questions

[digital meadow]

alright thanks

[twin sable]

On the wiki it references Castle Sieges will be once a month. Is that for just the alpha/beta/testing or have they said if that is how it will work on release?

[desert ivy]

It's planned to be monthly in the final game as well

Right now in the alpha you can do a castle siege whenever you want, people just need to signup for it

[sleek cipher]

whats a diff between pet and combat pet?

[dark jungle]

there are 3 different types of pets

!wiki pets

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Pets

Pets are available in game from level 1.
Pets are usually small creatures, but there may be scaled-up variants of them in-game. There is going to be cool, cute, interesting pets that are available; and some may feel very fae-like. – Steven Sharif
There are three types of pets in Ashes of Creation.
Cosmetic pets.
Combat pets (Item pets).
Summoner s...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pets

[dark jungle]

all three are explained there

[sleek cipher]

whats a diff between horizontal and vertical progression 😛

[dark jungle]

vertical progression increases your power, horizontal doesnt

[sleek cipher]

okey

[dark jungle]

if you click on a term in the wiki it should take you to the definition

[sleek cipher]

soo.. leveling up in ashes just give u more skills but u are not overall stronger?

okey

nice

[viral forum]

also some skills are passive which could be seen as getting stronger outside of armor and just active skills

[opal breach]

are combat pets gotten via animal husbandry ?

[dark jungle]

they are captured via taming and bred via animal husbandry

[abstract bolt]

hi all i was wondering why cant i update my voyager pre order package?

it was payed with xsola

and its on my account inventory but in the shop i cant upgrade

[arctic swift]

@abstract bolt Id suggest contacting Support for this

[abstract bolt]

thx i did some days ago but still waiting

[arctic swift]

Ah well hopefully you'll get a response soon then ❤️

[sleek cipher]

costume is one pice that u wear or u can put a helmet from one costume and chest pice from another?

[floral oxide]

I know this may be a question asked a lot.. but I can’t seem to find an answer anywhere online. With armour sets is there going to be like effects with the armour that catch the eye? Kinda like how WOW has effects? For example;

[sleek cipher]

so following question, will i be able to buy in store skin for only one pice of armor?

[gray pagoda]

Hey just a quick question, I bought the 500$ pack back in November of last year, I am just curious if that means i'd have to buy specially the Alpha 1 key, when I am in my inventory it says access only for Alpha 2, I figure that answers my question, but wanted to make sure (:

[desert ivy]

There was no $500 pack on the store during November last year

The highest pack was the $375 Voyager Plus which only contained Alpha 2

[gray pagoda]

Ahh perhaps it was because I bought it with CAD, my bad. Alright thanks so much (:

[civic obsidian]

Yep mostlikely

[crystal beacon]

Will each class only have 9 abilities or will there be more than what was shown for the tank, cleric, and mage?

[desert ivy]

The archetypes in the alpha only go up to level 15, so yes, there will be more spells for each archetype later

[crystal beacon]

Ok cool thanks

[hard bone]

why no AOC streaming even though still in non-nda alpha?

[desert ivy]

Servers are down atm

[hard bone]

ok

since when?

[desert ivy]

Saturday

[hard bone]

ohhh...

[desert ivy]

They should be back up tomorrow unless it gets delayed

[hard bone]

long donwtime - is that usual?

are they trying to introduce a new system to testing?

[desert ivy]

Nah, someone was ddosing the servers so they took the servers down to improve their security and contact Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform to increase the resources dedicated to Ashes

[hard bone]

ok...

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki search results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Economy#Auction_house>

...items in the auction house. Vassal nodes of the auction house node will be able to view items that are listed on that auction house, regardless of node...

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

...items in the auction house. Vassal nodes of the auction house node will be able to view items that are listed on that auction house, regardless of node...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Markets#Auction_house>

...items in the auction house. Vassal nodes of the auction house node will be able to view items that are listed on that auction house, regardless of node...

[abstract bolt]

Yes indeed

[candid prawn]

Will the pack with alpha 2 access increase in price after alpha 1 pack goes away? I'd like to buy it, but once we have a release date for the start of alpha 2.

[candid prawn]

That's good to know, thank you! Looking forward to trying the game.

[patent bear]

will there be collectables in the game such as mounts, pets, armours, furniture's for your homes?

[spiral pine]

Yes

[fringe parrot]

Servers are down again?

I just got a message when trying to log in that the servers are down for maintenance. Any idea when they will be back up?

[deep pawn]

3 hours n 32 mins probably..

If no delays

[spiral pine]

Ask in the alpha channels my dude

[fringe parrot]

My apologies... and I am not a dude. 🙂

[fringe parrot]

Thanks!

[deep pawn]

Nps, have fun!

[severe lily]

qestion on the felbark berserker skin, is the hair in the image the players?

[humble cliff]

Is the game on tab-targeting?

[tight socket]

so far, they are aiming for a hybrid tab-action combat

[humble cliff]

What comes after Alpha One? Alpha Two? Does this go up to Three and then goes to Beta or?

[spiral pine]

A1, a2, b1, b2

[humble cliff]

What's after b2? @spiral pine

[spiral pine]

Launch

[humble cliff]

Isn't there supposed to be a Closed Beta? xD

[spiral pine]

b1 and b2 are closed beta

[tight socket]

It goes alpha 1, alpha 2, beta 1 then beta 2 then launch

[near stump]

Servers are only open for set times during A1. They are not open during most week days. I’m sure someone has the exact schedule handy

[regal arch]

Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 11AM Pacific - Monday, August 9, 2021 at 11AM Pacific

Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 11AM Pacific - Friday, August 13, 2021 at 11AM Pacific
These are the two times remaining according to the Alpha One info post on the forums

[fallow trout]

I bought the 250$ pack last year. How do i change my profile role from member to alpha one

[desert ivy]

$250 pack doesn't give Alpha 1

[fallow trout]

It sure does say so on the site

[tranquil willow]

Adventurer pack is $500

[deep pawn]

You will need to follow these steps.

[onyx knoll]

Mhh where are you seeing this? I'm looking at the shop page for the 250$ pack and it doesn't say that in includes A1

https://ashesofcreation.com/shop/610ad5ac9ff9bc0164fa97e7

[desert ivy]

That's because that's the Adventurer pack which is $500

And you can upgrade to it for $250 cause you already ahve the $250 Voyager pack

[onyx knoll]

Ahh Talents prob has the right idea of it

[deep pawn]

Yep

[heavy pier]

Hi, I won an Alpha key on youtube and replied with my profile information on time. I just tried it again and it appears the url will unknowingly be removed only after refreshing the page.

Can someone assist in assigning me alpha 1 access please. Sorry for this mistake, I didnt think it would be deleted.

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/profile/discussions/Sectes

[worn wagon]

You already have the alpha1 role, so I guess it has been resolved?

[heavy pier]

Negative, I just logged out and back in.

@worn wagon

[worn wagon]

if you cant access the alpha section here or dont have access to the launcher, it'll be best to dm Margaret or Toast I'd say

[tough badger]

@heavy pier how does one "win" an alpha key?

[desert ivy]

There was a giveaway last week

He won the giveaway

[tough badger]

@desert ivy 🥲 congrats

[plucky pawn]

log out and back in on the forums specifically please

also you may want to remove that image as it includes some of your personal info 😄

[broken crag]

I have had the same issue Sectes

I replied multiple times but each time i check to see if there is a response, my details are gone

[plucky pawn]

as noted in the reply, if you can't post your URL, please post your forum display name instead 😄

[broken crag]

I followed all the instructions multiple times Toast replied with Url, then Forum name and both in different combinations. None have remained the next time i checked

[plucky pawn]

reply with just your forum name, nothing else!

[broken crag]

I did

[plucky pawn]

please DM me a link to the YouTube comment thread

[broken crag]

Hmmm i just tried it again and my profile name is there now. I tried that before and it did not work

Heres hoping they can help me out. If not i guess its my own fault for being bad at the internet

[broken crag]

Thanks a ton Toast. seems i am on my way to Verra soon enough 🙂

[crystal beacon]

will kick starter cosmetics be available for later purchase? i.e guild barding.

[near stump]

Nothing previously sold in the cosmetics store or on Kickstarter will be available for purchase

Unless you had a Kickstarter pack, then you have the option to upgrade to a higher tier KS pack

[prisma hinge]

!download

[spiral pine]

thats only available in the alpha channels

[prisma hinge]

Where can I find the Alpha Channels?

[spiral pine]

follow that

[prisma hinge]

Thank you very much!!!

[boreal dock]

Guys, sorry I am need somehelp. I am changing my keybinds and I can't find move left. What do I need to do to show move left? All I am seeing are move forward and move right. Also, I am not seeing move backward.

[spiral pine]

theyre not showing the right thing atm

[boreal dock]

Oh okay. My character has weird movement.

[spiral pine]

you could just reset your keybinds

[boreal dock]

I am using Tartarus Pro so I had to reassign keybinds as well

[spiral pine]

rebinding keys is very wonky atm

[boreal dock]

Okiedokie. Thanks. Btw, question I am seeing on Keybinds it says Alpha One Preview. But when I looked online, I am seeing that should be Alpha One. Are you seeing the same? Alpha One Preview? is there a different version or something?

Finally got the hand of the movement. I am okay for now with how it moves.

[dark jungle]

the current version is alpha 1

it still says preview on some of the UI and images

[keen crane]

how can i know where i am in the map

[desert ivy]

Usually there's an arrow to indicate where you are but apparently there's a bug right now where the arrow doesn't show

[keen crane]

well that just makes the game really hard

im lost XD

[plucky pawn]

heya friend! let's get you set up here on Discord so we can help you out in the Alpha channels 😄

[keen crane]

i restarted the game and now it works

nvm its back

i mean gone

how do i use the axe or pick axe ?

[plucky pawn]

please follow the steps in the box above so we can help you in the Alpha channels!

[covert fiber]

@plucky pawn what is the best way to have toast?

[broken crag]

@covert fiberWith VEGEMITE!!!!!

[shy ocean]

hey - when I open my map, my current location marker seems to disappear as soon as I select a quest to track, and I can't seem to get it back afterwards

any insights?

great that I know where to go, but I have no idea where I am LOL

[dark jungle]

probably report that as feedback in the alpha channels

[junior ember]

It is currently a known bug. Current solution is to relog / restart your client until the devs can get a fix out 😦

[shy ocean]

ahh got it - thank you

[boreal dock]

how to communicate in zone? just type in chat?

[dark jungle]

/global

go to an alpha 1 channel and type !chat

[boreal dock]

thank you!

