questions

[spiral pine]

And that Steven is currently filling that role himself

[runic valve]

what time does the pack change on the website

[onyx cairn]

7th oct 11am pacific i believe

6th*

[quick whale]

So I bought a Voyager Plus Pre-Order Pack, should I have Alpha Two in my forums roles at this time?

[quick pine]

I don't have that; bought mine like a month ago

[desert ivy]

No, there is no Alpha Two forum role atm

[quick whale]

Thanks!

[edgy dagger]

is there a release date for alpha 2 yet?

[spiral pine]

No

[edgy dagger]

rip

[crystal beacon]

Hi, I need to know what websites would allow me to post my image for the pumpkin contest, so that I can post it online and put it on the fourms

It's 137 mb

In size

It's a digital art work

[full badger]

@crystal beacon imgur.com should work for you I think

[crystal beacon]

@full badger is it safe?

[full badger]

I've used it before, it's safer than most others.

[crystal beacon]

@full badger thankyou

@full badger I will try it out

[full badger]

👍

[feral swallow]

We'll figure out how to do it somehow

[sly lynx]

Will this game have open world PvP?

[full badger]

Yes, the world will be around 80% open world, and only a few places will physically stop you from attacking other players (for example in a freehold). There will be plenty of open world PvP in Ashes 🙂

[sly lynx]

That sounds great, thanks.

[sick elbow]

I have a question for the yellow people (intrepid studios). You have seen New World had alot of launch problems, there have like 1 miljard users on the first launch day. We had to wait for like 17 hours to play the game. How do you think to do this when this game launch. You have 6x more people on the Discord than New World.

[spiral pine]

the amount of discord users is not a good indicator

for how many will actually play

[crystal beacon]

This does not answer to his question

[tranquil willow]

Arc isn't a IS staff member, so why would he answer?

[crystal beacon]

Ok so why did he start to answer?

[ruby swift]

This channel is not for Intrepid Staff to answer to your wants and whims. While they occasionally do answer when they feel like it, it is primarily meant to be answers from others in the community.

[tight socket]

you are aware that NW has a server cap of 2k. and that AoC is talking 10k right?

[fluid needle]

and aoc actually has work put into it's back end

[sick elbow]

i have asked the yellow people, not the smurf people haha.

[ruby swift]

Ashes is meant to have a concurrent of 8-10k (quotes vary over the years) and a server account cap of 30-50k per server.

@sick elbow Please, check the #faq channel first. If your question is not answered, you may ask it here. This is not an official Customer Service support location. If you need assistance with your account, please place a Customer Service Ticket here: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.

This channel is for the community to help one another answer questions and resolve issues outside of Customer Service.

[tight socket]

so yes while discord users=/= actual players at launch or whatever. they have already done more work regarding their back end systems than NW did. so they are already at least somewhat prepared for it

and papa smurf here was happy to answer your question

[dapper chasm]

There wont be any gamelaunch without queues except the ones, where none will play that game. And u will see a queue for AoC aswell especially since it isnt that easy to merge servers later down the road with this kind of gamesystem and how the world will work.
U can guess they will have some spare Servers ready but u need to realize that u'll have queues or else servers getting merges after 2,3,4 months and all the progress like Freeholds, Uniques etc would be gone for the players who r 'changing' the server.

[sick elbow]

thx you my daddy smurf

[cunning hornet]

hello all, is there a way to download this and play it now? i got alpha 2, beta 1 and beta 2 access. thanks. 🙂

[crystal flax]

No tests are currently available

[dark jungle]

alpha 2 release date hasnt been announced yet

[cunning hornet]

ok thanks for your reply, ill keep checking in 🙂 cant wait to play this game. NW didnt cut it for me.

[tawny vale]

Are the NPCs gonna have voice lines / voice overs when the game is fully launched?

[tranquil willow]

Just basic stuff like greetings. VA isn't really planned for launch

[tawny vale]

That's unfortunate. Would add so much life to the game imo.

[spiral pine]

"NPCs will have voice acted audio greetings.[23][24]

Narrated quest lines are not currently planned.[23]
Adding voice acting into the game at a later point is a fairly cosmetic change.[23]
Is it difficult to add voice acting later? No, it's definitely not... It's a fairly cosmetic change.[23] – Steven Sharif

Voice acting is a fun luxury to have, but it is not only a costly one, but it is also one that takes a lot of logistics.[25]"

[tawny vale]

Thank you. the last two answers seem a bit contradictory tho.

[desert ivy]

NPCs will say stuff like "Greetings citizen" when you walk past but when you're doing quests they won't be voice acted

Its basically not in their budget to voice act the quests

[crystal beacon]

"Chicken chaser??"

[stable plover]

I don't think anyone actually answered your question. Intrepid is going to do free server reservations (separate from name reservations) before launch, once a server is full new people can't try to join it and only the people who had a reservation for that server/joined before it was full can play on it at launch. So there might be some group of people who have to wait for Intrepid to roll up additional servers, but anyone who reserves their spot on a server before launch should be fine.

[south silo]

"Known as Chicken Chaser, I believe" xD

[onyx knoll]

let's keep this channel clear for questions please

[south silo]

So, after purchasing a pack that includes Alpha 2 it does not appear in my account inventory. Will it show there or does it appear elsewhere?

[stable plover]

It should show up here https://ashesofcreation.com/settings/inventory

[south silo]

As I was. There's a scroll bar that I did not immediately see 🙂

[obtuse mesa]

Repeating my question: Is it possible to enter a Gourt I created for last years contest, which has been disqualified because it has been posted outside the rules?

[stable plover]

Probably not? Both the physical placard/digital template have the year on them, besides the digital template changing every year. There shouldn't be anything stopping you from trying to reproduce your previous years work to be compatible with this years contest though.

[obtuse mesa]

it has been 30 hours of work :/

don't have the time I had last year

[desert ivy]

You can ask Toast and see what she says

[plucky pawn]

Hiya friend - I replied to your message on the forums regarding this a few days ago! As others have noted, both the physical placard and digital template change every year, so that folks are always providing new entries in line with the contest rules!

[topaz solar]

Quick question, When is the game release?? I was never a MMORPG player but since i watch the AC trailer and all the specs that the game has I really want to try it so badly .... So is there any chance to know when the official release date ?

[onyx knoll]

There are no release dates at this time

[primal ivy]

#1 faq ever: "whens the release date?"
faq answer: "there isn't one"

[topaz solar]

Thank you , i do tend to not read everything.... sorry about that... I will patiently wait for the announce 🙂

[arctic sky]

Won't be for a couple years minimum (this is fully community conjecture as we aren't in a2 yet and the amount of stuff needed to be done)

[quick pine]

Can't a mod just pin
"Release Date: None
Can I get into A1? No
How can I play this game right now? You can't"

[desert elm]

That last part should link to their employment page, actually 😎

[quick pine]

Lol true

[desert elm]

Wish I lived near their office - I would be a janitor just to work for them lol

[runic valve]

I think optimistic view could be full release December 2022

I think more realistic around q2 2023

[quick pine]

Optimistic is q3 2023

[deep ocean]

That’s incredibly optimistic

[trail nimbus]

Any idea if any of the devs giving new world some play to get a feel for what people are really liking about its environmental art? I really hope some of the art team takes notes. I won't be on new world more than 2 month but running through the woods just feels so.... right....

[burnt mist]

So this is a rather lengthy thought set, I know it's been said that the Ashes team want to stay away from the skimpy platekinis like other games have, and I really have no issues with this as it does get rather silly (even if I'm also guilty of using them on female characters because looking at pretty things is nice), however I keep thinking with the rather wide variety in racial designs will we end up seeing "Barbarian leathers, Gladitorial armor, Bare chested fur armor, and Dancer attire" I know it's a zero percent chance but with the massive scale of class design and racial aesthetics it just makes one wonder if eventually some will make their way in slowly.

[fluid needle]

they arent against skimpy outfits as long as they have a good visual synergy with the world.

there has already been a gladitorial and barbarian monthly cosmetic

[vapid veldt]

According to the fact Steven has personally seen probably upwards of 90% of all content made for AoC (youtube videos etc) we can assume the man is always looking everywhere for bits and pieces that he and his team can learn from and improve

[quick pine]

What people actually like and what people flock to from sheer novelty usually aren't the same thing

[arctic sky]

Honestly the environment team is doing wonders already. It's a gorgeous world

[native zealot]

hi..can i buy older Pre-Order pack.? (Dark Allegiances).

[arctic sky]

No

The cosmetics from the pre order packs are one and done

There may be something similar in game but it's a gamble

[native zealot]

😦 ah ok ..ty so much

[arctic sky]

Just know if you do buy a pack that you can buy the later cosmetics individually

If they are included in the pack you bought

[main gulch]

Hey guys how much till the release?

[tranquil willow]

No dates yet

[onyx cairn]

quite some time though
still got alpha 2 and the betas to go through before full release

[deep pawn]

Community estimates 2+ years, there are no official dates for anything at the moment.

[wide sphinx]

Hello, will this game be available on linux? (I don't mean linux native but with EAC proton)

[spiral pine]

Theyre not planning to have specific support for Linux

[fair dirge]

When A2 does it start

[tranquil willow]

No dates yet

[fair dirge]

😂

[tawdry forum]

How are they combating guilds owning nodes or being mayor when guilds can vote for people in their guild?

[desert ivy]

They can only vote in Scientific nodes. Military, Economic, and Divine nodes can't be voted for

If guilds want to vote for their guild leader in Scientific nodes then go for it

[viscid hatch]

can someone create an asian community channel (SEA server) for Guild Recruitments? so I would have an idea on what guild should I join in the future or ill have an idea what SEA guild have the early access. thanks.

[spiral pine]

SEA is recruiting in the na-oce guild recruitment channel

[desert ivy]

There's not enough SEA players/guilds to warrant their own section

[viscid hatch]

currently skimming in na-oce, but still hoping for an Asian channel though, surveying how many potential ppl in SEA.

[viscid hatch]

I see. thanks2

[vernal urchin]

New general chat?

[ember ridge]

Anyone know how important food buffs will be for people? Asking as a future tavern guild.

[dapper chasm]

No, since we dont know how effective/strong those buffs or how hard the dungeons r gonna be.
We might/should see it sometime in Alpha2

[ember ridge]

Thanks, I just wanted to check since I haven't had the time to keep up with news lately.

[little bloom]

For Sweepstakes we need to enter our full legal name?

[ember ridge]

I would think first and last should be put in but middle is not required.

[echo apex]

Hey guys I'm new and yet to purchase a pre-order pack. I'm wondering if all packs purchased can be tested immediately upon the next A test?

