questions

[ancient egret]

ah i was slightly wrong they will be permanent in the betas only during the alphas will it change

was thinking it would change all the way to the start

[viscid basin]

I swear at some point i saw an announcement for volunteers for moderation. Did i dream of that?

[signal inlet]

Like a year ago and it was for non-english ones

[digital sonnet]

@viscid basin @signal inlet As an FYI, this was the previous announcement: #news message

[signal inlet]

Damn I was spot on for the year ago

[fickle lodge]

Will there be a guild merit system which guild masters decide the uses for or something?

[toxic pecan]

Just bought the alpha two pass , do i have to do anything else or its all automated ?

[ancient egret]

? you mean you bought the pack on the website if so then yes its all automated

[toxic pecan]

Yeah thats whaat i meant

[fickle lodge]

Would u be able to exchange guild points for perks from the guild? Like an item from storage or something

:(

Ah ok

Ty for the help

[bronze whale]

where downlord alpha2

@dark junglelook down this?????modbot

[dark jungle]

click the link

it will tell you more

[vagrant thunder]

Hello. Is there any information about approximate duration of alpha2?

[tranquil willow]

Alpha 2 is intended to be persistent, so last till launch.
After that, that server becomes the Public test server
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-2

[vagrant thunder]

thank you, so no time duration, right?

[tranquil willow]

If you get into Alpha 2, you get to play all the tests leading to launch

[ancient egret]

other then beta 1 and 2 if you got a key from a giveway right

[cyan parrot]

will there be char creator this thurday ?

[ancient egret]

i would bet my left nut that there will be so most likely yes

[cyan parrot]

@idle siren guive us a wink 😄

[unborn delta]

I screenshotted that

[cyan parrot]

Did I just miss Steven wink?

[vernal urchin]

alpha maybe this year, beta maybe in 2 thats the difference

[sleek sky]

Can we expect alpha 2 at the end of this year?

[spiral pine]

Alpha 2 will run along side the betas

because Alpha 2 will turn into the PTR server

[sleek sky]

.

[spiral pine]

There are no dates for Alpha2

[sleek sky]

I know im just asking opinion based question

[ancient egret]

my best copium guess would be dec this year but as said its a guess

[desert ivy]

Dont count on it

[cerulean sundial]

Orginally I was guessing fall of 2022. But with the switch to UE5 I thought...maybe more like early 2023...but then I heard that they had migrated over in record time, makes me think A2 will be as early as this summer

[ancient egret]

1 can hope

[signal inlet]

You need to look at the things they want to test for A2 to get an idea of when it will be out. Basically they are not even close

[cerulean sundial]

Personal question, anyone know if there are limits to the number of houses someone can own? And if so what those limitations are?

[oak loom]

Will there be server wipes in A2? I'm guessing that there would possibly be server roll backs as some changes may have severe issues that would require it.

[signal inlet]

Yes. Probably many wipes

[cerulean sundial]

Very true, I am operating under the assumption that a lot of the backend ground work has already been laid, so development speeds up exponentially when that is done

[onyx knoll]

Yes, there will be wipes from time to time

[cerulean sundial]

Perfect, thanks.

Follow up to that, I'm assuming if you sell one you're immediately able to replace it?

[onyx knoll]

Unless it's a freehold, which can be a bit more complicated, then I'd assume so yeah. That hasn't really be tested yet tho

[lament stirrup]

A2 will run along side/before the betas?

So A2 will last ages basically?

[onyx knoll]

that's the idea, yes

A2 will eventually become the Public Test Realm and run at the same time as the released game

[lament stirrup]

Is it confirmed? I looked through the wiki and saw half the map will be playable with level 35 cap but nothing on that

well ill take your guys word for it

ty

[vernal urchin]

the more you know

[dim hearth]

When alpha 2 comes out does everyone restart at level 1?

[lament stirrup]

same with the betas

so theres no point in farming out A2 to 35 to see everything or what?

[vernal urchin]

so i belive the beta is for server testing right

[lament stirrup]

stress test maybe

[arctic sky]

They are tests and Steven wants the wonder of a new game to still exist after launch and not have players burn out in the 'betas and alphas'

[lament stirrup]

yeah i feel that

[oak loom]

There is always a point to it ... just does it benefit you? Hopefully there are enough people in A2 to get a well rounded test. Just go in there, have some fun, poke around with the systems you are REALLY interested in and give feedback on those systems. No need to burn yourself out on testing things you aren't particularly interested in or find burdensome.

[tranquil willow]

"Alpha-2 is known as the persistent alpha.[1][2] Persistent means that the Alpha-2 servers will be kept up all day and night until launch."
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Persistent_alpha

[lament stirrup]

so alpha 1 is still going on?

[ancient egret]

nope

[quick pine]

If i have an alt that is focused on breeding/training animals, could my main like catch new animals for said alt?

[ancient egret]

short answer is we dont know but most likely yes

[quick pine]

Thanks

[crisp swallow]

I have a question related to community events like the Glorious Gourd Contest.
If there are titles in the game can the rewards be tied in? I would love a Pumpkin King title. Also could you make it retroactive 😇

[stable plover]

The contests run by Intrepid, especially the ones that give out physical prizes, pretty clearly state their rules/prizes https://assets.ctfassets.net/9px3mh1bipby/18WGIuLtxpMitbRRiQkpeB/85f82dd1ff0f7ad48b814b6e5715ca3d/Ashes_of_Creation_Glorious_Gourd_Contest_Rules_2021.pdf - Intrepid reserves the right to alter the rules, but altering prizes that far outside of the contest period is unlikely. If I recall correctly, I think Intrepid has had contests in the past which gave out a handful of packages (as opposed to keys) that would have included titles, but there's no guarantee that Intrepid will do so again.

[crisp swallow]

Thanks for the response Greypelt. More just throwing it out there as a cool feature possibly moving forward. I would be genuinely surprised if the made anything retroactive.

[crystal beacon]

Did I get hacked or is there a reason someone elses user name and email was on my account page?

Anyone have this happen?

[desert ivy]

That's a new one, maybe someone else has heard of it happening but I haven't. Might wanna change all your details

[dark jungle]

probs should send in a ticket

[crystal beacon]

thanks

[junior ember]

Sent you a DM!

[lilac stream]

Can someone please clarify this. I’m not sure I understand what they mean for intended audience indication? Is there a visual example? “Intended Audience Style: You see the level of the enemy, color indicators, and intended audience indicators for solo players, parties, or raids - stars, triangles, borders, skulls, etc.”

[ruby swift]

That means that while a mob may "con" at a certain level for a solo player, it will "con" at a different indicator for a group.

Because how much of a threat a mob may be to you solo, is not indicative of how easy it is to kill with a group of 8 for example.

[tranquil willow]

There is no date for Alpha 2 yet

[west ibex]

the bot just told me

[drowsy scarab]

Do we have any clue about the character customization if it will be more like Black Desert online (Arguebly the best yet) or more like WoW?

[digital sonnet]

Between those two options, closer to BDO. Stay tuned... we'll have more to share soon™️.

[drowsy scarab]

Interesting! Looking forward to it! Thanks for the fast answer ☝🏼

[spiral pine]

you forgot to add TM

[digital sonnet]

fixed*

[drowsy scarab]

Haha

[oak lynx]

Lmao

[manic marten]

Hey why is there no vid of the latest stream?

there should have been a stream today right

[desert ivy]

Because it doesn't happen till tomorrow?

[manic marten]

oh wait lol

[oak loom]

What are the odds on seeing a sneak peak of the character creator tomorrow?

[dark jungle]

id say pretty high

[tulip hatch]

[dry salmon]

Good morning!
Maybe a weird question - but is there some sort of size comparison for the Ashes world map compared to the BDO world map?

[tight socket]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/World_size

[plain bay]

Not sure what you mean but according to a quick Google BDO has a map size of 398km², ashes map size is planned to be 480km².

So it's ~20% bigger.

Oh I forgot about the underrealm which adds about 100km² to the 480 overworld lol.

[dry salmon]

True thank you! I think for BDO this includes ALL the water though xD which is like... a lot...
I thought maybe someone having the same weird questions in their head like me put them on top of each other or something xD
but I think this will definitely give me an idea!

[plain bay]

It's gonna be huge with extremely limited fast travel so it feels even bigger than a game with the same size map and fast travel.

Like WOW is huge but with plenty of fast travel it feels much smaller than it is.

[dry salmon]

Yes it sounds awesome! Having the whole world accessable within a blink is kinda boring imo

[bronze gorge]

there is a map size comparison of ashes, gta, and skyrim, idk how accurate it is.

but might give you a good idea

easy google search

[desert ivy]

The water is included in Ashes 480km2 as well since water is playable space because of ships

[vernal urchin]

you even know the square kilometers. you nerd

[dense ginkgo]

How does someone who just found out about this game learn all they can about Ashes of Creation? Is their a good playlist of YouTube videos, a good blog discussing things, or a combination of the two?

[ancient egret]

!wiki

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Ashes of Creation Wiki aims to capture accurate confirmed knowledge about Ashes of Creation. The 1,973 articles in this wiki are kept up-to-date with the latest info from Intrepid Studios. Everyone can contribute to this wiki.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ashes_of_Creation_Wiki

Please use /wiki instead of !wiki. The ! commands will no longer work after April 30, 2022 due to Discord rule changes.

[tight socket]

there is a lot of things in that regard. check out the wiki, or ashes101.com. you can also check out videos from some of the CC's here id say check out Jahlons he is the guy behind ashes101 if you prefer video breakdowns

[oak loom]

NARC is also a great content creator and has TONS of videos

[cyan parrot]

narc is a god

[tight socket]

narc is entertaining for sure, but not always good for information. but at this point this isnt answering questions anymore just conversation

[buoyant willow]

There is an ashes101 youtube playlist too.

