[stable plover]

I don't know when the full video will go up, but in the meantime here's the link to the twitch recording https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1038169979.

[stable plover]

When Alpha 2 was out yes. You'd end up with separate characters on the different servers though.

[west ridge]

Ty

[stable plover]

(I view it as possible that the Russian servers might end up off doing their own thing, since they're getting a different version of the game to comply with Russian law)

[rocky finch]

EU will be under Intrepid right? no ousider publisher

[full badger]

correct

Intrepid will self-publish everywhere they can

[woven vale]

Intrepid formerly had a deal with my.com. However, they have since mutually parted and Intrepid will self publish in EU.

[rocky finch]

nice nice

[ruby swift]

If you buy a package with A2, you will be able to choose what region you want to test on. There is no region locking. If you meant will you be able to play right now, no. You need a package with A1 access (Adventurer) and currently they are only supporting NA servers and PST testing times.

They have plans to add EU testing regions, but not currently available. So if that is deal breaker for you, you might want to wait.

[open crag]

So Jeff leaving, a bad sign? Orrrr? Not trying to be negative just concerned.

[woven vale]

It is concerning. Worst case: BS is going on. Best Case: Intrepid loses some good talent (and we can only hope they get a good new lead design that fits nicely and can manage everything).

[ruby swift]

No, it will have some impact for sure while they shuffle and cover responsibilities till they announce his replacement, but people move around in the industry all the time. The only reason people are trying to make something more out of it is because he was one of the public faces that people knew.

[open crag]

It's commonplace for lead designers to "move around in the industry all the time" too? @ruby swift

[ruby swift]

Team leads in IT will jump to a new company every 18 months to two years trying to get upgrades to salary and title. That Jeff stuck around for 5 years is good, but not surprising. If he got headhunted by another studio doing what he is interested in with more money and better benefits? Why wouldn't he go.

[open crag]

I'm not arguing, just asking out of my own ignorance. Is that a yes to my question? Otherwise, like any business people will take better jobs.

[ruby swift]

That was a yes.

[west ridge]

Well I can still play on there right? Just bad ping and stay up a bit later right?

[ruby swift]

Yep

[west ridge]

And when eu testing is out for beta 1 I can go on the EU region?

[ruby swift]

That is the stated plan. You won't transfer a testing character. Would just reroll.

[little kiln]

yes. however; even now characters are Server locked. and it plans to stay that way. but there will be many wipes so likely not much of an issue

[west ridge]

Great thanks!

[white zephyr]

I don't think anyone is in the new program yet. for your account please contact support, they are the ones who can help you to recover it

[rustic sigil]

What if the support needs support?

[spring vault]

!jobs

[topaz fern]

Does any playable race live in the snowy area?

[little kiln]

i think you can spawn wherever you want on release so sure. all of them

[split shell]

As far as I know you just live wherever you want yeah

[fathom shell]

I'm so confused to when i should / should of been able to play the alpha

[little kiln]

what alpha key do you have

[fathom shell]

spot testing*

let me check

Braver of worlds pack

[little kiln]

then you have an alpha 2 key

we are in A1

So, hopefully sometime next year

[fathom shell]

hmm weird i see. thank you

[full badger]

@fathom shell@little kiln braver of worlds gives you access to alpha 1

follow the instructions above to link your accounts

[fathom shell]

thats what i thought

[little kiln]

🤔 then braver of worlds is a kickstarter pack?

[full badger]

yes

[little kiln]

oh, i thought it was that...375 pack

[fathom shell]

no no i paid like 500- 600 all together for sure lol

[little kiln]

do what the modbot says.

[fathom shell]

So i linked my account a while ago. i'm just confused and lost on what i should be following or paying attention to, to figure out when exactly i can play at all. Seeing as i cant really track the info like i want because of school

[little kiln]

doesnt look like you linked your discord account

[full badger]

You don't have the braver of worlds role on discord

[fathom shell]

hmm.

[crystal beacon]

Follow the instructions from the bot. Link your forum account to the discord and all of your roles should transfer over :)

[fathom shell]

maybe i missed something then, thank you

[little kiln]

if not, open CS ticket

[iron bay]

there was somthing when you sign up they send you something what it was ??

something *

[fathom shell]

I dont recall getting anything. But this was a while ago so ill just retry doing all it says and see what i might of missed for now

[full badger]

@fathom shell When you go to link your accounts pay special attention to the ID# of the discord account being linked. Sometimes discord randomly auto-generates a new account for you and links that instead of your main discord account

[little kiln]

after you do so, force kill discord and restart

[fathom shell]

ahh i see okay will do!

[little kiln]

if still no tags, poke CS

[fathom shell]

how about now?

sweet thank you

[full badger]

👍

[random moth]

I remember reading that the one month alpha one test was moved from June 1st to some other date, but i can't find what other date it was. Does anyone know?

Thanks :)

[signal gust]

does that mean you can currently play the game now or only at set times between 14th to the 9th?

[desert ivy]

Only set times

Currently once a week on Wednesdays from 12pm pacific to 5pm is the schedule

[signal gust]

lol i dunno whether to call that lucky or unlucky as wednesday is my day off but thats also 8pm start for me xD

[hidden sage]

will different castles have different layouts and positions? like maybe one on top a hill or a mountain or beside a river?

[little kiln]

generally, yes. but there are only 5 and they are curated

[signal gust]

is it possible to install the game beforehand or do you have to wait until the opening time on wednesday?

[honest atlas]

arent the castles based on who contributed the most during leveling like these

Node type.[8] Specialization.[8] NPCs.[8]
Divine nodes Faith and skill/equipment augment focuses Priests
Economic nodes Trade and merchant focuses Merchants
Military nodes Combat and class training focuses Guards
Scientific nodes Artisan and construction focuses Scholars

[spiral pine]

castles are castles and nodes are nodes

[little kiln]

no. the castles are technically seperate from the node system

[honest atlas]

oh i thought the castle sieges were against a fully formed node

[little kiln]

about 1-2 hours before the servers go live

[signal gust]

okay thanks just got the pack and was wondering when i could pre-install ready for any alpha phases as my download speed aint the greatest lol

[little kiln]

🤔

go do that ken

[signal gust]

ooo thanks i'll do it now

think its done now

[little kiln]

yep. if the new channels dont populate force kill and restart discord

[signal gust]

oh damn yeah i just seen all the new channels lol

@little kiln thanks for the help 😄

[little kiln]

[abstract trellis]

so in july visual nda will be lifted as i understood , now we gonna get to see the new combat system by then ?

[little kiln]

maybe

[abstract trellis]

ah so we dont know :/ okie ty for ur time

[little kiln]

supposedly they are working on it and its sorta close. expectations are to hit alpha 1 before the weekend test on the 9th of july or so

[abstract trellis]

yes but this is our expectations as a community or the dev teams expectations ?

[little kiln]

im not entirely sure which. ive had A1 access for a bit more than a week

[abstract trellis]

how did u like it till now ?

[signal gust]

hey Niv if you have played the beta are all the classes on the wiki in the game or is it just partial amount of classes that are in the game rn

[little kiln]

Well i guess thats technically a question i can answer in here without being shoo'd by a mod.

I was only able to test for an hour or so as the testing times are quite inconvenient for me atm. felt what i suppose, would be a traditional MMO at first. world is quite nice, first impression was that it was well populated by spaced groups of enemies. though ive heard its not quite diverse in mob type. Did find the Utah monolith though. Didnt manage to make my way to any nodes sadly. or get other equiptment. skills are quite flashy and pretty. makes it a tactic all on its own for information denial in mass combat. likely to be lessened and tweaked.

Ken, only tank, cleric and mage right now. max level of 15. lots of stuff not enabled, its certainly a true alpha, just enough to test what they need to test.

oh, and thank god. they chose small numbers for damage and health.

im tired of games adding in 2-3 extra decimal points so you do 500-1000 damage at level one

level one mage wand/auto attack did about 6-7 damage as an example

[signal gust]

sounds pretty cool ngl and i gotta agree with the damage numbers

[desert ivy]

It's not going to be an instantly new combat, the "revamp" isn't a single combat change, it's a bunch of small combat changes spread out across lots of patches

[signal gust]

cos when u see an enemies health on some games and its like okay he has 12838929372 health and my max dps is 123242 a second that means i need to hit ummmm.... and your screwed lol

[abstract trellis]

i agree on dmg numbers , but from what i saw on the latest video i found in aoe and mass pvp the visuals to be too much too shine , like in 1 v 1 situation cz of skills at some point u couldnt see anything around u

[desert ivy]

They're basically gonna be trying out lots of different stuff to see what works well

[little kiln]

its great for the super minmaxers i guess

[abstract trellis]

what about the camera guys ? cna u scroll more out than steven did on the siege video ?

[little kiln]

dont remember myself on the camera. felt okay, i tended to hold right click to look around

[signal gust]

yeah true plus it just makes it easier to feel like your doing something such as if an enemy has 500 health and your hitting 50-100 damage you'd feel like your actually hurting them lol

[desert ivy]

Yes, Steven plays very zoomed in for some reason

[abstract trellis]

good to know 😄 well steven looks like a casual 🤭 no offence

[desert ivy]

He actually lead a pretty hardcore guild for like 11 years before starting Ashes

They played L2, Aion, ArcheAge, etc.

[little kiln]

I hear in the first seige test last week (not the one shown) he was the attacker and ended up putting godmode on to try and end the siege.

He got CC'd into Oblivion by the defenders

[desert ivy]

But yes, when he plays Ashes he doesn't really play well lul

[signal gust]

lmao im watching that video rn @little kiln

[abstract trellis]

i know i know 😄 im l2 player for over 15 years now 😛

[signal gust]

he did it so he can show content for the viewers cos he keeps dying lmao

[abstract trellis]

plus i saw the minimum requirements on google yday and they seem too low to be true

gtx 460 was it ?! like u guys felt its true after playing ?