Also, will all data be wiped during the Alpha and Beta and will everyone start evenly?

[spiral pine]

Yes

And im not sure what you mean by all packs can be tested immediately

[desert ivy]

Only Voyager ($250) and Voyager Plus ($375) can test in Alpha 2

[echo apex]

I mean will the skins of the appropriate package with access to alpha be immediately available to try out in the next alpha. Will we also be able to see skins from previous packages shown by other more senior players

[fluid needle]

Not all skins are implemented yet but when they are added you will be able to use them if you have them in A2. You will also see older packs if they're added and someone else owns and is using it.

[tender frigate]

how to resend confirmation email for forum account? can't log in

[crystal beacon]

Going factionless is a genius idea. But why not go classless?

[fluid needle]

personally classes add diversity to gameplay and allow you to be more specific in your niche. i get the appeal to classless but it's not nearly as appealing as classes for many.

[spiral pine]

classless could work if i could pick which stats to increase

but we cant

[ember ridge]

Technically you could play classless... by only using weapon skills...

[stuck dock]

apologies if this has been asked already but do we know how item identification will work in later release? is it simple and you just know or will appraisal be a thing

[desert ivy]

They've not said anything about needing to identify equipment

[crystal beacon]

They have, it's the utility of some scientific nodes

[spiral pine]

!wiki scientific node

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Scientific nodes

Scientific nodes are focused on artisan classes and construction.
Scholar NPCs are present from the first stage of development (Expedition). A great Verran philosopher once stated, “To know the Gods, we must first know ourselves. Science is our looking glass.” On Verra, the Essence flows through the fabric of the world. Each location focuses the E...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Scientific_nodes

[spiral pine]

It says its only for deconstruction of legendary items

[crystal beacon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeEw27dJdZM

[desert ivy]

narc

[crystal beacon]

You dont like narc? @desert ivy

[desert ivy]

I haven't watched his vids in ages but I remember some of his earlier vids having incorrect info and then he got defensive when people tried to tell him about it

[spiral pine]

What was that video supposed to say?

He said nothing

[crystal beacon]

About how dense will the world be for PVE stuff?
Like questgivers/dungeons/events/etc per square mile on average?

[spiral pine]

Unknown

[warped kayak]

What will be approximate system requirements, or current approximate sys reqs?>

[desert ivy]

These were the requirements for Alpha 1 but they'll 100% change before launch https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048506033-What-are-the-minimum-requirements-for-Alpha-

[warped kayak]

yeye, thanks

[crystal beacon]

Will Ashes have World chat or Server Chat?

Or Map Chat or whatever Ashes version would be

[feral swallow]

Based off of how large the continents will be I imagine they'll have kingdom specific world chats but not actual server global chats

[crystal beacon]

Oh kingdom chat would be quite the area to talk in. Nice

[feral swallow]

I don't know if that is actually what it is but that is what our would prefer. Let's those like me who like to spend 5+ hours in chat everyday the opportunity to become a recognizable name in their respective kingdoms

[dapper chasm]

!wiki in game chat

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

In game chat

In-game text chat channels include:

Say (Local chat).
Yell (Shout).
Party chat.
Raid chat.
Guild chat.
Tell (Private messages).
Global (Enabled for Alpha-1 testing).
Trade chat.
Node citizen chat.
Alliance chat.
Social organization chat.
Religion chat.
Chat initiated with people on a player's friend list.
User created chat channels.
Tavern chat....

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/In_game_chat

[fringe imp]

hmm, will there be an option to customize chat the way bdo does, like add a tab and decide which messages appear in it
for example choose only party chat,whispers, guild and direct/area?

[dapper chasm]

Everything we know is in the wiki. If its not there we dont have the answer 🤷‍♀️

[spiral pine]

It looked like we could in the updated build of the game they showed awhile ago

[heady canopy]

Update on when alpha 2 drops?

[spiral pine]

Sometime in the future

[stone prawn]

Still plan for animals/people/npcs reacting to weather?

To add, a day/night cycle? Just curious - would be cool!!

[fluid needle]

day/night is still planned but idk how well they can have reactive ai to weather

[quick pine]

Text dialogue wouldn't be hard, movement and other complex environmental interactions is another thing

Huge leap from "wow its pissing like a race horse isn't it?" to slipping in a puddle that wasn't there before the rain

[sly monolith]

!wiki emotes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Social animations

There are interactive social animations and emotes.
Sitting.
Leaning.
Bowing. Some animations will be agreed-upon emotes that you can initiate with other characters.
Dancing.
Hugging.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Social_animations

[grave dune]

will I as an Mage be able to use a bow?

[fluid needle]

every archetype can use any weapon but some archetypes do better with different weapons

[stone prawn]

Legit question, though it may be subjective in nature: Is it worth buying mount skins as it just “covers up” another mount? Part of the cool part (for me) is having the “real” mount. Looking forward to training beasts myself/etc.

Would be down to buy mounts (obviously no cash shop would be preferred, but whatever lol), feel a bit weird about buying skins?

[fluid needle]

if it looks cool and i want it i'll buy the skin otherwise i''ll use in game base or earnable

[tranquil willow]

In your case, I'd say it's not worth it. But of course, this is something you have to decide

[stoic spire]

Well, as a proud owner of the duck skin, I can't wait to put that over a specifically bread mount to be as fast as possible, just to see that waddle in full swing

I think the mount skins in general will ruin the satisfaction you may get from the husbandry skillset

[crystal beacon]

is there a roadmap available?

[spiral pine]

Just an old one

[tranquil willow]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule
We only have this currently

[devout lantern]

Was it said yet if Cosmetic skins like armor or auras will be colorable/dyable?

[desert ivy]

We kinda have a vague answer on that

Last they said is some cosmetic costumes will be dyable, some won't

we don't have anything more specific like what costumes will or won't be dyable

[devout lantern]

ah kk, I'm hoping the dying light yellow glow can be changed

[desert ivy]

I know a lot of people are hoping for that one specifically to be able to be dyed

[devout lantern]

I'm also curious if the skeletal portions of it is a racial skin? Or part of the armor?

[feral swallow]

Dying light like the death animation color?

[desert ivy]

The most recent set is called Dying Light or something

so I'm assuming he's talking about the costume in the set

[feral swallow]

Oh...

Add ashes death color deying too!

[desert elm]

Yeah, I was asking about that too. Really want blue flames instead of yellow

[desert elm]

I did not even notice they were skeletal until you said that…small details ftw!

[devout lantern]

Yeah, the skeletal bits is what made me buy it lol. I'm hoping for a teal blue, green, purple, or red

[dapper chasm]

The dyeability of costumes depends on the specific costume.
Outside of wanting to keep maybe some identity from a lore perspective; for example if you have like a white lion's suit of armor, you may not want that white lion suit of armor to be black or blue. So, it's possible. It depends on the costume itself. – Steven Sharif

Of course u can hope, but since 'Dying Light's' theme seems to be based on the color yellow, i wouldnt bet on it being changable.

[burnt mist]

So this is a question about the freeholds.

1. How close together can they be placed by people?
2. How close to the Node Village can they be placed?

[devout lantern]

So if I'm reading this correctly, all the previous pre order cosmetic armor would actually be available in the game itself but with variation differences? Like being actual armor and more customizable with different colors and what not?

[fluid needle]

unsure. npcs might have the cosmetic armour and we might get in game earnable pieces of the full set but nothing is really clear yet.

[timid pewter]

The tank armor set in alpha 1 was a skeleton armor set. Even though I was Kaelar I looked undead so it's probably a part of the armor.

[timid pewter]

We don't know much about freehold placements. We've seen a preview of what size one might be but not on restrictions to building zones.

[timid pewter]

From what I understand mount skins go on specific mounts that match it. So you can put a horse skin on a horse but not a turtle skin on a horse. Still makes you require the real mount without looking like it's just a basic version.

[fluid needle]

mount skins go on mount tier not on mount approximations. a tier 1 skin of a duck can override a the look of any other t1 mount

[ruby swift]

@timid pewter @burnt mist

[timid pewter]

But we don't know what the proximity is going to be yet.

[ruby swift]

They said you would not be making player "villages or cities", other than that, no. Since as others have pointed out in various channels, Intrepid is still working on the freehold system, and probably haven't set those parameters themselves yet. Previous statements are that they would have it for testing in A2, but later statement of "some things may not make it into testing till later" is anyone's guess. Wait for further info.

[timid pewter]

I'm just hoping they make at least most of the crafting systems ready for alpha 2. I had fun with what little we had in alpha 1 but I'm definitely itching for more

[fluid needle]

a2 should have every single core system. it's the last stage they can implement major changes to the game.

[timid pewter]

maybe by the end of alpha 2 but they probably won't all be there at the start of that phase.

[fluid needle]

a2 is meant to be persistent and last a long ass time.

[arctic sky]

A2 will not have everything in the beginning. The point of to have everything by the end

[crystal beacon]

Last until launch

[slate oyster]

If thats the case, will a2 reset when beta starts? Or will progress from a2 stay until full launch?

[desert ivy]

A2 and Beta are separate so there'll be a reset

there'll also be resets during Alpha 2 itself

so one day you'll have your character and the next you might not

[sick elbow]

Hey, i have a question for the @community manager,

Is it possible we can get a special Dutch Ashes Community please?

[desert ivy]

You don't have enough people for that

[plucky pawn]

Hiya friend! Right now we have language channels in our Discord based on the languages we've shared we plan to support in-game - namely English, French, German, and Russian. As we continue throughout testing, I'd recommend keeping an eye on our support article to see as new ones may get added: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016194714-What-languages-will-Ashes-of-Creation-be-in-

[tranquil willow]

We should be getting Spanish soon too, right?

[full badger]

Spanish is being considered for later on, afaik.

[sick elbow]

Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, curacao and Brasil there speaking Dutch.

[fallow nest]

Hello there, hope your all well. :)

After searching through the questions I noticed that there will be no rp servers or no pve servers.

Will there be any in game tools or systems that will help players who enjoy a style of play find each other, or will it be on us players to connect and organise via discord and forums?

Thankyou for all your hard work!

[junior ember]

There will be in game systems, such as social buildings (more info on that here, via the Ashes of Creation wiki: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Roleplaying#cite_note-livestream-17-May-2017-44:42-2)

However, connecting with other players via social media such as the forums and Discord will be a great way to meet new players and joining communities for specific areas of gameplay and/or niche communities c:

Hope this helps!

[unreal zealot]

@fallow nest and the majority of rp players or pve players will naturally populate certain servers im sure so just keep an eye out on the discord like @junior ember said

[devout lantern]

Has it been said how many people a server will hold? Or are they doing a mega server like ESO?