[full badger]

As others have recommended, I would go with either the Ashes of Creation wiki: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ashes_of_Creation_Wiki or the Ashes101 site: https://www.ashes101.com/

The wiki is kept up to date with all the official information and only contains sources directly from the developers. It's great for deep diving into various systems. On the other hand, Ashes101 gives shorter, easier to understand breakdowns of the core systems in the game with videos by one of our longest-standing content creators, @simple ether

[dense ginkgo]

Damn, not gonna lie - I love how quick all of you were able to give me answers. Looks like a huge community that I would love to get into. Now I just have to look for a guild that would accept Australians which have a role-play focus haha.

[ancient egret]

you can look in both #eu-guild-recruitment and #na-oce-guild-recruitment for that

[lusty stream]

Hey guys, i want to buy the package that gives acces to alpha 2, but i don't know if alpha has region lock, cuz im from latinamerica (Chile, to be more specific), can someone tell me? please. Sorry for bad english, not meme.

[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

[ruby swift]

There is no region locking planned.

[lusty stream]

Thanks you 🙂

[west ibex]

yep thats what #1 says

[void fjord]

Do you get banned in the forum because you don't log in there?

because i tried logging in and received an email : you've been unbanned

[tulip hatch]

That is a forum bug that they are aware of and are working to resolve it nothing for you to worry about

[fluid needle]

that's an error on their end that they've had issue with and are trying to resolve

[void fjord]

ah ok thanks for the quick answer

[oak loom]

I saw a video a little while back that suggested AoC may be further along than they are saying or showing ... Why would they do that? Are things still being shown under NDAs with testers?

[desert ivy]

Things are always being shown to PI backers that don't get shown to the public until much later

But imo, the video is mostly clickbait

I dont think it's that much further along than what we already know

[sullen sentinel]

Or is it. 😮

[oak loom]

That was my gut reaction... I think Intrepid has been pretty transparent thus far... but I could be wrong

[desert ivy]

Until they show me far along combat, the game is still very far from anything substantial happening

They used to be more transparent, but recently they've become much more reserved unfortunately

[oak loom]

Combat will be tweaked all the way to final release and then even after that

Have they even decided on rooted or free movement combat yet?

[desert ivy]

Currently it's free movement

[sly monolith]

HYPE!!

[rare thistle]

What does the text say?

[potent oracle]

Ashes of Creation

😄

[rare thistle]

Hahaha the small text!

[potent oracle]

Seems to low-pixel (or what it's called) for it to be readable it seems

[tranquil willow]

It seems like it's the text we got for the Aela humans

"The Aelan empire is the most recent successor of the once great house of Lyneth. For over one thousand years the house of Lyneth ruled over the Aela. A golden age endured for most of their reign. It was only during the dawn of [the last century before the fall], during the Great War of the Undying that the house fell. With no suitable heir to the Lyneth throne the country fell into chaos. What arose is the fragile republic we see today. Overseen by the Emperor elected through the Council of Five: The five who govern the greatest cities on the Empire. The Aelan empire is by far the largest nation in all of Verra, with over eight million souls among its inhabitants. Aelans also represent the single largest population on Verra. Their borders touch upon every other nation; and with their interests of expansion on the seas of Verra, they are able to deploy their widely feared armies to any shore. The Empire uses this fear to bully many city states, bending them to their will. Those who deny the will of the Empire often find themselves at the end of a sword."

Maybe not all of it is there, but I do see the beginning. So nothing new

[junior ember]

This is correct. It's all info on the humans that can be found on the wiki 🙂 no new information is there!

[signal inlet]

Do you ever see game designers pulling up the wiki

[junior ember]

LOL no. 😉 Our designers have plenty of internal documentation!

[last osprey]

so will a Tulnar marriage be considered as animal husbandry?

[dim shuttle]

Why was there no @ everyone announcement about the stream starting like there usually is

[junior ember]

We use the @ everyone tag when we announce we're live, rather than the one hour reminder 😉

[desert ivy]

They usualyl do it when it goes live

[stable plover]

People on stream live, not countdown to the stream live

[dim shuttle]

Oh hell, I misread it, thought it was started an hour ago, thanks

Slow down and stop skim-reading everything Cypher damnit

[lean olive]

!wiki name reservation

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Name reservations

Name reservations were rewards for backing at the Pioneer level and higher and are currently available through the Voyager plus pre-order pack.
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

Please use /wiki instead of !wiki. The ! commands will no longer work after April 30, 2022 due to Discord rule changes.

[young latch]

do it

[digital sonnet]

@young latch Please leave this channel for questions. For things like this, any of the Community Discussion channels are better for this crouch slider discussion.

[onyx knoll]

If you don't see the general channels, please check #read-me-first

and click the language you want to see

[young latch]

ah yah, sorry. I double clicked the language by mistake

[ember dagger]

there are any release date or something? really excited to play this awesome game! \o/

[worn wagon]

!alpha

[summer elk]

That's why I'm here and been asking forever, pretty much the answer is "There is no date, none at all, it could be 2 years it could be 10 years, no one knows"

No it can't be that. It has some stuff listed and how long it lasts.

[azure void]

no it could be

they could have been fooling us this entire time

[tulip hatch]

Friends lets not chat in the questions channel
Take comments and discussions to the appropriate channels ~ thank you

[flat widget]

Hey. I linked my discord account to my AOC account the other day and still don't have access to the alpha channels

[onyx knoll]

Do you have an alpha 1 key?

The alpha channels are currently only available to alpha 1 key holders, if you have an alpha 2 key you won't get any special roles or access

[azure void]

Also what date do the cosmetics roll over for the backing rewards?

[onyx knoll]

March 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific

[azure void]

Is it usually the 9th of each month?

[onyx knoll]

no

[azure void]

Or does it depend on each month

[tulip hatch]

no it varies and they announce it with the new cosmetics

[onyx knoll]

depends on the months, it's always posted in the #news channel

[flat widget]

Yeah I have alpha 1 access

[tulip hatch]

please dm your forum profile link

[strong dune]

Hi there! Long time fan, and enthusiastic future AOC gamer! Thank you everyone from Intrepid Studios for all your hard work, dedication, and overall awesomeness!!

I have a quick question: Are there any future plans to integrate AOC with Web3 such as launching an AOC "Subnet" on Avalanche? With the recent launch of Defi Kingdoms, it's clear that this is only the beginning of an exciting partnership with AAA games such as AOC and cutting edge blockchains such as Avalanche. If you're unfamiliar with Avalanche (and horizontal scaling such as using "subnets") here's a recent article from CoinDesk that I found interesting: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/30/can-avalanche-win-over-wall-street-and-degens-alike/

While we're all against play to win, I think the NFT "skins" and earned items could be quite interesting to integrate with Web3.

I would love to hear your thoughts about this subject. 🙂 Apologies if this subject in general has been answered before.

[strong dune]

I just meant the skins we purchase or whatnot can be considered an NFT in a way. Just curious.

Thanks, Talents.

[fluid needle]

no nft's

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

NFT

Intrepid Studios does not plan to introduce NFTs into Ashes of Creation.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/NFT

[stable plover]

The cash shop/preorder skins aren't tradeable, which NFTs are by definition.

[strong dune]

Cool, thanks, all. Just curious 🙂

[magic breach]

Apologies if this has already been asked&answered...

What are the plans for long term server population health? What are the contingencies for the inevitable drop off in player base? For example, sharding; or high server populations on launch & allow long queues

I appreciate server merges will not work due to the node system

Thanks

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Server population

Population limits will be enforced on each server.
Around 8-10k concurrent users per server is projected. Initially there will be a limited number of registered accounts (approximately 15,000) per server to help mitigate login queues.
This limit will increase over time to around 50,000 registered accounts per server. The developers intend to caref...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Server_population

[dark jungle]

^

[stable plover]

Also, since it's left out of that particular wiki article, it's planned to do server reservations before launch to let people group together before rolling characters, to prevent crazy day one queues.

[pulsar finch]

Is there beta?

[crystal flax]

Not an open one, but yes

[hearty dragon]

is there a date?

[stable plover]

The game's current testing phase is post-A1 spot testing. with Alpha 2 coming before Beta 1

[stable plover]

No

[fading valley]

What is the likelihood of the character creation seperate program being released before A2?

[onyx knoll]

We don't speculate in here, if you want to get people's opinions you can try asking in #aoc-discussion 🙂

[sleek seal]

When is the live stream?

[onyx knoll]

It was two hours ago 😦

it'll be uploaded on youtube soon

[sleek seal]

[stable plover]

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1442254021 to view the livestream now, might want to watch the 4k vid they just uploaded to their youtube channel linked in #news instead though

[austere trout]

Fantastic update today

[cunning arch]

Hi, so I hear the cash shop will be purely cosmetic. Will the coolest looking skins/gear only be in cash shop (ESO has cool armor however its all behind cash shop)? I hope the best looking gear will always be obtainable in-game rather than paying for it! Same goes for mounts. Thanks 🙂

[tulip turret]

no idea if this is the right place to ask, however do the devs plan to make another stream for showing the female customization? i was hoping to see a little more than a single screenshot after 40 minutes:P

[cunning arch]

they said they were just showing the most basic model for this one

[tulip turret]

i mean, technically it would be both sexes (standard human model), but if they said they're just going to show off one, thats fine

i just hoped to see a little more on the female customization on whats possible since i enjoy the character creation especially in online games

[onyx knoll]

that's a very subjective question. For some, the coolest-looking gear will be cash shop items, for others it will be in-game items. But they have said that they would aim to offer a similar level of quality/detail in-game then in the shop, just different looks. They've shown some in-game obtainable mounts and gear in some steams and they look just as good

[desert ivy]

Here's an example of one of the in-game pieces of gear

[hearty dragon]

and heres some in shop items for example. this is the pack i bought 😮 i think theyre both fairly equal. very well made. unique. etc

[desert ivy]

Yeah, some of the cosmetic packs look really good, whereas some are not as grand

[signal inlet]

The main issue with the cosmetic armor is that it is all or nothing so it offers almost no customization

[karmic yarrow]

What is the view on alts? Is that something that is encouraged or will the focus be mostly on our first/main character?

