questions

[digital haven]

Will AoC by fully voice acted?

[lusty kite]

No

[digital haven]

Will there be any voice acting?

[fluid needle]

Barely any. It's expensive and not worth it for launch.

[signal inlet]

About as much as classic wow has

[white agate]

i am hopeful that down the line there might be some cinematics for major boss encounters or world events

[rancid cypress]

https://tenor.com/view/skip-cutscene-sad-gif-20432694

[dark jungle]

cinematics are confirmed

[white agate]

oh cool! they make the experience so much better

but yes, we should also be able to skip them hailstorm haha

[crisp swallow]

anyone know wen alpha 2?

[deep pawn]

In a year

[vernal urchin]

Nobody knows

[crisp swallow]

😩

[desert elm]

Alphabot, take me away!

[faint lake]

Will AoC have gliders and gliding? I can't remember :x

[onyx knoll]

there is a tier of mounts that can glide

[faint lake]

Okay, but no gliding equipment or gear like in AA:U

??

[onyx knoll]

not as far as we know, the only way they've said that players will be able to glide is with mounts

[faint lake]

cool cool, so gliding got merged into the mount. Thanks for the clarity.

[vernal urchin]

When release

[faint lake]

So I know that Steven has taken a lot of inspiration for AoC from Archeage and Lineage

As such a few questions have come to mind :x

Will AoC have a jail/jury system?

Will AoC have a labor system?

(Essentially a resource for building freehold/gathering etc

[crystal beacon]

even i would like to know that

[tacit idol]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Crafting
"There is no labor or energy system in Ashes. However, that's not to say that crafting will not be difficult. Crafting is very difficult; but it is because it is difficult that it will be very rewarding as well"
And there is also no planned prison system as corruption is the punishment for pvp
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Corruption

[faint lake]

Cheers

Happy about the Labor part... seems so overly complicated.

I thought that AA prison system was great tho lol. Esp from an RP perspective, especially if it could be built upon from what was in AA to make it its own proper mini-game of sorts

[spiral pine]

there is a possibility that cheaters will be put in gallows

[fickle wigeon]

I apologise in advance if it has been answered before but can you pull world bosses (dragons etc) during siege battle to increase the chaos, it attacks everyone indiscriminately so its fair?

[dapper chasm]

I'd say, its like in most other MMo's where every Mob has its own Area... so u can pull it to the invisible Borders and if the mob crosses them it gets resetted or moves back.
If u could move a mob across half the map it would cause more chaos bug/glitch- than playerwise...

[fickle wigeon]

i was cheching the old footages from the alpha 1 siege battle and the red dragon was very close to the siege battle, i was wondering if that aggro range will encompass the battle field or not

do you also get corrupted if you group up with a corrupted player and hit a non-combatant without killing them or heal your corrupted teammate

[tacit idol]

Pretty sure in A1 the dragons reset if you pulled them past a certain range, and i believe the dragons will be replaced with the three siege nodes instead on release and the siege will be a "separate" area although in the open world so you cant pull anything into it, but someone can correct me in that if im wrong

[tacit idol]

There has not been a definitive answer to healing a player who kills non-combatant, gaining corruption, but you will have an option to automatically flag on AoE heals, or to avoid AoE heals affecting players who would flag you into being a combatant. The same option is available for AoE damage spells to hit or avoid non-combatants. But you can flag as combatant, engage in pvp and then have a npc/mob kill the other player and you will not be flagged as corrupt, just as combatant. In a forum post someone stated that Steven has said only the player landing killing blow will gain corruption but i did not find this exact quote in wiki.

[vernal urchin]

Yo can i do child labor. I Like the game more now

[dark jungle]

yes you do get corrupted if you heal or otherwise buff a corrupted player

!wiki player corruption

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Player corruption

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_corruption

[tacit idol]

@dark jungle Where does it actually say if you heal or buff a corrupt player, you gain corruption? I only find a quote saying you gain a combatant status, googling and checking forums i cant find much about it either except for some dude here saying Steven said only the killing blow grants corruption, but cant find a source/quote for it either
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/51248/corruption-group-mechanics

[spiral pine]

but thats just flagging

[dark jungle]

yes

corruption is a flagging state

[spiral pine]

thats not what he was asking though

[dark jungle]

i believe it was

[spiral pine]

it doesnt say you get corruption from healing or buffing a corrupt player

[dark jungle]

stream coming up. if you are unsatisfied with current info, ask steven directly

[spiral pine]

nah

i leave that to other people

[dark jungle]

then all we have to go off is info already given, and we have to extrapolate from there

[fringe imp]

you don't get corruption from healing as far as I know

[cyan parrot]

Karmed and flagged, if you pk you get karma, if you heal a Karmed dude you become flagged. Just like L2

[devout hare]

Wasn't in A1 so wondering - is servers going to be set up similar to New World - with NAEast and NAWest?? Noticed guilds are identifying only NA but it may make a difference of choice later.

[worn wagon]

We had US east and west servers in A1

[onyx knoll]

There will be multiple servers with various time zones in all the larger server areas (NA, EU etc). Since a lot of big events are based on the server's timezone, it'll be recommended that you play on one that is closest to your own so you can participate in sieges etc during prime time

[devout hare]

OK -- thanks for response - was quick. But now I would think the guilds themselves - when they post in guild chat -- should maybe identify themselves as east or west. like I said - could make a difference of choice. Again thanks for such a quick response.

[vernal urchin]

like west or east where they are on the map

[devout hare]

err - excuse me - not guild chat - but guild recruitment -- my bad.

[vernal urchin]

so it stands where you reside on the map

[spiral pine]

take that up with the guilds

[uncut forge]

What test phase is int game in?

[onyx knoll]

We are currently in spot-testing for alpha 1, no dates have been given for alpha 2 at this point

[onyx knoll]

If you want to discuss something like this, please do so in the #aoc-discussion channel so we don't fill up this channel

[viral ore]

what is the cut of point in crafting levels if you are not a main artisan of that profession? (hope that is clear enough)

[quick whale]

Is spot testing for Alpha 1 tester already happening when they need to test stuff, or nothing yet since the actual Alpha 1?

[desert ivy]

There's been no spot testing for Alpha 1 backers since Alpha 1 ended

[quick whale]

Thanks!

[dapper chasm]

We just had a glimpse at crafting in Alpha 1... we dont know what the max level with and without 'mastery' will be or even all the professions themself. 🙂

[spiral pine]

we only know the planned lvl cap for your adventuring lvl which is 50

[exotic grove]

hello i can't create an account on the forum. I have a account on the website.

[spiral pine]

its the same account for both

[exotic grove]

ok you nned to go on profile and set the forum name

thanks

to ask question for the livestream it's on faq right ?

[spiral pine]

no its one of the latest news messages at the top on the forums

the Next Livestream + Q&A Submission

[exotic grove]

ty

[tranquil willow]

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/51517/next-livestream-q-a-submission-friday-december-17-2021-at-11am-pacific/p1

[fringe imp]

do they still plan to implement this or did it get shelfed ?

The fortress design is also something that might be on the shelf. We haven't decided yet. We're going to look into it, but the the idea behind the fortress is that this is a competitive kind of guild hall so to speak where you have to contend for it on a regular basis so to speak; or can be taken from you necessarily. Whereas the guild hall is a structure similar to freehold structure can only be taken through successful sieges against a node per-se are not taken but destroyed.
Steven Sharif

it sounds like a cool concept that would make PvP really meaningful would be a shame if it gets completely ditched, is there a chance of it getting revisited after launch ?

[fringe imp]

I see, thanks
Hope they end up adding it at some point

[sleek cipher]

how fre hold skins gonna work? if i have a skin i can instantly when i buy a frehold spawn this building and thats all i can do on freehold with skin??

[fringe imp]

No

You have to build the building first

[dapper chasm]

Like its said : Skin
Its not a full item... just something u put ON something to change its looks.
When u have a FreeholdSkin for a Blacksmithbuilding, u need to build the Blacksmith.
If u have a PetSkin or a MountSkin u need the proper Pet/Mount...same goes for Shipskins.
Only exception would be Outfits/Accessories... since i think, u can wear them without having an armor equipped if u wanted to.

[trim wharf]

I like how on the rule page says no "excessive trolling"....soooo as long as its not excessive.... 😄

hope everyone is doing great...cant wait for game to release!!

[lucid cipher]

Will roads provide faster movement travel?

[fringe imp]

caravans travel faster on roads depending on the road type

[dapper chasm]

!wiki roads

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Roads

Roads in Verra are both pre-generated and player influenced.
The largest roads are referred to as arteries. These are remnants of what was once the ancient highway system of Verra.
As nodes advance smaller roads, referred to as veins, connect the arteries to the nodes. Roads will upgrade as nodes advance. Different roads will dictate the speed and...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Roads

[lucid cipher]

but a player on a mount travels at the same speed on a road as on other terrain? would be nice to have roads provide faster travel, but.

[spiral pine]

well depending on terrain roads could be faster or slower

[lucid cipher]

yes, obviously a swamp will slow you down 😄

[earnest elk]

how can i gain access to spot testing and the alpha one discord channel/server? I have alpha one access

[worn wagon]

Link your discord account here: https://discord.ashesofcreation.com/

[earnest elk]

Thank you!

[worn wagon]

1. You likely can buy access after the phase has started. That's how it was for alpha1. There will be plenty of notice before a pack leaves the shop

2. There will be spot tests in the future for a1 and maybe A2 backers before a2

[faint panther]

Good Morning my lovely Ashes -team , i was wondering if u could make it possible just to buy Alpha Keys without any cosmetics, because my heart is Burning and my desire to play Ashes is running wild and sadly i am not able to pay 150 or 250 Dollars (because monthly payments for house and so on). i would pay around 60 € for a key. pls make it possible Steven

[dapper chasm]

U rnt the first person to ask this question, and the answer was and will be 'No'.
Especially since a lot of people paid the whole price for the packs for a key, it would be unfair und cause huge drama if they would allow to buy just the keys.

If u cant afford a key, u can wait until certain streamers r able to give out beta keys.

[tender wren]

yeah ita best to just wait, playing an alpha or unfinished part of the game can ruin your perseption of a game, or get burned out on it before it even launches

the keys are only there because its a way for people to support the game further by testing it

[halcyon surge]

btw, i know the devs post development updates in the form of 1-4hr long videos. but i cbb to watch them all. are there things similar to patch notes somewhere here or on their website?