[shy ocean]

I'm currently in the Alpha-1, but I don't see any of the Alpha-1 testing channels in this discord?

[pseudo onyx]

Where is it possible to read about the development of Intrepid Studios' branch in Europe? I'd like to see what projects they are up to etc

[rigid rose]

They have not opened the EU branch location quite yet.

Would keep eye on the #news for information on that in future as things progress

[regal arch]

Is it normal for characters to be deleted between logins, or was there an update or something since I went offline last night? 😅

Oh wait, never mind. I didn't switch to the EU West server after logging in

[grim breach]

Do that so you have access to the A1 channels.

[crisp onyx]

I don t always read the patch notes right off the bat, Is there a place to read the notes at my leisure somewhere????

[tight gale]

If you are an alpha one tester, the patch notes are in the FAQ on the Alpha One forums section. 😉

[crisp onyx]

tyty!!

[viral totem]

hello, i've bought the $500 support pack but i can't get acces to the alpha :/

[tight socket]

follow those steps, should get you there

[viral totem]

i've already try like 5 times and it still doesn't work

[tight gale]

Hi there! Please DM me and I will assist you further.

[viral totem]

i can't go on the forum until now (after trying a 6th time) but i don't see any link for download or else

[tight gale]

Hi there! We are chatting in DMs. Let's continue to discuss this via DM so we do not spam other folks. 😉

[viral totem]

sorry ^^'

[tight gale]

All good! 🤗

[stone nexus]

any chance of getting a fix for your icon disappearing from the map before this alpha phase ends? It's almost impossible to go any place with that bug and on top of that the desync of other players after they die lol.

[plucky pawn]

just answered ya up in the Alpha section 😄

[pseudo eagle]

Will AOC have it's own in universe curses that don't exist in real life?

Like how Tanith in 40K has "Feth" as a really bad one in their culture. Or how FF14 has "Thal's balls"

[dark jungle]

Dont be such a Tulnar

[dense nebula]

So I have preordered game with Alpha Two access. What happens next?

[dark jungle]

you will get an email when they are ready to test alpha 2, or you might even be invited to pre-alpha two testing, as they mentioned in the last stream

[dense nebula]

Oh cool. I was wondering if there are any discord perks

[dark jungle]

if you follow these steps you might be given a discord role

but there are no other perks afaik

actually those steps probably wont work for alpha 2

[dense nebula]

Thats exactly what I was wondering about

[dark jungle]

you still might be able to link your account here https://discord.ashesofcreation.com/

[dense nebula]

Thank you have connected them 🙂

See you in glorious world of AoC

[sly portal]

So I won a key off the last youtube video but I didnt see the notification. I just looked today and realized that I got one. Is the key gone now or can I get it back. I really wanna play this game.

[dark jungle]

probably contact @plucky pawn

[sly portal]

thanks

[median yacht]

so is there any news for alpha 1 for in a week for now? ends aug 13th right?

[desert ivy]

It ends and then they'll take the servers down for a long period of time to work on the feedback then after that they'll do some more alpha 1 spot testing

That's what was said last livestream

[sleek cipher]

will predator be some kind of high burst sneaky archer?

[dapper chasm]

No one can answer u that yet, since not even the archetype rogue itself made it into game until now.

[sleek cipher]

:c

[tight prism]

When is alpha one and also will their be a download option on website or does it get sent too email ? ( yes i have key for alpha 1.

please thank you

[spiral pine]

Follow that

[tight prism]

thank you

[crystal beacon]

any summoner news?

[tight socket]

nothing yet. still only in a1. we still have ranger, fighter and rogue before we get to summoner and bard

[crystal beacon]

whack classes first huh

[tight socket]

need to get melee, healing, casting and range in first tbh

[crystal beacon]

your honesty is misplaced

[fluid needle]

Don't reply to him with sincerity the dudes been doing the same thing for over a week

[deep pawn]

Sounds like someone needs to enforce Rule #6 already..

[short karma]

If I buy the voyager pre order pack, will I be able to buy future pre order bonuses of that level or lower but without having to pay for embers and play time, so I would be able to buy the cosmetic skin only as a standalone item or a mount?

[civic obsidian]

Yes

For the corresponding skin or lower to your package

[short karma]

Right alright that's great, thank you, do you know generally what the price range are for the standalone addons

[desert ivy]

This image has the prices

[short karma]

Thank you

[fluid needle]

this should be pinned

[short karma]

Agree

[plucky pawn]

we will be revising the official image to include the individual prices as well to make that more clear 😄

[fluid needle]

wayfarer plus is a little lazy, pathfinder would be a better name

[fluid needle]

Trailblazer also works

[plucky pawn]

yup there will be an alternate version when the Adventurer Pack gets removed

[plucky pawn]

we don't have any plans to change the pack names at this time!

[swift shuttle]

For future store options, itd be cool if intrepid could 3d print our character models in a range of sizes. Like DnD size to collector statue size

[vast glade]

I saw there was a giveaway on the last update stream but I missed it sadly... Are there any other chances floating around to win early tester access?

[plucky pawn]

not at this time - but I would definitely recommend keeping an eye on our social channels to see if we announce any!

[vast glade]

I will. Thanks, Toast! I was bummed I missed the last live update but I'll keep my eye out. The need for this MMO is real in my life lol

[clever narwhal]

Hey! I was wondering if I could buy the pre-order package with a name reservation and reserve a name for a friend? Like reserve the name and then delete the character on launch and have them yoink the name? ty in advance ^_^

[desert ivy]

That'd probably work, but we don't know much about about how character creation/deletion would work at launch

[clever narwhal]

I was hoping to get someone from the team to let me know so I don't accidentally screw my friend over by trying to reserve a name for them and instead locking them out of the name

[desert ivy]

I mean, you can't reserve the name yet anyway

Name reservations won't be available for a long time

[swift shuttle]

If you reserve a name is it reserved on all servers or just one

[plucky pawn]

You will be reserving one name on one server

[plucky pawn]

As Talents noted, we haven't shared the specifics of the name reservation process at this time, so it's unclear whether you'd be able to successfully "camp" a name this way for a friend 😄

[sly nova]

My home PC has its custom set up on windows 7 although most of the business computers in our office have windows 10. The question is will we absolutely need windows 10 to play the beta and the game on final release?

[plucky pawn]

As Microsoft themselves no longer support Windows 7, we do not plan to support it either. At this time our test specs require at least Windows 10.

[sly nova]

understood

[spiral pine]

If your Windows 7 install has dx12 support it might work

[cedar furnace]

Just a fun question nothing technical or serious. I was just wondering does Steven or anyone else from Ashes of Creation developers ever consider making AoC a blockchain game? Something like idk imagine if you could trade your in game items using ASHES coins (gaming cryptocurrency).

[junior ember]

Definitely an interesting thought - but no, that is not planned.

[opal breach]

this would fall under p2w because players would use "ASHES coins" (gaming cryptocurrency) to buy the best items in the game

[verbal pawn]

I am new in here, I do follow the project for a long time and I was wondering if the game is accessible straight away for testing after obtaining the Alpha Key or only on particular periods? I would like to be a content creator for the game and therefore invest a good amount of time trying and creating content for Ashes of Creation.

[worn wagon]

Make sure to connect your Discord account to get access to the alpha channels, where you can see the testing schedule

[verbal pawn]

Ah I see so basically Alpha 2 has not been scheduled yet. I will wait a bit more then.

[worn wagon]

Nope, we have no dates for A2 atm

[verbal pawn]

Thank you for your answer :)!

[topaz fern]

My personal guess is ATLEAST a year for alpha 2.

But it’s all just a guess on what they have said will be in alpha 2, and what we know is currently in alpha 1. So all that content that will be in alpha 2 should take a year is my guess. I’m guessing year and a half.

But again. This is my complete guess.

[short karma]

@topaz fern Are you saying you think it will be a year before they release alpha 2, or that alpha 2 will last a year?

[topaz fern]

Be a year before they release

Atleast

Alpha 2 will be persistent. Won’t end

[short karma]

I suppose

[topaz fern]

They have specifically said alpha 2 will be persistent

[short karma]

What do you mean by persistent

[topaz fern]

!wiki alpha two

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alpha-2

Alpha 2 is intended to have pretty much every core system in place to some degree or another... You're going to start seeing systems flesh out a little bit more. That's when you're going to start seeing those systems appear in a little bit more of a polished state. – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 is the Persistent alpha. All core game systems are expected...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-2

[topaz fern]

Read that. If I explained I’d just be quoting from that

[short karma]

Thank you it helped

[limber iris]

It took 3-1/2 years to go from Alpha-0 to Alpha-1 (Dec 2017 - May 2021). I hope it only takes 6 months to go from Alpha-1 to Alpha-2.

[topaz fern]

6 months is quite optimistic alpha 1 is quite bare bones

[spiral pine]

we are not on the most developed build though

[crystal beacon]

hey, will ashes of creation be on steam?

[spiral pine]

its not in their plans

[crystal beacon]

oh

not even in the future

[spiral pine]

that i cant answer

[crystal beacon]

like after 1 yr of the release

ok

oh, i didn't know that

[stone flower]

hello are the games going to be on steam before its release for pre-release of different packs or will it be necessary to go only through the official site?

[tranquil willow]

AoC won't be on Steam. They will have their own launcher

[fresh kayak]

How do you guys plan on dealing with number inflation? e.g. When stats get out of hand due to power creep, higher level caps. Will it be similar to how WoW squashed down all the levels?

[desert ivy]

I'd be surprised if they've even started thinking about that yet, that's like at least 10 years or something away from happening

[stone flower]

ok thank

[clever shore]

Probably building and defense of towns will cost a lot and that's where money will go out.

[sudden forum]

dunno if this is the proper channel to ask this, but how long is the new post lockout on reddit? Or does a moderator needs to check and approve each new post for it to show up? I made a post 7h ago, but I still can't see it under "new" filter.

[plucky pawn]

The Ashes of Creation subreddit is moderated by community moderators, not by us - I would recommend reaching out to one of the mods in the sidebar (like Alluring or Greypelt) for more help with that!

[sudden forum]

thx

[clear imp]

Hello! I have requested access via creator program mote than a week ago. Should i expect a response?

[onyx knoll]

They haven't announced who has been accepted into the CC program yet, you'll get an email once they've made their decisions to let you know if you got in or not

[vital iron]

Hi, a question about the last official giveaway alpha keys, what is the result date?

[worn wagon]

The winners have already been drawn and notified

[clear imp]

Oh alright thanks :)

[desert ivy]

Yes

Summoners are confirmed to be in the final game

[vital iron]

thx

[crystal beacon]

Will there be snare abilities? Attacks that reduce enemy player movement speed for certain time

[junior ember]

I believe so. I think ranger might end up with a snare. We'll know more when we get first glimpses of ranger and rogue, I imagine. Whenever that happens!