[stable plover]

I'd say the game wants you to focus on a main character but allows alts. I say this because there are some account things like 1 freehold per account, that you should probably set up with your main character in mind, messing with alt professions. Citizenship is another example (alts don't get equal voting rights). We also haven't been told about any major alt catchup systems.

[karmic yarrow]

Ya that sounds right, otherwise 1 person might be able to dominate through manipulation of alts, I guess a follow up question would be if the alts had access to the freehold for example/ if you wanted to change who your main was for whatever reason, would there be a process for that?

[stable plover]

Your alts can all access your freehold. The buildings on your freehold can be replaced (So presumably you could go from a smeltery to a tannery) . I'd presume that it's a resource sink to switch buildings though. (I don't think the devs have directly stated that, but I can mentally run through the thought process of, well if you lost the freehold entirely, which you could do deliberately by not paying it's taxes, you could restart a freehold with new buildings - Destroyed freeholds get blueprints mailed to help restart them with the same placements of things, but nothing says you have to follow the blueprint).

[solid silo]

wich the new tato will it possible to have guild tato one body

[karmic yarrow]

Nice, everything I have seen about the vision of this game makes me very excited! I know at least for the alt question, every mmo I have played I have changed what class/ what my main was partway through due to finding what I love to play and what is needed for my guild, so I would love some sort of system in the game that allows for that transition to be possible. Thanks for answering my questions!

[simple mirage]

Does anyone who played the AoCA BR get the rank in discord? I honestly don't know how I had played it but I think it was through my steam account?

[onyx knoll]

As far as I know, you had to ask for it while APOC was live to get it, it's a legacy role now we don't hand it out anymore :/

[simple mirage]

That's unfortunate, that whole thing was a confusing mess honestly so I didn't know there was anything connected to it even let alone here on the discord

[desert ivy]

It was a role that was given when the Alpha 1 testers got access and needed an NDA channel to talk about it

In 2018 I think

[simple mirage]

Ya I had played it during the time I just wasn't in the discord I don't think lol

[cunning arch]

anyone know if there will be a way to swap their subclasses around with a fee? or you locked in once making a decision?

[onyx knoll]

you can change your 2nd archetype

so you're only locked into the descision of your main archetype

and have access to all the classes of that archetype with 1 character

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes

[lean olive]

Woohoo A2 tomorrow!

oh sorry, wrong channel. My bad

https://tenor.com/view/grinch-smile-grin-devious-evil-scheming-gif-24073832

I meant A2 for BF2042. Weird.

[cunning arch]

will this game be controller compatable on pc?

[junior ember]

It is something that we hope to be able to support but we will not know until we are closer to launch 🙂 https://ashesofcreation.wiki/User_interface#Controller_support\

[crystal beacon]

When is beta 2?

[desert ivy]

A long long way away

Alpha 2 is the next phase and there is no date for it

[winter parrot]

Is the Character Creator a separate downloadable program like EQ2, or will it be part of the game we will get a week before launch?

[stable plover]

I don't think Intrepid have confirmed that either way

[idle moat]

Will saved character customization things be kept after a2?

[dark jungle]

they talked about being able to download characters onto your hard disc, but that was a while back

[dapper cave]

In Ashes of Creation - are you only locked in to one class or role or can you change this through out the game?

[civic obsidian]

Your main archetype is locked. You secondary which adds different augments is not

[dapper cave]

Is Ashes of Creation, similar to another MMO game - I havent played it yet, but I am very interested in it. Just wanting to get some more info on it.

[civic obsidian]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/ u can find alot of the information from here but basicly its a PvX mmo that takes inspiration from quite a few games.

Ashes of Creation has taken inspiration from various other MMORPG titles.[1]

Eve Online with its regionalized economy and risk vs reward in transportation.[1]
ArcheAge with its building systems, transportation and naval combat.[1]
Lineage II with its risk vs reward, castle sieges, flagging, open world PvP and guild progression.[2][1]
Star Wars Galaxies with its crafting systems.[1]

[little olive]

for the prepurchase pack, is there a repeating rotation for the exclusive skins?

[civic obsidian]

no

every month is a new one and they don't come back

[scarlet raptor]

will the prepurchase packs have varients that come out with the game? I ask this because all of the packs released are really diverse and are really cool and I think it could limit cosmetics you can earn in game

[little olive]

so its kinda a gamble on getting a good skin between buying the pack now or waiting for a better one?

[civic obsidian]

Basicly the packs are there if u really want them. Theres no rush or obligation to buy them. If u really want one, best bet is to wait until theres a set u really like

[cyan frigate]

Buying a pack now and purchasing the upcoming cosmetics is also an option. Separately of course

[little olive]

but if i see one i want and buy it then later on a objectively better skin comes out for me, i cant get it?

[civic obsidian]

Depending on your pack "tier" u can buy individual skins later on from other monthly pack

[scarlet raptor]

I feel that the packs cover a large portion of availalbe themes in the universe which may limit new themes in the future when the game launches

[cyan frigate]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pre-order_packs

[civic obsidian]

^

[little olive]

sorry, just to clarify, so i can buy the older and future voyager skins in the shop?

[civic obsidian]

No

Never older ones

But if for example u buy this months package

Next one u will be able to buy individual skins from that months package until the next one is out

[little olive]

oh

rip older skin fomo

[signal bone]

will plot certificates(needed by freeholds) cost in-game money or real money?

[crystal flax]

In game, the only thing you'll ever pay real money for is your sub and cosmetics

[signal bone]

awesome thanks

[vital cypress]

Played a lot of blade and soul as a kungfu master. Playing lost ark as a scrapper. Are any of the classes in ashesh going to allow me to throw on some gauntlets and smash the hell out of people? I really love that concept. Its more fun to throw on huge gloves than playing a monk and go hand to hand

[stable plover]

Fists/Gauntlets aren't planned weapon types. You can see the list of planned weapons https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Weapons there

[signal bone]

is there any kind of free-form building, Like in rust, life is feudal, etc? Or is everything based on blueprints?

[toxic pecan]

With Unreal Engine 5 and that new amazing network code , are we still going to be limited on 10000 players per server ?

Still looks as a big number , hope that world will look rich and populated with that amount of players.

10k seems alot on paper

[timid pewter]

Has the kaelar symbol always been the lion?

[vital cypress]

Awww big rip. Ty

[ocean folio]

when will name reservations be available?

[stable plover]

I'm not personally sure how free-form the building systems of those games are, so I'll just talk about AoC's a bit. Just talking about freehold buildings, since their probably the most interesting building (maybe in-node actually ends up being more interesting), the buildings themselves are pre-fab, but you can select the layout of your buildings within your freehold (Tetris style), and can decorate them with a variety of furniture that likely need appropriate hook points (statues go in different places than paintings, and you probably can't use carpets to cover your walls, or endlessly stack items) - some of the freehold stuff probably isn't locked down, like they've joked about involving the clutter system, but that joke probably makes the engineers nervous.

[stable plover]

I'd recommend looking through https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Name_reservations - I'd personally expect that to be a while, because they probably shouldn't start doing name reservations until they've mainly decided on launch servers.

[stable plover]

Presumably their old symbol was https://ashesofcreation.wiki/images/7/70/Kaelar_symbol.png

[odd sky]

Hello, I am an early backer of this project in Kickstarter. Do I get anything when the game finally releases?

[civic obsidian]

U get whatever kickstarter privilege came with the pack u bought

[stable plover]

In case you never redeemed your KS key and need this - If you still have it in your email history - Double check your SPAM / Junk / Promotions folders.
The email sent from: [e-mail]. Title is: Ashes of Creation Kickstarter Key Fulfillment
Then while logged in on https://accounts.ashesofcreation.com/users/profile click 'redeem a key'
If you can't find the email you'll need to contact CS here https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new and have your KS info handy

[supple valley]

anyone here?

[abstract void]

hi

[tight socket]

welcome to the discord 🙂 please check out the #rules and then head on over to #general-discussion or #aoc-diskussion if you havent got any questions 🙂

[gilded sundial]

Any announcement for alpha 2?

[abstract void]

don't believe so

[tight socket]

no dates at this time 🙂

[delicate slate]

nope

[vernal urchin]

no way bozo

[glad epoch]

how many races are we expecting to see?

[fluid needle]

5 main races: human, elf, dwarf, orc, and tulnar. Each main race besides tulnar have a subrace you pick from.

[glad epoch]

kewl

[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

[fluid needle]

Read that for a more in depth idea

[crystal beacon]

Regarding the Content Creator Program, I would like to be a part of that, but I don't have content created for Ashes yet. Am I still eligible for that?

[honest solstice]

will we have different levels of vek blue like humans having different skin tones

[spiral pine]

Yes

[crystal beacon]

awesome

[opaque sonnet]

Will this game support 32:9 Monitor XD?

[dark jungle]

It does. I played alpha 1 exclusively on a 32:9

[opaque sonnet]

Thanks i can'twait to play this game XD

[tulip glacier]

no release date yet right? and is there a way to play alpha 2 or is it for randomly chosen players?

[worn wagon]

To participate in the A2, you'll have to buy the Voyager or Voyager Plus pack in the shop. There's currently no announced date for A2

[tulip glacier]

Damn. I see, thanks

[broken atlas]

With animal husbandry and loads of different concepts coming into the game (which is great) that allows such versatile results; Will the players with the kickstarter content + bonus features such as mounts and armor skins etc have a uniqueness or will it be washed out by the other features? For example I have a spectral horse (i think..of sorts..) in my kickstarter plan, wont other players that use the animal husbandry system be able to achieve similar results and uniqueness or will there be a obvious difference for those kickstarter backers.

[rain gull]

I want to ask if currently created character in new character creator can actually move in a1/a2 world right now or if there is more time need to finish this. If so can we see how they create new character and then play as him in near future?