[tranquil willow]

The closest thing would probably be: https://ashespost.com/

They post livestream transcripts there with all the important details

[halcyon surge]

sick. thanks

[halcyon surge]

btw where is the #FAQ channel that i see in the description? I want to know if we can name our crafted gear.

[spiral pine]

the faq got removed cause no one read it

[halcyon surge]

so itll be "Ferdie's Staff" if my name discord name was my characters name?

how will i know the difference at first glance between 5 staves that look exactly the same but with slightly different stats?

aww dang

do you think they could make it so we could name it but only the player sees it?

or maybe ill just put it in different chests or something

true

dw

[zenith kernel]

is it the next alpha is in a year give or take?

[desert ivy]

We don't know

[ancient egret]

would be very surprised if we did not have alpha 2 by summer

[desert ivy]

Get ready to be surprised

[vernal urchin]

its ok

[rugged spoke]

I would be surprised if we got it in 2022

[vernal urchin]

Man thats the dumbest shit before some people saying the earth is flat

[rugged spoke]

But the earth is flat wut u min

[carmine ruin]

I'd be very surprised if people stopped asking about A2 and started asking when combat will be fully fleshed out because without that, guess what? There's no A2. Untill then all we get is a monthly update from Margaret on how 'cute' cosmetics look

[vernal urchin]

for real. when will coocking be fully fleshed out

[carmine ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/umm-confused-blinking-okay-white-guy-blinking-gif-7513882

[rugged spoke]

Embed fail omegalul

[carmine ruin]

COMBAT not COCKBAT 😉

[coral trout]

preach, my brother.. preach

[arctic sky]

looks for questions

[carmine ruin]

In all honesty, i just wish people held @idle sirento his word, "we'll try hybrid combat, if that dosnt work we'll go tab" But i get called out for being "entitled" pfft whatever. We are 2 years going on 3 year behind, GET IT TOGETHER! This isnt a Art studio its a gaming studio. unfortunately Intrpid dosnt have an endless cashflow even with the cashshop.

[spiral pine]

behind what exactly?

we dont have a schedule

[desert ivy]

Probably referring to the original "before 2020" release date

[carmine ruin]

yes

[desert ivy]

So more like 2 years behind, not 3

But the before 2020 release was never realistic tbf

[spiral pine]

that got scrapped anyways

[arctic sky]

i still dont see a question here

[lean olive]

Pecan pie is the best pie, fight me.

[onyx knoll]

Ok guys, let's keep this channel clear for questions please.

[burnt mist]

Animal Husbandry question; When breeding dragons for Royal Mount use or gliding, would we be able to breed one that's feathered? Or is that out of the question?

[rugged spoke]

Yes.

[burnt mist]

Yup, definitely going to be doing a breeding montage when AoC drops...Second question, when breeding how many can we have going at a single time? Just one or up to 5 depending on development of the node?

[hybrid prism]

I thought there were 30 day T3 mounts that could come in the form of rare egg drops from high level raids that would still require someone with high level animal husbandry to incubate them?

Nevermind, I can't read.

[dark jungle]

to incubate them

but they cant be bred like normal creatures

[glossy inlet]

Was anyone able to do "skeldian devotion" daily mission? It requires to grand 100 shield points to allies with the salvation surge

[hybrid prism]

Yeah, my brain was just equating breeding with a shorthand for the animal husbandry profession.

[dark jungle]

wrong game

that is age of ashes

not ashes of creation

[glossy inlet]

wait

oh lol

[glossy inlet]

thanks bro, the names are so similar

[rugged spoke]

Did you join this server for century age of ashes

[glossy inlet]

yeah lol

[arctic sky]

its okay we are way better

[glossy inlet]

out of curiosity, what is this game?

might as well give it a try

[arctic sky]

an mmo that is in development

xD

[stable plover]

An upcoming MMO in development. Check out it's wiki, https://ashesofcreation.wiki

[glossy inlet]

broo i was reading about this game having player housing and stuff, turns out this is a different game altogether

this one looks pretty cool though, might stay here lol

[stable plover]

https://www.youtube.com/c/AshesofCreation The official youtube channel is prob a good place to get a feel for what the dev team is like.

[unkempt wolf]

is there any information on how the summoners pet AI is going to interact in the game? I've seen too many games where the pets are basically running around in a gaggle by just poor design

[opal cape]

No info on summoners yet

[vernal urchin]

!wiki summoners

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki search results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pets#Summoner_summons>

...(potentially). Some summoners may summon multiple things. Other summoners may only summon one powerful thing. Certain summoners may only be able to summon effects...

2: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Archetypes#Summoner>

...(potentially). Some summoners may summon multiple things. Other summoners may only summon one powerful thing. Certain summoners may only be able to summon effects...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Summoner#Summoner_classes>

...(potentially). Some summoners may summon multiple things. Other summoners may only summon one powerful thing. Certain summoners may only be able to summon effects...

[zenith kernel]

!wiki rouges

[tender hearth]

No matching results. Try something else.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Rogue

Rogue is an archetype in Ashes of Creation.
The rogue is more physical disable oriented: Applying bleeds or snares or having precision damage that's situational. Being stealthy. That's kind of how I view the rogue role... The rogue's like you don't see me, I'm coming in and boom I stab you in the back and I do extra damage because of it. Now you'r...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Rogue

[ivory badge]

The game looks so pretty

[opal cape]

“Potentially”

[fresh knot]

I've been waiting for the game almost since 2017-2018 🙂 tell me is the release planned at all, or will my grandchildren play it? 🙂

[worn wagon]

The release is planned, of course, but we don't have a release date yet. Steven said that he's careful with sharing dates if he's not confident that they can meet then

[tender wren]

probably around 2023 or so, mmos usually take around 5 to 7 years, but they also had a smaller team then most mmos when starting out for the first year or so, so i wouldnt make any exspectations

[rustic sigil]

Even giving a guess for a release is difficult. This is an ambitious project, so it will take years

[fringe imp]

best guess I could give A2 some where between mid 2022 and late 2023

[rustic sigil]

I would put it later than that, honestly

[rugged spoke]

A2?

[spiral pine]

Alpha 2

[rugged spoke]

I know

[sleek cipher]

somewhere between today and 2077

[knotty topaz]

never know it might never release

[sleek cipher]

yes

👀

[stable lichen]

Is there an official Alpha 2 date yet? If not, what's the most currently accepted speculated date?

[desert ivy]

There's no date. No one knows since they've given us no hints

[tranquil willow]

No official dates. Guess would be sometime next year

[stable lichen]

Any hints on Q1, Q2, etc.?

[fluid needle]

no clue. guess is as good as our own.

[stable lichen]

My guess is probably useless because I've been ignoring the discord and social media stuff because I don't want too get too hyped.

[fluid needle]

we havent been given any concrete info on when a2 will form either. our guess is useless too lol.

[rancid cypress]

December 31st 2022. There you go. Now you'll be pleasantly surprised if it comes early.

[stable lichen]

Excellent

[desert ivy]

[stable lichen]

Don't be stupid.

[desert ivy]

Tells me not to be stupid but he apparently can't read

[stable lichen]

Go away, toxic jerk. Just asking questions and following up to someone saying their guess is next year. Go bother someone else.

[fluid needle]

if you guys want to continue this i suggest you move to #aoc-discussion

[stable lichen]

He never even answered any questions...he just came to be a jerk. I'm fine as long as he stops harassing me.

[vernal urchin]

you cant spread fake news

[vernal urchin]

bro how was that harassment. he said we dont have any dates on anything so why ask for more dates

[rancid cypress]

We got all the dates.

[vernal urchin]

when was this

[stoic tide]

Really would like to see some type of timeframe... been waiting a long time for this. So far just been watching Stephen and Friends playing an awesome looking game...

[slender bloom]

Any news on Alpha 2?

[stoic tide]

Yeah I understand that.... @simple ether I guess just keep waiting. I'm waiting on my Beta...

[spiral pine]

you'll be waiting for a long time

[rancid cypress]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-many-months-later-three-weeks-later-waiting-so-much-later-gif-16351997

[fierce saffron]

They're trying to Cyberpunk 2077 this.

[undone prairie]

!wiki housing

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Player housing

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

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_housing

[eternal abyss]

Hey guys , sorry if this ha been asked before but, I really wanna know if there will be something like character "needs" like drinking water and eat food , I think it will be great to implement that for those who want to start food business or something like that, that can make economy another thing in this game . (I'm very late with news sorry if this feels like 'n useless question)😋

[desert ivy]

No, there won't be any hunger/thirst/etc. bars

It's not a survival game

[ruby swift]

Food/drink will provide in game buffs to various activities.

[deep pawn]

!wiki tavern

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Taverns

Taverns are a type of building that can be placed in Nodes or on Freeholds.
There is a limit to the number of taverns that can be built in a node by the node's government. Many adventures begin in a humble tavern. I’m sure many of you have memories from pen and paper adventures that begin in a small town, with a small town tavern and small town pr...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Taverns

[eternal abyss]

Well that's something

[desert elm]

Will there be drunken monkey fighting?… 🥴🥷

[velvet spear]

You can get drunk and call yourself a monkey while attacking people

[tall hemlock]

i have a suggestion for the game development team and id really like this input to go into consideration.

it has to do with the downfall of mmos and that is party/duty finders ending social experience

my suggestion is to instead of having duty finders and things similiar to it to make bars and taverns and inns be social hubs where players go to socialize party up and everything else in the game. you could take this a step closer and have a feature in the game to save clips of battles to share the clips to other players and tell stories of glory and prowess like you would see in a real life fantasy setting. i feel like its a missed opportunity to not create social hub like situations and building such as taverns or bars and with an mmo as amazing and full of potential as ashes is i feel like giving this suggestion to this team would be the best opportunity. could this possibly work in this game?

[short flint]

@tall hemlock I would recommend posting all feedback/suggestions to https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/

[tall hemlock]

thank you

[short flint]

Also, look at the tavern link above for things they are already discussing about the tavern system

[tall hemlock]

wait theres already a tavern system

[spiral pine]

yes

[tall hemlock]

can someone link that to me

[desert ivy]

It's right above your original post

[tall hemlock]

this just made my day im so excited for this game but please devs take your time and i know it will turn out to be a killer mmo

[vernal urchin]

I am sorry little one. Reality can be harsh

[fringe imp]

I believe that's already planned, to be able to sign up to group posters at taverns or something

[crystal beacon]

For me two things have what i really miss in the mmorpgs. The first thing that the items and contents lose its value with time, i mean has a big chance you never can try that content because the player base in one another level and not profitable for them to go there. The other thing that is very hard to find players who speak the same language, if he speak it you dont know because mostly they dont really speak and dont show up on their face.