!wiki ranger

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Ranger

Ranger is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.
Death from afar is the ranger's raison d'etre. A master of the bow and ranged combat, the Ranger is more than happy to let others get their hands dirty. No one else has such a keen eye in natural environments.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ranger

[junior ember]

!wiki snare

[tender hearth]

Command cooldown is in effect. 25 seconds remaining

[swift shuttle]

I hope theres at least 8 character slots. Not that I'm actually going to level up 8 characters, but I would like to try each class without deleting a char

Oh wait thats not a question

Has intrepid decided how many character slots we'll have?

[desert ivy]

Not really. The official quote is that we'll be able to have a "comfortable amount"

[latent swallow]

Hey I have a question for when the game is released, is it going to be a one time payment kinda thing or per month

[worn wagon]

It will be $15 per month with no box cost

[weary plover]

is stealth ability only for X seconds or its perma ability ?

[arctic swift]

We haven't seen any stealth abilities yet so that's unknown. But its not gonna be a full stealth, more like camouflaged as you wont be completely invisible

[weary plover]

sounds fair and interesting 🙂

[arctic swift]

!wiki stealth

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Stealth

Rogue ability:

There will be counter-stealth mechanics for sure. That's just a natural balancing act of stealth. But additionally with regards to you know secondary classes, one of those aspects is augments represent the secondary class and some of the- one of the most fundamental aspects of a rogue is stealth whether it be actual invisibility or...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Stealth

[weary plover]

thx

[sleek cipher]

what are those ranks?

[tranquil willow]

The idea is that every ability will (most likely) have multiple ranks. So you can invest more skill points into one ability to improve it in various ways. This system is not close to finished yet tho

[sleek cipher]

okey, im just confused, cuz i really like this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehx6mQ-EiW4&t=168s and at start it was going to be ranger/rogue, now we know that it will be a rogue/ranger and im wondering what diffrence it will be? I know that its hard ot say for now, but on the class tree they called ranger/rogue as scout and scout are usually more utility less combat so im wondering how accurate they will stics to those class names

[arctic swift]

Assume the class names are mostly flavor for now. Augments and stuff are still in very early development if they have even started at all, since even the 8 basic classes are not finished.

[sleek cipher]

yea

ik, but its described as a predator so probb thay are going to make this class similar

[vast scaffold]

Didn't see this anywhere, but will there be cities that aren't nodes ? Or NPCs that are not part of the node system?

[desert ivy]

There won't be any pre-made cities, no

There'll be npcs that aren't directly related to the node system, like the npcs in the starter zones and stuff

[onyx knoll]

Well, technically there's the castles, I guess, but they won't really be... friendly cities where you can find quests and such, initially.

[sleek cipher]

how far aoc apocalypse is from aoc as a combat mechanics?

except jumping like monkey obviusly

[worn wagon]

APOC had purely action combat, AoC will utilise a combination of action and tab targeting. I'd suggest you take a look at the gameplay on their youtube channel to see the current state of the combat system

[sleek cipher]

ik, but combat system is not even close to the final form as they said.. and it will be half action so im jsut wondering, bows are pretty cool 👀

[worn wagon]

You'll be able to choose if you spec more into tab targeting or action. But it wont be like APOC ^^

[sleek cipher]

k

[sleek cipher]

🤔

thanks

[digital haven]

Will you be able to change the color of your spell effects? (ex. Playing as a paladin im going to assume my abilities will be yellow colored, can I make them light blue instead?)

Ok thanks!

[crystal beacon]

will there be narrated quest lines or cinematic scenes ?

[tranquil willow]

Those aren't planned currently

[crystal beacon]

oh

but i really wish they do

cauz that makes the story and game in overall very interesting

[desert ivy]

They don't have enough budget to make that stuff at launch

[crystal beacon]

ye u are right

but maybe they can after launch

lets see

[arctic swift]

Also would make it harder to identify spells based on visuals in pvp

[dapper chasm]

Just changing the color wouldnt make it harder...atleast not for pvp-players since they r focusing on the animation of the enemies body and not the color of their skill.
But by having 64 classes with that amount of augments, its already impossible to remember them all, so this shouldnt be a thing to worry about.

[arctic swift]

I doubt you will be looking at the animations of players in large scale pvp, in 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 sure but during caravans, castle sieges, node sieges, guild fights and so on, being able to tell what a large aoe is makes a difference.
We dont know anything about augments yet as they havent been developed, so to what extent the spells will change is unknown. A mages ''turn the ground into fire'' might be confused for a priests healing zone if turned into yellow fire etc

[digital haven]

I always loved Guild Wars' blue spell effects for their paladin instead of the typical yellow spells you seen is most MMOs

[azure birch]

hm...nice. It doesn't look like a question but...you'll be able to change the color of the spells through augments (racial ones perhaps e.g Py'rai augments making your spell green) + there'll be cosmetic options

[digital haven]

Awesome thank you!!

[azure birch]

np!

[crystal beacon]

will DLC expansion be free and included with the sub

[dark jungle]

included with sub

!wiki expansions

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Expansions

DLC expansions (post-launch releases) are planned on a monthly, quarterly, or six-monthly basis.
The frequency and size of expansions will be based on the popularity and subscription base of the game. DLC will not cost anything more than the normal subscription. Larger expansions will add new content and increase various aspects of the game. Incre...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Expansions

[covert fiber]

I have a friend in canada who is asking about the store bundles and they can only see 3 bundles not the 5 I know there are. Are there less bundles in Canada or is there something that is messed up here?

I apologize. It seems they just dont understand that if the word plus is in the bundle it is a seperate bundle. They said it was on them.

[rigid rose]

have they already made a purchase of one of the packages before?

if they have then that package and any lower tier pack will not show up

[covert fiber]

They have not (I suggested this answer) it seems they just misunderstood the store layout

[rigid rose]

ah ok.. yes they need to scroll down probably to see remaining packs

[covert fiber]

They just started looking into the game and thought the bundles were the $75 $250 and $500 and wanted to buy the 500 to not miss anything.

[rigid rose]

got ya.. they were able to find the 500$ pack?

[covert fiber]

Yes the 500 is still in store

[rigid rose]

ok good good.. 🙂

make sure to let them know to come on here to link their discord and intrepid accounts if they get the A1 pack... this is the info on how to do it.

[severe lily]

Is the alpha one off as of right now?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[severe lily]

since when ? belived it was on from july 14 to august 15

[desert ivy]

Since yesterday. They turn the servers off every Monday until Thursday and then turn them back on until the next Monday.

[onyx knoll]

Alpha 1 went offline for maintenance yesterday and is scheduled to open up again on the 12th

[severe lily]

ahhh

thank you

qestion on the berserker pre order skin,is the hair the players or is it the set itself?

[opal breach]

it's part of the cosmetic i believe

[severe lily]

aiit 🙂

thanks

[grave thorn]

If I say something racist only to in-game races like dwarfs for RP reasons, will i get banned?

[desert ivy]

No

[opal breach]

not worth risking your account

[desert ivy]

They've already confirmed that it isn't bannable to do that

[dark jungle]

yeah so long its not IRL racism its fine

even those filthy dwarves will agree

[opal breach]

really ?

[clear burrow]

Why on earth would that be bannable?

[velvet spear]

There's been an odd increase in people asking if they can be racists in game

[crystal beacon]

Its not racism if its vs fantasy races

that would be specieism or however u spell it

And its harmless fun

[clear burrow]

I mean, as long as it's not over the top i assume we can classify it as RP

[surreal shoal]

Has intrepid considered working with ElvUI? I see that they have a few UI positions open, and as someone who has been asking for a flexible, highly customizable UI for years now I feel the need to ask/suggest this since they are amazing at what they do.

[lean rock]

How long does it usually take for Support to reply to an issue via email?

[worn wagon]

Usually between 1-3 working days

[swift shuttle]

As long as I can continue to hate knife ears I'm fine with in game racism

[velvet spear]

I've not heard anything like that, but I agree if they're looking for talent they could do worse than ElvUI...minus the actual look of it. Aesthetically the guys who did GW2 UI for WoW were damn amazing

[surreal shoal]

Yeah I don’t think the look would necessarily fit in AoC, but what you can do in with it has been unmatched compared to any other UI I’ve used. And they are just always on their stuff. They’re damn good at what they do

[ember kelp]

Sooo... Is Alpha 1 Apocalypse or am I crazy? I got Alpha 1 access on the third with no email or instructions yet on where to download/how to redeem a key

[crystal flax]

No, APOC is not A1, did you buy the $500 access? If so, follow these steps

[ember kelp]

Alright, sweet. All set now. Thank you!

[final pollen]

Will there be any sort of unique racial slurs against particular races in the game lore ?

[eager marsh]

XD ^^^

[fiery plank]

Dwarves will be called Dwanks

[final pollen]

notes down Dwanks in my book of racist things to say in mmos
Thanks dude

[fluid needle]

i'd be interested to see if there is. i doubt we will have anything for Tulnar as it will be a relatively new race to us.

[honest solstice]

super furries

[full badger]

hi guys, could we move any discussions down to the #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion channels please. Thanks

[severe lily]

Will you be able to make a caster spec viable with melee along the weapon tree?

[dense nebula]

Where can I place suggestions and what are the chances it will get to devs?

[crystal beacon]

Forum, reddit, on the AoC Youtube or twitch... they really look the content out there and they read their forum for sure

[tight gale]

Forums is the best way as it's the easiest for us to consolidate feedback. =]

[dense nebula]

Great. Thank you for your answers.

[full badger]

Any class can use any weapon, but we don't yet know how viable each weapon will be for each class.

[severe lily]

Thanks!

[torn gorge]

How much flexibility in equipment can we expect? I.e. lets say three months into the game I found archer being underwhelming and I want to switch to mage. Levelling might not be an issue but I'd be three months behind gear-wise I'd like to see an option to exchange bow and light armor for equivalent wand and robes, even if at a fee

[worn wagon]

Weapons and armor are not class locked, so you can equip whatever you like. Also worth noting that you can only switch your secondary archetype, not your primary one. So if you picked archer as a primary and want to go full out mage, you'd have to create a new character.