[desert ivy]

8-10k concurrent

Not a mega server. Each server is separate from each other

[split owl]

anyone have an update on next alpha test?

[slate oyster]

dont expect it anytime 2021

[plucky pawn]

We haven't shared any dates for upcoming testing quite yet!

[oak bridge]

will alchemy recipes be hidden? So hypothetically I test out a few different ingredients and make a good potion out of some combination.. can i keep it like a personal secret, almost? Or will it just be open for the world to see?

[devout lantern]

That would be cool to have secret combos for alchemy, but there's only so many combos that could be added I think and someone else is bound to figure it out later.

[full badger]

!wiki alchemy

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alchemy

Alchemy is a profession in Ashes of Creation.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alchemy

[full badger]

@oak bridge this is what we know about crafting recipes in general (subject to testing and change of course)

[oak bridge]

So in other words, there is no trial and error process at all? It's just, acquire a blueprint somehow.. and then craft it. Although I personally think that takes some of the fun out of it, (personally enjoys the trial & error process) but i can see how it wont make much difference from a 10,000 ft view.. since specializing is still required, some potions can only be made by a certain level of crafter. I still think itll be a bit shallow and I enjoy the experience of satiating my curiosity with trial & errors

[tame stump]

Sounds more fun to keep them secret

[burnt mist]

So this is a question for mounts, and some may get the reference of the image. But is it likely that we'll see some kind of ground avian mount similar to Flut Flut?

[full badger]

@burnt mist there has already been a monthly cosmetic like that, so there might be more in the future:

[burnt mist]

I mean, that's cool looking, but honestly it looks like a tailless feathered raptor with an axeblade slapped on it's face.

[dapper chasm]

we had this aswell

[burnt mist]

Also, just wondering as there are reptilian mounts, is it possible that we'll see some type of earth dragon or other draconic styled ground mounts? (My mind goes to Dragon Booster's influence on me.)

[dapper chasm]

yes and yes.... if u want u can take a look at all the cosmetics we already had here: https://imgur.com/a/DcNjm6x

[dark jungle]

!wiki dragons

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Dragons

Dragons (sometimes referred to as Wyrms or Wyrmlings) are able to be used as mounts, others will serve as NPCs: Some will be bosses or monsters that players can fight.
Dragon mounts are classed as royal mounts (tier 3) that are capable of true flight when utilized by Mayors of metropolis nodes or Kings and Queens of Guild castles. Royal mounts are...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dragons

[dark jungle]

Also more there

[devout lantern]

Guild castles?

[burnt mist]

I more meant flightless dragons.

[dark jungle]

!wiki guild castles

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Guild castles

Five guild castles exist in Ashes of Creation. Castles will initially be occupied by an NPC adversary. These are the primary antagonists in the storyline.
Guilds have a period of time to level up in order to siege these castles. This occurs in the open world but may become instanced based on testing.
Alpha-1 castle sieges occur in a zone that is a...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guild_castles

[burnt mist]

Again using https://dragonbooster.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Dragons for reference of what I mean. (Maybe gliding dragons depending.)

[dark jungle]

The wiki article I linked has all of the known dragon artwork

[dapper chasm]

Since just 5 Mayors and 5 Castlekings/queens + a handfull of lucky people will be able to fly on a server at a time u can guess that dragons will glide...or just run...depends on the tier

[burnt mist]

Yeah looking at the pictures there I don't see wingless dragons, but they're all really awesome in appearance, the team really took their time on the designs.

[dark jungle]

Yes the emberstorm dragon will glide unless you unlock flying as mayor or king/queen

[burnt mist]

"Certain mounts will have combat abilities." Having too many powerful dragon mounts flying over head would pretty much ruin any sieges so I do like the restriction.

[devout lantern]

so flying mounts will only be available to kings/queens, and mayors? If they lose their position, do they lose their ability to fly as well?

[dark jungle]

Yes

[burnt mist]

Also if you're lucky enough from a world boss to get a temporary flying mount you can get one that way, but it only lasts for a set time.

[dark jungle]

And they can be obtained through legendary egg drops.. which gives you a temp flying mount

^

[devout lantern]

This reminds me a bit of Game of thrones with House Targaryen

[burnt mist]

But yeah I'm asking these various mount questions because I plan to do Animal Husbandry in AoC and want to experiment with various types of creatures to see what combinations I can get. Which is why I'd like to see a model like Flut Flut from Jak and Daxter, as well as wingless dragons, because the possibilities are endless.

[devout lantern]

I want to have a skeleton mount

and have an army of skeletons

and wear skeletons

[burnt mist]

!wiki Bonestrider

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Bonestrider

Bonestrider was a cosmetic mount skin in a pre-order pack.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Bonestrider

[burnt mist]

We'll probably see some kind of variant of this in game that we can earn, probably a recolor or tweaked model.

[devout lantern]

I think it would make sense for there to be an exact copy available in game, but it doesn't have the special effects glow as seen in the concept art

which would separate it from the pre order version

also I'm very curious about this "siege weapon" that a group of 8 summoners can summon.

[burnt mist]

Either a massive spell that deals a significant amount of siege damage, or maybe it's a massive dragon that does the same. We can only guess until they give us more info.

[devout lantern]

I'm finding the concept of just how cool it would be for 8 summoners trying to summon it, while a group of defenders repel enemies trying to disrupt it

[sleek cipher]

U can choose to have helmet visuals on or off on ur character.. but can u choose it when u have costume equiped?

[valid tulip]

Are there any dates or predictions for aplha 2 .was there any news on the other archetypes? They said they would be released in alpha 1.and there were only 3.

[tight socket]

no dates yet for alpha 2

[fringe imp]

what about unofficial sources ?
aka your best guess

[minor ruin]

Your guess is as good as any man

Sometime next year is the running estimate I think

[fringe imp]

so maybe around early 2022

[minor ruin]

Maybe

[fringe imp]

hopefully

[burnt mist]

My hope is that it A2 drops sometime between december and february.

But at that point I think A2 will have us on the actual map and not in that small testing island.

[lost pier]

If you want to estimate the date, looks at which content is planned for A2, compare it to A1.
Also takes note that A1 was made while covid so the team wasn't at studios I think, and they had less devs.

I think, around mid 2022 can be realistic, but we never knlw

[sick elbow]

i think that also yes, around march or so

[vernal swallow]

Better not to expect A2 before Q4 of 2022
Alpha 2 is a giant step with a lot of goals to complete

[lost pier]

Yes, but they are well prepared and have a solid team, as I said, we never know, it could be Q2 2022 as it can be Q4 2023

[feral swallow]

I really hope it's discovery based, like Skyrim and such. Having it all spelled out for you is boring

[crystal beacon]

Nah, no way

You must realize most of the features not included in alpha1 have already progressed a lot @vernal swallow they were not simply included as they were very incomplete

We have seen a ton of footage that relate to those non included features

[grave dune]

it's hard to tell because we have little to none progress updates to the new systems/features witch will be added in alpha 2

[sick elbow]

Where can i place a suggestion @slow mortar

[tulip hatch]

Suggestions are best posted on the forums!
Intrepid checks those regularly and it won't be pushed away by chit chat there.

[crystal beacon]

Caravans are a good example

They were implemented before alpha1, but very buggy

So they were removed from alpha1

[sick elbow]

Thanks!

[ruby swift]

Didn't see anyone answer this. Yes, they gave an answer for this when one of the costumes had this huge bellend helmet on it. Costumes will indeed have the helmet on/off toggle.

All hoods and headslot items[8], whether part of a complete costume or individual gear, will have the option to be shown or hidden on the character by the player.[2][9]

[feral swallow]

Wooooo

Thank god

[vernal swallow]

hope they are showing us less to surprise us in the end, I'd be happy if that's the case ^^

[vernal swallow]

Will there be limited/time-bound/event-specific collectibles in AoC which we will never get after that?

Or can it all be collected if we grind enough, no matter how rare it is?

[arctic sky]

Yes

Because the world changes

One server might get a quest or dungeon that the other servers never see because they never proc the right events

[desert ivy]

Steven is a big fan of exclusive stuff so yeah I'd expect there to be stuff you'll never be able to get again

[spark cove]

Maybe events that's happen each year BDo style?

[vernal swallow]

But will the super rare item be rng based? For example to get XYZ mount the probability is 0.000001% so it is still possible, but it's nearly impossible

[desert ivy]

The flying mounts that you get from world bosses will be rare rng

[spiral pine]

We arent even in A2 yet

How are we supposed to know

[stable plover]

The devs mentioned there will be some mob grinds that have chase items (I think a pet was the example), so I'd go with yes on super rare item drops, I'd sort of hope a zero could get knocked off at least there ;p

[grave dune]

wasn't there something with world bosses and Legendary items too?

[indigo burrow]

Are economic nodes going to be able to buy nearby nodes?

[feral swallow]

Now that would be interesting

That's an excellent question

[indigo burrow]

Ikr I couldn't find it anywhere on wiki

[arctic sky]

We don't have much info on nodes currently

It's best to ask toast about nodes 3

[opal breach]

buying other nodes to increase your ZoI

[tulip hatch]

Nothing other than nodes growing to expand their ZOI has mentioned so far
so perhaps ask in the next Q&A

[indigo burrow]

Will do, thanks a lot 🙂

[feral swallow]

I hope I'm there when the Q&A this month is available

[tulip hatch]

Q&A questions are taken a week before the stream so even if you cant make it to the livestream you can toss your question in and watch the vod later

[feral swallow]

Wooo

Thank you alluring

[opal breach]

im just eager for tulnar

[tulip hatch]

Youre welcome~ best of luck getting your questions chosen!

[late night]

In terms of Character Creation:
Will there be different body types depending on the race?
I just saw the updated Dünir model and knowing some people would prefer to have the choice between slim or stocky, felt curious to bring this up.

[rigid crow]

I think a slim and a chunky version of every race would be nice, that and sliders 🙂

[fluid needle]

if they do slider they better have some QA cause i'd rather not see ARK level of characters in ashes

but i assume there will be lots of customising as they want an exceptionally in depth character customiser

[tall slate]

are cosmetics able to be mix matched i.e. i can put boots from one cosmetic set with another or a helm. or are they one "appearance skin". or is it a mixture of both

depending on the cosmetics

[spiral pine]

There are whole costumes

And also cosmetic pieces

So yes you can mix and match

!wiki transmog

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Appearance slots

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Appearance_slots

[tall slate]

thankies

[serene dock]

How will CC be handled in AOC? More of a BDO system where you use moves which make you immune to CC or some such or the more WoW approach of CC breaks?