Some games has option to place a flag before the name.

[digital yacht]

website having some issues?

[spiral pine]

im not having any

[vernal urchin]

why are you all on the website all day

[plucky pawn]

Looks like the Intrepid site is timing out - team's poking at it now, tyty!

[fading latch]

AWS was having issues today

[tight gale]

Yeah, we are working to resolve it.

[fringe imp]

forums ...

[undone dawn]

is anyone playing this atm

[ancient egret]

we wish

[desert ivy]

No because there aren't any (non-NDA) testing phases happening at the moment

[cobalt kraken]

Will there be deep sea dungeons?

[minor ruin]

Depends how deep I guess but yea they’re planned https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Underwater_dungeons

@cobalt kraken

[rancid cypress]

There will be a water temple

[languid venture]

did something happen to general chat in the discord??

[worn wagon]

Seems like you don't have the english role. You can select it in #read-me-first

[languid venture]

i do?

[worn wagon]

click it again

If you already had the role when clicking the reaction, it removes it instead of adding it

[languid venture]

huh it came back then went away again lol

the entire community discussion tab is disappearing

[worn wagon]

yeah, that's normal as this tab is bound to the english role. make sure to only click the reaction once and then wait a bit. Possible that the API has a high latency atm

[rugged spoke]

Will there be iron boots

[vocal cave]

Where do i post suggestions?

[vocal cave]

So smart! @simple ether

[tacit orbit]

👍

[fresh grove]

where can i redownload the launcher?

[ruby swift]

There is no launcher currently available, or any current public test running.

[dull anvil]

will be AoC in steam?

[rancid cypress]

AOC is self published by intrepid and will have its own launcher.

[crystal beacon]

Will the Voyager Plus pack still be available after alpha 2 release? Or at least the cosmetics in the cycle

[civic obsidian]

Not something we know at this moment

Only thing they said is if the packs are removed, ample warning will be announced

[crystal beacon]

Okay thank you 😃

[fluid needle]

Cosmetics are only available for the month. Once the cosmetics rotate out they're gone.

[crystal beacon]

I meant the packs in general

[worn wagon]

That's how it was for Alpha1, but we have no word on a2 as of now. There will be plenty of notice tho, before a pack gets removed from the shop

[mental orchid]

is aoc playable in any way rn? or anytime soon??

[spring vault]

@plucky pawn Do any of the races have middle names in lore? Specifically looking into elves for naming conventions. We know because of the shown clips from the 27hr livestream that Dwarf naming conventions are (given name) (descriptive word about the dwarf) (of clan ...)

Thanks Jahlon just making sure while writing stories for histories.

[red glade]

Prolly been answered but I'm in the car. Is the price of the game going to stay as high as it is now or eventually be the price of a normal game?

[crystal flax]

It'll be a sub only game, $15 monthly

[red glade]

So free licence? Sub fee only? 🤔

Why can I preorder it then?

[spring vault]

One of the perks of the prices now is you get to test the game in the phases listed in the pack and have sub time already for when the game comes out. No box cost at all when launch comes only $15 sub fee

[crystal flax]

Plus the little cosmetics in each pack but if none of those interest you it's just the sub price come launch

[spring vault]

Have you had a chance to look at the packs and what they have attached?

[red glade]

Yup.

Nothing I wild deem worthy of the price as of yet.

[spring vault]

From Steven's Mouth "If you are not convinced Ashes is for you please wait until you are before buying anything"

The nice thing about the cosmetics is it shows what biomes and aspects of the game they are working on at the time. Or at least a glimpse into what they are working on

[spring vault]

I got lucky myself looked into the game in time for the Empyrean Elves armor and a few others

[blazing fog]

For a christmas present can we get a date set on alpha 2?

[spring vault]

You know what I forgot to rewatch the lore reveals. Looks like elves have middle names after all. Kyrie Patrika Arisanna was the name we have from the light pacts' Minerva Arisanna's great great granddaughter. Also told to her by Minerva's daughter Kyrie Esmane Arisanna the grandmother of the narrator

[heady canopy]

So I am currently in the process of creating a guild but I need to know a few things like how many guild roles/ranks will there be meaning
-Leader
-Officer
-Member
Etc...?

saw this question^ curious on the answer

[honest solstice]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guilds all we know so far

[dull forge]

Is this a MMORPG?

Or BR?

[worn wagon]

Ashes is an upcoming MMORPG

There was a free BR mode for testing in the past called APOC

[dull forge]

@worn wagon can i download and play now? Are there any players?

[worn wagon]

No, there's currently no public test available

If you want to help with testing you can take a look at the packages in the shop. If you just want to see the progress, there's some footage of a1 on YT and Alpha2 will have no NDA as well

[burnt mist]

Will there be a monster bounty system, like the Clan Hunts in FFXIV?

[rare thistle]

Hey all! I wondered if you could help me with a question. In the store I can see this cosmetic item:

Guild Cloak & Barding Appearance Variant https://ashesofcreation.com/shop/61b100760577280122521b4b

What is the difference between that and the reward you get from the leader of men package?

Is it the exact same item or something different?

[fringe imp]

if it's from this months pack, it should be new

because they won't bring back anything that was sold before

[rare thistle]

@fringe imp Ahh, I dont think so. I have seen this particular item in the store for multiple years.

I assume it is the exact same thing as the leader of men cosmetics, but the summer crowfunding one

I know that. But as a leader of men, It says I already have a bunch of
Guild Cloak & Barding Appearance.

But this one is named: Guild Cloak & Barding Appearance VARIANT

But there is no information about what it is or what it looks like

It has the same picture as the other stuff from kickstarter

That is possible, I have seen this thing ever since the summer crowfunding

Btw Jahlon, why I have you here.

Do you know if a guild leader has to sacrifize his freehold to build a guild freehold?

Or can a guild master build a guild freehold while still keeping his own freehold

I see

Amazing, thanks for the info

Keep up the amazing work 🙂

[main shadow]

what about Unreal Engine 5 is attractive to Intrepid studios and what could it provide the team over Unreal engine 4

[deep pawn]

Nanite and Lumen for a start..

[drowsy apex]

Is there a release date on the next beta/alpha testing yet?

[main shadow]

Not yet but we have been told the earliest we’d see the next test (alpha 2) is the start of next year. with most predictions from the community (from what I’ve seen) being around April to beginning of autumn in 2022

[drowsy apex]

ohhh okay great thank you!

[lucid cipher]

Q : If I block another Member's messages from appearing on my screen, will I be scolded like a little child and threatened to be removed from the channel ? or is there some other form of punishment for ignoring/blocking someone? or is there any policy at all, regarding not being allowed to block who ever I want, for what ever reason I want? ((no this is a real question, even if it sounds like a stupid one))

[spiral pine]

you can block whoever you want to

[onyx knoll]

What? We encourage people to block others if they don't get along so they don't have pointless arguments that devolves into fights. We much prefer you block someone then start attacking each other

[worn wagon]

You can block whoever you want :) Blocking a mod doesn't give you a free pass for avoiding the rules tho

[onyx knoll]

Plus, we have no way to know you even blocked someone lol

[lucid cipher]

I'd never block a mod.. Q specifically flags Member. Thanks for the feedback.

[dusky dew]

Couldn't we use forges / cooking stations etcetera of other freeholds?
If yes then what stops a group of friends from sharing lots of freeholds in close proximity of one another so they can swap characters on their own account each with different artisan classes leveled up and gather -> process -> craft independent of other people.
Simply place all the materials in the freehold storage which i am assuming is account shared.

True, permissions would be needed but it sounds like it can be done. To me it's ''gaming the system''

Oh i see

Yep, if the freeholds are spaced out enough then maybe it's too time consuming and you'll just want to purchase required material for your own progression instead. My thinking here was trying to see if you could ''game'' the system and do everything yourself anyhow.

Yes but that's where multiple characters come in

And they all share the same freehold (so probably the same storage inventories)

Group of freeholds having every necessity for gathering, processing and crafting and you would be set simply swap characters

Yup

What will probably end up happening is that you'll require materials that aren't anywhere near your freeholds so you would have to A) Buy or B) Travel a really long time.

Think i just debunked my own theory

Only really debunks the relation between gathering and processing though. Having a freehold for processing and one near for crafting still sounds plausible.

True, you might need a whole bunch of different stations to really do everything lol

Good point

[mystic spade]

hey all, quick question

did name registration happen already?

[worn wagon]

Nope, not yet

Keep an eye on the news channel

[mystic spade]

k thanks bud

[heady canopy]

With name registration will we be able to pick any given server. or will we only get priority of name on certain servers

[ruby swift]

You get one name on one server.

!wiki name reservations

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Name reservations

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations

[devout socket]

So for Artisan classes, we can only master 1 per character, I get that. But can we level our skills in other professions? For example, I want to master Alchemy, but I also want to have herbalism since they go together. Would I be able to level up herbalism?

[civic obsidian]

As far as we know from the wiki u can up to a certain point. Not much more specific detailed yet

[woeful notch]

I haven’t found anything saying against it but will there be specific gear for each gathering/refining/crafting profession that either effects yield/luck/etc

ooo nvm

nice

[toxic lagoon]

Hi 👋, I have watched the progress of this game since day one I am also a kickstart founder and this is the first time I’ve commented on anything. Is there anyway possible I can get in the game to have a look for myself at what I put funding towards? I have Alpha access through my founders tier but I’ve never received a single email in regards to a client download or anything just the odd newsletter updates. Any help would be great. Many thanks.

[desert ivy]

Founders is alpha 2 which is not live yet

We're between alpha 1 and alpha 2. No dates for alpha 2

You'll get an email when you can start testing

[toxic lagoon]

Right. Well that’s that then.

[ruby swift]

Also, there a literally dozens, if not hundreds of streams of Alpha 1 out there from content creators and Intrepid. Some hours long. If you want "to have a look for myself at what I put funding towards?" that would be a good start.

[flint latch]

was it really necessary to requote it again again? The first demeanor was friendly, yours aint.

[ruby swift]

Sorry you don't like my "tone"

[flint latch]

It's not to me that you have to justify any kind of "tone" to. I'm looking at also joining the kickstart, but not impressed at the royalty's perception of the commoners.

[clear burrow]

Can you two take whatever disagreement you might have to private msg's, keep the question section for actual questions.

[spiral pine]

you can't join the kickstarter

[flint latch]

Why is that @spiral pine ?

[spiral pine]

it's over

since long ago

[flint latch]

ah damn. But the bundled stuff through store is still good?