[crystal beacon]

with alpha 1 ending soon, will the $500 package be disappearing and will there be changes to the other one that gives Alpha 2 access only? (website is down so cant get the names)

[onyx knoll]

The alpha 1 packs are available until august 13th

[torn gorge]

Thanks for the answer

[tight socket]

alpha 1 also isnt ending soon, just this testing cycle

[tender wren]

do keep in mind though, any weapon can be used by any class, but not every weapon is best for every class, classes can be better at weilding some then others

[crystal beacon]

@tight socket ah, interpreted it wrong. good to know but now makes my decision harder 😐

[deep pawn]

A2 will be on longer n have more content. A1 will be occasional spot testing until a2. If u haven't gotten a1 yet, I highly recommend choosing a2 at this point.

[topaz fern]

A2 is gonna be a lot more fun because it’s actually testing content

[late blaze]

When will we be able to see our referred earnings again? It's been over 2 years since everything has been migrated to the new website system and still all we have is total referral numbers. Is there any timeline on this returning?

[onyx knoll]

The returning are dependent of what your referees spend, and are planned for after the game launches

So keep stacking them up, and hopefully at launch you'll have a bunch of people paying their sub and making yours free, but for now it doesn't do much

[late blaze]

Yeah I know, It's just been over 2 years and still the same so was hoping for some sort of actual update on when that would be returning, if it's even on their radar at this point

Especially with the release of alpha 1 and the slow crawl toward release

[onyx knoll]

AFAIK there are no plans for the referrals to be enabled before release, they're a system mostly designed for once subscriptions start

[royal spindle]

anyone knows date for A2¡

¡¡?

[desert ivy]

No, we don't know any dates for anything after August 15th which is when the month long test for A1 ends

[royal spindle]

thanks talents

[crystal beacon]

Will there be two handed magical staves instead of just wands?

aw alright ty

[crystal beacon]

is this old footage then?

[desert ivy]

Looks recent

You can cast spells while wielding a staff

The staff just doesn't have a ranged basic attack

[crystal beacon]

oh alright ty

[manic narwhal]

as a ks backer will the upgrades that have alpha one access still be able to be brought after alpha one is finished ?

[ruby swift]

The KS packages and their benefits do not change. Your choice to upgrade for features that have passed has no impact on that.

[severe lily]

So if any class can wear any armor, will there be any downsides with that? lets say a caster with heavy armor moves slower,but can take more hits.

[velvet spear]

We don't know the details yet but it might be as simple as just a change in damage mitigation. In the 2017 livestream Intrepid said that lighter armor is more mobile but there's not much in what that actually means or how that mindset has changed over the years

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Armor#Armor_characteristics

[severe lily]

Okay thank you,was not sure if you had picked a standard for armor yet, will wait for the progress later on then 🙂

[opal breach]

is there someone i could pm about the new paypal option in shop

[worn wagon]

Sure

[hollow blaze]

Hey, what pack do I need to buy for the next test phase please ?

[opal breach]

voyager or voyager plus

[hollow blaze]

the one who cost 250$ ?

[opal breach]

you can see what pre-order pack have by clicking on em

[crisp pike]

I was curious about this myself. I have great hopes for AoC and very much willing to spend 500 - Just curious whether I'd be lowkey throwing some money away if there's like a couple of hours left for Alpha one? (correct me if I am wrong)

[hollow blaze]

[tight socket]

Alpha one is running till years end, its only the current testing cycle thats ending

[crisp pike]

Ah alright. Do you have an ETA of when that happens?

For the current testing cycle, that is

Thank you!

[tight socket]

no worries 🙂

[crisp pike]

I mean, I still have 3 days :d

#worth

[spiral pine]

A1 isnt over after this testing period btw

[fluid needle]

a1 will still have spot tests til a2 and a2 is hopefully up the entire time

[crisp pike]

Hey guys, sorry if this has been asked before. So I just bought the 500USD package. I'm not sure if I misunderstood, but it still says on the webpage I need to buy mentioned package to access the play test - Do I have to contact support you think, or have I understood the scheduling wrong? Sorry again 🙏

[spiral pine]

follow that

[crisp pike]

Thank you, Arc 🙏

[fallow trout]

Any clue when A2 will go live?

[tight socket]

no dates yet, still in A1 testing

[fallow trout]

Ahh thanks

[deep pawn]

Sometime in 2022

[onyx knoll]

That's speculation. Please don't throw out dates in a way that could be misinterpreted as being officially given 😉

[covert fiber]

Were there patch notes for this weeks test? Haven't found them

Just didnt see them go live.

[deep pawn]

We need more leeks from the alpha channel

[plucky pawn]

that information is live, and visible in both the Alpha One Testing category linked above as well as our Alpha One Discord channels here 😄

[zenith juniper]

Seeing how player housing is a major feature of the game, will you be able to build certain types of boats/ships that can serve as mobile housing?

[desert ivy]

No, that's not planned

[glacial zinc]

Hi I was wondering if the servers will be set to a specific region like EU NA etc .. of it’s gonna be mondial servers ? I’m asking this because in Albion for example there’s only 1 mondial server even if it’s not perfect, it works great and bring a lot of different play styles in the gameplay, I’m wondering if maybe trying to split 1 giant mondial servers in multiple smaller ones would make it work good and if it is possible

[desert ivy]

There will be specific regions, e.g. EU, NA, OCE etc.

and then those regions will be split into servers so EU will have Server A, B, C, D, E

[glacial zinc]

I see

[gilded tinsel]

Are there certain chat channels? I feel like no one can see what I type.

[simple pecan]

Are you referring to in-game? Then yes, there are separate channels to use. https://ashesofcreation.wiki/In_game_chat

[gilded tinsel]

Yes, ty.

[plucky pawn]

answered you in our Alpha channels with more info 😄

[crisp onyx]

Not a question but a suggestion I have been watching the melee sword fights and that blade is too fast. Way too fast. I recommend that the animators and devs go to a Renaissance dinner and watch the sword fights. Also talk to some pro fighters.

A real blade with weight just does not move like that.

[simple pecan]

Quickly striking an enemy after pressing a skill/attack is normally intended. They know it is unrealistic, but responsiveness is satisfying. More feeling of quick control. Slowing it down would essentially cause it to be a cast-time ability, of which surely there will be options. It's just avoided in basic melee combat in most games.

[crisp onyx]

Ooo I get it now!!!

[median kraken]

So if i buy this months voyager plus pre order pack and like lets say in the next couple months they release a really cool cosmetic pack will i be able to get that with embers later in game or do i have to pay cash on the site

okay ill just wait then thanks

[simple pecan]

Also, the cosmetics of these packs will not be available after their month. There are likely to be similar things in-game or in-store later at some point, but not the exact same.

You can buy the current pack and then in a few months buy specific cosmetics from future pre-order packs during their one month of being available though.

Quick screenshot as an example. I grabbed this mask even though I bought an earlier pre-order package:

[median kraken]

thanks for your help

[glacial zinc]

I wondering something, it's more a suggestion than a question, I saw that the NPC with quests are supposed to have their name in green with a little color change as well, would it maybe be easier to understand and spot from far away if they had a different color to avoid confusions with the other players ?

[junior ember]

If you have A1 access tied to your forums account, you could leave this as a suggestion / feedback!

[glacial zinc]

of course 🙂 thank you

[glacial zinc]

am I the only one who get's this ? I've been trying to go on the forums but it keeps telling me this

[junior ember]

Have you followed the directions here?

[glacial zinc]

sorry about that I haven't yet

I should've read better

[junior ember]

No worries 🙂 lmk if you have more questions!

[plucky pawn]

It looks like you're trying to post a discussion without being logged in?

[glacial zinc]

I tried to log in and it gave me the same message tho

It's just because I don't have the alpha pack I believe

[plucky pawn]

What category are you trying to post to?

In general you should go to the category first, and then click the "New Discussion" button on the right-hand side

Or are you saying you got that message on the login page itself?

[glacial zinc]

Yes I did, it worked fine at first then got me this message 2 or 3 times, I tried again and it worked again. I had done new discussion, and I got that message like 10-15 times while I was typing the message and again when I tried to post it

[plucky pawn]

What category were you trying to post to?

[glacial zinc]

General discussion

[plucky pawn]

If you're still not able to post now, please DM me a link to your forum profile when you get the chance!

[glacial zinc]

alright, imma try again right now thank you

[daring carbon]

Yeet

[glacial zinc]

It worked fine thank you I don't know what happened

[pastel scaffold]

Are October Halloween pre-order packs a thing for ashes?

[junior ember]

IIRC, last year had a Halloween-esque pre-order cosmetic package. I imagine this year will as well, but we'll have to see! 🙂

[pastel scaffold]

Hmm thanks very much. I intend to support either way. But I'll wait for the chance at some Halloween cosmetics!

[slender shuttle]

Hi all.. does anyone know if the devs will let people buy some of the older mounts they may have missed.. maybe do a week or two where people can see whats been on offer before and buy stuff? i really want to buy that silver stag mount that steve has been seen riding sometimes

[rigid rose]

@slender shuttle any of the previous cosmetics that have been sold such as the armor skins and mounts will not be returning for sale.. they were one time only cosmetics.

It is possible that you can tame a similar mount in game though possibly

[slender shuttle]

lol.. looks like i will have to do animal husbandry

[rigid rose]

It would not be the same mount skin though

[junior ember]

There are no plans for past purchasable cosmetics to once again appear in the shop, either.

[slender shuttle]

i might have to get the tree mount thats in the shop then before it goes.. that looks alright

[spiral pine]

You arent buying the mount itself btw

Just a skin

[ruby swift]

@slender shuttle

[slender shuttle]

i know

[spiral pine]

Just making sure ;)

[slender shuttle]

thank you.. yes i mostly keep up to speed with teh goings on here.. but not always.. the games along way off

[steep moss]

Hello. I have recently acquired the Adventurer Pre-Order Package. May I please be granted access to the alpha channels?

[tight socket]

follow the steps on this, will get you there 🙂

[steep moss]

Got it, thank you :).

[rugged briar]

Does anyone have anything on ALpha 2?

You think it Will come out this year?

[tranquil willow]

There are no dates yet, but we can say for certain not this year

[limber iris]

Well poo, I had high hopes that I might be able to get in Alpha-2 by Christmas this year... guess I'll have to wait.

[rugged briar]

The game is insane for being in alpha 1 testning

[limber iris]

...keep teasing me

[rugged briar]

I mean ive only watched videos but still

I want to buy the game in Alpha 2 cuz 50% cheaper

[limber iris]

Yea, I bought the $250 package; that's why I was hoping for Alpha-2 this year. Guess I'll end up playing New World until I can get in.

[slender cedar]

So I found a bug with the ashes of creation website, where would I post that?

[hushed pike]

when alpha 2 starts and how long will it last

[tranquil willow]

There are no dates for Alpha 2 yet. It will be permanent

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-2

[near stump]

Alpha-2 servers will be open (excluding maintanance) until launch at which time they’ll be turned into public test servers.