[signal gust]

gtx 660

oh wait u meant minimum lol

[abstract trellis]

yes i checked minimum on google

[ruby swift]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/User_interface#Camera_settings

[abstract trellis]

ty

[signal gust]

i think its always best to look at requirements during alphas cos you gotta remember they will add more content into the game so the minimum aint gonna stay at the minimum, best case scenario the requirements become the minimum when the game launches @abstract trellis

[abstract trellis]

well from watching the game i was assuming that even r5 3600 + 1660 super will have trouble running smoothly the game

but maybe im wrong

[ruby swift]

Don't worry about minimum specs to play the game. They will change. They have said that they have a 5 year legacy hardware and software policy in mind when designing the the game. As pointed out above this alphas and betas have no or little optimiztion till the end phases, so guessing performance is just that. Guessing.

[abstract trellis]

yeah i guess we will get a new specs when game gets closer to release

what are ur hopes guys? 2022 ? 23 ? 24 ?

[ruby swift]

Plant new potatoes now. You might be able to harvest them by release. How long it is going to be, no one knows, not even them, since there are too many testing variables to give a firm estimate.

[abstract trellis]

thats why i said ur hopes 😄 cz for sure nobody can know

[tranquil willow]

2024 would be mine. I don't think there is any chance of a release earlier

[abstract trellis]

24 🤔 my expectations where 23 but i guess im too confident xD

[signal gust]

i'd probs say 23 as well tbh

[abstract trellis]

like for me and my past expirience when a game gets to alpha its like the countdown starts , but for sure nobody wants them to rush into something they are not comfortable

[signal gust]

for more accuracy i'd say 23 late spring-early summer

[solid prairie]

Honestly I agree with you @signal gust

[abstract trellis]

we have a saying where i live : from ur mouth to gods ear xD

[bleak night]

Does anyone what resource each archetype uses? All mana? Rage? Energy?

[desert ivy]

All mana

[bleak night]

And that's intended for release too?

[desert ivy]

No release date yet. Most people speculate 2-3 years

Oh, you meant the mana usage

lmao

[abstract trellis]

yes xD

iw as confused with ur answer too

[desert ivy]

Sorry, yes, atm every class is planned to use mana

[signal gust]

lmao

[desert ivy]

I read it as "what's the intended release"

[bleak night]

😛

[signal gust]

having it all as mana just makes it a lot easieer

[abstract trellis]

and more balanced*

[signal gust]

true

[bleak night]

Yeah but a lot more bland. Especially with the secondary class system it would be nice to have each one be more distinguished by how it plays.

[abstract trellis]

mixing range energies dunno it will be harder to balance , but after release we gonna get many new content and updates to the game so who knows

[bleak night]

And I mean, other games/MMOs manage with multiple resource systems.

[abstract trellis]

but there is not good mmo out there thats the sad part :/

[bleak night]

Especially when AoC has explicitly said they won't be balancing 1v1, if it's group balancing then even more reason to mix it up imo

[signal gust]

well from a quick look at the secondary class systems it looks like it just changes how your class works, such as a necromancer or a shadowmancer, necromancer summons undead creatures but shadowmancer summons shades and shadow versions

that from the ashes of creation wiki and i dunno how set in stone that is ^^

[bleak night]

Well I'd argue that isn't changing how it works, it's just flavor change.

[abstract trellis]

as i saw it u wil get magic schools to choose from like if ur 2nd class is mage u gonan get fire lighting wind water

and u choose to enchant ur skills with those attributes

each will do something different after u choose it

[bleak night]

But yeah I'm familiar with all the examples given of secondary. My point is that balance is not a valid argument based on what we know for keeping everything based on mana

[signal gust]

they said they aren't balancing 1 v 1 but are balancing group fights on the main page

[bleak night]

mage is teleport fire and ice I believe.

[signal gust]

so classes in 1 v 1 is meant to be rock paper scissor combat

[bleak night]

Yeah exactly, so then why not have energy/rage etc?

[signal gust]

as said before having all classes use the same resources makes it easier and for balance reasons

[bleak night]

But if the balancing is around 8 player parties, I don't understand why it would make it easier tbh :/

[abstract trellis]

em 8 ppl vs 8 ppl

first group has mana 2nd group has energy

first group runs out of mana , 2nd group does replenish energy faster than others do mana ? ( isnt that how energy or rage works? )

u see my point

[bleak night]

I don't. It's the same as 8 mages vs 8 rogues, it's not something that should be balanced around. IS has said that optimal group will be 1 of each archetype.

So more realistic balancing scenario is, 1 of each archetype vs a group with no bard but double mage.

[abstract trellis]

well what devs say and what happens in game on live server is 2 different things

[bleak night]

If you are comparing a party of 8 you look at their dps, their healing per second and tanking capability (for PvE purposes). Having energy or rage does not change your dps inherently.

[abstract trellis]

usually games find ways solutions and styles that devs didnt imagine

what devs say probably wont be the case

[bleak night]

Right, but that's not an argument against balancing with energy and rage, if devs can't imagine all possibilities, that's the same if all have mana.

[abstract trellis]

ture i wont disagree with u , that might be the case

[bleak night]

It's not a problem unique to having rage/energy.

[abstract trellis]

it might work or not , but my personal opinion its a no no]

[bleak night]

Just for simplicity's sake?

[abstract trellis]

its not like simplicity sake , its eprsonal preference

[bleak night]

I guess I was trying to ask what about it appeals to you?

[abstract trellis]

its more traditional and i really feel it will unbalance things but for sure need to know how this energy and rage works

[chilly plover]

If we participate in Alpha One, would anything we do be saved for launch, or would any characters created be lost?
(Sorry if this has been asked before!)

[desert ivy]

Everything is lost

Only stuff you keep would be the cosmetics and stuff you buy before launch

actual in-game stuff is all lost

[chilly plover]

Thought so. It makes sense 😊

Thanks so much!

[bleak night]

Does that include the kickstarter head start? "Access to Live launch head-start - 1 day early!"

[desert ivy]

Yes, anything included in the kickstarter/pre-order packs

[signal gust]

btw quick question the servers are open every week on wednesday right, but is that for just the American servers or is it for the EU servers as well?

[desert ivy]

You won't keep progress you've obtained from alpha/betas

There is only planned to be 1 headstart server per region (EU, NA, OCE, etc.) so you can easily avoid the headstart servers if you want

[desert ivy]

Only NA East atm

[bleak night]

Sorry, the 'yes' was ambiguous. So your head start is reset? Or no?

[desert ivy]

No, the headstart is not reset

[signal gust]

okay fairs so i might have a little bit of lag playing from the UK

[desert ivy]

Because there is one specific headstart server per region

so you can easily avoid the headstart if you want

[bleak night]

Oh so some backers get a full day early huh? Eh, can't wait for backlash 😛 hahaha. Personally idc.

Ohhh

Headstart server? That's good idea.

Hopefully no backlash then

[signal gust]

i mean getting a full day early dont seem too bad since if its for the people who payed $500 i think its kinda owed to them lol

[desert ivy]

The headstart servers are very limited as well until the game is fully launched for everyone

You can't level nodes at all for example

Which means 90% of the games features are disabled until full launch

[bleak night]

Well people will want access to that too just like alpha-1. A lot of people would have been willing to pay if they knew about the game/believe it would release. It will definitely be controversial, but little isn't these days.

[abstract trellis]

how many nodes can be active on the map at the same time? do we know this info ?

[signal gust]

i think thats 100% fair, its giving back more to the people who believe in the game and supported the game more, its fair to get back just as much as you give so if anyone really complains about it, its their own fault for not supporting tbh

[ruby swift]

All nodes are "active"

There are 103 regular nodes

[bleak night]

They will be able to lvl up and gear up still though which is what people will bitch about.

[bleak night]

I don't disagree, but again I think it's super predictable people will raise a ruckus.

[ruby swift]

Can't get gear if no shop npcs outside starter zones and no way to make the tools to harvest higher level resources. It is 48 hours. People will just have to deal. Or not, and roll on a non-headstart server.

[bleak night]

I think the non-headstart server is a great idea.

That will be my argument if people complain.

[abstract trellis]

so 103 can be active at the same time?

[ruby swift]

Yes, a level 0 node still collects experience even when locked, and passes it up the line.

[abstract trellis]

doesnt matter 48 hours its a big boost BUT its an mmo we wanna play for years so in the end me who cares

[signal gust]

i think i'd probs play on the headstart servers and explore the world, until the non headstart servers are live, then play with the vast majority of players on the non headstart servers at an equal footing

[ruby swift]

Also Ashes will have extremely low speed leveling. Only so many rabbits you can grind in a level 0 node before you outlevel the mobs and gain no exp.

[abstract trellis]

real question is if we will get character transfer from server to server

[ruby swift]

Not initially

And if they do implement it, it will be costly and painful process, game side and irl.

[abstract trellis]

hmmm but i hope we still get that even from eu to na servers transfer

even if its a painful process would be ncie to have the option

[ruby swift]

Again, they have said no initially, and even if they do allow it later down the line it would be something not really desirable and would have cooldown. People will not be using it to exploit.

[abstract trellis]

100% agree on that sounds very good. but not everybody will look to exploit

[signal gust]

yeah but im afraid you need to plan for those people that do exploit it

[ruby swift]

Yes, often a small niche make it so we can't have nice things.

[abstract trellis]

so true

[signal gust]

look at real life laws we all cant drink and drive cos sharon decided to drink whilst driving with 2 small childnren in the back of the car with no seatbelt and crashed into the orphanage killed 20 small children so we all gotta cater to the 1%

[abstract trellis]

but what are the scenarios that u can exploit a transfer from a server to a server?