I am asking because it have to be really hard show all these details on multiple in-game clients. (sorry for poor english)

[tight socket]

the character creator shown last night wasnt finished, it only had one race in it. also you cant play Alpha 2 right now we dont have any dates

[rain gull]

I understand this, I only wanted them to show us how you can move with newly created character.

[tight socket]

still working on it bud, id check back later. this was a first reveal 🙂

[broken atlas]

fluidity and rigging is important, BDO does that well but yes i assume its being worked on too, what they have now is probably placeholder

[rain gull]

I am interested because I want to know how they'll solve network/client optimizations. But ty for answers

[worn wagon]

The cosmetics from pre-order packs or KS will not be achievable in the game. That being said, the developers want the in-game achievables to be on par, or better, with the purchasable skins

[ruby swift]

@broken atlas They have spoken to this multiple times. The rewards from KS/Summer/Intrepid packages will be unique, but won't be the only type of that reward. An example of the otter mount was given. While you may be able to achieve an otter mount in game, the exact model with the same coloring, saddle, and barding will not be able to be replicated. You will be able to tame and acquire the same types of cosmetic pets, just not in those exact shades. And so on.

[analog galleon]

when can we play?

[fickle lodge]

Have they said what the max level will be on release?

[desert ivy]

50

[desert ivy]

There's no ETA for release. Don't expect release for another few years. Next phase is alpha 2 which requires a Voyager or Voyager Plus package from the store

[analog galleon]

ok ty

[fickle lodge]

Alpha 2 is most important test if u want to play early since it’ll be running all the way til release

[analog galleon]

well tghat makes a difference ......how much to get in?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki search results

1: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pre-order_packs#Voyager_pre-order_pack>

...Pre-order packs are available from the Cosmetic store. Wayfarer pre-order pack (History). Expeditionary pre-order pack (History). Voyager pre-order pack (History)...

2: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Voyager_pre-order_pack#Pre-order_pack_information>

...Guarden Voyager pre-order pack: Dec 2017 - Feb 2018 Voyager pre-order pack: Mar 2018 - Apr 2018 Voyager pre-order pack: Apr 2018 - May 2018 Voyager pre-order...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Voyager_plus_pre-order_pack#Pre-order_pack_information>

...reservation Voyager plus pre-order pack: Aug 2018 - Sep 2018 Voyager plus pre-order pack: Sep 2018 - Oct 2018 Voyager plus pre-order pack: Nov 2018 - Dec...

[fickle lodge]

$250 @analog galleon

[analog galleon]

ok thats what i thought ty

[fickle lodge]

It gives access to beta 1 and 2 aswell

I’d recommend waiting til they release cosmetics u want and then buy it

[analog galleon]

when does alpha 2 go live?

[fickle lodge]

Not announced I don’t think

I’d estimate sometime this year tho

That or early next year

[analog galleon]

ok ill grab it later... thanks for the helpfull info

[fickle lodge]

Purchase it only after alpha 2 starts, that way u know what all is in it

[analog galleon]

ok

[sterile acorn]

Will this game be using Easy Anti Cheat? If so does that mean us Linux users wont be able to play? A shame if so.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki search results

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

...part of different combinations. The issue with macros is that from an anti cheat metric perspective it's difficult to define what a macro is against a...

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

...part of different combinations. The issue with macros is that from an anti cheat metric perspective it's difficult to define what a macro is against a...

3: <https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Multi-boxing>

...in other games. – Steven Sharif The issue with macros is that from an anti cheat metric perspective it's difficult to define what a macro is against a...

[fickle lodge]

Hm

Wiki doesn’t say anything about the anti cheat

[fickle lodge]

It was used in alpha 1 I think

[ancient egret]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Security_systems

[ruby swift]

Intrepid is using a variety of anti-cheat and reporting measures. EAC is just one of them. There are a couple others that are publicly known, and others that run server side they have hinted about.

This is another vendor that was mentioned early days. https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/panopticon-labs-making-online-gaming-safe-fun/

@sterile acorn Right now they have no plans to support Linux. Windows only for the moment.

[sterile acorn]

Well thats a real shame. Theres thousands of us Linux users. Oh well. On something else then. Such is life.

[ruby swift]

Q: Will the upgrade to UE5 affect the supported systems? A lot of people are like linux question mark.[446]

A: It's something that we'll evaluate in the future. I haven't ruled it out necessarily- would see how much work it would take to do that, but really like less than one percent of the player base is using Linux.[446] – Steven Sharif

[mellow yoke]

I have a few questions:

• Relating to the lore of the game, Steven has now stated that the playable races go into Sanctus, but when they get there are they kind of "frozen in time", as in the people who went into Sanctus stopped aging and have just existed on their own, or have they actually lived like normal living people, growing old, dying, reproducing and just normal existence without magic? Or is that part of the "yet to be revealed lore of the Sanctus arc" that we won't be getting until Beta?

• Next I wish to ask about the Content Creator Program, I intend to write stories within the Ashes verse, which will be made into videos, for which I will need the character creator(love how its turning out), I also have the Alpha 2 and will be covering it as well, but as of currently I do not have any AoC content on my YT channel. If I were to apply for the program, but don't have any AoC content on my channel, would my application be automatically discarded, or will it still be considered?

[dark jungle]

first question i can't answer yet as I haven't transcribed that part of the livestream. will be doing later today

second question. there is info on that here

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Official Content Creator program

The Content Creator Program is meant for those who make a podcast, fansite, video channel, or live stream channel.
Criticism is allowed, especially with constructive reasoning.
From the teams perspective, the primary focus of the official content creator is to help provide information about the project of Ashes of Creation, to the general public a...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Official_Content_Creator_program

[cunning arch]

when do yall put up new skin packages for prepurchase? the current ones are ugly 😛

[mellow yoke]

"To apply for Content Creator, you must have already made content." - so to apply my channel would need to have content relating to AoC on it, or does this refer to me needing to have already made content to run by staff for approval?

[dark jungle]

the way i interpret it is that you just have to have some content they can evaluate, doesnt have to be ashes

[stable plover]

If you look at the source on that, Margaret only specified that content was required. She didn't specifically mention AoC content being required.

[worn wagon]

The new cosmetics will become available on April 6, at 11am Pacific time

[mellow yoke]

Thank you for clarifying!

[solid sparrow]

This is likely meant for a Q&A or has already been answered and I havent seen it, how does the AoC team feel about auto-ban systems and false positives associated with them? will we have an active CM team that acts as GM's in game? or will it be more of an automated system with minimal reviews?

[dark jungle]

yes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Game masters

Game masters (GMs) will be present and active on Ashes of Creation servers.
There will be a standard escalation system, where different actions are taken based on the seriousness of each infraction. Actions could range anywhere from being stripped (of the illegitimate items or currency) to being banned for a period of time, or being permanently ba...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Game_masters

[magic breach]

Has a hardcore/ironman mode been considered? As in an opt-in game mode where dying either causes permanent deletion of the character or causes the character to lose a "hardcore/ironman flex bonus/achievement".

If it hasn't been considered, I really think it should. It's minimal developer time for the amount of replayability (and fun) it gives to the community that love this game mode.

[fluid needle]

Im unsure how that plays into their game design. They don't want to segregate the community with pve/PvP servers so it's unlikely they would do something even more niche. Still a good question to pose for their next stream as it's not something I've heard them talk much about.

[tender hearth]

No matching results. Try something else.

[rapid gazelle]

So say i buy the 75$ pack will i be able to buy any cosmetic skins i like that come out after?

[desert ivy]

No

You'll only be able to buy future accessories since that's what the $75 pack contains

[rapid gazelle]

And once these skins are gone they are gone for good?

[tranquil willow]

Correct

[rapid gazelle]

hm

[quick summit]

That's got a very lothlorien feel about it lol

[west ibex]

every skin, every month!

[latent perch]

Is Intrepid going to have a separate inventory for gear? I know the backpack can have gear but in the livestream I heard Steven mentioning having separate armor for different situations. Is this something planned for Alpha 2 for a separate gear inventory?

[ancient egret]

i dont think he meant on you

[stable plover]

gatherables seem to be classified separately for inventory than consumables and items. See https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Backpacks

[latent perch]

ahh okay so no seperate gear inventory on your character.

thanks

[mild drift]

when is the expected release date for the game?

[grave fox]

no date. people are guessing 2 years+ i believe

[sweet bear]

When will backers of the alpha 2 package get access to any tester only sections of discord/forums etc.?

[digital sonnet]

There's not currently any Alpha Two tester only section on our Discord or forums. Alpha Two isn't ready yet, and we haven't announced any dates or schedule for this test.

[night fossil]

heyyoo, im probably not looking hard enough but would there be something to turn into creatures rather than summon them?

like a druid?

[oak loom]

is movement in AoC similar to GW2 where you have to hold right click or use A or D to change directions or is it WASD and mouse follow like NW?

[minor ruin]

It’s WIP. But as of alpha 1 you had the option of both

[oak loom]

good ... I really DO NOT like GW2 movement and prefer NWs 10 to 1

[desert ivy]

Theres nothing like that planned

Other than the monster coin events

[night fossil]

ahk thanks

[oak loom]

so is the movement tied to the fighting style ... tab vs action?

thanks @simple ether

[sour vessel]

Will this game?

[minor ruin]

You can turn on an action camera in guildwars 2.

[grave fox]

This game will

[sour vessel]

serious question, I know there's no pinned down date for Alpha 2, any rough estimates or suggestions so far?

[pliant dock]

Sometime in the future

[stone geyser]

[delicate slate]

well npc might have them but we wont be able too

[bronze whale]

when alpha2ya?

[tight socket]

no dates yet

[desert ivy]

Lex already answered you 3 days ago

[bronze whale]

u rekgnize me

[vagrant thunder]

what is the difference between static housing and freeholds? Housing grants citizenship and in-node placed. Something else?