[honest solstice]

What are some other augments classes could provide (just guesses)

[tight socket]

i couldnt really give you a solid answer on this, as we havent had any info on it yet. however if you want to do some speculation/ theorising we can head to #aoc-discussion id be happy to come up with ideas

[dense nebula]

Is there a place we can see some 3d rendered gears/cosmetics already made?

[arctic swift]

They often wear cosmetics in their videos

[fierce python]

So? He asked for rendered

[dense nebula]

I'd like to see it in some viewer like readonly blender or smth so I can rly see the details etc

[worn wagon]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/index.php?search=cosmetic+3d+render&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go
you can find some renders here

[dense nebula]

I wouldn't call 2d picture 3d render

[spiral pine]

you wont get a view of them in blender or anything similar

just some videos and pics

[dense nebula]

I forgot they are not developers and can't make simple safe 3d viewer

[worn wagon]

Your question has been answered. Currently we only have pictures of 3D renders, not the files themselves. Please move on.

[humble cliff]

Seems to me that you want a closer look of these game assets for personal use/ references for your own works. I mean, if not that's weird to blatantly call out the developers being incapable?

If you only want to see what they look like, just like any other actual players want to, these pictures of 3D models are definitely enough.

[dense nebula]

I didn't call them incapable. It just sounded for me like Arc said its impossible or smth. I don't need them for personal use thats why I said about secure viewer. If I wanted them for personal use I could just decompile game build and get assets too. I asked about the 3d renders because what I see on site is just poor quality and I can't really asses the details.

[inland rapids]

have devs said anything about bringing gathering back today?

[plucky pawn]

heya friend - answered you up in the Alpha One section!

[plucky pawn]

Typically when we introduce cosmetics they are 2D concept art, which then we share as 3D renders during things like our live streams so you can see the process of them getting made 😄 while we don't currently share them in any other formats, we may introduce something like that for fan kits later down the line

[dense nebula]

Finally a worthy answer. Thank you

[sleek cipher]

Where u have it?

[median yacht]

So there still no news on when the next play test will be?

[near stump]

They need time to work on the information they’re obtained from this one.

[median yacht]

I know they do, asked on if they have a rough guess on how much time, like 1 month, 1 year, 100 years

[near stump]

The community would guess that the next play test would start in the next 2-3 months

[median yacht]

good enough for me

[plucky pawn]

There has been no official estimate shared on that front, as Talents noted.

We will keep you posted as part of that article you grabbed from the command above!

[stable plover]

You might want to give https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat_targeting a read through. Short answer so far is that their 'different' rather than more powerful. For example, we expect soft CCs like 'slows' to mainly be from tab target skills, and hard CCs like 'stuns' to mainly be from action combat skills, but both slows and stuns are valuable in their own way, other things are mentioned as changing between tab/action but not how they'll change.

[brisk nebula]

!info

[swift shuttle]

If soup in a breadbowl is in the game, would it be classified as a soup or a sandwich

On that note, is the idea that we will be inventing our own recipes still true? How does that work

[onyx knoll]

Mhh I haven't heard about that, you'll be able to discover recipe by trying out stuff, but I don't think you can invent your own?

you just have to figure out the right combinations

[swift shuttle]

Ah thatd make more sense than me combining flour, eggs, and chicken to make chicken nuggets

[sleek cipher]

the idea of hte bow is more to deal dmg with action combat auto attacks or even here big dmg will be transfered to tab (ik that u need ot use both)

action combat is cool tho

[granite hemlock]

hi team, will aoc support linux os/steam proton on launch or are you not planning to support it at all ?

[junior ember]

Windows will be the only officially supported OS (at least by the time of launch)

[granite hemlock]

i see, thanks for the reply

[limber iris]

If AoC ran on Linux then I would party everyday! As it stands right now, I have a separate drive booting Windows just to play. Would love to kick Windows to the curb once and for all.

[grave thorn]

Can everyone play on server of their choosing? Like, can Eastern European play on US server?

[worn wagon]

Yup. Only exception is when you pay a harmonized sub price, then you can only play on the servers of your region

[grave thorn]

And where will south Caucasian countries will play? All 4 of us (Turkey, Georgia Azerbaijan and Armenia) are transcontinental countries

[worn wagon]

!wiki regions

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Regions

Ashes of Creation will launch with the following server regions:
North America (NA).
Europe (EU).
Asia/Pacific (SEA).
Oceania (OCE) (Australia). The likelihood is very high for Sydney or Melbourne based OCE servers.
OCE servers may not be provisioned until Beta for Ashes of Creation (the MMO) and live launch for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse. At th...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions

[worn wagon]

these are the regions that will be available

[grave thorn]

I have read and seen whole regions and locations.
According the wiki you put, there's European Union, SEA, australia and oceania, North and south America, +Italian, Polish and Spanish localization.

According to discord channel names with IRL locations, there's also French, German and CIS. There's nothing on south Caucasian countries (except for Armenia which is part of CIS)

If you check AOC wiki on EU, it just throws in European Union Wikipedia page. Whole Eastern Europe, GB and south Caucasian countries and west Asia is left out

[opal breach]

wait does that mean i can't play on us server when the game finally comes out

[grave thorn]

If you pay for harmonized version, you play on that version's region, not outside of it

Like if they harmonized for french people and you payed for french harmonized, you can only play in french region

[opal breach]

so il be limited to EU server when game out? can't play with US friends

[grave thorn]

If you don't pay harmonized version and pay 15$ (full price) you will be able

Harmonized is basically cheaper version for weak-economy countries, but only limites number of servers, not gameplay.

[opal breach]

do we know the price for Harmonized sub in £

[grave thorn]

Full price is 15 USD/month (just convert this for your country)
Currently no harmonized price('s) are known

[full badger]

We don't have all the details or an extensive list of countries that might be offered a harmonised price. Stay tuned for further information closer to launch :)

[opal breach]

seems unfair eu can't play with us friends

[grave thorn]

They can, you just have to pay full price, not harmonized

Pay full 15$=play any server

Pay harmonized for 1-2 regions=play in that region only

[fluid needle]

if you pay 12.72 euro a month you can play in any unharmonized region. so EU, NA, OCE can all play with each other.

[full badger]

Hi all. Could we move this discussion down to the #aoc-discussion channel now please

[worn wagon]

There won't be any IP or region blocking, so you should be able to login and play nevertheless 👍🏼

[robust lintel]

How many dollars will the game cost?

[grave thorn]

15$

[robust lintel]

Per month?

[grave thorn]

Yes

[robust lintel]

Is it like time based or just montly even you do not plau

[worn wagon]

it will be $15 / month. not playtime based

[opal breach]

does this mean i can play on us server as from uk

[worn wagon]

Yes, if you pay the full $15

[opal breach]

but will there be option to pay $15 (£10,82 which is current conversion rate) or am i locked into harmonized cuz im from eu

[worn wagon]

Some regions with weak economies will have harmonised prices. UK will likely not be a part of that list. So you'll likely pay $15 / whatever $15 are in your currency.
Even the regions that will get offered harmonised prices can choose if they take the offer or pay the full price, therefore allowing them to play on all servers from all regions.

[robust lintel]

Is there other options than the $15 thingy

[opal breach]

ah ok so for example on the subscription page there be option for unharmonized sub or harmonized sub?

[worn wagon]

They've only mentioned $15 so far

[robust lintel]

Okay thanks

[azure birch]

i wonder if that means 15 Euros for Europe instead of 15 US dollars

[spiral pine]

thats usually how it goes

[azure birch]

ye that'd make sense

[hushed pike]

will you be able to buy game tim after the game launch or only by sub

[tight socket]

its sub only, no box cost

[hushed pike]

no, I mean can I buy game time, by that I mean instead of paying sub I can pay once for 6 months for example

[tight socket]

i dont think they have announced anything on this at this time

[tranquil creek]

When is Alpha 2 starting?

Can we start paying now? They get more develment funds I can start building game time will we have this option?

[junior ember]

No announcement or date on Alpha Two or when it will start. However, there will be spot testing between Alpha One - Alpha Two for A1/A2 testers to play. No dates on the spot testing either, at the moment.

[tranquil creek]

Are they gonna have a option for people to start paying for there subscription time? Would love to build up a few months of game time in case I have a few months bills are tight.

[junior ember]

No, nothing like that is planned at the moment. However, the Voyager test packages come with game time, if you want to have some prematurely.

[tranquil creek]

I got the founder pack it comes with some. Just would like to build up a little more. Is there a way to suggest this as a option?

[worn wagon]

The forums would be the best place for that

[junior ember]

Yes, you can suggest this on the forums!

[opal breach]

wouldn't it convert based on your currency when choosing to pay unharmonized sub? for example $15 is £10,82 atm

[junior ember]

"Certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. These regions will be segregated from other regions." - from the wiki. You can read more about it here:

!wiki Payment Model

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Payment model

Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) is a subscription based game.
The monthly subscription fee is USD $14.99. Certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. These regions will be segregated from other regions. Lifetime subscriptions were granted to crowdfunding backers at the Braver of worlds level...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Payment_model

[royal lagoon]

any good ways to find a clan/ communbity to play with for release?

[junior ember]

The guild recruitment channels here in Discord are perfect for exactly this!

[royal lagoon]

NICE

[opal breach]

im from the uk i was told "harmonized" subscription couldn't play on US server ?

[desert ivy]

?

You can play on whatever server you want as long as you pay the correct sub fee

[opal breach]

i sort of understand but doesn't make very clear im eu but i would like to be able to also play on us

[junior ember]

You will be able to play on US servers if you pay a sub, even if you're in EU, I believe.

[opal breach]

i was told "harmonized" subscription couldn't play on US server ? earlier though,

[rigid rose]

correct regions that have harmonized sub will have there own areas and servers that are available to them

EU is not going to be a Harmonized region

[opal breach]

im just trying figure out what sub be im from uk 🙂

[deep pawn]

Harmonised regions will have 2 options. Pay the harmonised price and stick to your region, or pay the $15 price n play internationally.

[rigid rose]

it will be in the EU region

sub will be 15 usd in UK

[opal breach]

so around £10 - £11?

[rigid rose]

whatever the exchange rate is

[opal breach]

could i pm you

[rigid rose]

you can, I do not have any information to add though... if you are in the UK you will pay 15$ usd Sub price and the region is not locked you will be able to play on any of the US/OCE/EU servers that are at the initial launch that they have talked about 🙂 ... any information on any regional harmonized pricing will be announced in the future but will not be part of those areas.