[tranquil willow]

!wiki crowd control

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Crowd control

Crowd control (CC/mezzing) abilities include root, snare, stun, sleep and slow.
There will be diminishing returns on stuns, sleep and slows so as to avoid stun locking. As of May 28, 2021, diminishing returns on CC effects have not yet been implemented in the Alpha-1 testing. Diminishing returns in regards to crowd control and conditions like stun...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crowd_control

[serene dock]

cool thank you

[devout lantern]

Would old or gear that we out leveled be able to put in an appearance tab for cosmetic?

[fluid needle]

i assume items we find will go to a bank of 'transmogs' similar to how wow does it if transmogs are a thing

[spiral pine]

!wiki transmog

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Appearance slots

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Appearance_slots

[fluid needle]

we have very little info on transmogs atm

[keen depot]

The cleric is the only choice for people who want to play a healer? If yes, so there only one way of healing people?...

[civic obsidian]

cleric would be the only main healer, with the variation on his second class

[fluid needle]

there is only one archetype that main heals and main tanks atm yes

there have been ideas tossed up that summoner might be able to main heal or tank aswell but nothing concrete yet

[dark jungle]

there are 8 classes in the cleric archetype, so no shortage there. same with tank

[keen depot]

Yep but only one archetype can heal people correctly in pvp and it's a little bit disturbing

[dark jungle]

each of the 8 cleric classes can be main heals in pvp or pve

[fast narwhal]

oh bard can't heal at all?

[dark jungle]

cleric + bard = Scryer

all cleric classes can be main heals

there are 8 of them

listed above

archetypes != classes

[spiral pine]

!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

[dark jungle]

bard is an archetype

not a class

[spiral pine]

"Bards are intended to amplify a party or raid's ability to perform within their own class. That amplification isn't just intended for DPS, but also for support, for healing, for taking damage, for movement"

[keen depot]

OK we get it, but ig you can't respec archetype only classes

[dark jungle]

you can switch your secondary archetype yes

so you could change from Cleric + Bard (Scryer) to Cleric + Summoner (Shaman) for example

[fluid needle]

you're being roundabout lex. at this time cleric as a primary archetype are the only main healers.

[dark jungle]

what???????

i am being super direct

[fluid needle]

you're adding information that wasnt asked my guy. it's confusing the bloke.

[dark jungle]

i dont think so

i was simply telling him that there are 8 healing classes within the cleric archetype

he seemed to be worried about lack of diversity

[fluid needle]

their complaint is that cleric, a primary archetype, is the only healer out of the 8.

healers and tanks are always in short supply. even in new world in a group of 20 we only have 1 healer.

[dark jungle]

and I said dont worry, there are 8 distinct classes within the cleric architype

all capable of healing

thats a totally different game with totally different mechanics

[spiral pine]

thats new world though

[dark jungle]

^

[spiral pine]

which is tied to a weapon

[fluid needle]

which is my point. in a game where literally everyone can just decide to be healers we have a shortage. people arent drawn to supportive or tanky classes nearly as much as dps.

[dark jungle]

i think your arguing about what he wants is more confusing

the answers we gave a both correct

leave it at that

if he wants to know more there is a whole wiki to explore

[sullen sentinel]

shilling your wiki 😉

[dark jungle]

never said it was mine

[sullen sentinel]

THE PEOPLES WIKI!

[spiral pine]

i mean

its the best one

[keen depot]

"main tank", "main heal". It's very oriented pve and more like a pvp player, so I'm concerned about having more than one way of healing people for more survivability and less obvious counter heal

[feral swallow]

On the cleric tab it says any of the other 7 archtypes that choose cleric as their subtype will be able to perform heals on themselves and minor heals on others, so there are actually 16 instead of 8

[main shadow]

for anyone who just saw what I put I am sorry and forgot which discord I was in

i am not too bright

[high temple]

have they talked about a schedule for alhpa 2 yet in their videos

[desert ivy]

No

Don't expect A2 until next year though

[main shadow]

^

all they've said is earliest is start of next year

well steven said I'm fairly sure

but I wouldn't expect it until well into next year

[dapper chasm]

Thats wrong.
Primary archetype Cleric means u r a healer and its "irrelevant" if its ur 2. archetype.
Example : Cleric + Tank may give ur heals some defense attributes
Cleric + Bard may give ur heals some buffs like attack/movement increase

Cleric as 2. archetype will just give sustainability like (we dont know for sure since 2. archetype isnt/wasnt implemented just yet)
Tank + Cleric may give ur Tankshield the ability to convert some of the incoming Damage into HP
Bard + Cleric may give ur GroupBuffs some little Heals over time
But it was clearly said that cleric as 2. Archetype wont be enough to be a full Healer like u would need in higher Dungeons, Worldbosses, PvP etc

[feral swallow]

But yeah, you're right

[swift scroll]

Oh good, no rush buying then.

[feral swallow]

Probably will have to make a real hard work around to full heal as a different archtype

[keen depot]

The size of a group is 5 or 6?

[desert ivy]

8

[feral swallow]

Make em eso size with something like 24 :)

[desert ivy]

Raid parties are 40 man

[tulip hatch]

That's more for raid sizes
Ashes will have content for parties of 8, 16, and 40

[feral swallow]

Hm

SIGHS Aaaaallriiiiighhhhtt......

[minor ruin]

Merch when

[fringe imp]

so what you're saying I can create a dark paladin character ?

[junior ember]

We're working on it but it will take time. Rest assured it'll be worth it, though!

[minor ruin]

I'm sure they'll be great. ty!

[arctic sky]

Can we get some of the concept art framed.. And signed it's gorgeous

[mint geyser]

Will there be another mount cosmetic similar to this, but styled differently? An autumn variation would be sweet! 🍂

[hybrid prism]

Snorse Gang.

Whelk of the Wood would be pretty fire, though. Can never have too many snorses.

[ruby swift]

@mint geyser Most are one and done. That being said, we have several horse mount skins, so you could get something using the same rigging. But a recolor variation? Not from previous indications.

[honest solstice]

Question about skill naming will augmented skills receive new names ie Slash to cauterization (fire aspect) or will they keep the same name and get a changed description ie Slash that burns a target on hit or will they get a augmented name like burning slash

[spiral pine]

🤷‍♂️

[devout lantern]

Since we lose XP when we die, is it possible to de level yourself if you died enough times? Also what drops when we die?

[elder briar]

Recently in New World, my friends and I just got high enough to start messing around with PVP. It seems that the PVP is LACKING in the fact that the tactic is to kite people to death because the game has terrible ranged CC. I know that everyone doesnt enjoy PVP but regardless New World will loose many players including my group since there is no real end game or anything to work towards because of the PVP being so terrible. Im counting on this game to have better PVP so that the end game is worth spending the time to get to, with the best gear and class setups. Can we count on you guys?

[desert ivy]

No. You enter XP debt, you don't lose XP so you can't delevel. Your stats can however be reduced until you work off your XP debt.

You drop gatherables if you're non-combatant or combatant and gatherables and potentially gear if you're corrupted

[stable plover]

Well there will be ranged slows/snares if that's the question. https://youtu.be/ekUiEys_gUA?t=566 Here's a link to lazy peons A1 seige gameplay (The deliberate pvp area in Alpha 1) feel free to find other content creators siege videos. You might want to read through https://ashesofcreation.wiki/PvP for a big summary of AoC PvP design.

[patent obsidian]

is there a way for me to change my discord with my alpha one account ? deactivated my old discord awhile ago

[lean current]

Can someone please give me a link to the AoC butt video, please?

I forgot the name of the creature

If you know what I mean :D

The guy with the fireworks

Not fireworks, mushroom...
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/images/5/58/NA3xs5X2uy8c3i6O.mp4#t=0,17
Found it

[tulip hatch]

Troll of Joyous Artillery is the creature youre thinking of

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/images/9/96/Happy_New_Year_Closer-with_text.gif

however that video I can not locate lol

[dire pond]

Bob

[grave dune]

he looks friendly

[vernal urchin]

Will there be map restarts on servers or when you want to do something new you got to change server

[dapper chasm]

After Launch? No, they wont reset the world.
If u want to start completely anew then u would have to change ur Server or delete ur Chars ( i guess this would be possible after a period of waiting time)

[vernal urchin]

so to do a new node affected dungeon you got to change server

[desert ivy]

I mean there's no way they'd ever reset a server, that'd just be fucking dumb and people would rage quit the game

[vernal urchin]

yeah but not like the lvl but the map. the more i think of it i am a dumb kid

[desert ivy]

And there's not really any point when people can just siege the nodes/castles

[vernal urchin]

oh yeah because that resets it

right

[fringe imp]

bit of a weird question but does anyone remember the monument/statue/covid memorial item they giveaway, I thought it would go well with this month's pack so I went to check it and I can't see it in my inventory

but I'm completely sure i had a AoC at the time since that's how I heard about it

am I missing something

[plucky pawn]

if you're referring to the statue mentioned in this message: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2020-04-01-creative-directors-letter - it's not in your inventory quite yet!

(here's where it was shown rather than just talked about: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2020-07-02-creative-directors-letter)

[fringe imp]

yes, that's the one

so I didn't do something wrong on my end, that's a relief

thank you

Does anyone know the difference between these 3 options ?

[arctic sky]

Don't use xsolla

Lol

[fringe imp]

don't even know what xsolla is XD

is checkout a normal visa/master card option ?

[queen swan]

Yes

[fringe imp]

I see, thank you

[plucky pawn]

All three of them give you an option to pay with credit card, just with different processors 😄 and some may offer some different payment options, like your PayPal account!

[fringe imp]

I understand, thank you again

[near spruce]

Any update on when we can expect alpha 2?

[worn wagon]

nope

[regal wing]

will there be an update stream?

[desert ivy]

There's been one every month for years, dunno why this month would be any different

[regal wing]

is it the 100th stream cuz they said to me it will be long after they stream again

not they

its someone on youtube dont know where

or who

[spiral pine]

youre thinking of BCG

[regal wing]

bsg?

[fringe imp]

only guesstimates

I'd say next year

if we're extremely lucky and they somehow magically hire a lot of devs Q1

probably Q2-Q4

more likely to be Q3-Q1 2023

[stable plover]

Go here https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/categories/alpha-one-spot-testing, follow the bottom link in the orange banner, sign in, select 'disconnect accounts', and then connect the correct discord account.

[mint geyser]

Say I know the cosmetics are a one and done kinda thing, but a guy like me, that only just heard about/ started supporting Ashes of Creation early last month is looking at a particular mount cosmetic (the Wisp welk aka Snorse) that was offered months prior to my knowledge of the game........is there anyway I could purchase it? (Even for more) or am I boned?