[spiral pine]

you can still buy a pack from the intrepid store yes

[flint latch]

So my interest is in being able to get involved also with any remaining alpha and beta, etc. What's the best route to go then?

[spiral pine]

if your goal is only alpha 2/betas the voyager pack is the best one

[ruby swift]

You would need to purchase a package with the relevant testing phase access. There are no dates for Alpha 2 atm, but has been said to happen next year.

There may be spot testing of various mechanics and systems leading up to A2, that those that had A1 access may participate in under NDA or non-NDA depending on the studios need. A1 has concluded, that access is no longer available for purchase.

[flint latch]

Okay thanks for the advice, I will look into it some more. though long term it's obviously not alpha/beta, it's the game itself the guild and I are interested in.

[ruby swift]

Most community estimates (which vary widely) put the actual live launch at 2-3 years out.

[flint latch]

Okay. Thanks also for you inpout. I'll keep my eye on the emails to see if I can get a pack for A2.

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[zenith kernel]

hi im not so sure how much we know about the summoner class but do we know the max amount of creations one can summon i know there's different types who can summon 1 big one and others that can summon up to 3 small ones just wondering if there's a summoner that can summon up to 5 or more

[gloomy badge]

!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

[gloomy badge]

this is all we know ^^ @zenith kernel

[zenith kernel]

thanks

and another question i heard when alpha 2 eventually does come out we'll be able to play it until beta 1 comes out is this true?

[gloomy badge]

sorry, english is not my mother tongue ^^
According to plan, Alpha2 should run permanently and then, as far as I know, become the PTR. At the beginning there will certainly still be wipes, but the server should run permanently

[zenith kernel]

thank u

[onyx knoll]

That's correct, last we heard alpha 2 will run until launch and then become the PTR server

[zenith kernel]

ye im waiting for a better cosmetic to come out before i buy

[onyx knoll]

That doesn't mean the alpha 2 servers will be up 24/7 non-stop, assume some downtime for maintenance and updates

[zenith kernel]

ye i know that and what does PTR server mean

[gloomy badge]

PublichTestRealm

[onyx knoll]

Public testing realm

[zenith kernel]

ahhh

ok

[dawn trail]

Is that a meme or actual?

[onyx knoll]

I don't meme in the questions channel, that isn't to say that this can't change, but last we heard from Intrepid that was the plan

[dawn trail]

Awesome thank you.

[stable plover]

I guess a bit of 'Why?' context might be helpful. AoC servers develop over time (Nodes developing/being destroyed, player freeholds, etc.) and a lot of content (raid bosses, dungeon openings, mob populations, resource distribution, etc) are tied to that, so it makes sense to do testing from some environment that's not just a constantly fresh server for players to be able to test things like quests from metros/node sieges in a realistic environment. I'm sure the devs will occasionally need to go in and shake the PTR realm up a bit to test something in particular (say forcefully deleveling a metro and force leveling another, if say a particular raid boss mechanic needs testing) but A2 becoming PTR is basically as good a start as any predeveloped server, and in early stages should enable more testing for features tied to high level nodes that haven't been unlocked on the live servers yet.

[dark jungle]

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[fringe imp]

people aren't supposed to meme in this channel, unless they say they are

sadly some of do and it's disappointing to see

[dawn trail]

That is awesome, I'll be buying Alpha 2 keys for family who are keen to suss it out, awesome to have it stay up so we can test heaps of things.

[burnt mist]

So, when it comes to body customization at the time of character creation, will there be only a sole body type to pick, or will we be able to vary the body shape to give more life to the world so everyone isn't just a Chad and Chaddette?

[rancid cypress]

Stephen said he wanted lots of sliders.

What those sliders will actually do is anyone's guess atm.

[deft crypt]

Dose the mage have a element system like casting ice.lightning?

[stable plover]

There are elements that each have their own resistances. Air, Fire, Water, Lightning, Darkness, Light, and Planar are the schools mentioned by devs. Mages seem to be able to augment into particular kinds of elemental damage. See https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Elements

[deft crypt]

Thank you

[agile skiff]

Is it true that Alpha 2 is supposed to run until release?

[azure birch]

yes

and after launch, alpha 2 servers will become public test servers

[burnt mist]

Okay so, as a left handed person IRL, is there a possibility to pick right or left handed animations by having combat animations mirrored?

[spiral pine]

why though

[tight socket]

immersion im guessing. possibly rp reasons

[spiral pine]

anyways its not a planned feature

[fluid needle]

i suggest making a forum post and proposing the idea.

[sullen thunder]

I am new here and a lot of my questions got answered in earlier posts. So I have nothing left to do but to say "hello".

[deep pawn]

Hello, grab yourself some roles from #read-me-first to see more channels.

[ancient egret]

we always welcome a brother with a brain hope you have a good time

[mellow yoke]

Hello! A while back I was having trouble migrating my old account to the new website system. I am happy to report I was finally able to complete the process today! Now, as I am logged into my account on the new website in the Dashboard section I see the option to "redeem a key", either from Kickstarter or from a promotion.

As a kickstarter backer I don't remember receiving any kind of key? Have such keys already been released, in which case how can I obtain mine? Or if not, when are they expected to be released?

[ancient egret]

depends on what tier of kickstarter you where

cuss they just had alpha 1 not to long ago

[mellow yoke]

I don't remember the exact name of the tier, only the price of it.

Or do you mean that the only kickstarter codes released so far were just the ones for the Alpha 1?

[ancient egret]

im not a kickstarter my self so dont know if they got other stuff just that some tiers had alpha 1 keys

[mellow yoke]

Ooh, so because I had not migrated my old account to the new site until now, that's why I wasn't sent anything? Got it.

I see I see. Thank you friend! So if I don't get any kind of email with the stuff in the next say 24 hours I should put in a ticket on the website, would that be correct?

Also damn 2017....time flies....

I had forgotten. XD

[ancient egret]

or check your mail for mails from kickstarter around the time

[mellow yoke]

Yeah I haven't redeemed any key. I will look in my email for it, thanks!

Good news, I found the key. Concerning news, the website says "Key not found." when I try to redeem it. Would that mean that I have already redeemed it, just don't remember doing it, so I just have to wait for the new site to populate my profile with the old site's data?

Noted! Thank you very much friend for taking from your time to assist! 🙂

[visual sparrow]

How can I play/test?

[spiral pine]

there is nothing to play or test at the moment

and to even get access to testing in the future you need to buy a pack

[primal solstice]

Fucking expensive 1

[fringe imp]

they plan to have sliders for most things, similar to bdo, Margret did say that Steven created some Unique characters last stream

[cloud reef]

I assume, this question has been asked way too many times already, but just to be totally safe or in case someone has newer informations, I hope I am allowed to ask again:
×) Will we be able to purchase an Alpha 2 key (via the corresponding bundle) after its release/schedule is announced or do we need to do so before?
×) How long in advance was Alpha 1 scheduled?
×) And finally, since Alpha 2 is considered to be a persistent Alpha, will we be able to buy keys (in form of bundles) for it after its launch? Or do people who want to participate during Alpha 2 need to own a key before it launches?
Thanks for any information in advance!

[arctic sky]

They have stated several times you will be given notice before any packs are taken off the site

We were also given some notice but we aren't fully sure if exact dates even then for A1. They do not like giving dates until it's 100% certain they will reach them

[junior ember]

What @arctic sky said is accurate! We'll give you plenty of heads up before taking anything off of the shop.

No need to be concerned with the time schedule for Alpha One if you're looking for indication on the Alpha Two release. We simply don't have dates yet and will update the community when we do! However, the timetable is different for this next testing phase than it was for Alpha One just due to the development process and what's going into A2, so there won't be much correlation between when A2 is announced vs A1, if that makes sense!

As for the keys, for Alpha One, players were able to buy A1 key bundles up until the testing phase ended. I believe that is the plan for Alpha Two - We'll be sure to keep you informed with early information as soon as we can and when it is relevant!

[cloud reef]

Nah, I didn't mean to compare the schedule of A1 with A2, just more of a "if they stop selling keys", how long in advance will I know of it.
But you answered all my questions! Thanks!

[junior ember]

Ah, oops! Well disregard that then, my mistake! Lmk if you have any other questions 🙂

[brisk cape]

i would reach out to kickstarter if you don’t have the key

[sleek cipher]

why to use hand at all

[vernal urchin]

So you can get royal tier mounts from breeding. is there then a amount of royal mounts that can be breed, and then it lock's the breeding to get royal mounts.

[ancient egret]

? you cant do that

[vernal urchin]

the problem with word boss drops is. it will be one group of 50 that will put it on farm all day

[desert ivy]

That's not how world bosses work

[vernal urchin]

i did not know sorry, and i got the answer from the guy over you

so will there be a set amount of tier 3 mounts you can get from world bosses. or can you just get them forever

[vernal urchin]

I am very dumb. pls leave the young one of this server alone

[ancient egret]

there is a limited amount

[vernal urchin]

so it dies ahhhhhh, how tf do we know so much about breeding.

yeah i should quit and sleep. my eyes are hurting and its late

[stable plover]

How we know various details about the game is basically "Intrepid officially said it at some point" - If you'd like to look into the particulars you could for example go to https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Royal_mounts which has various info organized, and follow the tiny numbers at the ends back to the original sources. It's mostly livestream info, Steven discord quotes, and occasionally other stuff like interviews.

[marble socket]

Hello everyone🙂
As far as I know, Alpha One testers had to get special role here and on Interpid forum to download game launcher and to get access for some special channels here.
So, as Alpha Two access owner, should I do something like that? And if yes, where I can find the instructions?

[desert ivy]

There's nothing A2 users need to do yet. When Alpha 2 is ready you'll be sent an email with instructions

[marble socket]

Also is there any info about regional prices for pre-order bundles? Should people wait for them or those prices are final for everyone?

[desert elm]

There has not been any regional changes in prices so far, so I would highly doubt they would change them now

[fiery elk]

How do I get my alpha one tags?

[drifting pulsar]

So the wiki states "Divine node governments are chosen from citizens via service oriented quests that prove faith and dedication to the node. Most of the devotion-oriented tasks are going to be on an individual basis and won't utilize outside support". and also that "Following the initial cooldown, there will be a one week election process, then from that point on, elections will follow a monthly cadence." I feel as if these pieces of information contradict each other, as you can't decide rulership based on quests and based on elections at the same time. Can someone please clear this up for me? Thanks in advance

[rigid rose]

the election is referring to the process that all the different node types choses the leader... not necessarily a vote.

each of the four node types will have a different process

[drifting pulsar]

thanks

[rigid rose]

u r welcome

[tranquil fern]

thx

[hollow epoch]

is there a #faq channel?