[spiral pine]

What usually happens is that it becomes 15€ or £

Even if its $15

[rigid rose]

Currently it will be 15$ usd... there has been nothing stating that a conversion to match it to 15 in other currency will take place.. 🙂

[spiral pine]

Thats what most publishers do so im expecting them to do it too

[opal breach]

but $15 isnt £15?

[rigid rose]

until as such time as that is announced it is 15$usd which they have stated numerous times.. also at this point is turning more into a conversation please move down to discussion channels to continue.

[cobalt knoll]

so how to get access to Alpha One at this point? I cannot seem to find the $500 pack any longer

[desert ivy]

It's no longer being sold so you can't buy in with the store packs any more

[bleak dagger]

So AoC can be another game with ipblock for Brazil?

[rigid rose]

@bleak dagger did not say anything about IP blocks friend…. Currently you will be able to get a subscription anywhere in the world as long as your country allows it… the difference between a harmonized region will be those regions will have servers dedicated to them at a cost that is lower but the trade off is the harmonized servers at that price will be locked to those regions.. you can choose to play on a harmonized server if it becomes available in your region at the lower cost (whatever that cost is will be determined by intrepid in the future for the areas they decide to roll them out in) or you can just pay the regular 15$usd sub and play on the eu/oce or na servers

…

They have never said anything about a IP block ❤️

[solid hemlock]

So, does this game have a targeted release date yet? After being burned by a few other games "in development" which also sold expensive packs, cosmetics, etc - though I have an interest, I haven't, and most likely will not pre-purchase anything until the game releases. Therefore, I'm wondering what the release date is that the developers are shooting for. So my question is approximately when does this game intend to release?

[spiral pine]

When its ready

[warped meteor]

Hello people!! Im wondering if there is any info about mana potions, mana burn and how mana regen correlates with the base stats

I can't find any info on this

[tight socket]

no realease dates yet, game is still in alpha 1.

[full badger]

There isn't a lot of info on that just yet. There are mana potions in the Alpha and all classes use mana. From what I've seen, mana only regens out of combat unless you use a potion or ability

[polar crystal]

is there a list of regions planning to get harmonized?

[worn wagon]

Nope, not yet

[polar crystal]

alright thanks sir

[scarlet dove]

Do potions have cool down

[full badger]

@scarlet dove right now they do, yes

[patent sparrow]

Will there be world PVP?

[sleek cipher]

Yes

[worn wagon]

!wiki pvp

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

PvP

PvP (Player versus player combat) is the catalyst for change in Ashes of Creation. Player combat is intended to be meaningful, ranging from Caravan battles to vast open world conflicts fought for the pride of Kings and Queens.
Because players are motivated by different things, because they want something from the game that other players don't want...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/PvP

[topaz fern]

This isn’t a game that needs to come out at a certain time. They are self publishing everywhere and it’s already funded to launch. So it’s completely up to them when it will release. And they will only release it when they think it’s in a good place. Any delays are just to ensure that quality. Since the game is in such an early state they probably don’t even know when it’s gonna be done. And if they guessed and released that guess, it’s only setting us up for disappointment bc delays happen. I think most of us is guessing 2 years or so.

[crystal beacon]

will have a skill system, like in tibia for example, that to get good in the skill of "sword fighting" you need to use the sword, as well as in shielding, distance fighting, magic level, etc.?

[crystal beacon]

and we will have an portuguese talking community here in discord?

[crystal beacon]

thank you @simple ether

i have some more questions

1. about spells, will it have some kind of runes or will it just be spells?
2. and archers will have to buy ammo, or will it be infinite?
3. what about the potions (mainly health and mana) will they take effect immediately or will they just speed up the character's natural recovery?
4. about healing spells, will they have immediate effects similar to tibia, or just increase natural recovery?

[dark jungle]

1. runes are used for gear enhancement
2. they havent decided on that yet
3. potions mostly take effect immediately (currently in the alpha)
4. primary healers (clerics) healing spells are immediate, off healers (like bards) offer more like hots rather than heals

[crystal beacon]

and about self healing spells?

[dark jungle]

!wiki cleric

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Cleric

Cleric is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.
In a world often fraught with peril, a Cleric is never wanting for friends. They can protect their allies in a number of ways, and when necessary, snuff the life out of others. As masters over the very essence of vitality, they can sense the broken and corrupted... The strands of this essence connect ev...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cleric

[crystal beacon]

Hmmmm thank you guys

[digital haven]

Will the tank class be able to viably tank dungeons/raids without a shield? Like will tanking with a 2hander or dualwielding be viable?

[spiral pine]

Maybe

Probably

[silk hatch]

Do we have an approximate eta for A2?

[desert ivy]

No

[opal breach]

you might be less effective as a tank if you go tanking with a 2hander or dualwielding as a tank

[desert elm]

I am really hoping there is some sort of “skank tank” in the game. Meaning you heal yourself through damage. Like an old school blood death knight in WOW or juggernaut/guardian in SWTOR.

Or something along those lines where you are not just a “taunt and absorb damage” type of tank

[spiral pine]

That would probably be a tank/cleric

[desert elm]

Yes, hoping so

Or even necromancy/tank, etc

[desert ivy]

Necromancer is Summoner/Cleric so you wouldn't be able to use the Tank archetype with it

[spiral pine]

Summoner does not equal necromancer

[velvet niche]

Will alpha 2 have more playable archetypes?

[fluid needle]

yes. alpha 2 is intended to be feature complete by the end.

[hazy shore]

i cant wait for alpha 2 for aoc

[velvet niche]

My wallet: no

[robust lintel]

Does aplhas cost you anything?

[ashen loom]

What should A2 include for testing?

[worn wagon]

You mean Alphas? Yeah, you'll need at least the Voyager pack to participate in a2

[worn wagon]

!wiki alpha2

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alpha-2

Alpha 2 is intended to have pretty much every core system in place to some degree or another... You're going to start seeing systems flesh out a little bit more. That's when you're going to start seeing those systems appear in a little bit more of a polished state. – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 is the Persistent alpha. All core game systems are expected...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-2

[robust lintel]

The 250€ pack?

[worn wagon]

yup

[sturdy crater]

Hello, i have a quick question, are there any news for the people who bought it from my mycom for EU servers cause I have bought a2 and until now I dont know how are when i will be able too switch from mycom too aoc, or is there a guide where you get walked through so that you have an aoc account with the things I bought at mycom?

[full badger]

Please submit a ticket to the support team and they will assist you

[desert elm]

Valid point, but you get what I mean - just some options for different ways to tank other than the “meatshield” approach

[desert elm]

!wiki tank

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Tank

Tank is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.
Protection. Command. Execution. Tanks act as a shield for themselves and their party, altering the battlefield to execute their strategy. A mastery of focus and control allow Tanks to achieve their primary goals - helping their team mitigate incoming damage, and dictating who stands in the line of fire.
A...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Tank

[desert elm]

Do you happen to know where you read about life steal (tanking wise, that is)? I do not see it in the wiki, but might have missed it.

[desert elm]

Ah, so good luck finding it? Lol, thanks regardless 🥰

[chilly halo]

Will Beta keys be purchasable? I am currently am an Alpha player but was wanting to purchase Beta access for friends. Not looking to purchase tiers with beta access. just a basic key

[desert ivy]

They haven't announced any plans to make beta keys purchasable

but if you upgrade to Leader of Men you get 5 Beta 2 keys to give away

[steady ermine]

Haven't been around for the past year, where are we at with preorder purchase transfer from My.com to Intrepid? Looked around but still didn't find anything new about it. Is it a thing?
Since I got the pack with Alpha2 access I kinda really wanna know.

[surreal shoal]

@steady ermine open up a support ticket and they will help with the process. There’s a link like 10 or so messages up with the link

[steady ermine]

thx

[swift shuttle]

Will there be conflict between racial furniture/architecture? Like if a dwarf enters a human bar, do they get a booster seat or would a human need to crouch through a dwarf doorway?

[dark jungle]

Dwarven architecture in alpha 1 doesn't require crouching for taller races

!wiki node layout and style

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Node layout and style

Node layout and style is determined by several factors:
Environment and location of the node. Nodes will adjust the local topography to fit the aesthetic and mechanical requirements of the node.
Local topography also has some influence on node construction. Currently the way that the platform system is set up, is it's capable of adjusting the topo...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_layout_and_style

[drifting spire]

Any idea when they will start testing with SEA servers?

[dark jungle]

Likely alpha 2

[hidden dune]

!wiki bard

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Bard

Bard is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.
Truly a force multiplier, the bard weaves songs of glory and conquest, inspiring his comrades to ever greater heights. The bard knows secret and powerful words, is able to speak into being terrible nightmares, or convince foes to become friends.
Bards are a support role that makes a party better as a whol...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Bard

[crystal beacon]

Hi, what is the age rating of this game

Teen or 18+

[worn wagon]

They're aiming for a Teen rating

[crystal beacon]

@worn wagon Thanks

[arctic swift]

Have they made a decision regarding quest markers on map to show you where to go, and marks over npcs that give out quests yet?

[dark jungle]

They are wanting to keep it subtle

!wiki quests

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Quests

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Quests

[dark jungle]

Actually this is the article with that specific info

!wiki quest givers

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Quest givers

Quest giver NPCs in Ashes of Creation have subtle indicators rather than obvious question marks or exclamation marks.
Quest givers are identified by a green shimmer on their nameplates.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Quest_givers

[opal breach]

im trying to buy a cosmetic via the new paypal option but it keeps asking for a US address?

[worn wagon]

Still waiting for more info from IS

[opal breach]

ok sry

[worn wagon]

you can use the paypal checkout from xsolla tho

[opal breach]

that seems to add Payment System Fee£0.54, VAT 20%£3.83

[remote lintel]

cant you use the "normal" checkout ?

[worn wagon]

yeah, it's possible that xsolla adds some fees.

[opal breach]

i could but it only showing in $ even when i select uk 😦

[remote lintel]

Yeah but the transaction will be done in £ with the right exchage i think

I did like that, was show $ but i paid in € at the end

[rain marsh]

!WIKI SUMMONER

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Summoner

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner

[pseudo onyx]

Will location of landmarks be pre-determined, and just be unveiled as nodes progress or is there some randomisation to the entire ordeal?

[simple pecan]

Are the forums down?

[plucky pawn]

looks like there might be some momentary connection issues with our Vanilla forums, am checking it out now!

[simple pecan]

Error 504 if that's helpful. Thanks.