[signal gust]

world bosses

say if a world boss has a timer

and you can just transfer to a different server to get the materials

[abstract trellis]

but if u transfer to a serer it cost real life money plus it will have a limit or a timer

[signal gust]

it all depends on IF it actually does cost money

and IF it does have a considerable timer

[ruby swift]

Also, your materials and currency most likely would not transfer, along with freehold progression. Since that will also be server dependent.

[abstract trellis]

oooff the materials and the currency ? that ehhh not good

[ruby swift]

They have said that if they do it, it is meant to be painful. So you can bet it will cost, and will have those mentioned timers.

[ruby swift]

Legendary items are in some cases server unique. No way those are going either.

[signal gust]

ahh fair enough if they have said that then yeah it does act as a deterrent of sorts, but it is still something that can be exploited some way or how

[abstract trellis]

but thats kind of unfair

[bleak night]

Are there 'RP servers'?

[abstract trellis]

that will be up for the community

[bleak night]

Oh but nothing officially tagged as such (no enforcement necessary, just to allow people to go there if that's their cup of tea).

Never tried an RP server but I think AoC might be my time 😄

[ruby swift]

It is something they have given no confirmed details on yet, and really don't need to at this point. They have said it won't be available at launch, and if they do implement it down the line they will surely outline all the requirements to it.

[abstract folio]

@idle siren Hello, I have a question about subscription prices. They said it's going to be harmonized prices for certain regions I just wonder which countries are included in these regions.(Is Turkey inside those countries) 🙂

[ruby swift]

Ashes is all about choices having consequence. Choose wisely and choose well in all things. From server selection, to race, to gender and primary archetype.

[ruby swift]

They have not identified those regions as of yet.

[abstract trellis]

but u cant chose wisely , i wil give u an example

[abstract folio]

okay thank you 🙂

[abstract trellis]

game goes live so u have to choose 1 server to play, ur a pvp focused player but sadly ur server turns into a pve fiest or a toxic server or soemthing

[ruby swift]

This becomes more discussion than question then. If you don't like a theoretical system, then leave feedback in the forums.

[abstract trellis]

ah my bad yes

[signal gust]

btw guys what appealed most to you about ashes of creation?

[abstract trellis]

personally im a lineage 2 15+ years player , tried everysingle mmo out there but just couldnt get into them , i trust stevens taste as he was a big fan of lineage 2 and i see many similarities to lineage 2 just its more recent 2021 game

[bleak night]

Node system makes it an interesting world. I've been waiting for an MMO worth committing to again.

[true sundial]

Honestly excited to farm materials in a fresh world. Literally just banging rocks and cutting trees. Don’t judge

[signal gust]

all of those points i agree with, plus what makes me more interested in this game is that the lead man making the game is legit just another guy like us? not a corporation trying to make money, but another player that wants a game of the same quality that we all dream of

[bleak night]

Dude I'm super into it too. Haha, I like the gathering game play. Explore and put everything in your bag to upgrade things to get mroe things

[signal gust]

i can legit see entire guilds dedicated to crafting great gear and people just putting in back orders to that crafting guild to create gear for their entire guild to use in taking a node or a large scale pvp battle

[hidden sage]

player driven content

[bleak night]

Do we know how seasons transition? Will it be a seamless patch sort of thing?

[signal gust]

btw does anyone know if the game will have durability? cos that will add in another level of crafting and resource gathering if it does?

[hidden sage]

it will

[ruby swift]

Seasons in many cases may be weekly. Probably coincide with regular server maint. But they have not said.

[bleak night]

Yup, and you require resources and not just money to repair.

[graceful nimbus]

yes there will be durability. and you will need materials to repair it not flat gold

[ruby swift]

Not "just" flat gold

[bleak night]

I feel like what they plan will have the same problems as the node upgrade system. You could be standing where an ice blockage will be forming.

[signal gust]

yeah okay deffo gonna be dedicated crafting guilds out there adding in a huge amount of depth to the game then

[ruby swift]

They, as with many other things have worked this out. If you were in a place that is conflicted, you will be teleported to a safe area, just like when a node settlement "pops"

[abstract trellis]

so actually being good at dodging helps u to save materials and gold right ?

[ruby swift]

Fewer repairs of course would save you money.

[true sundial]

@bleak night for real. Obviously I like dungeon diving etc. but the player driven economy bring backs memories of Ultima Online. And now that I’m an old bastard and at best mediocre at games these days....

[graceful nimbus]

yes playing smarter will save you some repair costs

[abstract trellis]

nice very nice features , is this official information ?

[graceful nimbus]

the durability and cost of materials is

[true sundial]

Everything is in transit as the game progresses @abstract trellis

[graceful nimbus]

the rest is logical

[ruby swift]

That avoiding damage to your gear will save you money? No, no official statement beyond common sense.

[true sundial]

Final launch is still a long way off.

[abstract trellis]

no i mean official that we need money and materials and the durability thing 😛 the other part its just pure logic

[hidden sage]

i wonder what resource scarcity will be like

[abstract trellis]

1-3 years i would guess ( probably not 3 )

[ruby swift]

Yes, that part has been mentioned by those that count.

[abstract trellis]

great info

[true sundial]

Agreed jak. I’m guessing 1.5-2 but that’s just my guess

[abstract trellis]

i have secret hopes thought but shhhhh 🤫 🤭

[hidden sage]

betting on 2-3 but i'll welcome any surprises

[signal gust]

i was thinking late spring-early summer 2023 most likely

[abstract trellis]

im feeling in my guts mid -end 22 :X

[true sundial]

I wonder what class setup will ultimately be the best for solo farming hard areas.

Don’t think that can be answered for ages

[signal gust]

probs something with less direct combat so maybe a summoner as they will be having 3 summons i believe a tank, dps and support

[true sundial]

But either stealthy boys. Or good CC

[ruby swift]

Again. Please try to keep speculation and opinion in the other channels and this one for questions. Some of the people that watch these and help have to scroll past a couple pages sometimes of just REEEE and sometimes miss valid questions.

[abstract trellis]

thats a very interestiing question @true sundial i will tell u how lineage 2 worked , there was specific places and spots that different classes could farm better

like monsters with lower magic defence but higher p defense so mages would farm better there than fighters

[true sundial]

@ruby swift understood. Convo got carried away

[hidden sage]

no no no, 3 dps summons

[signal gust]

i meant those where the 3 types that you can summon tank, dps or support

[hidden sage]

i see

but 2 are obsolete as dps is best

[signal gust]

i mean it really depends on the scenario lol

but i do think its cool that you will also get siege summons which are 8 player summons

[hidden sage]

that's a possible 62 mega summons per siege

[hidden sage]

or 1500 normal summons

[signal gust]

if i got it correctly in total their will only be 8 siege summons as the siege summon is based on the primary archetype to which their is only 8 of them

but they will be able to have to have golems which is a type of siege summon that only requires a summoner to be the leader of a party and the amount of party members that help the summoner determines the size which i think would be dope as hell if they actually implement that 😄

[restive crag]

Will open world raids and dungeons be considered a special pvp zone like caravans where we can kill our competition without consequences (corruption)

[surreal elk]

@restive crag no they fall under normal flagging rules

[abstract trellis]

if u kill some1 and get corrupted how do you lose it ? via gaining XP ?

[stable plover]

Gaining XP slowly decreases corruption, dying significantly decreases corruption.

[abstract trellis]

ok so pking will be a thing in this game i see

how does the alpha work ? like servers are 24/7 on or its only specific times everyday online and then they shut the servers down ?

[hexed token]

If the reward is worth the risk , sure PK if you want.

[desert ivy]

Tests are currently only scheduled for Wednesdays from 12pm to 5pm Pacific

[abstract trellis]

yes but alpha 1 should be like 24/7 online right ?

[desert ivy]

No, that's alpha 2

[abstract trellis]

well big guilds will do for sure if tis some big boss or some dungeon

[abstract trellis]

aham i see good to know ty

[true sundial]

Are there gonna be mechanics to prevent cheesing corruption?
Example - I go on a spree. Murderer extraordinaire. Have buddy come kill me to collect loot / wipe corruption.

(Cuz there should be)

[abstract trellis]

i dont think , thats a tactic to play the game

how cna the game recognize thats ur buddy that kill u or not

[true sundial]

Dunno. But seems exploitable. Maybe solution. Friends list cool down of time X after removing friend before kill counts properly. Dunno. It’s definitely niche and not major topic. Just a random thought

[abstract trellis]

wont work cz u can always just drop ur gear to a friend or some alt and just go die naked

[austere vault]

Topic is Node Sieges:
Q1: Is there a cap for minimum and maximum amount of siege weapons the attackers can have?
Q2. Can mayors of nodes choose to reinforce the nodes defenses with more anti-siege weaponry and reinforced doors & walls?

[abstract trellis]

its hard to cuonter this

[crystal beacon]

A1: Currently the siege machines for attackers are capped at what spawns and will only respawn after some time when clicking on the corresponding box left on the ground where the machines were picked up from. We do not know if these mechanics will make it to end game or not but this is what is currently implemented into the game.
A2: Mayors of nodes will have full control over what they spend money and resources on within the node which will include reinforcements and NPC guards but there has been no public testing of anything Node war related that we can currently reference. But stay tuned because the NDA is lifted mid july for the month long test and these mechanics may get touched on 👍

[crystal beacon]

There will be ways to cheese corruption because they cannot rule over ever variable in that system seeing as it would hinder actual game-play and make the system either less secure or useless. But that is a viable strategy if corruption works that way, have a buddy spawn kill you until you are atleast purple and loot your corpses and then hand the gear back, something to deter that could be that depending on the level of corruption you may break gear or loss items when you die so grinding mobs may be the best way if that happens.