[desert ivy]

Static housing are open-world houses that are inside the walls of a Node (so inside the Village/Town/City/Metropolis themselves). Freeholds are open-world plots of lands outside the walls of a Node but still inside the Zone of Influence of the Node

Static housing is limited, so players that buy a static housing when a Node is in Village stage will keep that housing even if the Node upgrades to Metropolis, at that point their static housing would transform into a "mansion" per se which would be highyl sought after

[vagrant thunder]

thanks for explanation.

[tranquil willow]

Freeholds are limited too, since you cannot place an infinite number of them in the same ZOI due to space limitations

[deep coral]

How do I change my profile picture on the AoC forums? Is it possible to?

[desert ivy]

Click on preferences by clicking the Cog icon on the top right, then choose the "Change my picture option" on the right hand side of the screen

[deep coral]

Thank you dearly, can't believe I missed that lol.

[solid silo]

steven maby wee should have one adult server and other server for anybody

in ashes of creation game

[civic pebble]

Why are the packs for alpha/beta access so so expensive if the game is already funded? Also why are they releasing cosmetics every month for people to buy when the game isn't out yet? Steven says we don't have to fund the game and we can wait if we are skeptical but at the same time there's monthly packs for a significant sum of money and founder packs costing 75-375 dollars?

[dark jungle]

did you look at what is included? the wayfarer pack for example has $30 of game time and $25 in store credits. That alone is $55 out of the total $75

which means you are getting beta 2 access and a cosmetic for only $20

[civic pebble]

That is assuming I want to buy cosmetics for the game, which I might not want to do.

[dark jungle]

then dont buy the packs

they are cosmetic packs

wait for launch and pay $15 per month

[civic pebble]

They're access packs too, I want access without wanting to pay for cosmetics but it's not possible. A pack for access and gametime without cosmetics would be nice.

[dark jungle]

there are no packs without cosmetics

[ancient egret]

The reason why they are expensive for the bigger packs is to make sure Those that buy the packs want to test the game not Play thats at least how i see it

[grim breach]

Sure you can. Once the game launches, like Lex said, you can pay $15 a month and get access to the launch version of teh game.

[civic pebble]

I meant testing access. But I can't buy that without having cosmetics tacked on to increase the price.

[dark jungle]

and if you buy a pack you get at least 2 months of free game time, so your choice

if you think $20 is too much for beta 2 testing (cosmetic included that you dont have to use) then you probably will have trouble paying the $15 per month sub price

[civic pebble]

You're just assuming I want beta 2 access.

I want alpha 2 access but I don't think it's worth 250 dollars minus the 90 dollar value of game time.

[dark jungle]

anyway this is a conversation not a question, good luck making your buy or not buy decision. nobody is pressuring you

[civic pebble]

Is there even any pictures of the cosmetics I get from buying a pack? There's just a name I don't even see what they look like or what they're for.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Pre-order packs

Pre-order packs are available from the Cosmetic store.
Wayfarer pre-order pack (History).
Expeditionary pre-order pack (History).
Voyager pre-order pack (History).
Voyager plus pre-order pack (History). We offer cosmetics for players who wish to support the project early. The exclusive nature of the limited availability is something I think collec...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pre-order_packs

[ancient egret]

They change Every month so if you dont like this one you can wait for one you like Alpha 2 Access would be able to be bought for a Long time

[civic pebble]

I see.

[glass grail]

It's actually because the kickstarter packs that offered similar perks were that much and he wanted to keep it fair to the OG's. That way the new folks that join would pay the same and the first folks didn't feel they could have waited to get the same thing for cheaper.

[cunning arch]

If im paying over 150 bucks i feel like i should be able to pick the cosmetic but that's just me lol

[dark jungle]

you can, by waiting for the pack you like. they change every month

[cunning arch]

yeah buit how many hjave past? lol

[cerulean sundial]

One, each month, for the last 3+ years

[cunning arch]

exactly

[desert ivy]

44 packs to be exact

[glass grail]

They have a history of all the packs and cosmetics that came with them. This is the top tier pack history, enjoy.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Voyager_plus_pre-order_pack:_Aug_2018_-_Sep_2018
Every month up till current is at the bottom of the page.

[blissful trout]

Do we know when alpha 2 will be out?

ok

[granite agate]

Ok everyone asks it, but I want to ask a slightly different question. I go from looking at this game for about a month, to forgetting it for four. If I forget about it again (So 4 months without looking) do you think I will miss the alpha 2 key? Im 100% looking for guesses, If you hang out in this community alot and have picked up on hints then you are my best source XD

[tranquil willow]

We don't have dates for the Alpha 2, but most people guess it won't happen this year.
So, you're good

[granite agate]

sick

thx homie

[serene dock]

Are all weapons / armors going to be open to be used by every class or are they going to be restricted?

[tranquil willow]

All weapons and armors can be used by all classes, yes

[serene dock]

[ancient egret]

all can use them but not all can use them well

[serene dock]

That's cube by me

[granite agate]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Weapons

[serene dock]

Cube? Fine*

[granite agate]

Under class weapons and armor on that link

[crystal beacon]

Any important updates since UE5

[tranquil willow]

Character creator updates, from the last stream

[meager plover]

Anyone know of any information on Intrepid’s development sprint structure?

So are they structuring user acceptance testing, system integration testing into their sprints?

I see

Thanks

I’d be interested to see how they are managing their backlog

And prioritizing their user stories

[heady canopy]

Will players be able to do a character creation during alpha or beta that will be saved for launch? Or will we need to redo our character creation?

[spiral pine]

It sounded like the save feature was already working

[dim hearth]

I just got the AOC alpha 1 is I understand that it's not out right now but is there a way that I can download it game it self?

yea

all good

alpha 2*

cool

[silent seal]

so when will i be able to play the game? Never?

[cyan frigate]

A few years probably until full release

Apocalypse went on a while back so you missed that

Alpha 2 will be ready when a lot more things are done

[karmic yarrow]

question, does anyone have a tracker for how many times people have asked when the game will be playable? it has to be in the tens of thousands 😛

[dark jungle]

its probably getting up there

[lean olive]

We need a jelly bean jar with an accurate number of times and a raffle for an A2 spot.

That would be a fun community thing a ma jig.

Big jar, much sugar beans.

[oak loom]

Is the ashes wiki maintained by Intrepid, fan(s) or both?

[ancient egret]

there is 1 wiki by lex and 1 by jahlon those are to 2 biggest 1s

and they dont work for intrepid

[oak loom]

Yeah I knew Jahlon maintains the ashes 101

[karmic yarrow]

Questions on nodes, will there be a sort of wilds where there is no influence from a particular node but that a guild or small group of people could go into and settle and attempt to build up? I believe that is the whole point of the node system but I guess I just wanted to double check. With that is there a sort of atrophy system where if said small group went and settled and then left the node would progress back down into unclaimed and wild lands? It would be amazing to have not only ruins from before the start of the game, but also to see the ruins of failed/left nodes that people attempted to make.

[ancient egret]

you can settle a node that is not taken anywhere in the world there is a node and this is the wiki on node atrophy

dont know how likely you are to do what you are talking about since if you wanna level you gotta go to a node that got monsters for your level

[grim breach]

As long as the node you're on is not locked out by surrounding nodes, you're free to level it up. I don't think you will know exactly whether you're on a level 0 node that's not locked out by a neighbouring level 1 node but I guess if you don't see any difference to the barren lands after a week of doing activities at the same area with a group of friends, it's safe to say that it has been locked out.

[karmic yarrow]

Do you know if it is in the plan that when a node loses a level that instead of just buildings disappearing they appear as ruins or destroyed buildings?

[grim breach]

IIRC the current plan is to only let it go poof due to some technical limitations.

Still, that's a very interesting question and/or suggestion. You should post that on the forums and let it be seen.

[ruby swift]

Nodes do not lose a level. In the case of a failed siege defense the node is blasted back to zero. There is no plan for persistence wreckage or ruins. They have answered this in the past. In the case of individual buildings or services damaged or destroyed due to events like monster coin attacks and other events, there is a possibility that those individual plots in the node settlement may display wreckage or damage, but it is a wishlist item for them and not confirmed.

[candid lava]

I thought in case of a failed siege defense the node de-levels instead of just poofing out of existence. Like Metro would de-level to a city, or would it just disappear?

[spiral pine]

no it gets destroyed

[desert ivy]

Originally it was the plan to delevel, but they figured it out it's almost impossible to actually do that because of how nodes interact with other nodes

so now it just gets destroyed

[pseudo vale]

Is legendary equipment unique or is there a class above legendary that is unique?

[tranquil willow]

There will be legendaries and unique legendaries
Uniques are one per server
There is nothing above legendary

[pseudo vale]

Thanks

[short minnow]

Hi. What stage geme is right now ? Is it playable ? Or just short moments when something is tested ? Thanks.

[desert ivy]

Between Alpha 1 and Alpha 2. There hasn't been any testing since August 15th 2021. We don't know when the next phase will be.

[oak loom]

Has Intrepid talked about using multiple clients on the same PC? Will they allow it or not?

[spiral pine]

they will be using EAC and that doesnt allow multiple clients on 1 pc

[oak loom]

Awesome! Thanks

[gentle flint]

does anyone know when they preview the next pack :o

[onyx knoll]

usually a day or so before it changes on the shop, so around the 5th probably

[gentle flint]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-pout-kitty-kitten-sad-gif-20310806

[stable bloom]

I'm just curious if they have a rough idea of when the next phase should start, ex fall 2023. I'd assume they would know the current trajectory of the project(s) currently ongoing.

[onyx knoll]

if they do they haven't shared it with the community

there are currently no official dates or estimates of when alpha 2 will begin

[grim breach]

According to Steven, they always have their own internal timelines which they don't share publicly. When they have a timeline to share publicly, they will do so. Both internal and public timelines can exist at the same time.

[grizzled latch]

They have explicitly stated that they won't allow mulitboxing in any form. 1 charecter per pc at a time and if they find out you are playing more than that then they can take action. Granted it's pretty difficult to determine 1 person playing 2 accounts vs like a parent and child playing together so obviously there will be ways to skirt it, but do so at risk of facing consequences.