[plucky pawn]

looks like Cloudflare is currently experiencing some gateway issues, they're working to investigate and resolve it now: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/

[simple pecan]

Forums now accessible 🙂

[desert elm]

I thought these were the forums?… 😎

[full nest]

How much choice will I have in terms of playstyle customization? I see the class and talent system, but in terms of fantasy, if I picked a mage / archwizard for example, would I be able to be a pyromancer as a fire specialization or would I simply be using the assigned mage / archiwizard moveset with a variety of different types of spells?

[stable plover]

It should be possible to specialize in a particular damage type/resistance to that damage type, You might want to look through https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gear, https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Resistances#Damage, and https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Skills - You will be picking between all spells available to your class (Only putting a contained number of them less than 30 of them onto your action bars), and augments will help convert your abilities to particular damage types.

[junior ember]

I'll also throw in this link below, which goes over some augmenting you can do with archetype and abilities.

!wiki augments

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Augments

Ashes of Creation hosts a wide array of progression paths that offer augments to a character's primary skills.
Augments from various sources (such as secondary archetype, social organization and religion) are applied individually to active skills from a character's primary archetype.
The progression system for augments is very similar to the class...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Augments

[daring warren]

Is necromancer going to be a primary healer or a off healer?

[spiral pine]

!wiki necromancer

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Necromancer

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Necromancer

[velvet niche]

!wiki rogue

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Rogue

Rogue is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.
The rogue is master of opportunity, using skill, positioning, and the environment to dish out frightening amounts of damage. In their downtime, they provide solid utility, helping their friends navigate dangers otherwise unseen.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Rogue

[velvet niche]

If summoner is your secondary archetype will you be able to summon things other than weapons or is it only weapons

[onyx knoll]

Unknown at this time, summoner will be one of last archetype we get details on

[digital haven]

Are nodes named? If so, who names them? the mayor? Or are the names randomly generated when they appear and cannot be changed? Same question for Castles (can they be renamed?)

[topaz kiln]

!wiki Leadership powers

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Node governments

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Node_governments#Leadership_powers

[junior ember]

Nodes will be pre-named. However, Node leadership may be able to re-name a node from a predetermined list.

Ah, was just about to link this. Thank you!

[ruby swift]

@digital haven

[digital haven]

Hahaha not wrong! Thanks you guys!

[misty carbon]

if i understood correctly, the loot will be mastered?
will there be any protection against ninja looting?

[junior ember]

!wiki looting

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Looting

Ashes of Creation intends to use traditional loot rules, selected by the party or raid leader.
Free-for-all
Whoever is first to loot gets the loot. Lootmaster
A master looter (or lootmaster) is a player designated by the party leader to decide how loot is distributed in a dungeon or raid party. Round-robin
With round-robin looting, party members t...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Looting

[junior ember]

this goes in depth to the game's looting systems 🙂

[misty carbon]

oh thx ^^

[digital meadow]

Is there a date/time when we know that purchasing the 250$ package willl be sufficient to play?

[deep pawn]

That pack will be for testing alpha 2, as of now, no one knows exactly when that will be. Estimates are for sometime in the first half of 2022.. maybe

[digital meadow]

really, so the 500$ package gets u months early access

[deep pawn]

Yeah that's alpha 1, but that's gone already

[digital meadow]

oh.

[deep pawn]

Alpha2 will have more stuff to do. It will also be the longest test.

There are currently no tests going or planned for anytime soon. You aren't missing n e thing.

[digital meadow]

alright, no thats fine. im a streamer lookin for a new game to fulltime

and i think ashes will be it. im just in to much of a rush haha ill be patient

🙂
thanks

[deep pawn]

[spiral pine]

Also its not really early access

[patent sparrow]

if I purchase the Voyager Plus Pre-Order Pack do I get the one/two day head start access?

[ruby swift]

No, the headstart was only offered in the Kickstarter packages and will not be coming back.

[patent sparrow]

thanks for the info

[tawny wave]

Hi there, I'm failing to find some information
Is there any information about the AOC launcher app itself ? (I assume there is a launcher)
I couldn't find if they are already using an anti-cheat program too. I've seen people talking about it but it seemed not written in stone which one is going to be used.
I'd like to understand if there is any potential to get the game to work on Linux (yep, yet another one). Even without official support.
And so far I'm more afraid by weird launchers and anti-cheat than the game itself.

[spiral pine]

"Security systems will be in place to combat cheating, exploiting, botting, gold selling, item duplication and other things that affect the economy starting from Alpha-0."

and what info do you want for the launcher?

[tawny wave]

Thanks, I'll have a look on that.
The question on the launcher is if it is using any .Net framework as a base, and if yes which one.
i.e Microsoft made the .Net 5.0 fully open source, and provides a native linux version of it.

SteamDeck is planned to be released later this year, and is still announced to support the windows version of Easy Anti Cheat via proton.

[desert elm]

Any Tulnar packs yet? 😬😂

[dark jungle]

nope. expect tulnar stuff closer to alpha 2

[tranquil willow]

But in the meantime, here's the list of all cosmetics so far :https://imgur.com/a/DcNjm6x

[honest solstice]

do we know their plans for names over head on release ?

[worn wagon]

!wiki nameplates

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Nameplate

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Nameplate

[carmine halo]

I'd like to bring to the attention of a moderator that I have been getting spam messages from random members of this community. I think they might be bots or phishing attempts so I close the DM and block people immediately.

[onyx knoll]

Unfortunately we can't do much about DMs. I strongly recommend you report them to discord itself though 🙂

[carmine halo]

Okay. I have been. Thank you.

[civic obsidian]

U can also block recieving discord dms from the specific server in your privacy settings

[dark jungle]

dms dont come from a server, they come from other users

do you mean notifications?

[plucky pawn]

I think they're likely referring to your Privacy Settings, which you can set on a per-server basis from the dropdown in the top left (pic attached)

[dark jungle]

ahh

[civic obsidian]

yup exactly

[plucky pawn]

mine are on so anyone can send me questions/cat pics 😉

[spark cove]

Cats!!!

🐈‍⬛

[timber stirrup]

Should you remove from website that it’s in alpha one? It is but also not and people might just buy for that right now

[crystal flax]

A1 isn't being sold anymore

[spiral pine]

A1 isnt entirely over yet either

[native gorge]

Is there a setting that Corrupted players can be “locked out” of a certain node by the Mayor?

Or would corrupted players distance themselves from nodes to avoid non corrupted players from instigating pvp

[tulip hatch]

Mayors do not decide who can or cant live in the node
The only thing stopping corrupted players from freely roaming a node is npc guards that attack them on sight or other players/bounty hunters

[native gorge]

There’s no way to turn off npc guards obviously

Im trying to imagine a “Pirate Haven” node that admits corrupted players

But I guess it’s not doable at the moment

[tulip hatch]

That question has come up before there are currently no plans for a haven for corrupted players.
Becoming corrupted is not a feature they wish to encourage as it is a punishment for killing too many non-combatants

[native gorge]

Thought as much 😅

Well say a node is guild owned, there’s no way to allow a corrupted guild member to enter without activating the npc guards?

[desert ivy]

Nodes aren't guild owned so there aren't any "guild" settings when it comes to nodes

[native gorge]

So if you were a citizen of that particular node and you were corrupted, anyway to not trigger the guards?

[desert ivy]

No, there aren't any planned ways atm

[tough sierra]

Just don't be corrupt :v]

[grave thorn]

So, there will be trade routes and people who try to loot merchants who are using this routes.
So, does that mean that there will be players as a pirates?

[tight socket]

there will be players attacking caravans, and this will also translate to the sea battles too. so players can chose to RP as pirates if they want to

[snow latch]

Apologies for the noob question Toast…
(Newcomer)
Was there OCE server/s for Alpha? Will there be for Beta?
(I am aware that there will be for release)
Loved the character cameo in the stream btw.

[full badger]

Right now we only have NA and EU servers. OCE servers are planned for launch @snow latch

[snow latch]

Thank you kindly for the swift response!

[formal saddle]

Sorry for the probably dumb sounding question, but will there be weapons and armours with like glowing aesthetics and maybe auras?

[topaz kiln]

yes, i forgot the name tho

[topaz kiln]

!wiki Mana-forged armor

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Mana-forged armor

Mana-forged armor sets may be achievable in the Ashes of Creation MMO.
They also appear to be base variants of Ashes of Creation Apocalypse armor sets. Verra will be filled with many sets of armor, each set uniquely carved into the history of the world. Mana-forged sets are distinctly vibrant with luminescent magic, pulsating across the body of it...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Mana-forged_armor

[topaz kiln]

got it

[formal saddle]

Nice! Thank you 😊

[desert elm]

Those moon and sun armors are amazing - I want to be a Tulnar armor smith JUST to make those!

[glossy blade]

is alpha 2 this year?

[full badger]

We don't have a date for Alpha 2 just yet, sorry

[glossy blade]

ok

[oak loom]

Has Intrepid given any numbers on how available housing plots will be in the open world?

[fluid needle]

like freeholds?

!wiki housing

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Player housing

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

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_housing

[oak loom]

Thanks .. yes freeholds. I'm wondering how available they will be.. 10% server population... 5% ... 25%

[fluid needle]

we dont know atm. i think the issue will be space not numbers.

[oak loom]

Yeah. I started in Ultima Online and player housing plots were somewhat of a premium but not super rare.

Thanks

[topaz kiln]

It's up to the mayor too, and remember that it can be looted so it's not always a good investment if not defended

[worn wagon]

No number, but you'll need to buy a certificate from the node in order to place a freehold. So that'll probably be the limiting factor

[sleek cipher]

that looks cool tho

[velvet niche]

Right???

[arctic sky]

Don't forget some people will opt for the other player housing choices too

[silk crow]

This is embarrassing to ask, but I've looked around and I'm getting quite confused. What platform do we download to play AOC the MMO?

[spiral pine]

you dont

for now

[silk crow]

RIP how stinky

[arctic sky]

It's currently in alpha 1 spot testing phase

[spiral pine]

but it will be from their own website

[arctic sky]

It also was only going to be downloadable from their website at launch

[silk crow]

Gotcha gotcha D:

Thanks for that info, I've been following the release schedule since I bought in a while back

[limber iris]

Better for the PvPers to see you.

[formal saddle]

Exactly I like pvp

[silk crow]

I hope they have that ^ ...I like the idea of glowing during a pvp battle

[onyx knoll]

Please keep this channel clear for questions

[pseudo flume]

If I use Microsoft PowerToys to disable alt-tab could I get banned?

[junior ember]

As long as it isn't exploiting the game in any way - I imagine you'll be fine. I don't see how disabling the ability to alt-tab could be an exploit for the game?

[pseudo flume]

I've just heard of people using AutoHotKey for similar things and getting banned on games because of other ways in which that program can be used for exploits.