[crystal beacon]

Trading will most likely be disabled while corrupted, as well as storage and any systems to save gear or drop it (Dropping it will most likely delete it)

[austere vault]

Alright, because one of the crafting professions is Siege weapons, right? Which means that those organizing a siege against another node, will have to spend resources on those. So I would assume that if you constructed 4 siege weapons for a siege, they wouldn't just respawn after a set timer? I have only assumed it works like that in alpha just to test out and see what the servers are capable of handling, thus testing that everything works as intended

[crystal beacon]

Exactly, we can only speculate what will actually make it to end game seeing as those systems have not been tested yet and the artisan system is barely implemented seeing as core systems have to be finished first

[dapper umbra]

Hey all, after purchasing the Adventurer Pre-Order Pack, where do we go next for the download and info?

[dark jungle]

follow these steps

[austere rock]

Hey guys, it's this package that gets you access to the Monday and then July - Aug testing, right? https://ashesofcreation.com/shop/6092e88f35b90b0164bb2db7

[dark jungle]

yes

[austere rock]

Wonderful, thank you!

[dark jungle]

you get access to all alpha 1, alpha 2, beta 1 and beta 2 with that

[abstract trellis]

well u get access to everything from now on 😄 good deal

[austere rock]

perfect, that's what I want. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't botching it. lol

[sharp crane]

kill the corrupted before he gets killed by friend probably

would still be risking gear and allot of grinding to make up the killing spree

Question: what happens if somebody attacks somebody and they stop when the victim has 5% health left?

[true sundial]

no kill = no red status, stay purple

(attack purle/red nothing happens. Attack blue and u turn purple)

[sharp crane]

i would say that's pretty exploitable

[true sundial]

well once u agro on a blue, anyone can attack you

thats the mechanic

someone finishes that person off then bam its a kill and u corrupted

dunno if it matters if there in your party or not, would need to test the details.

[abstract trellis]

what do u mean exactly ?

if i attack u and i leave u at 5% hp ?

[rigid rose]

If you attack someone and do not kill them if someone else comes up and kills them you do not gain corruption.. the person who does the killing blow does.

[abstract trellis]

yes ofc if u leave some1 at 5% nothnig happens xD

bboth continue there game

[rigid rose]

It will be tested going through the alpha/beta process to refine the system for exploits.

[proud kayak]

is spot testing random through july 9 or scheduled and is it a daily thing or?

[desert ivy]

It's scheduled for each Wednesday from 12pm to 5pm Pacific

[random agate]

when is game playable

[abstract trellis]

nobody knows , from 2022 to 2025 should be around there

[random agate]

its subscription paid right

[abstract trellis]

yes it will be 15 dollars per month

im sure they gonna make some packs in future ofc

[random agate]

are all mmos pretty much subscription

[woven vale]

Aside from ESO, I believe so

ESO is highly rec sub, but you can play through B2P

A few F2P p2ws as well

[abstract trellis]

many mmos are free to play but they are p2w as the devs need to have some kind of money income

sub mmos are worth the most if ur a competitive player plus u want a game that will last with healthy community @random agate

u wont find a better mmo than this 😄 beileve it or not ^^

[woven vale]

Good to be optimistic (to an extent) but be fair, as of now this isn't a final product. We can't tell if it'll end in a dumpster fire or not.

[abstract trellis]

oh i know , but its my opinion , for me there is no mmo out there than outdated lineage 2 , this game has many features of lineage 2 and that for me makes it the best upcoming mmo

[austere rock]

When it says you have 3 total referrals on your dashboard is there a way to see who they are?

[woven vale]

Not to my knowledge.

[shrewd phoenix]

once it release i agree with you or i might even say until beta starts but there are good games out there even f2p that only have skinshops

[abstract trellis]

i dont know of such game :S i tried all nothing cilcks for me

[woven vale]

Some non-mmorpg f2p run on that model but I can't think of any mmorpgs that follow it.

[shrewd phoenix]

well im not so up to date with the latest releases and i dont want to start a mmorpg of the older age. the last with skinshop was blade & soul but thats now a old title

[woven vale]

Blade and Soul is p2w.

[shrewd phoenix]

not in the days i was playing it

[abstract trellis]

b&s was fun for 1 week after meh , and not real time pvp so nop

[woven vale]

Anyhow move this to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion as it no longer appears to be question based! Thank you.

[quick quarry]

Hi everyone,

Had a couple of questions about character creation specifically character names and I wasn't able to find this information on the forms or in the faq.

1. Is your character name going to be the same name as your account name or can you name your character something else for that to be displayed in game?

2. This is off of the first question: Is the name reservation for your account name or your character name?

3. If there are multiple servers does your name reservation apply to all the servers?

4. How many characters are you allowed to create when the full game releases or is it one character per account?

[abstract trellis]

1. u can name ur character whatever u want

[quick quarry]

oh very nice

[abstract trellis]

2.name reservation for character ofc cz u make account to pay for name reserve

about 3 im not sure and i think there wont be 2 ppl with same name on even 2 difefrent server at least thats how it works in other games , so my guess is yes but dont take it for granted

number 4 im not sure either i would assume its for sure more than 1

[quick quarry]

ah ok yeah number 3 and 4 might be a question for a later date honestly

Thanks for the help with those questions JaK I really appreciate it.

[abstract trellis]

no worries have a good one

[amber notch]

Wiki just says there will be a comfortable number for alts. Though I don't know how many that is

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alts

[stoic spire]

It would be rude of them to not allow one character slot for each class 😅

[quick quarry]

oh that would be great if 8 were allowed as it would be nice to be able to try out each one as a primary class so you get a feel of what class you like the best.

[woven vale]

3. It only applies to 1 server

[woven vale]

4. 'a comfortable amount' is all that has been said

@quick quarry

[naive sable]

when does a1 go away

in the sho

shop*

[little kiln]

when a1 is over id imagine

[desert ivy]

August 13th

[little kiln]

wonder when we will get the cosmetic rollover

[sage spade]

its supposed to be in a few days

[little kiln]

Hope its good, mix of not paying attention has led me to only have the first set i bought.
And in my personal tastes its terrible

[ruby swift]

The change date for the next packs is always in the previous cosmetic announcement in #news

"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."

[hardy storm]

MMm, i wonder now with the unreal engine 5 EARLY access available how well games port over to it from ue4

[desert ivy]

Badly. It works well if it's a pure UE4 project, but Ashes entire backend is custom made code so it would require like a year of effort to port it over

Them simply upgrading from UE 4.25 to 4.26 took around a months worth of effort

[woeful whale]

Thats sad, but game still looks better than most MMOs anyway

[spiral pine]

They can still port it over in the future

[hardy storm]

how epicgames worded things was like, anything existing in UE4 should be able to move over relatively easy 😦 should their backend code not work?

[winter parrot]

Does anyone know if bows or staffs (wooden) are made by the carpenter or weapon smith? And who makes the cloth armor? Thanks

[dark jungle]

we dont have the exact names for those crafting professions yet

they are loosely referred to as armorsmiths but there will likely be further distinctions on what that means

[ruby swift]

Those trying to sell a product will often tout the ease of transition. Hard to get people to buy your stuff if you tell them "btw, it is good, but is going to cause you a ton of headaches till you get there."

[hardy storm]

But they arent selling anything if you are already on UE4 ._.

[winter parrot]

Thank you Lex

[spiral pine]

What

[hardy storm]

its not like you have to buy ue5, or pay anything extra

[sacred tangle]

Has there been a ruling on trading character names? Not sure what to use my name reservation for if not

[spiral pine]

You cant trade accounts so

[frigid eagle]

I've just got a paranoid question to ask would I get band if i played ashes of creation in a vm or on wine witch dxvk in linux

[ruby swift]

You should ask Toast when she gets in during normal business hours on their time Monday. That you think it might be an issue, probably means it is.

When people have asked about Wine in the past, the response has been that they are not supporting it. Windows PC only.

[frigid eagle]

That's what I generally expect I just don't want to get banned that unbanned like what happened in overwatch to me and all the other Linux players

I completely understand that they do not support it I just don't want to get band

[ruby swift]

Again, that is a tech question that only they can answer. They have different anti-cheat and reporting software planned for the game that might detect your setup as a bad actor. I get the cult like following that Linux has, but sometimes you got to realize you are going to be excluded from certain things because of it.

[frigid eagle]

💯

[silent island]

Will the graphics get better?

Do we have an example of a final product graphics wise

[shrewd phoenix]

in some cases it will remain as it curently is in other cases is will change cause the grafic used currently is more of a placeholder

cause the world we doing alpha tests is a map specialy for alpha it aint the map of the release

jep the bot doesnt load the map so im not shure if its up to show (NDA)

[rough depot]

Will raid bosses/world bosses or any big boss fight have their own unique music or theme? Seeing as this is super important to alot of people and makes all boss fights so much more memorable and enjoyable

[high ledge]

I hope so, that’d be really cool - I’d like to know too

[rough depot]

"I hope so"

I too, really hope so

[hidden sage]

Well you can just play your own boss music

But would be nice

[restive crag]

!a1

[shrewd phoenix]

in the end a lot of peoples will turn of ingame music and listen to their own. sad but true

[restive crag]

Imagine playing with music on

[fickle abyss]

Imagine not (at least for the first while)

[restive crag]

Imagine

[frigid eagle]

@shrewd phoenix It would be cool if this game head Spotify or TIDAL integration that way I don't have to tab out of the game to change music

[fickle abyss]

Life without a second monitor is no life at all

[hidden sage]

just connect with your phone and change it on there

[frigid eagle]

But then I'm not playing the game and every second counts

[hidden sage]

ok so just use the buttons

[frigid eagle]

It was a joke went bad

[rough depot]

So we dont know anything about boss music yet i presume?