[warm solstice]

When can we get official AoC stickers, i'd love to put one on my laptop 🙂

[blazing fog]

Pardon me but the armor and mount skin shown on the glorious gourd contest banner, is that available somewhere???

[plucky pawn]

Previously we've shared that our team is working on a merch shop, so stay tuned on that front

[plucky pawn]

The armor is the Corvid Castigator and the mount is the Ebon Omen, both of which were available as cosmetics previously!

[mortal bay]

I know that question may be asked many times before, but will it release in 2022 or still later?

[blazing fog]

aw dang

[plucky pawn]

We haven't share a release date at this time!

[rancid cypress]

It was from the cosmetic store https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Voyager_plus_pre-order_pack:_Mar_2020_-_Jul_2020

[rancid cypress]

The game most likely won't release in 2022 (except via some miracle of god)

There's no announced release dates.

[desert ivy]

0% chance it releases in 2022

[edgy dagger]

Alpha 2?

[arctic sky]

Possible in late 2022

[edgy dagger]

Bruhhhhh

[warm solstice]

oooo, i'm excited for this!! 😁

[edgy dagger]

Wait, alpha 2 won't be released till late 2022?

[plucky pawn]

At this time we haven't shared any dates for Alpha Two or testing beyond that 😄

[edgy dagger]

Toast you gonna make me cry fam 😢

I'm so hyped for this game though, can't wait for it to come out, y'all keep doing what you're doing and I'll keep recruiting new players :3

[old dust]

I have a question about the 1 and done skins in the shop each month. Say buy the full package with Alpha access etc, the cosmetics for the next month can be purchases by themselves as add-ons. Does this mean those skins are still only available that month as add-ons or could you buy them 6 months from now and have all the skins over that time available for purchase?

[arctic sky]

Only that month

[quick whale]

Only available that month

[old dust]

okay thanks, that will definitely help with my choice

[crystal beacon]

About what time of day do most castle sieges tend to happen? I know it probably depends on what server someone's looking at, but still.

[desert ivy]

Probably won't know that until the game goes live

[arctic sky]

They said prime time for the servers time zones

[desert ivy]

Yeah but that spans like 6 hours atm afaik

[dapper chasm]

My guess would be between late Afternoon and early Evening like 6pm - 9pm Servertime.

[lucid quiver]

when i try to login to the forums it asks for my username and password
but when i fill that in it says ''email address empty'' while there is no spot for an email address

how do i log in then?

[stable plover]

It is your username that goes in that field, no email required there. I just logged in and out a couple of times to make sure it was working. I suppose there could be a problem with your account that might take a support ticket going to tag @plucky pawn cause that sounds weird.

[lucid quiver]

normally i fill in my password ofc

[dapper chasm]

Did u set a Forumname? Its not set automatically...its required and u can set it at https://ashesofcreation.com/settings/profile-settings

[last halo]

i have a question does anyone know how the freehold skins will work?

when i get the game and ive bought the 500 pack with the freehold skin (the lighthouse) will i automatically have that in the game

[deep pawn]

For the sweepstakes, does it matter if our twitch name is different from our account name? Mine is taken on twitch by someone else.. email's the same tho on both accounts, if tht makes a diff..

[desert ivy]

Yes, you'll be able to apply the skin to the relevant Freehold building

But for years we've asked and never gotten an answer about what Freehold cosmetic goes on what Freehold building

They always say they're working on letting us know but it's been like 2+ years now

[plucky pawn]

nope, it doesn't matter as long as you take the action through the sweepstakes website directly so it counts your entry 😄

[plucky pawn]

were you able to log in after setting a display name?

[deep pawn]

Oh snap, I did not do tht. Ty

[lucid quiver]

yes

greypelt helped me a bit

[gray crypt]

Hi, I need some help regarding my submission for the contest

[plucky pawn]

Hiya! Please feel free to DM me a link to your post with the submission and we can chat about it further 😄

[glass surge]

Hello everyone!
I am happy to see that the questions here are answered so I hope that mine will be too.
I wonder if there will be an in-game currency or tasks / quests that will give me game time (instead of buying another month sub) like 2-3 days or even 1 week?
Thank you in advance!

[tribal sand]

Will the cosmetics that are in the shop be available in the future, or do we miss out if we dont buy them now?

[arctic sky]

Only way to not pay sub fee is too have 7 referrals paying their subs

[worn wagon]

You can buy game time with Intrepid Bucks which are earned through the referral programm, but not by doing in-game tasks

[arctic sky]

They are only out for the month then never again

There might be variations of them in game to build assets but not the exact ones

[glass surge]

Will my referral users get the discount too?

[glass surge]

Thank you very much! 🙂

[worn wagon]

You get 15% of every purchase they make back as Intrepid Bucks. The users you referred don't get anything when you spend them

[quick pine]

Can more than one person use my referral code?

[arctic sky]

Yes

They have to use it when they create their accounts

I repeat.. They have to input it when they make their accounts not after

[quick pine]

Good to know

Lol

[arctic sky]

If I could make this sparkle and flash I would

xD

[quasi latch]

do we have any info regarding summoner if any of the summons will be demons or some kind of bipedal beings with tails that use claws to attack

[arctic sky]

!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

[glass surge]

Thank you very much! 🙂

[arctic sky]

That's all the info

[mild pagoda]

Is the cosmetic options only offered in pre-release only available to purchase that month...or only available to use that month. Its not like maple story deal and you get to keep the item for a month only?

[desert ivy]

You can use them whenever you want when the game launches

They're just only available to purchase for the month they're on offer

[mild pagoda]

Awesome thanks

[quick pine]

Wonder if there's specific plans for a hit and run archetype

[mild pagoda]

There is no alpha run on atm? we just missed it?

[desert ivy]

There's no testing happening atm

They're working on getting what's needed for Alpha 2 done

[mild pagoda]

Do you know eta roughly for that?

[desert ivy]

Nope they haven't said any dates but don't expect it until sometime next year

Quite a lot of stuff is needed before Alpha 2 is ready so it will probably be a while

[mild pagoda]

Nice. thanks. Game looks dope af. Dont want to miss next run

[quiet basin]

Hello! I've just been wondering who's been composing the amazing music for the game! It's crazy good for how early we are in development!

[desert ivy]

@quiet basin None of the music you've heard atm is the official Ashes music

what they've shown so far is just music they've bought the licensing to use

Their actual music which is yet to be released is being made by Bear McCreary (God of War, Black Sails, Battlestar Galactica, etc.)

[rancid cypress]

https://tenor.com/view/jim-dwight-identity-thief-geek-battlestargalactica-gif-4700649

[quiet basin]

McCreary is gonna make the music?? It's gonna be even better??

[arctic sky]

Yes

[quiet basin]

Nah u guys gotta chill with the game quality, this is getting a bit too good 😭

[devout lantern]

Will mounts be unable to be called while in combat closer to launch?

[desert ivy]

Mounts are planned to be killable so you'll be able to summon them in combat

If you summon it then you could get away or use it as a gapcloser, but you run the risk of the enemy killing your mount

then you'll need to go and revive it

[devout lantern]

Oh kk, that makes sense

[vernal swallow]

also there are different types of mounts based on the specializations; combat mounts, evasion mounts, etc

[devout lantern]

Wait, we can use mounts in combat?

[fluid needle]

yes. we have a choice for mounts built for speed, combat, and one other thing im forgetting

animal husbandry can breed mounts to get those specific stats increasedd

[ruby swift]

Mounts will have combat abilities, but there will not be "mounted combat" where you are jousting or using your characters abilities while mounted.

[burnt mist]

As a person who intends to do animal husbandry I wonder if we can also use it to breed combat pets with better stats.

[fluid needle]

that is the intent

[dire pond]

Or better mules

[fluid needle]

animal husbandry is meant to be able to breed mounts and improve speed, combat, and a few other things

[dire pond]

And if you are high level enough in it, kings and metropolis mayors may ask for your services to breed royal mount.

[burnt mist]

Royal mount breeding will probably a bit tricky, depending on the stats they want to improve. The breeding time may be far greater making it harder to breed the adjustments quickly.

Additionally I'm curious if you can only do a single breeding at a time or if you can do multiple depending on the size or "level" of development based on the node's progression.

[fluid needle]

might be limited by facilities you have available

you can get a royal mount stable on your freehold

[dire pond]

Can you? I thought it was only in a castle or in a metropolis if the royal stable is built.

[fluid needle]

lemme double check

ah so castles will always have a royal stable and mayors can decide to build one. freeholds dontt get royal stables.

[dire pond]

Yeah, it would be to OP to have a royal stable on a freehold

Just let me breed freely dragons on my house

[fluid needle]

a royal stable is only used for allowing flight of royal mounts. unless they decide you need a royal stable to breed royal mounts you can breed them in a normal stable.

[dire pond]

I know you need it to breed dragon eggs

[burnt mist]

I'm still kinda hoping we get some wingless ground dragons of varying types that can be bred for seige combat.

With like a molten lava breath or some other kind of elemental breath.

[dire pond]

They made the geode skeleton, so we may see a variant of that mount.

[burnt mist]

Though I am curious if we'll see some kind of aquatic mounts like sea-serpents and the like.

Yeah we have portals and boats, but I'd like some aquatic mounts.

[dire pond]

We will

Its just that the naval stuff hasnt been fully developped yet

[burnt mist]

Naval warfare will be far more interesting with mounts that can attack from below.

[dire pond]

Yeah, it would be nice if aquatic mounts could have a special interaction with ships, like jumping out of the water into the boat, pulling the boat faster, sinking the ship underneath it

[burnt mist]

Though if we're talking aquatic combat, we're going to need some kind of equipment for diving or some sort of spell. If AoC did what guild wars 2 did with aquatic combat by giving a rebreather that would allow for deep combat. But with it not being a magitech game that's doubtful.

[worn wagon]

Please move discussions to one of the discussion channels below

[wet mica]

A very common question I'm sure, with the new building and team expansions do yous see the progression of game development speeding up significantly and if so what's the beta and possable release year?

[burnt mist]

Late 2022 early 2023 likely.

[wet mica]

Awesome 👌, so keen.

[fluid needle]

there is a mount tier called Tier A for aquatic mounts. they suck at land movement but are fast in water.

beta, late 2023. full release, early 2024.

[night fossil]

So as we quest and craft armor lvl up and so on would my character look like a clown with different armor peices before I manage to transmog or even find a decent looking armor set?

Cause my wow character looks like a clown as I have lvled and obtained new armor peices is this the case for AOC?