[twin fog]

are polearms a thing in AoC?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Weapons

Weapons will determine a player's damage output alongside other conditions and stats.

There is an even split between melee and ranged weapons.
Axes (One and two handed).
Bows.
Clubs.
Crossbows.
Daggers.
Hammers.
Lances.
Maces (One and two handed).
Orbs.
Polearms/Halberds.
Potion launchers.
Scepters.
Shields.
Spears.
Spellbooks.
Staves.
Swords/Rap...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Weapons

[twin fog]

also are there gonna be roaming squads of creatures roaming the lands? like wolf packs or bandit squads?

awesome i love polearms

[dark jungle]

yes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Mobs

There will be a mix of different monsters and difficulty levels throughout the world that are tied to the development of nearby nodes. As nodes advance, mobs will present new and increasing dangers that players can participate in.
In the world naturally there will be locations that are going to have a mix of different levels of monsters and diffic...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Mobs

[dark jungle]

Certain elite monsters that are not assigned any to any particular hunting ground roam throughout the world.[1]

[twin fog]

nice awesome

is there gonna be free server swapping, or do you need to pay for it? or is it to soon to ask this question?

[tranquil willow]

There won't be payed server swapping and they will try to avoid merging servers as much as possible
They want community to matter and actions to have consequences, so people can't leave after doing something bad

[twin fog]

ok

so im safe to assume they wont try to make a megaserver like eve online?

would be awesome though

[ruby swift]

No, there will be individual servers meant to have around 10k concurrent users, with 50k registered accounts on those servers eventually.

[twin fog]

ok

are there gonna be npc/monster mecenaries to add to your group. specificaly mecenaries to do dungeons with? and are you gonna be able to gear them up with items?

[desert ivy]

Doing dungeons with? No. You'll need other players for that

[stable plover]

There are going to be npc mercenaries, but they seem intended to guard a particular thing like a road, a freehold, a node, or a caravan. Not intended for dungeons. There's a system to gear up an NPC for military node mayoral battles.

[tranquil willow]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Mercenary_NPCs

[twin fog]

ok ty

awesome game! take your time developing it pls 😛

[zinc marsh]

Hello I wanted to ask. I'm fresh new to this community and I know nothing about the game state. Just for start, is it playable as closed beta or it is only for chosen ones or it is fully released as beta for feedback?

[civic obsidian]

None of them. Its not playable rn

Its waiting for the alpha 2

[tulip hatch]

Welcome to the community
We are currently in-between Alpha 1 waiting for Alpha 2
Spot testing may occur for those within the spot testing channels which are Alpha 1 backers
There are no ETAs for any tests at this time as it is ongoing development

[zinc marsh]

ok

I will wait, ty for answer

[tulip hatch]

There are monthly development updates at the end of the month announced a week in advance you can look forward to
While waiting you can familiarize yourself with what is already out via community ran wiki or get to know your fellow community members

Welcome again to the Ashes of Creation community!
Take care

[zinc marsh]

thank you for warm welcome, gl and wish you the best cause your game looks nuts

asmongold in character creation was funny af

[tulip hatch]

No problem!
Im sure the devs are happy to hear that but I am just a volunteer moderator - i dont represent Intrepid Studios
Just making that clear so there are no misunderstandings
Yellow and orange tagged members are Devs and community managers youll see em around chatting on week days

Lets make sure to leave this channels for questions and answers though you can head over to #general-discussion for some casual chit chat

[short pier]

Thinking of getting the voyager ore-order, if I do am I able to have a look around oround or do I have to wait for alpha 2 period? Much appreciated

[desert ivy]

There's no testing happening atm so you can't log in

There'll most likely be some spot tests before Alpha 2 actually happens, but we dont know when that'll be

[short pier]

Ok. Ill still get the pre oder anyway and wait. Looks awesome BTW.

[desert ivy]

I'd recommend waiting until you see a cosmetic set you really like as the cosmetics change monthly (next change is April 6)

The A2 pack isn't going anywhere after all

[short pier]

Ahh ok many thanks for the heads up. Nice one. 👍

[stable plover]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pre-order_packs has some info on how the pre-order packs work

[short pier]

Good stuff. Thx

[floral socket]

hello guys, new guy here

I was looking for the FAQ

and was directed here

but can't find them

[arctic sky]

They took down the FAQ because people barely read it anyway

[floral socket]

oh, fair enough

[arctic sky]

If you have a question the community is great at answering in here

[glass grail]

Yep, so if you have a question search it here 9/10 of the times it's been asked

[arctic sky]

Or if you haven't done the #read-me-first channel do that and you can see all the other channels

[tender hearth]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki

[arctic sky]

Is a great place for diving into the game too

It's based purely on what the devs say with quotes

[floral socket]

I see, thank you very much!

[arctic sky]

Np

[tulip glacier]

Will there be any roleplay aspects of this game? e.g. marriage, life skills etc.

[dark jungle]

yes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Roleplaying

There are different systems that allow stories to be told in Ashes of Creation.
Musical instruments.
Social animations such as dancing and emotes.
Chat bubbles.
Roleplay-specific items, such as flowers.
Roleplaying events and ceremonies, such as weddings. Some NPCs may be specifically oriented around RP events, such as a NPC with quests relating t...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Roleplaying

[tulip glacier]

ty

[oak loom]

I just saw where it was talked about that a max tier divine node could have a sprawling crypt linking it to it's vassal nodes ... This led me to thing about this ... Will there be any progression based dungeons? Meaning, it starts out with low tier mobs but each level lower increases the strength of the mobs.

[dark jungle]

yes, dungeons have increasing boss difficulty

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Dungeons

Dungeons in Ashes of Creation will range in size and will be mostly open-world.
Open world dungeons will be populated to facilitate multiple groups within the dungeon. 80% of dungeons will be open world.
Instanced dungeons will also be present and will cater for solo and group questlines. 20% of dungeons will be instanced. There are going to be sm...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Dungeons

[wise kestrel]

is there any info on when we can make characters ourselves? i remember they said they would just bring the character creation so people can do it. seems like its really good already

[dark jungle]

not yet

[stable plover]

For at least the Alpha 2 people by the time Alpha 2 starts I suppose, since Intrepid have said they'll be using that character creator for A2. Probably for anyone once they run character creation contests.

[arctic sky]

and yet.. its the first pass only

[sleek sky]

What will be servers capacity?

[desert ivy]

10k concurrent

[cerulean lake]

hey all, been a year or so and figured I'd check in - any idea on release date?

[dark jungle]

Not yet

[jovial sierra]

Any place listing computer specs for the game? Played a bit during alpha 1 but my computer was trash and it was almost unplayable so wanted to try to upgrade before A2

[solemn wyvern]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/System_requirements

[grim breach]

Ashes has been upgraded to UE5 a few months ago since A1 was done. I'd say upgrade your PC closer to release (B1 or B2) to get a rough idea of how the game would perform after optimisations. A2 would still be very early to upgrade your PC, they might even upgrade their graphics even more after that, or they might downgrade a little bit.

If you're not playing only Ashes A2, feel free to upgrade. Now is a great time considering price has reduced significantly.

[proper briar]

Do we know yet when AOC will be in Alpha 2?? and how to gain access?

[dark jungle]

Not yet

[spiral pine]

Gotta buy a pack to get access later

[fiery anchor]

when you get combatant status how do you get rid of it?

is it the same as corruption that you either die or grind it off with xp?

[desert ivy]

You wait

[fiery anchor]

ok ty

[fluid needle]

combatant status is a timed flagging state that leaves after an amount of time

[viscid basin]

How does one use wiki bot?

[fluid needle]

use /wiki (wiki demand here)

[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

[viscid basin]

Got it, thanks!

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Release schedule

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Release_schedule

[signal inlet]

@dark jungle Might want to change that page

[oak loom]

Maybe I should have used the alpha2 search

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Alpha-2

A large percentage of Ashes of Creation's game systems are expected to be in place for Alpha-2.
World
The Alpha-2 map will be approximately 220 km 2 in size. Alpha-2 is going to be probably about half of the world space available as part of the testing. I would say just over 220 square kilometers of world for players to explore, which is a pretty...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Alpha-2

[drowsy scarab]

The story for AoC, will it be the typical "You are the hero, most important person existing that will fix everything" or more like World of Warcraft was back in the days where you were not the center pillar?

[ancient egret]

we dont rly know but what i have seen there is no single hero you are a hero but 1 among many

[minor ruin]

I believe it’s been said you’re just another adventurer returning to verra. But who knows that that look like at the end

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Lore

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Lore

[dark jungle]

No, they arent going to make you the one true hero

[drowsy scarab]

FeelsGoodMan.

[dark jungle]

potentially yes

[ancient egret]

but only rly for PI members i believe

[dark jungle]

correct, if they do a2 spot tests

[ancient egret]

hes a PI and its under NDA so dont think he can tell us even if he did

[dark jungle]

no alpha 1 spot testing has happened yet

as far as PI testing, I can't say

PI is the group of backers that sometimes get to test things first

[fluid needle]

PI is Phoenix Initiative. it's displayed on lex's roles as he is one. he paid that mad dollar.

[prime salmon]

There are 3 Tiers of character creations. What are the different tiers lacking or what is the different?

[dark jungle]

different from what?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Character creator

The character creator (or character customization system) allows players to define the look of their in-game characters, hired NPCs; and potentially creatures raised by the animal husbandry profession.
Character appearance can be adjusted through a wide range of presets and sliders.
Character blending provides easy to use customization by morphing...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Character_creator

[dark jungle]

^ this describes it in text and pictures, the full video is here https://youtu.be/z_PasE-_W6M

[stable plover]

I assume he meant the tier 1-3 additional character creation options from KS. We don't actually know what these are. It could be additional tatoo/scar options (and I'd definitely expect more free ones), it could include an additional base hair style, or an additional beard option -- Intrepid has never actually said what that includes. Those were not marked as KS exclusive. We're aware of some cosmetics that Intrepid has done that would probably go to the character creator, specifically the APOC hair styles.