[tranquil willow]

We only know that Bear McCreary will compose the music for Ashes, which will be revealed in the Betas.
You can listen to his other stuff to get an idea of it

[hidden sage]

every boss will have a 2000s pop song as a theme

[rough depot]

Im in this place for serious answers

Funny, but not what im looking for 😉

[tranquil willow]

Ok, you got mine then

[rough depot]

Oh i didnt see it

Phone and sun dont mix

Thanks dude

I’ll be sure to check out some of his work

[hidden sage]

poison dragon in sieges will play toxic by britney spears

[rough depot]

[restive crag]

Asking the real questions

[hidden sage]

humongulogougologungus

[modern pollen]

Yehehehehehehe

That is a real MMO problem to solve

[broken lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/grope-shake-boobs-boobs-w-ill-ferrell-gif-17415610

[ruby swift]

And they have given real answers. There will be a slider, and you will be able to make em big, but not unrealistic (whatever Steven considers unrealistic, who knows?)

[crystal beacon]

Pretty sure they talked about their character creator vision on a live stream at one point, check the wiki out and there is bound to be a reference or two 👍🏻

[ruby swift]

There will be "boobie sliders".[6][25]
The scale is not going to be ridiculous.[23]

Hahaha...it didnt like the wiki quote.

[crystal beacon]

They also talked about how they wanted it to be on-par or better than BDO's character creator if that gives you an idea on creativity

[ruby swift]

Underage fetishized girls will not be in the game.[20]

[fickle abyss]

The boulder is conflicted

[bronze arrow]

is the shadow lord gona be like in the manhwa solo leveling ?

[tranquil willow]

We don't have info on classes yet. Just little info on some archetypes currently

[bronze arrow]

oh ok

but it would be realy cool

[fossil walrus]

Will there be achievable titles? In addition to this, if so would it be possible for the more sought after/harder to achieve titles with a low achieved percentage (of course this isn’t something that would be implemented Ted right away as you can’t really predict this stuff without the game being out) to have say special colored font or bolder words? I know this would make you stand out more in pvp (maybe) but it would also be a cool thing to see wandering the streets. Like damn that dude is hardcore how the hell did he get that shit, his name is intimidating as hell. “Proceeds to look up how to achieve the given title and is dumbstruck by the seemingly impossible task”Thinks back, yeah that dude is definitely hardcore

[tranquil willow]

We know there will be titles, some of them harder to achieve than others of course.
There will even be titles that grant special abilities or stats during sieges and events.

Not sure about their appearance tho

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Achievements - this page has more info

[fossil walrus]

Oh cool! Thanks man appreciate it!

[hidden sage]

negative titles for killing greens and the like would be cool but maybe that would just be incentive for people to be dicks

lose 100 sieges and you get something like "the subjugated" or "the thwarted", just to rub it in

[abstract trellis]

When u choose ur second class do u get extra / new skills or u just upgrade/ enchant the ones u already had ?

[timid relic]

Imagine if they hooked up a Spotify or TIDAL integration with the Bard class!

[shrewd phoenix]

just hope AoC will not support ugly or terrible deformed settings on character creation

[hidden sage]

but i want to play myself :(

[crystal beacon]

I believe that they will make it right 🙂 Trust in the process

[solid trench]

I think it would be more likely that they would take a ffxiv approach to bard and actually allow people to play the notes and give IRL musicians something fun to play with as to not infringe on DMCA.

[hidden sage]

that's cool for people who can play. all the other bards will just sound like kids randomly hitting notes on a piano

[timid relic]

Yeah, I don't think it will be likely they will do either, I just think it would be cool. I think they have actually said they are not going to allow music macros for Bards.

[dense dock]

Do we know when the new cosmetics will be announced? Wondering whether to buy this current pack or the next one and don't want to miss the transition.

[tulip hatch]

You do not get additional skills, the secondary augments your primary classes abilities

[abstract trellis]

ty

[gentle lynx]

Guys, if I'm planning to play on EU servers(when they came out) will I be able to use current support packs that are aviable at official site?Or they are for NA servers only? Or should i just wait for a while?

[abstract trellis]

im sure you can use for EU too cz doesnt make sense to be only for NA there are many EU players already

[tulip hatch]

You can buy from the current shop regardless of what region you plan on playing on

[gentle lynx]

@abstract trellis@tulip hatch okie. ty guys, just got confused that mainly everywhere are NA players only

[tulip hatch]

It's alright, if intrepid needs the EU players to do anything extra in the future to migrate accounts or whatever it'll be announced when that time comes

[abstract trellis]

@gentle lynx if u seeon the left of discord there are specific 23 channels for germany france and russian 😄

many EU players here

[gentle lynx]

@abstract trellisyeah, i saw, but it could be a waiting room , I heard publisher changed 🙂
So better ask ahead, then find out that I cant use the packs im gonna buy 🙂

[fresh scaffold]

There's no publisher now

Intrepid will publish themselves in europe

[abstract trellis]

yes they will publish themselves , at least thats what we know for now , maybe in future will change

[gentle lynx]

yeapp,i know, i was like 75% sure that these packs would be valid for EU - just wanted to make sure that I didnt miss any statement that clarified the opposite thing)

[rich tartan]

Is 10000 $ pack still available ?

Where u could design u r own castle ?

[desert ivy]

I think they were limited to 5~ packs which I think have all been claimed

And you'd only be able to get that pack if you were a Kickstarter backer from May 2017 anyway

[quartz coral]

Lol

[abstract trellis]

w8 u can indeed design ur own castle? 🤔

[dark jungle]

not castle, fortress

!wiki avatar of the phoenix

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Avatar of the phoenix

Avatar of the phoenix was a backer package in the Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding campaigns.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Avatar_of_the_phoenix

[dark jungle]

and there may or may not be fortresses in the game at launch

[abstract trellis]

i just hope for normal ideas from the backers of this pack 🤭

and not some candy fortress totally out of place 😂

[dark jungle]

sorry im gonna design a unicorn themed bouncy castle

[tranquil willow]

No media in here

[spiral pine]

i dont think Intrepid would agree with some really out there designs

[abstract trellis]

i kill you 😂

[tranquil willow]

That's exactly why it says "work with the Intrepid team to design" and not "make your own"

[tidal tangle]

@plucky pawn I noticed there wasn't an overview of the community feedback and/or Intrepid's thoughts about Dev discussion #29, and there is not yet one for #30. Do you plan to put one together for the crafting discussion?

[cold dune]

Did Jeffery bard leave the AoC team?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[cold dune]

🥺🥺 I’m gonna miss the Thomas the train 🚂 that was forever in his background

[fringe mulch]

so i recently upgraded my pre-purchase to alpha but im not seeing anything in regards to a way of downloading a launcher/game. Are we just sent it via email when testing opens for spot tests until july or?

[desert ivy]

do that

[abstract trellis]

is alpha 1 going to be on this same small area that ppl play now or on the whole map ?

but still not the final map right ?

i mean size wise

ofc ofc so it will be on the final map size wise lets say

interesting

or make it smaller indeed its alpha

[fringe mulch]

@desert ivy thanks, got it sorted with that

[abstract trellis]

will the big bosses be predictable ? like for example everytime we will know when they gonna do what ?

[sullen bay]

Will there be a visual update when the combat rework comes through? Or will it just be showcased when the visual nda is lifted? Also do we know exactly when the rework is going to be implemented?

[abstract trellis]

if im not wrong it will be on alpha 1 ?! for some reason i re-call hearing or reading about that but lets w8 for some1 that is more sure than me

[sullen bay]

Thanks a lot!

[abstract trellis]

dont i might be wrong lets w8 for some1 with more knowledge to answer ur question ^^ im curious too 😄

[dark jungle]

!wiki combat revamp

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Combat revamp

A revamped combat system will be rolled out during and post Alpha-1 testing. This was originally targeted to be ready to test in the Alpha-1 March preview testing.
The goal is to give more agency to the player and achieve a more fluid flow of combat with greater mobility when using abilities.
The current hybrid tab and action combat system will re...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat_revamp

[dark jungle]

^ latest info from the devs

[fleet shore]

how will the devs stop people getting bored of the game before it's even released when they always show the new content and there will be alphas and betas running for years before launch?

[full badger]

A lot of the lore is being kept secret before release, and the layout of the nodes will be different in the tests too

[fleet shore]

but the content will be the same as launch when we get to latter half of alpha 2 most likely, nodes changing positions or whatever isn't enough to change the game enough to stop things feeling the same

and if they're banking on lore to be the sole thing that makes it different at launch, that's not good

[crystal flax]

Alphas and betas also aren't up 100% of the time

[desert ivy]

alpha 2 is

It's a fair question tbh, I'm also curious how they'll deal with that

[shrewd phoenix]

will there be information out which nodes does has which mayor system or is that randomly

@simple ether thx aldo doesnt answer my question. i more interested into knowing on release or so which node is ether Divine, Economic, Military or Scientific. so you know where to level up the node u prefer.

or does that aply randomly aldo i think i remember of one of the latest streams that the node type is fixed

[crystal flax]

Node types are fixed across servers yes, but you will be able to tell what kind of node after it levels up a little bit

[abstract trellis]

i mean ppl that will get bored are the same ppl that quit the game after a mont or two , mmos are meant to be played for many many years , an mmo doesnt stay as it is it gets bgi updates every year or two , i wouldnt worry too much for ppl getting bored

[ruby swift]

Level 1 nodes pop fairly quickly (from statements) and there are indicators from the npcs populating the camp at that point that tell you which kind of node it is.

[shrewd phoenix]

so until a certain stage of the node you're left clueless. i just hope that the nodes aint the same as whey might be during beta 2

[digital kelp]

Guys are there any rumors about the release data ? Of the official global game?

[civic obsidian]

no, the game is no where near release

[digital kelp]

Ohh 😮

[abstract trellis]

i can tell u exactly when

from 2022 to 2025 :>

[digital kelp]

Ohh 😯 till them the world will end 🔚

https://c.tenor.com/I50aFOQrLNoAAAAM/bunny-bunny-rabbit.gif

[abstract trellis]

i have a feeling it will be 2023 2nd half of 23 but thats just my guts 🤭

[digital kelp]

Nice :) let's hope so

[signal gust]

same JaK

[cobalt shard]

The earliest I would expect the game to fully release wouldn't be anything earlier than late 2024. Don't set your expectations on release date too high, there's still a lot of work to be done on a game of this scale.