[fluid needle]

i believe ashes wants a cohesive visual design for everything. unless they make intentionally bad looking armour i dont see it being an issue. New World does armour mixing well 90% of the time with it being ruined by atrocious looking armour.

i get your feeling though. in final fantasy 14 while levelling my rogue i went from cool swashbuckler to homeless pirate.

[burnt mist]

If you got any of the store cosmetics I'm sure you can use those until you get what you want, hopefully it'll be like gw2's outfit system where it will remain active continuously until you decide to toggle it off.

[quasi latch]

only question regarding summoner if any one knows as wiki does not explain well.
is the summon act like eidolon from path finder?
like are they part of the summon and evolve? or static like summons of warlock from WoW?

[dark jungle]

no

the wiki explicitly states that it doesnt

[quasi latch]

not talking about fusing

talking about control.

and like forms and the such if it has only one form or it changes over the levels?

[dark jungle]

all we currently know is in the wiki

that would be a good question for the next stream

[harsh roost]

If we have quest ideas that would be fun or would like to submit suggestions on the world, where would be the best place to get it out there? Its more of a structured approach (actually presentation) rather than just some random ideas that I have created

[tranquil willow]

AoC forums I'd say

[harsh roost]

Do they have any specific thread for the matter that you are aware of? I am not really use to the forums yet.

[dire pond]

If you are lucky, you can dm Steven and he will answer

[tranquil willow]

You can make your own discussion topics

[desert ivy]

Don't be a pepega and dm Steven about that

just put a post on the forum

[harsh roost]

I was thinking of making a video presentation that might help convey some Ideas I was having, you think they watch youtube videos on that sort of stuff?

[harsh roost]

Was not planning to so no worries there. I'm certain they are pretty busy.

[spiral pine]

Anything that would convey your idea helps

[steel whale]

Are the ships going look somewhat like this when your done with them? And will there be visible anchors on the sides so they make since

[spiral pine]

!wiki ships

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Ships

Ships are owned by the player who has the ship item in their inventory. Only that player can summon the ship.
Ship creation is generally delegated to players. There won't be many non-player-owned ships. Quest lines may have NPC driven ships.
NPC ships will be present on the ocean that are adversaries or monsters that will be targets for players to...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ships

[modern geyser]

What kind of things can we expect out of the weapon master?

[patent bear]

was explaining to my friend what this game was and who owned it and saw this mistake in the page on the ashes wiki. (the Steven Sharif one, 5th row)

[devout lantern]

So if there are Personal ships, Frigates, and Galleons, where does the high wind Interceptor fall under? From the new Dying light skins

[spiral pine]

@ Lex for that

Or its just a direct quote

Which will have all its mistakes in them

[dark jungle]

That is a direct quote from the source material, so it is copied word for word, including mistakes

oh i see the repeated phrase

thats a transcription error, will be fixed

[patent bear]

yhea just wanted to shed some light to it

[dark jungle]

he actually did repeat that phrase twice

in his speech

but we usually eliminate repeated phrases when transcribing

[patent bear]

yhea ok

just had a little bit of trouble reading it the first time since im dyslexic xD

[dark jungle]

you can listen/watch to the audio if you click on the number at the end of the quote

if that is easier

[patent bear]

ah i didnt see that option thx mate

[quiet basin]

I don't remember if this was mentioned before, but is underwater combat being considered?

[dark jungle]

yes

!wiki underwater

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Underwater

Underwater content will be accessible, not cumbersome.
Characters are able to utilize their abilities while in the water.
Stamina does not limit swimming, however breath does.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Underwater

[quick pine]

Will I be able to drown people 🤔

[devout lantern]

I wonder if there will be large sea monsters because that will be a major NOPE from me physically going into the water

[dapper chasm]

Then u shouldnt go swim in AoC since there will be big Monsters like Kraken and such

[night fossil]

Imagine if one of the sea monster was all about drowning people its main attack would be spearing people with its tongue and dragging them lower underwater since it would be a troublesome fight for players it likes to keep its distance untill it knows its victims have drowned and are lifeless.

So my question would be are mobs generic with one attack which don't really hurt and they are punching bags untill they go down or would they have a bit of life to them and make the hunt a little bit interesting?

[desert ivy]

Depends what mobs you're talking about

Boss mobs have different attacks, but we haven't seen many boss mobs yet

[night fossil]

True. It's a waiting game now

[iron meadow]

how many server will be?

[arctic sky]

!wiki servers

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Servers

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Servers

[crystal beacon]

!wiki alpha

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[toxic tusk]

Can you hunt monsters in water from a ship with your friends?

Like someone mentioned a kraken. It'd be cool to set up parties to hunt kraken from a boat

[full badger]

We don't have a lot of details but there will be naval combat yes @toxic tusk

[iron meadow]

!servers

!wiki servers

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Servers

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Servers

[full badger]

@jovial kiln https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018517854-What-is-the-refund-policy-

Sorry

[hard bluff]

Morning all, Love the game and want to give a huge shot out to the development team... Great Job so far. WRT the Pre-ordering, is there a reason that major Credit cards have not bee added to the list of ways to pay? Just from a marketing point of view it would be easier for most to just use there VISA and call it a day.

[desert ivy]

You can pay with a standard card just by clicking the Checkout button afaik

Yea

[hard bluff]

ok.... then Im doing something wrong .. Ill check on this

[desert ivy]

When you have an item in your cart you can just hit Checkout

[hard bluff]

Ya i get this .. Im just looking at using a visa

[desert ivy]

You should be able to use Visa just fine, I do

[hard bluff]

LOL thanks guys... I thought that you could only use Pay Pal and Xsolla ... my bad

make it less confusing to those of use that have not had there morning coffee yet lol

OMG i feel silly now...

ok I got it thanks both of you for the help

[lucid quiver]

Ashes of creation will be monthly subscription to play right? If so around what will be the price of it

[uneven harness]

if i buy the 75 dollar package, can i upgrad them to the higher version?

[desert ivy]

$15 a month

[desert ivy]

Yes, you can upgrade the packs at any time

[uneven harness]

ty 🙂

[edgy rune]

Good evening all,
I have a question but I don't want to sound rude. So please, apoligize me if i'm.
Why is taking so long to make this game? I mean, the game development started at 2017 and it's planned to be launched at 2024. That's a lot of time.
Thank you for your help!

[desert ivy]

Proper game production started in 2017, not 2019

And it's taking so long because that's how long MMOs take to make. New World started in 2014 and only got released 2 weeks ago.

[edgy rune]

i had no idea on that, thank you!

[crystal beacon]

I know it's a thing in GW2 where if you slap down an AOE you can only impact so many creatures within the target area.
For GW2 the number I see most is five, and I'm not complaining about that simply because of how uncapping that might impact gameplay balance.
Will there be similar limits for AoC, and if so what's the average max number of targets?

[spiral pine]

however many can fit in the aoe is the cap

[crystal beacon]

Good to know.

[crystal beacon]

This has probably been asked before, but my understanding is that you can update the preorder pack anytime... let's say I take the Wayfarer pack this month and I update to Voyager Plus in 3 months, will I get this month's Voyager Plus items or the ones in 3 months ?

[desert ivy]

You'll get the items from whatever month you upgrade. So if you upgrade in 3 months you'll get the items in 3 months.

However, if you already have the Wayfarer pack which includes an Accessory, then when you upgrade to the Voyager Plus you'll get every Cosmetic except the Accessory in that months pack because you already own an Accessory

[crystal beacon]

Thank you, I find this month's pack tempting

[quiet basin]

hey guys so if i the Voyager Plus Pre-Order Pack of this month, but want next months cosmetics as well, do i have to buys that whole bundle again? or is there a cosmetic only pack?

the same?

[desert ivy]

Alright that picture is booty and doesn't say how much each item costs so use this

[quiet basin]

oooh that makes sense

[fringe imp]

I agree I had a bit of confusion a few days ago when i got my pack too

[magic rover]

I'm surprised there are no Halloween themed skins and such in the shop for October. The Dying of the Light stuff doesn't scream spooky. The only spooky type thing I see is whatever that pumpkin armor, crow, and dark horse are in the sweepstakes page. But that seems limited to the contest 😦
No plans to have special shop items for Halloween?

[desert ivy]

The skins this month are supposed to be the "spooky" skins

The Crow and Dark Horse are sets that were sold in previous October months

[spiral pine]

it does have a walking graveyard

[magic rover]

I see... Oh well...

[twilit scaffold]

previous October months?! repeat cosmetics?! D:

say it isnt so!

[desert ivy]

They're not being resold, they're just being used as promo images for the Halloween contest this year

Like this

[twilit scaffold]

@desert ivy ah i think i misread the messages XD i was like waaaiiiit a gosh darn minute, they say no repeat skins!

but ya i see you meant the one in the promo image now

[plucky pawn]

Yes the spooky stuff on the sweeps page/in the picture above are just decoration! it's the goodies inside the hexagons that are part of the contest

[magic rover]

I see. Thanks for the clarification. Halloween is my favorite holiday so was hoping for spooky stuff. No matter. Good to have my confusion cleared up about those images.

[ionic narwhal]

Yoo that d20 looks sick on the announcement image. Is that being sold anywhere?

[plucky pawn]

i wish I want one too!

[desert elm]

If it helps, the costumes this month are flaming skeletons… not sure how much spookier you can get, even if the armor is pretty 😂

[magic rover]

Yes, but you can only see the skeletal hands. Now if there was a racial skin that could make me a skeleton no matter what I wore, I'd be so down for that haha!

[spring vault]

Where is the q and a section in the forums for the next livestream

I feel like I am glossing over it

[onyx knoll]

it's not up yet

[plucky pawn]

it typically goes up 1 week before the live stream, which is usually on the last Friday of the month!

[spring vault]

Thanks

[lunar vessel]

Doing my once a six month check in to see if there's ever gonna be news on release

[desert ivy]

There won't be any news of release until Alpha 2 finishes at least

[lunar vessel]

Sorry. I was referring to that

[desert ivy]

There's no news on when A2 will happen yet

Almost definitely not this year tho

If you come back in 6 months we might have a date for A2 then

[storm berry]

In before A2 is in January and they miss it by a couple of months.

[rapid roost]

Will time in Verra and irl be 1:1 like in WOW?

[spiral pine]

no

[gaunt latch]

Do current builds of AoC support ARM processors?

And if not, are there plans for release?

[short flint]

@rapid roost
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Climate#Day_and_night_cycle

@gaunt latch This might help you show what they currently support:
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/System_requirements

[crystal beacon]

About what percentage of the players on any given server will be able to get something by way of housing?
Should also ask if instanced apartments will be tied to a given node.