[spiral pine]

nope it got removed

[hollow epoch]

the pinned message refers to one and i'd like to read it before asking questions here

[desert ivy]

There was until like a month ago but it was removed because nobody bothered to read it before asking their questions

[fringe imp]

I read it

[spiral pine]

you can read the wiki though

[hollow epoch]

in this case should i just ask away here?

[spiral pine]

!wiki

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki

[desert ivy]

Yeah you can try looking at the wiki to find your answer first

It has literally everythign we know about the game

But you can still ask

[hollow epoch]

they're not really game mechanic questions

i'd like to know date estimations. i believe i've seen some "table" somewhere with planned releases (alphas, betas, main release etc)

[desert ivy]

There aren't any dates atm

[hollow epoch]

yeah sorry. i was talking about estimations.

[junior ember]

Do you want to know past dates, or future ones?

[desert ivy]

We don't even have estimates

[hollow epoch]

future ones.

[fringe imp]

@hollow epoch https://ashesofcreation.wiki/
https://www.ashes101.com/
https://asheshq.com/
I recommend these links to get familiar with the game, I found them helpful personally

[spiral pine]

the one you saw was probably the really old one that got scrapped

[junior ember]

As @desert ivy said, there are unfortunately no announced dates, no estimated dates (that Intrepid has given!) and no timetable quite yet for our future testing phases. Stay tuned to our socials for when that day does come!

Our community actively speculates on dates, if that is something you're interested in, though 🙂 Lmk if that answers your question!

[hollow epoch]

oh i'll gladly take it. community estimations that is.

i mean, assuming AoC devs have a list of "core" features they wanna fully implement before a beta or main release, how fully those are implemented should allow for a rough estimation?

[junior ember]

I'll refer you to the #general-discussion and #aoc-discussion channels where you can ask and discuss what the community thinks!

[hollow epoch]

thanks

what type of questions should be made here?

[minor ruin]

All kinds of questions. Just if you’d like to discuss further it’s better to take it to a different channel to keep this one clear

[dapper chasm]

Questions where u can expect a clear answer like : How does XY work? How much XY are planned? etc.
Nothing like speculated/opinion-driven questions like : What do u think about XY? Whats ur opinion on XY? etc.

[hollow epoch]

understood. thanks.

[finite dock]

Hello, i would like to make and Ren'Kai orc but i'm not a big fan of the asian-like asthetic, if i play as one does all armor and free-hold appereances need to have that look or could my orc have a more european medieval style?

[fringe tangle]

Piggybacking on the asthetic of armor question: has there been any word that when a player becomes mayor of a node, if they can customize the armor look of the Npc guards, namely color pallet? Or would this better fit under suggestions?

[plain bay]

So I missed the holiday craft stream, is there any chance it will be uploaded to YouTube or somewhere I can watch it?

[spiral pine]

it was just a discord event

nothing streamed or recorded afaik

[ancient egret]

It was just making 2 very normal decorations

[plain bay]

I know it was on discord I was just hoping they recorded it.

[ancient egret]

Not anything special

[plain bay]

Aww nothing extra verra related?

[ancient egret]

Nope

[plain bay]

Okay cool no FOMO for me then lol thanks

[finite dock]

Thanks

[fiery glacier]

What is the meaning of life?

[fringe imp]

sorry can't answer that as far as I know life has no meaning and Steven has stated otherwise yet

[toxic tusk]

aquire more catgirls

[fiery glacier]

Are we sure about this?

[toxic tusk]

yup

[fiery glacier]

Seems unhealthy.

[onyx knoll]

Let's keep this channel clear for (relevant) questions please

[primal solstice]

When devblog?

[fiery glacier]

Alright serious question or I'll get banned. I assume that Intrepid Studios hasn't released any hardware requirements yet?

[velvet spear]

No they have not

[dark jungle]

they have released hardware requirements for alpha testing

!wiki hardware specs

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

System requirements

Ashes of Creation alpha testing minimum system specification.
Operating System: Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-2125 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 3.3GHz
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon 6870 HD with 1GB and DirectX 12
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 35 GB of available space
Sound Card: Di...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/System_requirements

[vivid cobalt]

Rogue content when?!

[spiral pine]

delayed again because you asked

[frigid fog]

is there a date for december dev vid update or will it get pushed back due to holidays?

[tough pendant]

Heyo I googled alot but couldn't find some indication of a release date

could someone help me with that?

[dapper chasm]

Thats because we dont have one neither are we close to it. We r currently between Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 without an official date for when Alpha 2 will actually start.
Community Estimation on a Releasedate would be ~2024

[tough pendant]

alright

thanks!

[rancid cypress]

There is no set date. Other than an ambiguous aim to have alpha 2 at some point in 2022.

Most communtiy speculation is that it'll release late 2023/2024

[signal inlet]

Do not click that link

[sleek cipher]

<@&256789677930053632>

[still wyvern]

Thanks for heads-up, mate.

[velvet hearth]

If I choose to back the game for the $250 Pack.. Is the Alpha server running?

[dark jungle]

we dont have a date for alpha 2 testing yet

[velvet hearth]

Ah so if you buy in you have to wait.. Are the Testing Phases longer than a few weeks? Sorry brand new here. Not sure 250 is worth 2 weeks lol

[proper raft]

The Alpha 2 is going to be persistent

[velvet hearth]

OOoooooo

[proper raft]

And become a test server upon game release

[velvet hearth]

All good on Time Lines bought into NW in 2019 lol and waited for that mess of a game

[proper raft]

Also there's no telling what the timeline is on A2. They're doing a good job of keeping us updated on progress, but they're also being careful not to overpromise.

[finite dock]

Will the game have a day and night cycle?

[rancid cypress]

Yes. And seasonal cycle.

[finite dock]

Thanks, that will be good for roleplay, such as camping during travels and stuff.

Will there be crops and farmland on the scenery as to make sense where the food comes from?

[rancid cypress]

!wiki cooking

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Cooking

Cooking is a crafting profession in Ashes of Creation.
To make cooking relevant, all food needs to do something. – Peter Pilone
Recipes are discovered and can be combined to create unique dishes.
Recipes will include Verran and Sanctus ingredients and cuisine as well as familiar dishes and recipes. You'll be able to take the items that you cook an...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cooking

[finite dock]

Thanks, what happens if you are out questing os something and someone atacks your freehold while you are too far to get back?

[rigid rose]

freeholds can not be attacked unless it is after a siege to the node that you lose

there will be a period of time (few hours after) that freehold will be able to be attacked then when you will be able to defend your freehold

@finite dock

!wiki freehold

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Freeholds

Freeholds are sizable player housing plots that can be situated within the Zone of influence (ZOI) of a Village (stage 3) or higher.
Freeholds are limited to one per account.
Freeholds are approximately half an acre in size. The footprint of a freehold does not change with node progression.
Expansions and upgrades become available as node progress...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Freeholds

[desert ivy]

Nodes also can't just be sieged out of nowhere. There is a declaration period which is days long depending on the nodes level (higher the nodes level, the longer the declaration period is) so people can't just siege your node at 3am

[rigid rose]

^

[finite dock]

Thank you.

[rigid rose]

u r welcome

[finite dock]

Can the same node have temples for different gods?

[dark jungle]

yes but there are limited temple slots based on the node level

[finite dock]

I see, thanks

[quaint viper]

hey chat. Is there a dev roadmap we can check? 🙂

[civic obsidian]

nop

[lusty kite]

This is the best we have @quaint viper https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[quaint viper]

oh I see 🙂 cheers

[tardy mural]

Hello all! I hope your holiday season is going well. Just popping in to check on the community. How is everything going?

[quaint viper]

standing strong:p

[rancid cypress]

https://tenor.com/view/kronk-its-all-coming-together-gif-15058130

[sleek cipher]

how do i get voyager plus role if i bought a pack>?

[worn wagon]

https://discord.ashesofcreation.com
You can connect your accounts here, but the Voyager role doesn't give you any benefits here currently

[flat hearth]

Does anyone have an updated timeline on when the Alpha 2 is going to be?

[sleek cipher]

no

[sleek cipher]

welp.. i logged in, i connected my discord.. and now there is my discord, my interpid account and when i press connect nothing is happening

[flat hearth]

Was that no directed to me?

[sleek cipher]

yes

[flat hearth]

No one has an update? lol

[sleek cipher]

yes

[flat hearth]

The voice of the people. Good deal. Thanks dude lol

[spiral pine]

we wont get a date for it any time soon

[sleek cipher]

cuz i know the answer

[stable plover]

Voyager+ is an Alpha 2 pack, only Alpha 1 packs actually do something by linking them to discord at the moment.

[flat hearth]

You know your answer but thanks anyway

I'm sure a lot of people are getting antsy! Hope we hear soon.

[worn wagon]

Hm please check again and re-connect, we've had some cases where discord linked a wrong account but showed the correct profile pic etc

[sleek cipher]

spamming this now and nothing is working

[ebon dirge]

Is there a quick link to check the backing status?

Can't quite remember if i did the full kazooo on this one yet or not 🙂 backing too many games waiting for something decent to drop

[worn wagon]

JavaScript enabled? Reloading the site or switching the browser might also fix it

[desert ivy]

You could log in to your account on the Ashes website and check your inventory to see your backer tier

[ebon dirge]

that makes too much sense.

[flat hearth]

Oh here is another question for you guys, is the game only tab targeting or are there multiple aim features?

[ruby swift]

Hybrid

[desert ivy]

Click the "Account" drop down in the top right corner of the website once logged in and then click "Inventory"

[stable plover]

https://ashesofcreation.com/settings/inventory is where it is, you can ctrl+f to search for say "alpha" or "beta" if you have a long list and can't remember what you have

[flat hearth]

Can you elaborate on that? Sounds like tab targeting to me but not sure what hybrid means

[ruby swift]

!wiki hybrid combat

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Combat targeting

Hybrid combat refers to the choice between tab targeted and action targeted combat in the Ashes of Creation MMORPG.
Q : Are you still considering whether the combined action/tab targeting combat will be replaced by either tab only or action only?
A : No, I think that we will find a healthy medium between the two. I think that really what it comes...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat_targeting

[ebon dirge]

Got it thanks, looks like Alpha-2 😦

[flat hearth]

❤️

[desert ivy]

That means you have access to the next testing phase though, so nothing sad about that

[ebon dirge]

but i want NAOW! 😄 heheh the joy of impatience. :S thank you again!