[gentle lynx]

I bet this game is out before star citisen 😀

[abstract trellis]

u think another 2 and a half year its unrealistic ? thats a long time imo but as i said just my guts so dunno , ofc let them take there sweet time

[cobalt shard]

It depends on a few things. First, we don't know how much more of the game is actually developed compared to what I've experienced in the alpha. Second, there will be bugs and it is not really possible to predict future bugs so their severity might add some time to development. Third, it's basically up to Intrepid to decided if they want to launch their game a bit early when most of it is polished but not fully, or delay by some time to finish polishing absolutely everything. Either way 2.5 years from now sounds doable if everything goes as planned, but when does everything ever go as planned when it comes to game development?

[abstract trellis]

all u said its 100% accurate and i agree totally , even after the game will be fully released there will be bugs that community will find , thats how mmos are , as i said 2-2and half year just my guts 😄 usually what u get shown is far less than what they already have ready ( even if not completed 100% ) but time will tell 😄 we here for the long run

[cobalt shard]

yeah either way even after it's fully released it's not like they will just stop working on the game. Definitely here for the long run.

[gaunt dune]

hi guys any idea how i can get the key for the Alpha ?

[stable plover]

They're sold on Intrepid's website as part of 500$ packages (can upgrade by paying the difference for those who have existing packages). There's a content creator program if your a content creator. Intrepid has done some contests for them in the past, but none are running atm.

[gaunt dune]

i bought a package cost $375

in Dec last year

[stable plover]

The 375$ pack has alpha 2 keys, you could upgrade for 125$ and it comes with an extra 2 months of gametime and 25$ more worth of embers and the A1 key.

[gaunt dune]

where i can find the keys 🙂 ?

[tulip hatch]

keys are tied to your account

so you dont see them, theyre automatically applied

[abstract trellis]

and keep in mind we dont know when alpha 2 is going to happen yet

[gaunt dune]

i dont see any link that let me download the game in the web site 🙂

[tulip hatch]

if the package you ordered is the 375 voyager plus package you do not have access to testing

That package only has Alpha 2 access

[gaunt dune]

oh i see

[tulip hatch]

As Grey mentioned above you will need to upgrade to get A1 access

[gaunt dune]

so ill be shocked if i paid for the package and the next month is the alpha 2 🙂

week:

"

[tulip hatch]

Alpha 1 has not fully launched yet

As you can see the announced Alpha 1 tests are scheduled to go on until August
however unannounced testing is still planned to go on beyond that timeframe as long as Intrepid deems necessary

[gaunt dune]

when do u think the game will be released ?

[tulip hatch]

I do not make predictions, we currently have no ETA for any tests/launch beyond the testing shown in the image above

How far launch is depends on how smoothly testing and development progresses.

[abstract trellis]

alpha 2 maybe wont be in 2021 bro 🙂

[lean elk]

!nodes

[gaunt dune]

OMG really !

[lean elk]

dang I tried lol, I will look on wiki

[abstract trellis]

yes 😄 but maybe if everything goes well we get alpha 2 end of 2021 ? maybe dunno its just my own thoughts

for now its alpha 1 july - august

[tulip hatch]

Best to leave speculation out in answers as much as possible
The current testing is only what has been announced, there will be more tests beyond August.

!wiki nodes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Nodes

Encompassing each server are carefully placed points of development called Nodes.
There will be 103 regular node locations at launch with 15 additional castle nodes (5 castles x 3 castle nodes each) for a total of 118 nodes.
There will be 9 node locations in Alpha-1. This was previously stated to be 8 node locations.
Normally there would be 18-20...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Nodes

[gaunt dune]

in the web site it says " Ashes of Creation is currently in Pre-Alpha. You must have an Alpha One
Key to access the current game during designated playtest times." so if i have the alpha one key i can play the alpha now !!?

[tulip hatch]

Correct

There is ongoing spot testing happening~

This means that testing is not available 24/7 only when testing is announced in the testing channels at random times

[lean elk]

I saw a decent post about node destruction after sieges, are they set in stone about the node destruction after a siege? I would be interested in choices. The trio of choices I saw and were interesting were, Capture, Sack, and Raze

Capturing would be like taking over the node and assuming control for the attackers, they would likely have to repair the node as well

Sack would be taking a large amount of resources but leaving the node overall intact, I could see this being a way for enemies to attack without commitment of destroying the entire node

Raze would be how it would be now, complete destruction to make room for other nodes in the area to grow or just to shove the enemies face in the dirt a bit more with defeat.

[sacred tangle]

The game doesn't function if you don't have node destruction

[lean elk]

I am not stating no node destruction, just a choice of complete destruction

[tulip hatch]

This sounds more like a suggestion/feedback - would be best to post this on the forums!
Get it more visibility since itll be washed away with chat here.
Intrepid checks the forums regularly to discuss suggestions/feedback with the team

[lean elk]

Thank you! I will check that out, never been on the forums before lol. Wish me luck!

[tulip hatch]

[abstract trellis]

for ppl that are involved in the making of the game yes , but community will have speculations , i dont ffeelt hats bad but anw 😄

[tulip hatch]

I understand community speculates, but when answering questions here its best to keep it to official answers or at least make it clear that the answer youre giving is community speculation to not create any misinformation when possible

[abstract trellis]

i did i did , i always type imo and thats my thoughts 😄

[tulip hatch]

[fleet dust]

does anyone know when alpha 2 will happen

or is that not decided yet

[civic obsidian]

nop

most probably not this year

[abstract trellis]

yes not decided , im sure it all depends how good alpha 1 will go

[wild night]

Once the Game launches is there plans to still have the cosmetic shop?

[abstract trellis]

u mean the live game ? when its ready or alpha/beta ?

[desert ivy]

Yes

$15 a month subscription with a cosmetic only cash shop

[wild night]

damn I know it is a way for them to make money but I like how WoW classic did it where you actually had to grind to get the best looking armor Oh well I'm still excited to play the game

[rigid rose]

@wild night the armor sets that drop in game will be of comparable visual quality as well as the best looking armor and cosmetics are planned to be in game only from raiding and achievements.

[abstract trellis]

im sure there will be armors to grind in game that are not in shop

[wild night]

oh okay Sick!

[boreal totem]

Will there be more siege weapons besides the trebuchet and the ballista?

[dark jungle]

yes they have talked about traps and have shown artwork of a battering ram type thing

[indigo cairn]

I was wondering if the latest live stream will be going up on the YouTube channel?

[dark jungle]

probably tomorrow when they get back in to work

it was a national holiday today

[indigo cairn]

Ah right, forgot about that. Thanks!

[crystal beacon]

Do you know when monthly cosmetics will change ?

[crystal beacon]

Thanks

[pseudo wren]

In regards to the processing profession side, from the current information provided it seems that the way it's intended to work is by housing processing facilities inside player freeholds. However, currently freeholds are planned to be only built in the influence zone of a village or higher tier node. Does that mean that that entire profession tree is locked out from being used until village stage, or are there plans for other methods to facilitate processing functions?

[crystal beacon]

Processing will have an early game presence in the form of NPC Blacksmith/forges etc.

[spiral pine]

there will be basic processing facilities in nodes

[shrewd phoenix]

jep u can acces intown npc's and tools to craft. the freehold might only be fro lategame high numbers of crafting. this is a guess, but i think there will be some diffrence in how many ressources might be needed to craft or how many in a row can be crafted to differ if u have ur own craft place or if u use the one in town where u might need to klick for every craft and use the full amount of materials. but this is only a guess

[hardy depot]

Are raid loot locked weekly or can you do them over and over again for loot

[crystal beacon]

We will not know that until closer to launch because that will rely on type of loot and how it impacts the gameplay as those items are implemented

Loot is an easy final phase implementation but doesn't have too much hindrance on performance of systems so its not likely to see finalized loot tables until Late Alpha-2, that's my guess at least

[vital dragon]

any way to find out if a name is taken ore not before pre ordering?

[spiral pine]

no names ingame are taken only forum names are

[crystal beacon]

Name reservations will happen later in development when the game is closer to release, for now the names used in any Alpha tests or on the forums are only for those purposes and will not carry over to the actual game itself. We will receive ample notice and emails alerting us to when name reservations will become available, and it will happen in Tier order.

[near stump]

Also, you only get a name on one server. So multiple people can reserve the name across different servers.

[atomic tartan]

Is Steven available for hugs

[hidden sage]

are hugs available for steven?

[idle siren]

🤗

[tight socket]

that emoji always looks a little wrong to me

[dark jungle]

looks like jazz hands

[shrewd phoenix]

watch out he wanna grab ur boobies

[idle siren]

👀

[shrewd phoenix]

enoji does look like it

🫂 for u @idle siren

[vital dragon]

thank you ^_^

[supple vault]

Might we see unique soundtracks for important bosses or world bosses within the game?

[keen mist]

Has there been confirmation that "Character Boosts" will never exist in AoC?
For example - 2 years after release, a major expansion increases the level cap from 50 > 60 and the shop sells level 50 boosts similar to WoW Classic TBC?
I'm assuming the answer is a big fat no but haven't seen this confirmed.

[dark jungle]

yes

[tranquil willow]

Yes, they have said it multiple times

[dark jungle]

!wiki pay to win

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Pay to win

Ashes of Creation will not be pay to win.
Ashes of Creation will not be pay to win, that is our pledge to the community. One of the core principles we set forth with Ashes of Creation is a very strong desire to maintain the game's even playing field.
A lot of developers and companies have come along in the past- and I've been hit by this too- and...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pay_to_win

[spiral pine]

that would be p2w

[tranquil willow]

They consider it p2w

[keen mist]

There's no concrete statement on this though, unless I cannot see it.