[desert ivy]

Most people will probably be able to get some type of housing, whether it's instanced or a Freehold. The in-node static housing will be harder/expensive to get

[red glade]

What would be the point of obtaining a node based house? And wouldn't having said node based house be super high risk? Since to my knowledge nodes can be destroyed?

[dark jungle]

there are a bunch of benefits to owning housing

!wiki player housing

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Player housing

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

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_housing

[dark jungle]

too many to explain here, but the wiki has all the info

[fluid needle]

the entire game is risk. you can lose your freehold to a siege as well. with in node housing specifically it's an investment as you can trade the deed for more money later.

[red glade]

Oh. Well that sounds completely pointless.

Damn this game sounds less and less like it's for me everytime I come here 😔

[desert ivy]

No one tell him that you can lose all your gatherables if you lose a siege as well

[fluid needle]

as pointless as any endeavour set out with the goal of permanency. the world is constantly shifting. that's one of the biggest draws. might i suggest checking out Palia?

[desert ivy]

If your node gets successfully sieged then your Freehold is free game for the enemy to attack and loot for a certain period

[fluid needle]

atleast you get your furniture and sttuff back

[red glade]

Please do not misgender me.

[desert ivy]

Uh... huh

[fluid needle]

don't start a whole thing about that in this channel please.

[serene root]

Do we have a date for the next dev update?

[red glade]

I'm not "starting" anything. Just asking not to be gendered incorrectly.

Anyway.
So.. This game is just a modern version of archeage?

[fluid needle]

Steven (CEO and Creative Director) takes heavy inspiration from Archeage and Lineage 2

[desert ivy]

Yes

[desert ivy]

Usually the last Friday of the month, so the 29th October

[serene root]

Super, thank for info!

[red glade]

Damn well I'm out. Pure pvp is just a breeding ground for toxicity. New world literally just came out and it's probably the worst community I've ever seen in an MMO. Well.. That's infuriating.

[desert ivy]

Good thing Ashes is a PvX game and not a PvP game

And New World is like the farthest thing from a PvP game nowadays

It's basically similar to WoW or FF14 these days

[red glade]

It's entire content is pvp. They only made it not forced pvp because people didn't want that.

[fluid needle]

you can be attacked at any time in the open world in ashes. if that isnt to you liking then that's fine.

[desert ivy]

So if it's not forced PvP then it's not a PvP game

You can literally go 1-60 and experience 0 PvP. That's not very PvP to me

[fluid needle]

you can also be attacked in cities

[red glade]

And we'll any game that has forced always on pvp is just gonna end up being super average.

[fluid needle]

please dont misgenre new world

[red glade]

You seriously going to try take me request to have respect shown to me and say stuff like that?

[plucky pawn]

Hello my friends - let's remember to be polite to each other in here, and keep it to questions

[fluid needle]

i apologise toast. i did try and remind of the channel's purpose.

[red glade]

Uh huh and then decided to be a douchebag. I'm sure glad this discord has transphobe apologists. Makes it all the easier to abandon this game. Peace.

[plucky pawn]

Please feel free to message me directly if you have any questions or if you'd like to chat further!

[crystal beacon]

Is Intrepid at all concerned about the levels of hype around this game? The gameplay footage I've seen looks amazing, but I know that a game being overhyped can cause things to break down once the game is actually released and falls short of the sky-high expectations everyone else had.

[arctic sky]

The hype train comes and goes

[sullen sentinel]

It is the hope train

[opal cape]

Is there anything explaining all the ins and outs (that we have access to) of dungeons/raids? I remember certain aspects of it but wanted to make sure I had the right info before telling my friends about how it works 🙂

[spiral pine]

!wiki raids

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Raids

Raids will either be based on triggered events or more traditional systems. Traditional world bosses will change based on node development.
We want things to be more fluid and one of the ways that we make them more fluid is through our triggered event system. That is one of the methods by which we make these more spontaneous. We make them more acc...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Raids

[opal cape]

Thanks 😄

[rancid cypress]

!wiki classes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Classes

Classes are the combination of a primary and a secondary archetype.
We have a specific terminology when referring to archetypes and classes. Classes are the combination of your secondary archetype with your primary archetype. – Steven Sharif

A player chooses their primary archetype at the start of the game. A player cannot change their primary ar...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes

[fringe imp]

they said they'll finish most of the classes before alpha 2, right ?
and then balance and fix them from alpha 2 till launch ?

[slate oyster]

sounds about right, since alpha 2 is going to continue until full release

[fringe imp]

hope so, I just feel like balancing this many classes is near impossible on paper alone and you'll need actual testing

[devout lantern]

I think they already said that not every class will be balanced, there will be some classes more powerful than others and some weaker than others

[fringe imp]

speaking of testing, would be smart to offer a reward to players that find bugs such as title, would encourage players to try and break them to find exploits and such

[devout lantern]

It comes down to group gameplay I think

[fringe imp]

not balanced in 1vs1 but balanced in the big picture

[devout lantern]

Yes. big picture

[fringe imp]

iirc they said that there won't be a class that makes everything else pointless

looking at you succ wizard from bdo

[devout lantern]

I can't way to play necromancer

[fringe imp]

idk really what'll play but fighter with secondary cleric class with the death augment sounds pretty cool

[fluid needle]

alpha 2 is meant to have as much of the game's core content as possible

i dont think they'd move to b1 without completing the class system

b1 and b2 are meant to be polish not major additions to the game

[fringe imp]

does that mean alpha 2 will be longer than alpha 1?

[devout lantern]

Alpha 2 is going to be persistent so it will last until launch before becoming the test server

[plucky hazel]

Is there a date for Alpha 2 yet?

[devout lantern]

no, not yet

[fluid needle]

no date yet

[fluid needle]

my personal speculation is a2 will run consistently for a year at least to get everything in it.

they're using the proper terms for alpha and beta. an alpha is when you build the core of something, the beta is when you add the details and flesh it out. a2 will probably have detail but beta will be when they give a final pass and say "Yep, it's ready to ship."

especially since they expect betas to only run for a few months each so yeah a2 will be the longest development period

[fringe imp]

I see, that's a relief

thought alpha 2 would only last for a few weeks like A1

[fluid needle]

a1 lasted way longer it was just intermittent

i believe there was spot tests happening for a year before the persistent A1 stuff

[desert ivy]

Alpha testing started May 2020, it just wasn't officially called Alpha 1 until July 2021 because as soon as they officially labelled it Alpha 1 it meant they had to remove the NDA

[devout lantern]

Would anyone happen to know what kind of weapon would work best with a summoner yet?

[desert ivy]

No. We know next to nothing about Summoner

[fluid needle]

summoner is likely to be the last worked on primary archetype

[opal cape]

Aren’t there only 8 classes and you augment those skills with other classes? This would mean balancing isn’t as hard as everyone thinks because it’s just alternative versions of skills that they can just tweak numbers for.

[fluid needle]

yeah. primary archetype + secondary archetype = class. primary archetype gives your skills, secondary augments them.

[fathom mortar]

Are the costumes for sale in the shop each month dyeable?

[full badger]

We don't know for sure. The devs have said that some might be, but we don't know which ones or to what extent they are dyeable

[warped meteor]

Im sorry to brother you guys, but is there any info if we can re-stream the monthly development updates live?

[dark jungle]

it has been done many times in the past by other streamers

[full badger]

You can as long as you follow twitch/youtube fair use guidelines. https://www.youtube.com/intl/ALL_uk/howyoutubeworks/policies/copyright/

[warped meteor]

Thank you!!

[desert elm]

This gets asked almost as much as “when can I play”… any chance we can get an answer/update during the next official stream, oh great @plucky pawn? 🥺

[spiral pine]

No

[obtuse quail]

If I would buy alpha key now, would I be able to directly join the "game"? (download and so on is sure 😂)

[desert ivy]

No because there is no testing currently happening and Alpha 1 keys stopped being sold in August

Earliest you could get access is Alpha 2 which we do not have a date for yet

[obtuse quail]

Thank you, didn't see, that it wasn't available anymore, damn...

[obtuse quail]

Damn... But thanks a lot

[thorny veldt]

Im sorry if it has been answered already but was there and answer about gold selling and how will they battle against it? Since player economy will be a huge part of the game, this could badly influence it. (Again sorry if it was asked/answered already)

[dark jungle]

!wiki security systems

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Security systems

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.
These systems collect user data and flag abnormal activities for inspection. This combined with player reporting functions generates a live "heat map" that draws attention to unus...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Security_systems

[dark jungle]

@thorny veldt

[thorny veldt]

Ooh thanks a lot! I'll check it out

[obtuse quail]

Ou, then I have a good question for you on this matter too: well, every game, whenever somehow possible, there are pirates, whose goal is just to disturb others (while not playing against the rule of the game) so if they take "hostage"** a nod/city or so, would that be allowed or will that be seen as "against the rules"?
**hostage as "if you don't pay ransom, we destroy your city"

[desert ivy]

Don't see why that would be against the rules

That's a part of the game in a way

[tranquil willow]

A guild can control a Castle Node (not a regular Node), so that would be possible in a way. Castle lords impose a tax on Nodes within their zone of influence, so that could be your ransom

[desert ivy]

If they become mayor and do everything they can to fuck the Node over then that's a strategy on their part

[limber yacht]

unless they manage to destroy the node within one month, its very unlikely they would get re-elected

and down the line, I can see votes of no confidence or some other way to remove a self-destructive mayor being implemented

doesn't the mayor decide those key officials?

[abstract trellis]

do we have a date for alpha 2 ? or not yet ?

[tight socket]

no dates at this time

[fluid needle]

something to be aware of as well is each node type has it's own rules for mayorship. a religious node grants mayorship to the person who did the most quests so theoretically you can be sandbagged by a no lifer enemy.

[abstract trellis]

ty

[fluid needle]

an economic node grants mayorship to the person who spent the most money in 'donations' so a guild can also spend large swathes of money to sandbag an economic metropolis

[crystal beacon]

will there be any changes in the character movement? from what i've seen it looks pretty bad rn

[tulip hamlet]

I may be a little late and this may have already been answered before, but:

What, if any social roleplay tools are established and planned? Are there chat commands similar to /emote (Character Name does this and that.)? What will acquiring, unlocking, and managing cosmetic appearances look like?

[spiral pine]

The game is in Alpha so yes there will be changes made

[desert ivy]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Roleplaying

[hearty turtle]

Does anyone know if past cosmetic packs will be resold at some point in the future?

[fluid needle]

they are a one and done deal.