[junior ember]

Well, that is a good point. I know they'll be using Easy Anti-cheat for the game according to the T&C, if that helps. There is a section in the T&C regarding 3rd party software here that might offer more insight: https://ashesofcreation.com/terms-and-conditions

There might be better ways of disabling alt-tab that aren't as potentially problematic, though I'm not sure.

[spiral pine]

There are

built into windows itself

[junior ember]

Well there ya go! I'd suggest doing that instead of using a software that could be against T&C or be potentially exploited.

[crystal beacon]

Hey guys, I am thinking of making some content for Ashes and was wondering if someone can point me toward the user agreement as I wanted to take a look at it before making anything. Or if there is content creation guidelines that might cover the same topic(especially alpha)

[full badger]

You can take a look through the terms and conditions, but if there are any specific CC questions you had, feel free to ask in here. https://ashesofcreation.com/terms-and-conditions

[crystal beacon]

Ah, thanks

[twilit niche]

Hello, just want to mention that this server is being used by bots to message random people.
These 3 have send me a random Hi. yesteday and all have this discord in common. (I'm not even active on this discord yet)

[worn wagon]

Best you can do is to block them and report to Discord.

[faint plover]

Hello, How long does it take to respond to an application to a content creator program? It's been a while since I've sent her and I still don't have an answer. I am mainly asking if you have received my request.

[worn wagon]

A ton of people applied, so it takes some time to get trough all of them. Dont think anyone got a response yet

[faint plover]

Thank you

[hollow mason]

Is there a playtest going on or when is the next one?

[junior ember]

No announcement yet on the next playtest date 😦

[tepid solstice]

Sorry if this subject has been covered before (as I'm sure it has), but what is Intrepid's goal when it comes to diversifying the secondary classes? When it comes to overall rotations / skill priority, will different classes of the same archetype more or less play alike with different secondary effects, or can we expect different rotations altogether between them?

[hollow mason]

ty

[crystal beacon]

Question regarding packages: if I buy one of the current packages, can I swap the cosmetic perks from it for those of another, yet-to-be-released pack at no cost? 'cause I want to buy a pack but the artwork of the current packages doesn't really appeal to me.

[desert ivy]

No you can't. You can refund a package within 90 days (as long as you don't log in to the game within those 90 days) if you see a package you do like

Otherwise you'd have to buy the new cosmetics you do like individually

[crystal beacon]

Seems extremely counter-intuitive given that I can't buy the non-cosmetic side of the package and wait, but thanks. I guess I'll just wait, then.

[opal breach]

if you don't like this months pack i suggest waiting for next month, once you've pre-ordered a pack you are able to buy the cosmetics individually

[desert elm]

Can we get Tulnar updates yet, by chance?

[junior ember]

Nothing to report 😦

[desert elm]

I know, but would be nice to get some is my point lol

[arctic swift]

Think they said tulnar Will be last. So still got the other 4 subraces left

[opal breach]

!wiki alpha 2

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alpha-2

Alpha 2 is intended to have pretty much every core system in place to some degree or another... You're going to start seeing systems flesh out a little bit more. That's when you're going to start seeing those systems appear in a little bit more of a polished state. – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 is the Persistent alpha. All core game systems are expected...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-2

[desert elm]

Thanks. I know they had initially said the Tulnar goal was for A2, but since we have not heard much about them since, I would love to hear updates on if that is still the goal, what progress has been made, when we could see the first cosmetic packs focused on them, etc.

[lilac parrot]

would be nice to see anything about the orks too

i feel like that will be quite late aswell though

[desert ivy]

Well Steven said in February that Orcs had been "done" for a while, they just didn't have any armour/gear made for them so didn't want to show them without the gear

[clear socket]

whats up with all these scammers/sex bots that are on this server who keep dming me about bit coin or whatever?

[junior ember]

Nothing we (or many other servers) can do 😦 right now. Discord needs to get it under control, for the most part. Most you can do is please just block them and report them directly to Discord.

[clear socket]

ok

[digital haven]

Will we have the option to sheath one handed weapons on our back instead of waist?

[night fossil]

With all the YouTube vids I've noticed your own characters name is displayed above your character. Will that be removed? It's kinda bugging me that your own character name is hovering in the middle of the screen

[desert elm]

Most MMOs have the option of turning off your own nameplate, so I would assume this will as well.

[night fossil]

ahk thanks was just wondering

[worn wagon]

Current statement is that there are two melee slots on your waist and a ranged slot on your back. No mention for melee slots on your back

[dire pond]

I doubt a two hand sword will be sheated on the waist, so the sheathing method will probably work depending on the weapon type.

[fast roost]

Will there be a janitor cosmetic that replaces the shield and sword with a mop and a bucket (asking for a friend)

[opal breach]

cosmetics will be made to fit the world of verra

so no lightsaber

[fast roost]

do guilds not need janitors to keep there halls clean?

[opal breach]

suggest doing forum post

[plain escarp]

Wait I can't enchant my weapon to make it glow as neon as a lightsabre?

[opal breach]

unsure on this

[plain escarp]

Is there anything to suggest lore for the game I could read so far?

[opal breach]

!wiki lore

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Lore

There are different parts to the Lore in Ashes of Creation.
Origin story.
The story of the fall.
The story of deliverance/return. These story arcs drive one or more quest lines.
It is possible for some storylines to relate to a darker/evil path, if a character should choose. We're keeping lore very close to the chest and the reason for that is bec...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Lore

[plain escarp]

Thank you for the link my friend!

[opal breach]

np

@slow mortar

🤗 @slow mortar

question does ashes have option to have item staff (melee) & spellbook (range)

so i can switch between the two like in new world

[spiral pine]

Not right now

[night fossil]

So if the back is reserved for a ranged weapon where would the shield be kept? Would it replace the ranged weapon?

For example if I were to rock a sword and shield as my melee choice then have a spell book for range? Would the shield be placed on your back and the spell book latched to your hip like a satchel? Or is the book placed on your back as a ranged weapon and the shield stuck to your arm or would the shield overlap the ranged weapon?

Ok but the back is ment for a ranged weapon and your waist for melee I don't think we can use the shield as a ranged weapon I don't think captain America would fit this game

Or am I just thinking way too hard??

So then that brings around the other guys question could you have your one handed weapons for the waist be shown on your back?

If you have the choice to show whatever on your back

Ahk no worries! Thanks for the info!

Ah another question would you be able to choose a starting weapon then or would the classes start with there own? And as you progress you can mix and match?

Probably a stupid question why would a mage start with anything else? But they do have a choice between spell book and a wand

Sweet thanks!

[topaz fern]

We won’t be able to see other people’s health bars correct? Is this the case in large scale pvp and arenas and stuff? Like if I drop a meteor on a bunch of people breaching my gate in a castle siege I wanna see all those health bars drop! Seeing damage Numbers just ain’t the same!

[topaz fern]

Ahh. I see

[crystal beacon]

That’s pretty lame. Hopefully they go for a traditional health bar.

[dapper chasm]

They wont. U can see the HP of ur Raid/Teammates just fine but outside of that: no.
Risk vs Reward + every action/choice will be meaningful.
There is no point in seeing anyones HP outside of ur Team/Raid except u want to attack him. And for that u have the risk, that u may get slapped by this person, because he/she's stronger or u may just wanna harass someone without gaining corruption? There is the risk, with a HP bar like this, that u may accidentally kill him by not seeing the exact HP.

[crystal beacon]

You don't need the exact HP to be able to grief. You can still grief with the system you describe. Unless they plan on giving corruption on all attacks, not just kills. I don't need an exact HP of my enemy or even a percentage. I just want a red HP bar that drains when I do damage. Hopefully the customization they have planned for the UI includes this.

[full badger]

Hi guys, please take any discussions about the UI down to the #aoc-discussion channel, thanks 🙂

[velvet niche]

Marriage and segs 😳 ?

[worn wagon]

There will be marriage, yeah

[velvet niche]

Baby making?

But without the babies?

And I'm guessing same sex marriage will be a thing too

[worn wagon]

Same-Sex marriage yes, baby making no

[velvet niche]

Ashes of creation but without the PROcreation got it thanks

[teal island]

Does anyone know to what ammount there will be voice acting in ashes of creation as I have noiticed that such is becoming more and more important nowadays in modern mmorpg to the point that some people will not even play a game if it does not have it.

[desert ivy]

Not really any apart from basic greetings and stuff

It's not within their budget to add extensive voice acting

[teal island]

I hope they add it atleast for the msq

[onyx knoll]

Voice acting is currently not planned for 1.0

[lament wasp]

I take it that all of the kickstarter mounts are exclusive to backers? I was on the fence about supporting the game because of the constant scam MMOs on Kickstarter. Or are there ways to earn exclusive mounts without having to pay cash?

[crystal flax]

Anything able to be purchased is just skins, there will be a whole animal husbandry system where you could breed mounts for specific features you want as well as probably other ways to get them in game

[rigid rose]

any of those are skins and not mounts... no mount is sold and or has been sold.

[desert ivy]

The skins are exclusive to the Kickstarter backers tho, so if you didn't back the Kickstarter in 2017 you can't get the skins anymore

[lament wasp]

My bad for mixing the two up 🙂 so, skins. That means there are mounts available, but the skin is a specific variation of said mount?

[rigid rose]

any skin that has been released is only for that time it was being offered though as a exclusive none of them will come back exactly like they were offered in past.

[lament wasp]

As long as I can get the turtle water mount 😄

[crystal flax]

Maybe not the exact turtle mount shown, but you'll probably be able to get a variation of it, yea

[lament wasp]

That's what I figured

Also. Please PLEASE do not pull an ArchAge with the dolphingate >_>

[rigid rose]

there will be through the animal husbandry system many many many types of mounts that will be available yes

also in game skins that are able to be achieved which will be at least at the level of the ones that have been sold or better.

[lament wasp]

woohoo!

Thanks for the assistance! It really put my mind at ease!

Looking forward to getting a Duck mount and naming them Sir Quacksalot!

[rigid rose]

the best cosmetic items will be only achievable in game (the most "epic" looking ones)

[olive cedar]

hey its been like a few months since ive check on this game. we still in A1?

[desert ivy]

Yes

[lament wasp]

Is it too late to join A1?

[desert ivy]

The A1 packs aren't sold anymore

[lament wasp]

So I'll wait for A2 then 🙂 got it

[fair dirge]

When A2 does it start

[spiral pine]

Not soon

[limber iris]

Months away more than likely

[versed swan]

Any pools going on when AOC will announce it's going NFT? 🙏

[desert ivy]

No

[digital haven]

What is NFT?