[dark jungle]

XP potions are essentially the same thing as level boosts

just different terminology

but if you want steven to explicitly state no level boosts, then ask that question on the next stream

[keen mist]

true. thanks!

[split shell]

level boosts are cringe

if your game is good nobody should want to skip leveling

[abstract trellis]

yeah skipping lvls is a yikes and should never come into the game

[lean rapids]

Skipping levels leads to early zones being ghost towns, and yeah... why would you want to skip the game if it's good?

[sacred tangle]

Early zones aren't exactly a thing in ashes

[lean rapids]

Yeah, but other games

[crystal beacon]

The differences from other MMORPG's to Ashes of Creation is that Ashes is trying to make leveling meaningful whereas a good majority of games now adays do not value leveling seeing as majority of content for games is locked behind said levels.

[lean rapids]

The strangest thing is I feel wow classic has a great leveling experience, and that the leveling experience is the game there... but a huge boosting scene evolved. I played recently and all early zones were empty. Everyone was buying boosts for gold and no one would actually be doing dungeons normally

[crystal beacon]

That's because end game content is more valued than leveling in WoW overall

[sacred tangle]

Ah yes the great leveling experience of frost nova blink blizzard blizzard drink repeat

[lean rapids]

Suppose if you're min maxing, but then that would be an end game rush strategy imo. I feel like the loot and quests felt rewarding and levels felt good to obtain because they took longer.... feels a lot less good when your buddy is paying a booster and getting 10+ levels a day tho

[sinful gale]

I feel that level boosts kill an mmo, why would you want to skip the game you payed money to play? Half of the fun is growing a character, plus its always awesome to make a new character and see the starting areas filled with players doing random things

[sacred tangle]

Taking a long time isn't rewarding. The only words I could use to describe wow levelling are monotonous and tedious

[lean rapids]

To each their own I suppose

I guess I've also only done it once, maybe the second time is annoying

[crystal beacon]

It all depends on if the leveling process is only necessary to unlock more of the game or if it is simply apart of the game itself, with WoW leveling is pointless because the game does not start until you are max level

[lean rapids]

Wow classic

Not retail

[crystal beacon]

Ashes is going to make leveling a rewarding experience i feel

[sacred tangle]

It's the same in classic

[crystal beacon]

Both, classic is the same way

[wary glacier]

Hi everyone, I'm a new adventure backer and was curious to know if I'm able to download the game before the play test today? Or do I have to wait until the servers open and download via the launcher?

[crystal beacon]

Leveling in classic just takes longer, still the same content at the end, just like retail just in a diff skin and with more mechanics

[crystal beacon]

Follow the steps above

[wary glacier]

I've done all that 🙂

[north topaz]

When do the June Pre Order cosmetics come out?

oh ok

[tranquil willow]

This is always posted in their message in #news . Whenever there is a new cosmetic set, they will tell you when that one expires and when it starts

[north topaz]

oh ok cool thanks

[near stump]

Assuming this means you still have the question. I believe you can type !download in one of the A1 NDA discord channels you now have access to

[crystal beacon]

I did it for him 👍

[shrewd phoenix]

xp potions for alt chars of the same account i think would be ok but the main char must have reached max level befor unlocking it,

[dark jungle]

uh steven doesnt want XP potions at all

[thorn tide]

any admin wanna deal with this btw? idk where else to post it tbh

(its a scammer DM'ing people through this server)

[tranquil willow]

send a DM to mods

[thorn tide]

Okie 👍

[shrewd phoenix]

just my opinon. its up to interpid if such a thing would ever made it in their game.

but i look a bit diffrent at such xp stuff specialy if 1 char of the account has reached max level. cause then it aint p2w in my opinion.

p2bp

[low lantern]

Lvling alts fast to make more high lvl artisans can be p2w

Even if the paths are only indirectly tied to one another. Lvl a master gatherer to max faster so you can farm high lvl mats etc

[shrewd phoenix]

yep but with max chars in a game comes also the possebillity to let altchars getting pushed by speedlvling

[ruby swift]

Please move p2w discussion, speculation, and opinion to relevant channels and keep this for questions.

[shrewd phoenix]

and that may also result in speedlvling sales for real money in the end

or am i wrong?

[low lantern]

But not by the company selling people that service

[shrewd phoenix]

lets move #🚩nda-test-norlan

[low lantern]

As Unknown said this convo can be moved to discussion

[hardy depot]

when is the monthly cosmetic "leak"? not the full reveal

[ruby swift]

Usually in the 24-48 hours before swapover.

Not guaranteed, but past actions have that as the window.

[pale oxide]

Hi, I bought the adventurer package. When can I expect a download link?

How do I download the launcher?

[crystal flax]

Follow the steps there in the bot's message

[pale oxide]

Got it

[cedar valley]

Does anyone know if there are going to be stay at home Careers opening up around launch time for intrepid for people that may not have degrees? Ex: customer support

[gaunt dune]

@idle siren @blazing orchid i hope in the game when we start a boss fight u add music for each boss..... that would be cool

@idle siren @blazing orchid its really an important point

[bleak night]

What a great question^ /s

[desert ivy]

Yeah Alex, use your position as an engineer to add music to fights

[last charm]

when is alpha 2?

[ruby swift]

After alpha 1.

Real answer. They have not scheduled any testing beyond the windows announced

[last charm]

oh thank you

[abstract trellis]

probably 2022 but we have no clue , im sure it all depends how smooth alpha 1 will be and how many issues they gonna find

[crystal beacon]

Do I have to wait for the spot tests to start to download that version of the client? I have the launcher already. My internet just happens to be very slow, as I live in a rural area.

[desert ivy]

Usually, yes

They put up the download like an hour beforehand usually

[crystal beacon]

Ah okay. Do ya know the usual size?

[desert ivy]

The entire alpha atm is like 35gb

[crystal beacon]

And after that, from test to test, does it patch or is it a whole new client every time?

[desert ivy]

You can just patch the new update

[crystal beacon]

Ah perfect. There's a chance then that my feeble 1-2mb/s internet can get the game in Thursday then patch to the test Friday. Tyty

[spring terrace]

Will I be able to simultaneously own a physical house in one node (non-instanced) and also a freehold within that node?

[hybrid vigil]

Does AoC plan to have a transmogrification system (akin to WoW) in the distant future?

[desert ivy]

Yes. You can have an in-node house as well as a Freehold and an instanced apartment

[desert ivy]

Yes

[hybrid vigil]

sick

[spring terrace]

@desert ivy thanks boss

[quiet flower]

does anyone know which gameplay footage video has the boats in it? I can't parse worth a dick on their youtube channel apparently lol so I'm hoping someone might know offhand

[twilit vapor]

Hey Im currently on the AOC shop and I see that there is an upgrade to Adventurer and it grants Alpha one test phase, and i already own the package for alpha two and the rest of items, am i granted to Alpha one testing and the other items if I purchase it

[bleak night]

You get what's in the picture/description. So yes.

[abstract trellis]

@crystal beaconwell the alpha one will be ongoing for 1 month 24/7 online if i understood correctly

[ruby swift]

That would be a wrong assumption. There is no plan of servers being up 24/7 for the month long test.

[twin coyote]

I could be wrong but the only boat content we have seen was a static stand still vessel.

Not really naval or boat content

[bleak night]

Nope, you right.

[ruby swift]

Think he is talking about the pirate cove concept art

[twin coyote]

Ohhhh might be

[bleak night]

He said gameplay, I think he is referring to the standing boat video.

[quiet flower]

I'm not quite sure what I'm referring to, I was watching an asmongold video about AoC and some of the content he showed was steven I think running around on a stationary looking boat

so I assume it was from one of the monthly gameplay vids

[desert ivy]

That's the entire clip

[ruby swift]

Yeah, those are non functioning assets atm in testing.

[desert ivy]

Him just running on the boat

[quiet flower]

ah okay I thought I mighta missed some content about the naval system. thanks guys

[bleak night]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpieQoKYOjE @ 20 min and 50 min

[quiet flower]

neat ty

[bleak night]

It's just buoyancy update

Riveting huh?

[little kiln]

If you buy the adventurer upgrade yes you should. Check the descriptions just to be sure

[abstract trellis]

do we know how many will be the max number in a party ?

[dark jungle]

8

[abstract trellis]

ty ty , and what about some alliance big group that the commander invite all parties in it ? like l2 , we had command channel there

[dark jungle]

this is all the info we have so far

!wiki group sizes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Group sizes

Ashes of Creation is designed for solo players as well as large and small groups.
Parties have up to eight (8) players in a single group.
Raids will have 40 man groups.
Content will be tailored for 40, 16 and 8 person group sizes.
Arenas will have 1 man, 3 man, 5 man and possibly 20 man Free-For-All (Deathmatch) group sizes. There won't specifical...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Group_sizes

[abstract trellis]

i see okie ty lex

[crystal beacon]

So do Alpha One members have access to the spot tests?

[full badger]

Answered in the NDA channels

[crystal beacon]

Ah

I see it, tyty

[vast notch]

hey all when will the month long test go down !? 🙂

[tulip hatch]

These are the current projected dates
Subject to change if they encounter any issues so keep an eye on the news channel for updates

[vast notch]

thank you !

[austere rock]

Are there instructions anywhere on what to do to download client etc once you buy Alpha package? :)

[sinful heron]

I paid for the Adventurer Upgrade to get my Alpha 1 access last night. Is there somewhere I can download the Alpha One Client?

[sinful heron]

Thank you! Got it done!

[brisk nebula]

Last night, I upgraded my package from Voyager to Voyager Plus. Just curious as to how long it takes to get the Alpha1 Forum role gets added?
Hmm, just noted that Alpha1 wasn't added to my Inventory?