[sleek cipher]

reloading is not working.. other browesers let me log in, ask for discord, log to discord so they log me out from interpid account and are not connecting discord...

weird

[rancid cypress]

Same thing happens to me

[gaunt sierra]

If I buy the 375 pack am I able to change to a different one if they release one I like better?

[worn wagon]

Please go ahead and open a support ticket then, might be a bug @rancid cypress

[desert ivy]

I don't see a scenario where they would release a better pack since we're past Alpha 1 now, but if hypothetically they do, then yes you could upgrade

[rancid cypress]

No. But you can buy the cosmetics of future packs individually.

[gaunt sierra]

I mean cosmetics sorry should of said that

[desert ivy]

Oh if he's talking about cosmetics then unless you change your mind within the 90 days refund period then no you can't swap

[grim breach]

So it seems that the whole thing might be broken. Even Disconnecting Account does not work.

[ruby swift]

But once you own a package you can buy cosmetics in future packs a la carte up to your package level. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/256164085366915072/800854688713932800/Individual_purchase.png

[worn wagon]

I'll pass that on 👍🏼

[marsh fiber]

I know I missed the deadline but I would still like to support development and maybe get some cool in game things. Can I still donate?

P.S. Im soooo excited for this game to come out. I told my wife, if it were 15 years ago I would have waited in the line at gamestop for two days waiting for Ashes of Creation!

[desert ivy]

There are packs on the store that you can buy which gives access to the Betas and/or Alphas, some sub time, cosmetics, and embers for the in-game cosmetic store

https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

[stable plover]

The cosmetics change monthly but the other stuff in the packs doesn't.

[small mirage]

have they confirmed betas yet?

or atleast which year is it hgonna be

and also which year alpha 1 is gonna be

2**

which q if any guesses

[stable plover]

We currently have no official dates/timeline for stuff in the future.

[small mirage]

alright

alright

yeah I'm just checking once in a while so I pretty much got no expectations at all

[grizzled latch]

You can type !playtest to see what dates they have released if any for the alphas/betas/random testing they may have

[small mirage]

oh didnt know that

[heady canopy]

Was very pleased with the info they shared today. Even if we did not get an alpha 2 date it was nice to see what progress has been made in developing the game

[oak depot]

@plucky pawn question for Steven & the Team: last month as part of the Q&A I asked if Siege Scrolls were specific to the Node ID or Node Type or Node Advancement Stage. Steven answered on stream that it was only Node Advancement constrained. During today’s Q&A he revealed that as the last part of a siege scroll quest you pick an applicable name of a node you are targeting indicating that the scroll is tied to a specific Node ID (and the Mayor of that node even gets a heads up). The two answers are contradictory. I assume todays is more accurate?

And regarding my question today and hoarding - we are told there is a timer. But couldn’t a guild just not initiate the last part of the quest and thus in a way hoard the scroll until they want it?

[desert ivy]

Toast is on holiday, doubt she'll answer

P sure the whole team is on holiday now

[dark jungle]

as a rule of thumb i always assume the latest piece of information is most up to date, unless otherwise stated

[oak depot]

Seems like a wise rule. Figured I would ask just in case our friendly bread lover was peeking in

[dark jungle]

she is on vacay

[oak depot]

@tight gale perhaps you can answer the above question I had for Toast then ^^

[tight gale]

It's still specific to the particular type of scroll for that node and level, but what Steven was noting today is that you cannot do as you are saying - hoard the scroll by not initiating the last part.

[oak depot]

So you are saying it’s a one part quest start to finish then? Because if not I can just pause after part 4 of 5 for example. And sorry for being so particulate but trying to make sure system doesn’t have holes

[ruby swift]

Simple enough. They start the timer on quest initiation. No cheesing for jooo! How many steps the quest has? She probably doesn't know, doesn't want to say, or can't say. And if she went looking for that info, would have to call someone on vacation.

[tight gale]

^ Something like that. There will be a fail-safe in place.

How the Design Team goes about that may change based on how Design sees fit, but they will try to ensure that folks cannot cheese the system. 😉

[grim fossil]

@tight gale
will the cinematic here also be uploaded to youtube?
https://clips.twitch.tv/TriumphantBusyZebraWTRuck-wu4BgJEUJaUA6kzk

[tight gale]

Yes, at a later date. It is going out with some other Media/Press stuff. 😉

[oak depot]

Ty

[tight gale]

NP!

[grim fossil]

this year?

[tight gale]

Yes, that is the intention.

[mellow yoke]

A question from a friend of mine, will AOC be accessible through Steam, or through a launcher?

[worn wagon]

Only through a standalone launcher

[mellow yoke]

Thank you for the info!

[fringe imp]

were the Vestiges of the Steel Bloom cosmetics finished or are they still a work in progress ?
it just felt like they didn't look quite finished or similar to this due to a few discrepancies

[spiral pine]

WIP

probably

[fringe imp]

an other stupid question is, is it possible for me to see the showcased props that were shown in the stream somewhere or do I have to wait for the VOD?

[ruby swift]

The great thing about that is that they can add or remove what they like, since they are sold as "concept art"

[ruby swift]

They usually don't link the images here. But other people may have them in the other channels already.

[fringe imp]

I see, thank you both

[primal solstice]

Does unreal engine 5 requiers stronger hardware?

Afraid my fps get deatroyed

[fading latch]

The unreal engine 5 tech demo had the same gpu intensity as fortnite if thats any takeaway @primal solstice

[tender wren]

unreal 5 should make it easier to run, the graphics most likely wont change that much, but assets will be easier to produce and better optimized, likely look a little better though

[arctic sky]

They stated in the stream that the recommended specs didn't change with the switch

[rich kraken]

[tender wren]

it will likely make it easier to increase graphics quality in the future though

[burnt mist]

So something that comes to mind is in regards to dragons. Will we be seeing the dragon gods make an appearance at all? Such beings as Bahamut, Tiamat, Io, and others? (Used the D&D wiki as reference for them as I recall Ashes started as a custom D&D campaign.)

[dark jungle]

the game cannot use copyright stuff in their lore

but they may create something similar or different

[burnt mist]

To be fair, the names of Elder dragons have been used in countless forms of media, an example of this would be the Final Fantasy franchise where Bahamut shows up as a Primal who is revered as a god.

[fiery glacier]

You don't have to be a good writer. You just have to be a good rewriter.

[strong holly]

Okay. Can someone explain to me the difference between Cosmetics, skins, and Costumes? Margaret said you can't equip all cosmetics unless you have a similar item with a cosmetic slot during the stream today, but the wiki says costumes have no level requirement. Ultimately, can someone explain how the shop items work?

[desert ivy]

Pretty sure that was a misspeak that has been cleared up. You can equip costumes at level 1. Costumes are basically cosmetics that you wear on your character that changes their clothing appearance (e.g. this is a costume https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Death's_Hand, think of it as a full body transmog).

Cosmetics are the general term for items that change the appearance of something. There are Freehold cosmetics, costumes, ship cosmetics, accessory cosmetics, caravan cosmetics, pet cosmetics, and mount cosmetics.

Skins is just another term for cosmetics basically.

[strong holly]

I noticed in the most recent Voyager Plus pack that it doesn't really say much about the mount "Twilight Courser" other than that it is a mount cosmetic skin. So, would I be able to apply this skin to my first mount in game that Stephen said I'll get around lvl 5ish?

So when Margaret said that today, she was wrong?

[desert ivy]

As far as we know yes, you'll be able to equip that cosmetic skin onto your mount when you get it

[strong holly]

hmm okay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY6HW-tcVG8&t=2503s&ab_channel=AshesofCreationWiki

check out the quote around the 42:46 mark

makes it sound like skins may need to meet certain requirements?

[desert ivy]

There are different tiers of mounts.

Land mount (tier 1) which is what you get early on. If you get a horse mount at level 5 for example, you'll be able to apply that Twilight Courser skin to it.

Tier 2 mounts are Gliding mounts. You obviously can't apply a Tier 1 skin to a Tier 2 mount, would look kinda weird to see a horse with no wings gliding.

Tier 3 mounts are Flying mounts and are extremely rare (20~ per server). As a rule of thumb most Tier 2 skins can also be applied to Tier 3 mounts.

There's also Tier A mounts which are aquatic mounts.

[strong holly]

Okay cool. So, I am assuming that Armor in Ashes is going to be somewhat similar to a game like Darkfall i.e. since all classes can equip all armors that won't be quite as specilized

as say like WoW or EQ where my toon got specific armors for their class. So I'm sure there is tier 1 Cloth, Tier 1 Leather, Plate etc... Then Tier 2 and so on. Skins allow us to make our characters have more flavor?

[desert ivy]

I never played DF so not entirely sure. You're correct that all classes can wear all types of armor (and also wield all weapons). Atm there are 3 types of armor, light/medium/heavy.

[strong holly]

Can you wear a light head, then a medium chest like in New World?

[desert ivy]

Yes

If you really wanted you could be a Mage that wears all heavy with a 2h great sword

Or a tank that wears all light and uses a wand

Might not be optimal, but you can if you want

[strong holly]

Awesome. Thanks for the answers!

Hopefully there are big benefits to using light for mages and whatnot.

Although it is cool to give the freedom to equip what you want.

[desert ivy]

If you wanna just look around and do some research then you can use the wiki. It has got literally everything we know about the game on there

!wiki

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki

[desert ivy]

Oh you already know about the wiki, you linked a vid from it earlier

my bad

[strong holly]

Yea I was just confused about the skins thing. So many threads are constantly discussing the FOMO and cosmetic shop and whatnot. I don't care about it at all, but my lord do people get fired up about it.

[teal zephyr]

ashes is going to have a pvp system where if you die you drop your gear/some of your stuff right?

[rigid rose]

yes possibly if you are corrupted... would read about it here

!wiki corruption

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Corruption

Corruption in Ashes of Creation refers to:

Player corruption gained through the PvP flagging system.
The negative aspect of The Essence, spread by The Ancients during the Apocalypse (Lore). Corrupted areas/zones that evolve with node progression. Corruption tarnishes the character’s spiritual essence. Their ability to utilize the Verra’s magic fo...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Corruption

[desert ivy]

There are 3 flagging states. Non-combatant, combatant, and corrupted.

If you're non-combatant you'll drop the default amount of gatherables (so for example, iron ore or oak wood).

If you're a combatant you'll drop 50% of the default amount, so you'll drop half of what non-combatants drop (as an incentive to flag up).