[prime salmon]

From pledge packets.
Explorer- Additional character creation customization options - Tier 1
Settler - Additional character creation customization options - Tier 2
Pioneer - Additional character creation customization options - Tier 3

[desert ivy]

Those are Kickstarter perks

It means they get additional character creator options at launch

We dont know what exactly they get

[prime salmon]

I know they are 🙂 I just wanted to know the different to decide if I should upgrade or not

[dark jungle]

that would be a good question for the next stream

[prime salmon]

It really would

[ancient charm]

I've been looking around intrepids career site but I wasnt able to see are they looking for any possible 3D art interns?

[fluid needle]

@desert ivy wanna take this one?

[spiral pine]

https://intrepidstudios.com/careers

this is has what theyre currently seeking

doesnt hurt to shoot an application their way anyways

[ancient charm]

Yeah no, if that's what they are looking for then I don't think they are looking for interns

Thanks though

[potent pelican]

can someone please point me in the right direction? Looking to be a content creator for this amazing game! Anyone here know who to talk to?

Oh and hello everyone! my name is sl3nder and i have a small youtube channel and am so hyped for this game, its going to be legendary

[spiral pine]

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUnGqIPbWoeHBywPWjrmgmm2i_Gjlk5Wq8sGHlcqda3Bh7UQ/viewform

this form has all the steps

[potent pelican]

thank you sir!! very helpful

[cunning heart]

will there be a way to earn the subscription in-game? sorry if this question has already been answered

[dark jungle]

they have said that wont be possible, but you can earn game time via the referral program

[cunning heart]

ahhh okay thank you

[desert ivy]

They don't currently have an internship program, but they always tell people to email [e-mail] with their request

[rapid gazelle]

Coming from new world and their faction system whats stopping the big guilds from controlling everything on the map? My sever was basically controlled by a single guild they had that many people

[blazing gazelle]

like one major guild and several puppet guilds? Otherwise, pretty sure a guild can only control one town

[rapid gazelle]

several puppet guilds

[oak loom]

It would take one hell of a guild to control that much map ... and then, who controls the tier 6 nodes? At some point, fractures will occur because someone will get their feelings hurt and splinter off. Right?? Am I too naive?

[ancient egret]

considering that the server pop is meant to be over 10k and that the map will be huge, plus nodes cant be taken over in the same way as in NW, so it would be rly hard to take over a server but if they do good on them they worked hard to do it

[oak loom]

Also ... the way the mayors are chosen, one could in theory wreck the entire system if they become mayor... canceling trade deals, declaration of war pitting guild members against themselves etc.

So in all reality, citizenship is possibly more important than guild membership

[thick ferry]

Is there any real timeline when alpha-2 will start ? I see alot of hype but this is something that started in 2017/2018 so it took 4 years and my question sole purpose is to assess if this game is for me and my friends considering we do not want to wait another 5 years to play :)?

[dark jungle]

no timeline yet

[long gust]

How does healing factor in on the competitive looting split system? With how it was described in the most recent update, it sounds like healer mains kind of get screwed lol (if it's purely damage based)

[thick ferry]

to be precise im not looking for date but general timeline like Qx of 20XX

[long gust]

I believe the plan is for Alpha 2 to be this year?

[tulip hatch]

There are no Official ETAs at this time
Any dates you hear are community speculation

[long gust]

(Also that ^)

[thick ferry]

thats what im hearing but i would like this to come from someone officially because simply said if its this year then we are in if not then probably other titles will come up

i find it odd that there is no official eta on the phase that is acording to wiki next in line

it got me bit curiuos therefore im here asking

[tulip hatch]

Intrepid no longer state dates until theyre sure they can meet them
Just keep an eye on #news or emails for big announcements

[dark jungle]

the loot tagging is group based, so your group has to stay alive and deal the most damage to the boss, so healing is ultimately important to get the highest damage

[long gust]

Gotcha. Thanks!

[dark jungle]

if you are solo the same applies

[thick ferry]

dont get me wrong but that sounds very vague :/ was hoping i can hear definitive statement that it will be not after Q1 2023 or something like that

[storm gorge]

Are their any plans to add ageing and flabbiness, or are the characters once created with the character creator static?

[dark jungle]

yes

[thick ferry]

i guess i ll wait with anything related to this tittle till interpid clears out all that vague things

[long gust]

I'd rather they just announce it when they're ready. I hate it when dates get pushed back over and over

[desert ivy]

I think he wants characters to age after you've made them

which is a no

[dark jungle]

that was showcased in the CC video they released

[desert ivy]

this isn't Chronicles of Elyria

[dark jungle]

oh, there is no aging mechanic outside of what you can do in the CC

[long gust]

I assume there will be a way to change your character appearance after creation though - and you could totally make those changes on your own for RP reasons

[dark jungle]

yes in salons and barbershops

[long gust]

^

[dark jungle]

and you can also equip cosmetic skins

like racial skins, or cosmetic tattoos etc

[desert solstice]

Hello

[solemn wyvern]

hi)

[desert solstice]

How does a person from a non supported region do to recruit guild members and overall plan for the release

[desert ivy]

The #na-oce-guild-recruitment is basically the channel people use to recruit if their region isn't listen

Also on the forums

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/categories/aoc-guild-recruitment

[desert solstice]

Thanks

^^

[split pecan]

will their be a glamour system in Ashes of creation like in ff14 where you can change the appearance of your armor to look like another piece of armor?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Appearance slots

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

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Appearance_slots

[split pecan]

thx

[stray idol]

Any news on approximately when alpha 2 is released? That’s the soonest I can play it from preorder. Just wondering when I can play it. Thanks !

[dapper chasm]

There is no ETA. Keep an eye on #news for when they announce anything. But dont forget Alpha 2 is meant to be for testing rather than playing it 🙂

[vast dirge]

Hey just curious on when/how the name reservations will function. Will we reserve the name online on your website? Or will we have to download the game and create a character?

[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.
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

[dark jungle]

^ info on how is there. we dont really know when this will begin

[vast dirge]

Thank you

[dire pond]

Do we have any info regarding the day/night cycle in game?

[dark jungle]

Yes

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Day and night cycle

There is a day/night cycle in Ashes of Creation.
Different monsters will spawn at different times.
NPCs and mobs may be awake or have varying behaviors at different times of the day.
Different emissive effects may be more prevalent on night creatures. Fifteen minutes may be one hour in game time.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Day_and_night_cycle

[dire pond]

15 minutes = 1 hour good to know

[bitter trench]

While we were on the day & night cycle, will their be weather cycles ? wind, rain, snow .... etc Be cool if one area was like snow for 6 months & then came the summer for 6 months were the snow had melted.

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Seasons

Seasons affect different zones (environments/biomes) based on their location in the world.
There will be regions of the map with seasons that are less (or more) temperate. For example: Northern, Southern and Tropical regions.
Events may radically change the current season a zone is in, or elongate it. This includes weather changes.
There will also...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Seasons

[bitter trench]

Oh Nice 🙂

[dire pond]

Seasons should change each real time week, if we follow their 15 minutes/hour rule

[glossy loom]

it's not coming out anytime soon you can stay on archeage and hope for archewold 😂

[fluid needle]

seasons will be a week in length going through all 4 in 4 weeks.

[dire pond]

Yeah, 6 months in real time = 6 years in game, than we have the celestial year than repeat the cycle

[fluid needle]

Seasons change on a weekly basis during scheduled downtime.[11]

[dire pond]

Right after the castle siege/military node

[celest trench]

Is there a place to see future cosmetic packages that come with the pre-order? It looks like theres new cosmetics monthly from what I saw. Was just wondering if that is determined month by month or if we know what is to come in the future, thanks. (Wanted to know in case I buy one because I think its cool but theres one I like more that comes out later).

[desert ivy]

We don't usually find out what the next set of cosmetics will be until the day before they change over on the shop

[celest trench]

Ok, thanks 👍

[untold gazelle]

This may seem like a weird question, but will there be an opportunity to get a lifelong subscription like you got with the 500$+ Kickstarter? or will everything in the future only contain months of subscriptions etc.?

[desert ivy]

No, the lifetime sub was one and done, not coming back

[tranquil willow]

No, the lifelong sub won't be coming back

[untold gazelle]

sad, but welp kind of expected it... if only i had known about aoc in 2017 KEKw

[ancient egret]

at best they may do some massive competition where it may be a price

but its unlikely

[glass spindle]

Hello guys , i want to ask how are your feelings from game ? i think about invest into this game and prepay also my beeing in alpha two and in betas... and how you see the game in this time ? i read that there should be no pay to win mechanics is that true ? Thank you

[ancient egret]

i dont mean to be rude but that made little to no sense to me

[solemn wyvern]

i read that there should be no pay to win mechanics is that true ?
Yes it's true !

@glass spindle I think you'll find the answer here.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pay_to_win
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cosmetics

[celest trench]

I would suggest doing your own research on the game instead of going off others opinions especially considering you are asking in a biased discord

There’s plenty of info about the game itself out there that you can find

[glass spindle]

actually not thats why i wanted the info from 1st hand from there

but when you are already just upset iwth question what i give

that a real singnal that somethink is not so ok how is displayed

so sorry that i ask somethink

[ancient egret]

? what are you on about

[glass spindle]

and that i wanted to get some serious information

so bb

[untold gazelle]

Do we have any more information on Customizing Crafted item appearance besides this: https://youtu.be/KCr9yh2Y97I?t=1457 ?

[ancient egret]

from the wiki

[untold gazelle]

i know, thats where i have this stream reference from

[desert ivy]

If it's not on the wiki then we don't have any other info

[ancient egret]

thats it

[untold gazelle]

Okay 😄

[muted venture]

How weird he actually left the server after he said bb lol

I would have replied

nothing wrong with open discussion but seems he wasn't too motivated!