[crystal flax]

Voyager plus doesn't have A1, the Adventurer pack does

[brisk nebula]

@crystal flax Ah, was going by bad Info, was told the Plus was enough, and like an idiot I didn't check first

[topaz swift]

hi hi! so I paid for a package about a year ago. but I cant find what package I am under and what it entails. Where is this info located?

scratch all that

just found it. I needed to go to inventory (and not the order history).

[crystal flax]

@brisk nebula Well, if you do intend to get A1 at least you won't be paying extra for the little misstep since the price of what you already have gets subtracted

So, no harm in the end

[brisk nebula]

True true, it will just be a bit of a pain to spring for another $125 🙂

[mint shadow]

I just got Alpha 1 access and its in my inventory, but I dont see anything different in the forums and what not, about how long does it take for the account to get upgraded?

Note: I JUST got it less then 1h ago

[chrome basin]

Is the ashesofcreation.com website store/registration down? The register button doesn't work and the shop returns an error - across chrome and safari

Tested on macbook pro, windows desktop, ipad and iphone

[onyx knoll]

follow those steps, if it still doesn't work DM me and we'll try to figure it out 🙂

[onyx knoll]

Seems to work fine for me, try resetting your cache and hard-refreshing the website? (ctrl+f5)

[plucky pawn]

We've gotten a few reports from folks that they're having a similar issue (across different browsers/devices), so we're investigating that further now!

[near stump]

You are able to refund the purchase for up to 90 days which you may be interested in doing since you were misinformed

[brisk nebula]

Thank you for the info! Teetering on the refund vs. I've already spent so much, why not the rest of the way... 😄

[brisk nebula]

When I was in the shop earlier, the processing spinner spun for a good 10 minutes while I just let it run. (PC Win10 broadband)

[atomic tartan]

Will there be server vs server pvp events at all?

[dark jungle]

yes thats in the plan

[abstract trellis]

u mean there is a plan for server vs server events? like in gw2 worlds vs world pvp ?

[fathom shell]

so the spot test today at 12 was moved to tomorrow?

[dark jungle]

they mentioned it as a possibility yes

!wiki server vs server

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Arenas

Arenas are instanced PvP scenarios and are not part of open world PvP.
Arenas will have 1 man, 3 man, 5 man and possibly 20 man Free-For-All (Deathmatch) group sizes. There won't specifically be guild vs guild arenas but team-based matchmaking allows teams to face other teams.
There will be an arena ladder system. Rewards for arena ladders will be...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Arenas#Server_vs_server

[abstract trellis]

wow so cool , lex u know too much xD get a mod role already 😂

[dark jungle]

no thanks

[ruby swift]

Lex for Mod again! Bring back the tyranny!

[hybrid vigil]

Have the Ashes team ever thought of redesigning the planned map for AoC? Have there already been redesigns in the works?

[abstract trellis]

why redesign it ? what u mean exactly , kind of confusing

[hybrid vigil]

I was just curious

Shower thoughts

Some devs go through many redesigns of their game worlds

[abstract trellis]

@hybrid vigil well what i knwo for sure from what i saw on there update video yday , steven said he didnt like the first castle and he told them that and they did redesign it to what we saw on sieges , if this kind of what u mean

[left blade]

I took today off from work so I could participate in todays test. Im searching everywhere for updates or emails that the schedule changed. super bummed

[hybrid vigil]

lmao

oof

[left blade]

is there a place that I can get updates so I know in advance when the testing is actually happening?

[hybrid vigil]

Didn't you get the ping yesterday night?

Toast @ everyone

[left blade]

ping where?

I got nothing in my email... there was noothing in the ashes forum, so I made a discord acount and came here

[hybrid vigil]

Have you sinked your intrepid account and discord account together?

[left blade]

yeah just now

[hybrid vigil]

Well that makes a lot more sense

You wouldn't have gotten the @ if you just sinked it together now

[left blade]

okay, but how do I find out when the test is actually scheduled for?

[hybrid vigil]

Usually, the team always @s you

but you can always check forums

[left blade]

never used discord before, been gaming 20 years and this is the first time I've had to stoop to using it

[hybrid vigil]

lmao

that would make sense XD

emails generally are a bit late to deliver news

I got an email for the same exact news an hour ago even though I knew about the news last night

[left blade]

so when is it actually scheduled for and where do I check to get updated info?

[hybrid vigil]

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/49654/spot-testing-schedule/p1

This forum page is updated whenever changes to the schedule are made

[plucky pawn]

When we have updates to share on testing, we post on Discord, our forums, and send you emails as well 😄 Discord and forum messaging was updated yesterday, and an email went out today!

[hybrid vigil]

tommorow and day after

[plucky pawn]

While Discord isn't necessary for test news since the forums are kept updated as well, it's a nice tool if you like to get the quickest updates or help on testing now that you've linked your accounts you should be good to see that!

[left blade]

lol well this was my shot to participate this month

I'll try taking a day next month and see what happens

[plucky pawn]

In general though, like we note in the email and on the forums, test schedules are subject to change - so we typically don't recommend things like planning days off around it/etc. all part of early testing!

[abstract trellis]

Next month u will have more time to play around the game , if im not wrong alpha1 will be up 24/7 ? Or at least much more online time than this tests , so dont worry u will have a lot of time to try things out

[brittle shale]

There hasn’t been any confirmation on the July tests being up 24/7. It’s pretty unlikely.

[abstract trellis]

ah i thought was a alpha testing periods , until now in the past whenever was an alpha was well close to 24/7 like free play the game test things quests locations on ur own and come back to us

[crystal beacon]

Hi there, I just purchased the Alpha 1 upgrade in the store, where do I find information on downloading the launcher? Will that come in a separate email?

[brittle shale]

do this

should give you access to proper testing channels and things

[wind gate]

Hi my question is, say a node advances and a dungeon spawned. will said dungeon be marked on the map? or is the only way to know is by word of mouth

[dark jungle]

they dont appear on the map when they spawn in alpha

[brittle shale]

In addition to Lex's response, after full release, there are plans of having a fog of War on the map covering anything not explored

[near stump]

If the node is destroyed through siege, the dungeon would disappear too right?

[abstract trellis]

are u sure thats 100% the case? 😮

[abstract trellis]

lets hope si the 2nd one

[brittle shale]

!wiki worldmap

[tender hearth]

No matching results. Try something else.

Command cooldown is in effect. 20 seconds remaining

[abstract trellis]

beautiful !

[wind gate]

thats really interesting

[abstract trellis]

yes finally an mmo with a very nice reward for exploring the map : u can see it xD yes pls

[sharp plume]

Is there an overarching story to the game?

[stable plover]

Yes

[spiral pine]

yes

[sharp plume]

Ahh cool, have released some of the lore?

Video , website, comic?

[spiral pine]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Lore

[sharp plume]

thank you!

[tender wren]

they want to save as much as they can for release

[sharp plume]

Well let's hope it all comes together flawlessly, been waiting on a good mmo to get into, tired of wow, ff11, ESO. At the same time don't want to jump the gun, wanna stay skeptic. ;)

a*

[tall scaffold]

Does ashes plan on creating a guilded server or will they remain solely in discord?

[crystal beacon]

I have never heard of guilded until you brought it up and I had to Google it lol I do not recall Steven or anyone talking about leaving discord at all so I don't believe they will go to guilded. Seems like a less popular discord imho

[tender nymph]

just purchased adventurer package (the $500 one). how do i get access to NDA alpha one?

[dark jungle]

follow these steps

[tender nymph]

tnx

[wheat dock]

If serwers are under maintentance it is impossible to download full game? (just instaleld launcher and unable to login)

[dark jungle]

check the nda server status channel

or type !status in one of the nda channels

[odd hedge]

hello! have buy a Alpha 1 pack 125$, where found a link to a download a game

[lusty kite]

Follow these steps @odd hedge

[odd hedge]

and now??

[desert ivy]

Follow them again cause you didn't do it properly

[odd hedge]

😦

[crystal flax]

Delete that

[earnest flower]

So would Ashes Of Creation do anything with NFTs or blockchain? It would be amazing if they can like store memorable digital moments or unique 3D figurines into NFTs!!

[desert ivy]

No

[earnest flower]

How do you know? Are you a part of the studio?

[desert ivy]

[little kiln]

NFTs are out right scams. Get out of here with your pump and dump schemes

[desert ivy]

They come along every month or 2 and ask about their block chain nft stuff. Gets boring

[earnest flower]

There have been an NFT bubble lately but either way this will be the future once things stabilizes. Where do you get the idea that this whole NFT (and blockchain?) thing is a scam? How much do you know about it?

[little kiln]

I know that snipping tool and html ripping the image source completely invalidates the uniqueness of the .jpg you are trying to shill for hundreds or thousands of dollars.

[earnest flower]

There are games where the equipment (eg. sword) you get from the game can be transferred to a wallet. Same with cards in a Trading Card Game. It is not just images. You can gift, trade, or sell your items too. This way the player can "own" their items that they gain. Others instances, the item can be inter-changable between games that program this in. @little kiln You can look at the Enjin Coin for a very solid example of real organizations working on these projects.

[little kiln]

This server is for discussion on the ashes of creation video game and this room is for questions on the game.
Neither this room nor this server is the appropriate place to shill your money laundering scheme.

https://tenor.com/view/get-out-leave-gtfo-get-out-of-here-gif-6207127

[still wyvern]

👀

Lads.

This is questions only.

[earnest flower]

Unfortunately I do not have any NFT programs that I own or operate. I play one though.
And I was wondering if Intrepid Studios are thinking about anything along those lines for AoC, which is why I'm asking.

[still wyvern]

All discussions to go to #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion

[hoary pumice]

Hello! Will the skins contained in the packs (like the Fox of the pyre, the Corvid Castigator and others) be available in the shop later on?