If you're corrupted you drop 4x as much gatherables and have a chance to drop pieces of gear, the chance of which increases the more non-combatants you kill.

[teal zephyr]

ty ty 😮

another question.. is there like, a video of spells i can show to my friend? i rememnber seeing some a while back but i can't seem to find the exact one

[deep pawn]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lQo1WK0HkcI

[teal zephyr]

tysm!

[deep pawn]

Nps, make sure to tell ur friend that vid is hella old and a lot will be changing before release

[teal zephyr]

yeah i will for sure

is there also a list of races :o?

[deep pawn]

!wiki races

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Races

Ashes of Creation offers nine playable races.
Verra is a world with rich and diverse cultures. Much of its important history has been dominated by the major races. Humans of the coast and plains, Orcs within the hills and the marshes, Elves in the forest and the riverlands, and the esteemed Dwarves of the mountains. The major races have held domin...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Races

[deep pawn]

That's the list without the Tulnar, some of the races haven't had their models revealed yet tho.

[teal zephyr]

ahhhh okay okay

tysm!

[true panther]

Does anyone know if there any plans to add jumping puzzles or obstacle courses to ashes? I've been watching the December update (where Steve shows off some crouch walking and ledge grabbing) and figured it would be a fun addition to the gameplay!

[desert ivy]

Yes

!wiki jumping puzzles

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Jumping

Jumping puzzles will occasionally feature in the world.
Jumping puzzles are present in early Alpha-1 dungeon gameplay footage.
Jumping were present in the Alpha-0 Dünheim dungeon.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_movement#Jumping

[true panther]

awesome, thanks friend!

[stiff otter]

Hello, I recently came back to the website/forums and had to reverify my email and stuff. After logging into the forums I had received another two emails that went to my junk box to verify my email again, and one that said 'You are unbanned.' Was curious what would I have been banned for? I don't believe I ever posted anything on there and only used to to get my alpha launcher. I don't think I ever said anything in game either :/ was this just an error?

also happy holidays everyone! 🙂

[rigid rose]

you would probably need to send in a support ticket to get any details on this

@stiff otter

[stiff otter]

ah ok, thanks homie!

[quartz flare]

What is the max level for a profession like fishing?

[fluid needle]

we dont have that info yet

[fickle abyss]

Any talk of what launcher will be used? Steam/epic/solo?

[grim breach]

Only their own. Won't be on anywhere else like Steam or EGS.

[ornate flame]

Hopefully

[spiral pine]

it has been stated plenty of times that it will only have its own launcher

[cunning arch]

Are you all considering to take out rare flying mounts? I really think you all should reconsider the flying mounts only for Mayors and give them something else. People play MMO's for flying mounts.

[spiral pine]

its for mayors, royalty/castle owners and rare drops

[ancient egret]

https://c.tenor.com/Wl0VloWPOXwAAAAM/splash-splish.gif

Aww i forgot i cant gif here

[spiral pine]

anyways you can voice your complaints on the official forums

cause they will only get lost here

[ancient egret]

The fact that flying mounts Will be rare as Hell is a good thing fuck participation trophys

[cunning arch]

@ancient egret lol get a life bro

[dapper chasm]

If those people, u mentioned, just wanna play a game where they can get flying mounts, then they should go and look for another game than AoC

[cunning arch]

damn already a toxic player base haha

[ancient egret]

? We are in the same discord does that mean you dont got 1 either

[cunning arch]

claps

[ancient egret]

Toxic for not likeing your idea sure

[fluid needle]

either ask a question or stop talking guys. this is gonna get heated and i'd prefer not to waste the mods time.

also: when rogue?

[cunning arch]

Will there be a good report system for these kinds of ass hats?

[ancient egret]

Bruh

Just stop your self

[fluid needle]

youre encouraged to block people you dislike. what ninja has done isnt reportable in the eyes of intrepid's rules.

[cunning arch]

all i see is blocked messages maybe theyve already done it 😛

[spiral pine]

!wiki reporting

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki search results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Security_systems>

...and flag abnormal activities for inspection. This combined with player reporting functions generates a live "heat map" that draws attention to unusual behavior...

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

...and flag abnormal activities for inspection. This combined with player reporting functions generates a live "heat map" that draws attention to unusual behavior...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-0>

...and flag abnormal activities for inspection. This combined with player reporting functions generates a live "heat map" that draws attention to unusual behavior...

[tacit idol]

Ur gonna have gliding mounts anyways, everyone having flying in a open world pvp game just ruins the experience as u can avoid all combat therefor, no risk vs reward what the whole game is built on

[real mason]

Is the game going to be native on linux?

[worn wagon]

Currently there's only a Windows version planned

[strange yew]

I believe Steven discussed this in the most recent livestream. Cited the low % of users. If I recall correctly, he didn’t rule it out in the future, but mentioned that they are focusing on Windows.

[crystal beacon]

hi

I'm from lineage 2

[real mason]

Thanks for the answer

[crystal beacon]

Lineage 2 is good

[heady canopy]

steven said as of now linux is not really planned for... as not enough players use it.... and won't be console either as of now

[heady canopy]

Issues with flying mounts is it makes the world feel much smaller. You discover everything so much faster and people get bored sooner or the engagement tanks as everyone just fly's away or over everyone else

[calm palm]

discord bots broken, keeps removing my English NA access.

[worn wagon]

Make sure to only click the reaction once, don't spam-click

[quartz flare]

Are we able to purchase previous months preorder packages?

November 2020 is amazing and I haven't seen anything to catch my eye like it since

[covert fiber]

I always lose this information but someone is asking about it in another server. I have heard that the in game day cycle is roughly 4 times the speed of the IRL cycle is there a link to this?

[civic obsidian]

nop

[quartz flare]

rip

[stable plover]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Day_and_night_cycle 15 min of real time = one hour of in game time is the direct quote, not necessarily locked in if you look at it's reference

[heady canopy]

will cosmetics purchased in store be useable by all races and classes? Or will some only be applicable to those that wear plate or leather, etc

[heady canopy]

no limited time offer. wish I could on a few haha. but it makes it nice for those that did purchase as they know it is a limited set

[quartz flare]

True! I am not upset about it, just really wana buy it but getting impatient! I almsot did a few different times but hopefully Jan-Feb is amazing !

[rigid rose]

cosmetics from store are usable by all races and classes yes

[crystal beacon]

@plucky pawn
for Christmas
gifts for alpha one players ? 🙂

[lucid cipher]

your gift is unreal engine 5 😉

[desert ivy]

The team is all on holiday, they're not gonna respond

[stable plover]

Some of the gear cosmetics *might (I doubt it) end up only being able to be transmogged onto say specifically a leather piece, but any class can wear any armor type. The design intent we've been told so far is that cloth armor is the most magic resistant, heavy armor is the most physical resistant, and medium armor provides a balance between the two.

[stoic spire]

yup, i look forward to probably being the only one in OCE region to be mounted on a majestic duck

[rancid cypress]

https://tenor.com/view/supreme-victory-duck-mortal-kombat-gif-22176031

[minor hamlet]

Hi, everyone. I am waiting for my account to get fixed after the holidays - in the meantime, I am unable to access to forums, so I am "hijacking" this Discord channel to wish everyone HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ❄️ This game looks truly amazing so far, and the UE5 reveal was a great gift for the season - thank you @idle siren and the whole AoC team!

[gentle crow]

Happy holiday 🎄

[vernal urchin]

i dont really know if we can answer that question

[signal inlet]

I had an issue with this. I had to go into my account information and re-enter my email because it was swapped with a random one

[winged shell]

Question: Will we be able to name/give names to our weapons? Or is it to soon for that kind of questions?

[elder galleon]

.

[keen mesa]

Anyone know if there will be different types of ability resources in AoC? Like instead of mana its energy, rage or something else?

[desert ivy]

Just mana

[keen mesa]

👍

[keen mesa]

ok, ty!

[queen basin]

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[timber horizon]

African or European?

[queen basin]

I don't know.

[ancient egret]

Filthy casual

[strong holly]

Will Ashes have downranking of spells?

[fiery glacier]

Explain what you mean by downranking of spells

[strong holly]

So in WoW, as a priest I would have Heal spells that were ranked. As you levelled you got a higher rank spell that healed more, but at the same time, it also cost more mana.

So what I did was use both Heals. I would have Rank 1 heal and Rank 2 heal on my bar and use both as the situation dictated

Does AoC have a limit to how many skills I can use at any given moment, or is it more like WoW where I can access all of them all the time?

[dark jungle]

there is a limit to the number of active skills you can have

you can access lower level skills by removing the skill point allocation for that skill

!wiki active skills

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Active skills

Players can build their characters with the active skills they want on their action bar.
The number of skills on the action bar will be contained (fewer than 30).
There will be an option to include multiple hotbars (action bars).
For example: One Fighter will be different from another based on what active skills they have chosen.
Through skill cho...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Active_skills

[strong holly]

Thanks!

[fickle ridge]

How do they plan to stop Meta Gaming? I know this is tough in every MMO.

For example: multiple fighter skills to choose but only a select few will be the “good” skills. If you try to pick others, you are seen as a troll or a basic noob because you are not following the “meta”.

What are the plans to make all type of builds and skills viable?

[alpine bobcat]

"The effectiveness of classes, skills and gear is going to depend on the adversary or the encounter. There will be optimal builds for different challenges and difficulty ratings. This design aims to avoid any obvious meta or "cookie-cutter" builds in Ashes of Creation.​"

[desert ivy]

You can't make all type of builds and skills viable. There will be metas. They can't stop that. All they can do is balance the really weak and really strong stuff accordingly.

[alpine bobcat]

Yeah they have not provided any details I believe that indicates how often balancing will take place or what form. The only other thing I've seem is that balance will be designed for group content and is not intended for 1v1 pvp

[forest skiff]

if I accidentally generated an additional referral link/code, can I somehow delete it so that it doesn't get in the way in my account? 🤔

[rancid cypress]

It's against the tos. And there's nothing stopping the original owner reclaiming ownership of it if you did buy it. So if you lost it don't expect any support.

[fiery glacier]

The only MMO that I know of that allows the purchase of accounts/characters is EVE Online. But it can only be done with in game currency. Not real world money.

[proven bough]

is ashes going to be sub based ?

[deep pawn]

Yes. No box cost, subscription only.

$15/month

Some regions will have their own priciny but will be limited to playing in those regions only unless they choose to pay $15/month.

[proven bough]

will you have to pay for the game itself too? or is it just a sub

[viral carbon]

hello guys when next game ashes of creation?