[hearty turtle]

RIP that’s lame, but ok thanks

[tulip hamlet]

Has an Alpha server already become designated as the unofficial roleplay server? Seeing that they've decided against making an official one, that's usually what happens.

[crystal beacon]

What percentage of the game's initial landmass have the team built?

[fluid needle]

server names are placeholder so people are reluctant to designate a server. check out #community-media there has been some advertisement of a RP group there.

we are unsure straydog.

[tranquil willow]

About 17% of the entire world

[spiral pine]

As of A1 yes

Thats probably not accurate anymore though

[spiral pine]

#community-media message

[abstract trellis]

@fluid needle yes but 1 guild wont be enough to hold a node , u need the ppl in the node to be happy right , so its a double edge , u can either be a cool leader and keep ppl happy and fight for ur node , or be an asshole for a month and just drain that nodes money ( or whatever u get out of it ) either way i like this cz its so interesting , finally an mmo which willl evolve the whole time and kept interesting (if it ever comes out )

[fluid needle]

my point was that if given a reason (such as sabotaging a node for your own gain) some node types can be sandbagged by an enemy who managed to get into that position.

[oak loom]

Has there been any indication as to how scarce or abundant freehold availability will be? Will only 50% of the server cap have room? 25% ... 10%? All I can find on the wiki says "abundant". Abundant to me means readily available.

[tranquil willow]

That means that we currently don't know the exact numbers

[oak loom]

I'm hoping abundant means that the majority of people will be able to have a freehold "somewhere" with each region having more than enough for the population of their respective node system ... you may not be able to get the exact node you want, but you can get one at least within the region.

To be honest, it would be fun to have each of the 5 regions having 12-15% of the total server size available for freehold spots.... that way citizenship would have to be spread out around the world IF players want freeholds. That's 60-75% server size available for freeholds. The remainder of housing consisting of player housing and apartments in the nodes themselves.

[devout lantern]

@simple ether or wait for a siege, then destroy the freehold in the spot you want yours

[storm trout]

I have been interested in this game since it was announced. I have a bad feeling that the game is going to turn out like one of those scam games where you buy all the packs and no game comes out. Is there any significant proof that the game is going to be what they say it is?

[limber yacht]

there has already been an alpha test, so take that as you will

whatever the devs have been up to, they have produced products and do monthly dev streams

I imagine if they wanted to just take the kickstarter money and dip they would have done that four years ago

[opaque elk]

Maybe the fact that the owner is the main investor?

[fluid needle]

No, there isn't. If you have your suspicions then keep an eye on the game and don't spend a cent like I am doing. Nothing wrong with scepticism.

[storm trout]

That's what i'm planning to do, i'm seeing a whole lot of nothing concerning meaningful progress but I could be and hope i'm wrong.

[fluid needle]

They just finished their persistent technical alpha and are putting the data to good use as they move forward and develop for Alpha 2 which is when they are actually adding all the content.

Alpha 2 will be persistent til Beta 1

[storm trout]

Yeah seems cool, I hope that the game turns out as awesome as it looks, but it can't hurt to be careful I suppose.

Yeah I have no love for RSI either and so far at least to me the game is looking awfully similar to it.

I see you are someone who has bought a "pack" and as far as PTW goes, I don't think this game is doing it however I am suspicious of the heavy promotion of such expensive packs when the game is in this state.

[fluid needle]

simply put; if you have doubts then dont invest in the product. they aren't strapped for cash and the packs are a purely optional incentive to access their early game states.

[storm trout]

Just what I plan to do.

I don't know about steven is there proof he donated 45 million dollars to a game?

[fluid needle]

he didn't donate it he invested it. there's a difference.

[storm trout]

*invest

[fluid needle]

mod is gonna ask us to move this

[junior ember]

Hey all - Let's move this conversation to a different chat so we can keep it clear for questions. Thank you!

[junior ember]

[fluid needle]

love you vaknar ❤️

[storm trout]

I don't think I need to continue this anyways, thanks for your answers!

[fluid needle]

nw, hope you feel more confident as A2 develops

[dire pond]

can anyone help me, i have trouble uploading my pumpkin image on the forum.

[plucky pawn]

Sure! What's the issue in particular you're having?

As noted in the main post, you will need to upload your image to another image hosting site first, and then link it directly!

You can even upload it here on Discord and get the link from Discord if you wish 😄

[dire pond]

I uploaded my picture on the forum, but i lost a lot of image quality while transfering.

[plucky pawn]

If I open it in a new tab, it looks great! It's just that it shrinks it down to fit in the forum box.

[dire pond]

Oh okay then, thank you

[plucky pawn]

Yupyup! If you wanna see for yourself, you can right click image > open in new tab, and even zoom in 😄

[dire pond]

All good thx.

[plucky pawn]

OH out of curiosity, did you happen to get an email from our team recently about submitting to the contest for this year?

[dire pond]

I received an email for the contest, but nothing sent directly to me.

[devout lantern]

is there going to be a life time subscription option?

[worn wagon]

That was a reward for a Kickstarter pack which isn't offered anymore

[tepid wing]

in the alpha could you make spaces in your name? and if yes, its not going to change right?

[devout lantern]

I'm probably not going to get an answer to this, but is the summoner minions actually going to be closer to a 1:1 size? I've seen too many games where the summoner themselves seemed gigantic or their minions seemed very small in comparison.

[vernal urchin]

nobody has tested the summoner i think. so i think nobody knows

!summoner

not even a bot on it

[spiral pine]

Gotta put wiki first

!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

[minor ruin]

Summoner wasn’t in the alpha test, so hard to answer your question for sure @devout lantern

[vernal urchin]

ah thats why forgor the wiki

[timid pewter]

There is the bit about cooperative casting to summon a giant summon.

[dire pond]

Only in sieges, party of 8 minimum of the same class requierd to use the class ability

[dire pond]

Oh cool

[serene root]

Here is a question. So there will be 103 nodes possible in the game, each capable to become metropolis if there isnt a metropolis next to it. However, will the quests/activities be totally unique to each node? Thats how i understood it, but thinking about it, bc you can level from 1 to max in one node only, each node needs enough unique guests to handle that. 103 nodes with 103 unique quest set seems an insane ammount of work, maybe too much. Is this how the system is supposed to function or did i misinterpreted something?

[spiral pine]

!wiki nodes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Nodes

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Nodes

[spiral pine]

You forgot about ZOI and nodes becoming vassals

[serene root]

Sure, but think about this. Node A becomes metropolis and makes the nodes next to it vassal node. Then the people from Node B, a vassal of A, want their city to become metropolis, so they attack A and destroy it. Is the content in Node B completely unique compared to Node A?

[native bone]

I can't find the roadmap anywhere lol i know there is one since i seen it a year ago

does anyone got a link?

[desert ivy]

There isn't one

The roadmap you might have saw was probably the Alpha 1 roadmap

[native bone]

There was dates marked for when alpha one, two, beta one, two was going to happen

[desert ivy]

That

[native bone]

and possible release date

[desert ivy]

We've never had dates for alpha 2, beta 1, beta 2, or release

Well, apart from in 2018

But that was scrapped in 2019

[azure birch]

ye he might be talking about the 2018 one

[native bone]

There was an excel spreadsheet like on their official website

[queen swan]

You might be thinking of !wiki release schedule

[desert ivy]

That was definitely not a thing

The excel spreadsheet

[queen swan]

!wiki release schedule

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[native bone]

yeah table like haha

Thats the one

[desert ivy]

https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016315013-What-are-the-Alpha-Beta-Release-dates-

[native bone]

The way its going, i doubt the game will be out Q1 of 2022 though

[desert ivy]

It won't

[native bone]

we are prob looking at late 2022

[queen swan]

Oh, definitely not

[desert ivy]

It won't be out in 2022

I can guarantee you that

Even 2023 is questionable, 2024 is the "safe" bet

And even then, 2025 is possible

[native bone]

might as well not exist at that point xD

[queen swan]

Lol, yeah, it's a tough wait, but the scheduling is just so hard to say, because like, thinking about the scope of features that will be included alpha 2 compared to alpha 1, it's basically a new game. Alpha 2 is the big hump to get over, and it will come in phases over time as they add stuff. Then depending how that stuff is received, how much rework it needs, time just...slips away. Fingers crossed for 2023 :P but yep, just keep an eye out for updates

[slate oyster]

Will Ashes of Creation have ingame voice proximity chat, or will it only be text based?

[desert ivy]

There will be voice chat for groups and inside taverns but no proximity voice chat in the open-world

[dire pond]

The game is designed in a way thay the 103 nodes will be programmed and builded up to metropolis stage. Node quests and ZOI will change with the evolution of the node, but you still have the player variant that can decide to create trade route between nodes or even destroy one another. Then you have narrative quests that impact the server directly, so impacting high stage nodes in the world. The nodes is just the main way to change the server in a player driven way. We could destroy the metro and rebuild it and it may still change the ZOI differently depending on quests, races, patrons, mayors and organisations.

[stable plover]

Nodes will have a mix of both quests unique to that node and available from other nodes. For example, a story arc line of quests might be available to any of twenty nodes in an area that have developed a thieves guild, stables, and apartments. Two neighboring nodes might both have access to a 'kill 10 wolves in a specific location' task, while a third and fourth have 'kill 10 zombie wolves' at the same location, with the task only actually available from one of them at a time depending on how the nodes developed. There are 'race specific' quests that you can only pick up if your race matches the predominate contributor for a node and presumably those would have a lot of overlap between say multiple different nikua nodes. At the same time, a quest to kill a particular boss in a dungeon might only come from a particular node. - https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Quests because I'm leaving out tons of details

[ornate imp]

Zombie wolf's confirmed! 😂 🎩

[formal pivot]

Will the exp be based on questline or mobs as well? (feels like most have gravitated towards questline exp...) 🙂

[tranquil willow]

I believe they want a good balance of both, but there are also other means of gaining experience:
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Leveling

[fluid needle]

they want to try and make leveling to max a journey not a destination. too many mmos have the mantra "the game begins at end game" and ashes is meant to be a lot more accessible to content at every level.

[plush zenith]

Any plans when alpha 2 starts

[tranquil willow]

No dates yet

[plush zenith]

Oki

[formal pivot]

Anyone knows how long the packs will be available for?

[tranquil willow]

This month's pack, or pre order packs in general?

[formal pivot]

pre-order packs in general, also does this months pack differ from next month? O.O

[spiral pine]

well ye

its different cosmetics every month

[tranquil willow]

Packs will be available probably all the way close to launch.

[fluid needle]

you also cant buy a cosmetic pack once it's rotated out

[formal pivot]

oh dang

so Vestiges of the Steel Bloom is a monthly cosmetic?