[ruby swift]

No, sub only.

[ruby swift]

No release date has been given. The game is working towards its second alpha milestone in the next several months. Most in the community have varied guesses, but a couple/few years at least.

[viral carbon]

ah thx .ashes of creation think Similar new world 🙂

[proven bough]

not really

I would reccommend watching Narc on youtube, he explains the game in a great way

[sleek cipher]

Do we know, or if we know can somebody explain, how those copsmetics will work.. ik that u have to find a correct gear piece but how exact it will be? cuz if ui buy cosmetic and its only for one gear pice it may not fit on my class or may be lower level sooo im just wondering

[fringe imp]

please stay away from his videos

they are often misleading and click baity

check out these websites instead
https://ashes101.com/
https://asheshq.com/
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/

[fringe imp]

what they said last stream was wrong, if you own cosmetics you can use them regardless of your gear

[sleek cipher]

So ppl lv1 will run around with cosmetics and it wont change with level?

No visual progression?

Hmm

Okey

[proven bough]

some of them are clickbaity, but he has good videos

enterntaining, for me at least

[fringe imp]

there is visual progression, you just chose to override it and use cosmetics from the pre order packs

[sleek cipher]

But i cant chose if others do that

[fringe imp]

well, what do you want them to do about it, delete their cosmetics ?

[proven bough]

Its also your choice to care about other's apperance

[sleek cipher]

Nope

[fringe imp]

sadly there is no simple solution to this issue

it's too late for them to change their stance after selling the packs for +3-4 years

[proven bough]

true

It could get kind of annoying seeing people have glowing and fiery mounts at the start

but as long as you have a mount aswell, it shouldn't be a real issue

[sleek cipher]

👀

They care about visual apperance do we will see

[proven bough]

I doubt they will ever refund all the people who bought their packages throughout the 3-4 years it has been out.

[fringe imp]

the back lash would be to sever, I for one would be annoyed, I don't want to be forced to use plate armour just because some of my cosmetics are plate

[proven bough]

True

I didnt know some cosmetics have conditions

I guess you gotta decide before you buy the package

[fringe imp]

!wiki cosmetics

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Cosmetics

Cosmetics provide a wide array of customization in Ashes of Creation.
There are no pay-to-win gameplay benefits from any purchasable items. All skin cosmetic items are cosmetic items only and do not grant the user any other benefit. The lore text is flavor text, and background of the creatures and items in the world of Verra. Equitable cosmetics,...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cosmetics

[fringe imp]

there are no condition tho

[proven bough]

I mean u can only wear this and that over plate armor

[fringe imp]

that would be absolutely stupidly annoying

[ancient egret]

No that is a good thing it would look Hella stupid if a rouge came flying at you in what looks like full plate but is in fact cloth

[fringe imp]

no, it's not a good thing at all

there is a buff right next to their name that lets you know their armour type last time I checked

so what you said is pointless

also rogue can use heavy armour

just saying

[ancient egret]

No matter what you say i would still think its dumb and a good thing if you are not able to

But to each his own

[fringe imp]

it's okay, you're allowed to have wrong opinions on matters

[ancient egret]

Bruh

[tender wren]

opinion doesnt matter, dont let your personal stance dictate what you tell other people is true, or even what you consiter to be true

[worn wagon]

Please keep this channel clear for questions

[sleek cipher]

@tender wren and what's the truth?

[tender wren]

no idea, havnt looked into it, i was only fusterated by opinions of each person influcing what they said was true

[sleek cipher]

👍

[desert ivy]

They have a bigger budget than $30m

$30m was the original number in 2017. Steven has since upped his personal investment to $45m and they have raised between $15-20m~ through pre-orders/cosmetics/kickstarter most likely

That number is also gonna increase before the game releases most likely

[fluid needle]

the costumes are important to people if they want to RP. steven has said not every person will be a 'new' adventurer when you cross the portals to enable RP.

[sleek cipher]

🤔 👍

So really what he said on stream was not true

Okeu

[fluid needle]

I'm unsure as to what he said but what I stated is my most current knowledge. If someone wants to clarify further feel free.

So costumes function as I remember. Ty.

[spiral pine]

did he say cosmetic pieces or costumes?

[sleek cipher]

I just dont understand why it was scuffed

Why u think it was

[dapper chasm]

Because he is a human and this can happen

[sleek cipher]

👀

Okey

So costumes can be lv 1

But what about armor pices?

[fluid needle]

How do you mean?

To apply specific pieces to be 'transmoged' requires the piece itself no?

[tranquil willow]

They still haven't said anything about the cost of transmogging or if you require specific NPCs to do it?

[open crag]

What we've seen of large group play has been excellent thus far in terms of running smoothly with many people involved. Will this success be affected by UE5 going forward?

[spiral pine]

it will most likely run even better

on UE5

[dry spoke]

Query : The massive content of PVP, node wars, guild wars, invasions, will have their own instances or will it be in the open world?

[fluid needle]

Open world

[desert ivy]

Arenas will be instanced

Most other stuff will be open-world

[dry spoke]

Wow, thank you very much for the information, this great idea

[tranquil willow]

Castle sieges aren't decided yet

Sign up yes, but not sure if instanced per wiki

[sleek cipher]

So i can any piece transpm to any skin?

[fluid needle]

You can't transmog light armour into a heavy armour skin

Individual pieces will have requirements is all we know atm

[sleek cipher]

Okey.. i have this mask from this month for example.. i can apply it to lv1 helmet?

[ruby swift]

Just answered similar on the forums.

[open crag]

Can we expect to see nodes directly on coastlines or sitting on a mountain's edge in the future? In the alpha footage I saw, they were all in open flat terrain areas.

[ruby swift]

Yes. The alpha footage is not indicative of the new iteration that is rolling out.

[open crag]

I would say it is indicative, what would be the point of an alpha if it wasn't testing anything they plan to do. It just obviously doesn't contain all they plan to do, hence my question.

[sleek cipher]

Alpha1 was testing tech mainly

Not systems

[ruby swift]

Yes, there were technical limitations earlier that they have overcome and made the system better, stronger, and with more variables.

As to node settlement placement and layout. You will not see cookie cutter cut and paste layouts. At least that is what has been said.

[open crag]

Yeah, that'd be worse case scenario there, Unknown. I don't have so little faith as to think they'd be cookie cutter. My concern is with defining a coastal node as a node that is near a coast.. or directly on the coast. Same for a "mountain node". I haven't seen any indication on this. I will hope for the best 😄

[ruby swift]

If a node is coastal or not will still allow for the building of a "shipyard" as a node upgrade. Obviously land locked nodes will not have that option.

[open crag]

Indeed, one would imagine so.

[fluid needle]

theyve had no reason to as a1 has been server side testing & basically a checkbox of "does this system work?"

[sleek cipher]

[fluid needle]

we'll see more node variation in a2 so no sweat

[open crag]

I wasn't suggesting that a1 was the only example of what there is to come, just to be clear. I'm not one of the folks who does. 😄

That will be awesome to see 😄

[sleek cipher]

Pirates only players or npcs too?

[fluid needle]

i think naval npcs are planned.

cant wait for underwater expansion after launch

[sleek cipher]

Yes

When u build ships.. when u can do better/worse?

[ruby swift]

Yes, but in the case of a node settlement that is not right on the coast, they will still have the option to build a shipyard that is outside the settlement proper.

[viral carbon]

Ashes of Creation will on shop of steam?

[dark jungle]

no

[viral carbon]

ty

[sleek cipher]

?

Not with skins tho

Or wait

Nvm

[sleek stratus]

is there any new information on alpha 2 ?

[sleek cipher]

Skins are for transporting ships

[compact basalt]

so how does the cosmetic stuff work? like how would I purchase another months cosmetics if I wanted to? would it be for more cash, or with the embers?

[desert ivy]

You can't purchase previous months cosmetics

once they're gone they're gone forever

For future months you can buy them individually as long as you have the correct pack tier

[sleek cipher]

Sounds like a horrible and sad threat from some movie.. "its gone forever..."

[compact basalt]

right on ty

[tranquil willow]

You can use embers when the game launches. Before that, it has to be cash

[junior perch]

i really hope there's another way of getting a corgi in game 😦

[dry harbor]

I'd be surprised if there isn't

[junior perch]

cosmetics are supposed to be npcs/assets found in game so I am really curious what role a corgi wearing a crown will play

[dry harbor]

Plenty of creative quest opportunities I'm sure haha. My guess is an obtainable corgi in game wouldn't have a crown though.

[swift shuttle]

Is verra flat

[sleek cipher]

Will there be armor stands to mąkę armor collection in Ur freehold? And if yes, can u mąkę a skin collection?

Hmm, so i am full of hope now

[heady canopy]

Will there be any bighorn sheep mounts? Or mounts similar to the ruinstriders in wow?

[fiery glacier]

Nobody knows. It's possible.

[heady canopy]

I hope they do. Think they fit perfectly with mountain terrain. Was my favorite mount and I would love something similar

[rigid rose]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Mounts

@heady canopy can find all the mounts and types here that have been shown to public

^^

[heady canopy]

I actually just found video of steven riding one during a siege. Hopefully it and others like it will be available

[sleek plinth]

Will there be a SEA (South east asia) server for this game?

Oceanic are a bit laggy for us living in SEA around 120-200ms 😦 like in new world

[dapper chasm]

!wiki regions

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Regions

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Regions

[sleek plinth]

wow damn thats awesome!

[fluid needle]

I know hyskoa. It's rare we sea and oce folk get some love.

[spiral pine]

thats because your government is trying to kill gaming

[woeful whale]

Hello everyone, with the recent upgrade to UE5 can I see new system requirements to run AOC on min/max settings?

[pure garnet]

They just released the announcement

Doubt the requirements will be out so soon

[arctic sky]

They have said the requirements haven't changed

The specs are the same

[woeful whale]

Oh cool, thanks

[pure garnet]

But even that’s not confirmed for the finish product is it ?

Finished*

[arctic sky]

Ue5 actually makes it easier to run in potatoes

It optimizes stuff

[woeful whale]

Yeah ofc, just wondered if there would be some changes

[woeful whale]

Yep, potatoes and calculators will run it well then :D

[pure garnet]

Yeah. I expected it to go up. Considering it isn’t even half done yet

[arctic sky]

They have stated that those are the specs they want it running on at launch

[pure garnet]

If that’s really the case then that’s for the best. Because the requirements are kinda low

[arctic sky]

You won't be running it on high

But you can run it lol