[untold gazelle]

thats the the general problem with language barriers it often comes to misunderstandings...

[muted venture]

Tbh I understood what he meant fine

[solemn wyvern]

He is still here

[muted venture]

Hello guys , i want to ask how are your feelings from game ? i think about invest into this game and prepay also my beeing in alpha two and in betas... and how you see the game in this time ? i read that there should be no pay to win mechanics is that true ? Thank you

How do you feel about the game? He is thinking of investing (paying) into alpha 2/beta - how do you find the game in its current state? Is there p2w?

[ancient egret]

wanna move down to #general-discussion to talk

[muted venture]

And i tried to message him direct but it said we don't share a server

so seems like it hasn't updated

I mean he asked a question about AoC so don't think it is too out of place here no?

[civic obsidian]

opinion questions arent meant for this channel

[ancient egret]

this place is for questions we dont have a question anymore

[muted venture]

Sorry I legitimately didn't know I was in the questions channel. My mistake

[sleek sky]

When will be next stream? 25th or 30th

[fluid needle]

the 29th. they release a dev update on the last friday of every month.

[untold gazelle]

Is the pre-order package changing every month or every season(3-4m)?

[rose zinc]

Every month

[fluid needle]

every month

they announce within 1-2 days of the rotation when it will change

[rose zinc]

It changes tomorrow so we should get a preview today on the next pack

[ruby swift]

The date for the cosmetic changeover is always announced in the previous changover in #news Will be the same tomorrow (later today)

[fossil spruce]

Can I by chance purchase the new cosmetics individually or at least without the added price of the gametime, shop currency, and alpha/beta keys? I already bought a voyager plus package and don't want to have to do that again to get these cosmetics x.x

[tulip hatch]

As long as you are signed in and have a package you can purchase cosmetics individually that are equivalent or below your owned package tier

[waxen mortar]

Alpha 1 servers up? How do i access the launcher download, trying to find my way through the dark here.

[fossil spruce]

Thank you! Didn't realize I wasn't signed in!

[fluid needle]

A1 ended last year. We're between A1 and a2

[waxen mortar]

Either way are servers up for those who have access?

[tulip hatch]

Youre welcome o/

Alpha testers are considered for spot testing but there are no announced ETAs

[waxen mortar]

How do i access the launcher download so i can have it installed/updated for when those happen?

I did link my account to this discord

[tulip hatch]

you dont appear to have your alpha roles
So the connection is incomplete

[waxen mortar]

I literally just linked it like 3 minutes ago, what else do i need to do

[tulip hatch]

Double check that the account you connected matched your profile picture and ID# 100%

DM me your forum profile to be sure you have the roles assigned there properly

[torn badger]

If I pre-purchase now, do I get both sets of cosmetics?

Or only the one from the period I purchased it in

[worn wagon]

You only get the current cosmetics that are displayed in the shop

[torn badger]

How does one get both

[vernal urchin]

you dont, what ever is gone is gone forever
so no fomo. or wait it is fomo. i am confused about the fomo stuff

[torn badger]

...

[worn wagon]

After you purchased a pack, you're able to buy future cosmetics of the tier you already own separably

[torn badger]

This gives me anxiety

[vernal urchin]

ok man, you be you. lets not start a conversation here, for the mods

[torn badger]

So what is gone is not gone forever, if it is what you say @worn wagon

[fiery anchor]

i was just reading through the wiki and then i saw this ''Dropping a percentage of carried gatherables and processed goods''. Is it known what this percentage is? I know that its x0.5 for combatant and x4 for corrupted.

[torn badger]

All the items before and after are purchasable if you have the pack

[spiral pine]

you can not buy past cosmetics

[worn wagon]

You can only buy future cosmetics separably. Cosmetics that rotated out of the shop are gone forever

[torn badger]

Ah

[vernal urchin]

arc the carry even tho he is a stickbug that cant carry

[ruby swift]

No, the actual percentages are meant to worked out in further testing so they can hit the sweet spot of value vs punishment.

[fiery anchor]

ah ok that makes sense

thank you

[worn wagon]

Let's keep this channel for Q&As, not comments or convos

[icy terrace]

is this game playable upon purcase?

[short flint]

The game is currently not up for purchase. You can buy your way into future pre-launch testing phases only and those are not currently online.

[icy terrace]

ty

[short flint]

To be more informative - we do not have any release dates on when the game will be available to play nor when future testing phases will start. Stay tuned to the #news channel for information when that comes out (or the monthly development streams!)

[uncut notch]

as it was asked by a friend today irl. Has anyone addressed how gold farmers would be handled? With land/housing space being a highly chased after commidity.

cost of upkeep/taxes, etc. for housing. and no p2w, gold farmers seem to have a market to fill?

[spiral pine]

well for starters mobs dont drop gold

[signal inlet]

Active in game GMs, Players can kill a gold farmer and steal what they have been farming.

[foggy abyss]

And a monthly subscription fee provides a soft barrier to gold farmers that doesn’t exist in f2p games. Doesn’t solve the gold farmer problem totally, but it helps.

[rich cosmos]

Sub or free changes nothing about gold farming. Best ways to prevent it are making it not worth it and having a good policy against bots answering bot reports and a good ban policy such as using HWID bans instead of IP or account based bans

[dark jungle]

they have a plan for that in place

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Security systems

Security systems will be in place to combat cheating, exploiting, botting, gold selling/real money transactions (RMT), item duplication and other things that affect the economy starting from Alpha-0.
These systems collect user data and flag abnormal activities for investigation. This combined with player reporting functions generates a live "heat...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Security_systems

[young latch]

Botting will always be profitable if there isn't good moderation. They will just set the price of their gold vs the amount they had to pay per account and people will pay it every time.

[foggy abyss]

Okay. You might be right idk, I was just repeating what Steven said in his first interview with asmongold when asked this very question.

[junior ember]

Please keep this channel clear for questions. Feel free to continue your discussion in #aoc-discussion or #general-discussion

[gentle flint]

does anyone have an idea just how visible this will be? as it is just a bracelet o.o

[spiral pine]

impossible to say without a 3d model

and it being put on a character

[vernal swallow]

Will the team add more styles like trimmed beards, unibrows, etc in CC upon release? How many styles per each facial area can we expect?

(btw, make the beard patch look more realistic)

[gentle flint]

its so pretty so id be sad if i t was barely visible : (

[junior ember]

We'll be adding many, many more customization options to the character creator 🙂

[vernal swallow]

True that

[sleek sky]

will rtx 3070 ti be enough for this game whenever it comes out or you will need better one? to play on 1080p max on 80+fps since it will be on unreal 5

[dark jungle]

likely will be more than enough, since people were getting good performance on much lower spec gear during alpha 1

[sleek sky]

wasn't alpha 1 on unreal 4

[dark jungle]

yes, and it was unoptimized

[sleek sky]

oh

ok

[dark jungle]

so ue5 alone will improve performance, optimizations should improve it even more

[sleek sky]

thanks

[oak bridge]

So if I own the alpha 1 pack, do i automatically get all these cosmetics they "feature" in the packs every month or so?

[ancient egret]

nope you get the cosmetic you paid for at the time and have to pay for any extra you want every month

[oak bridge]

gotcha, thanks!

[opal lark]

hey, is there a way to see what cosmetics you have?

I got the alpha 1 pack a while ago, completely forgot what was with it when i got it

[ancient egret]

log into your ashes account here https://ashesofcreation.com/shop/6228f9591529f901788bfeb3 and then go to inventory and it should tell you what you got

[opal lark]

lookin at it and

oh

im

i may be stupid

i uh

forgot scrolling was a thing

[ancient egret]

[opal lark]

also

11 months of game time, thats like when the game fully releases I have an 11 month sub correct?

[ancient egret]

yep

[opal lark]

or is it from alphas and betas

pog

[ancient egret]

the timer starts when the game is fully out you got all the time you want in alpha 2 and the betas

[opal lark]

gaming

is there somewhere that lists all the pre-order packs that have gone by?

[ancient egret]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Pre-order_packs

[opal lark]

trying to find an actual list of them but can only find like a handful of packs

[opal lark]

the cosmetics though

[ancient egret]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Voyager_plus_pre-order_pack#History

[opal lark]

thanks

[ancient egret]

that should be it you can click on what month you want

[thin willow]

if you purchase one of the pre-order packs, how much are additional cosmetics after that? can you buy them individually or do you still need to buy them bundled at the usual prices?

[short flint]

https://www.ashes101.com/store
Has a nice graphic and explanation of it

[thin willow]

thank you so much, I appreciate it 🙂

[dapper shadow]

Where do i find the download link. i played in alpha one but that was some time ago and cant remember where i downloaded the game from now.

[worn wagon]

There's currently nothing do download as there is no test happening

[dapper shadow]

thanks.

[untold gazelle]

This may seem like a stupid question, but what is the best way to directly ask the devs things like updates on really old topics that havent gotten updated etc.?

[tranquil willow]

Forums or questions for the dev update Q&A

[untold gazelle]

Okay :D, but with the second one, do you just mean asking after update streams or what?

[fluid needle]

the dev update q&a will always get a response if you follow their rules.

1 week before a dev update they make a forum post asking us to send some questions. their rules are outlined each time they make the thread.

[untold gazelle]

Okay good to know

[heavy silo]

I really like your project, but would it have a more survival aspect in which you would have to worry about water or food, for example? . of the style that you have that need to go to a tavern for a jar of mead or eat fried chicken in your stay

[fluid needle]

the game will not have survival aspects like food and water. food will be important but for their buffs and not their nutritional content.

[heavy silo]

okay okay, do you know if alpha two will come out this year?

[desert ivy]

We don't have any dates or ETAs for Alpha 2. My personal (no evidence) guess would be no though

[heavy silo]

more time to build a gaming pc

[warm coyote]

Accentuate the positive

[crystal beacon]

Hi guys I got the basic pack for 75 dollars, was planning to slowly upgrade it to get the higher tier packs. So anyway now I want to upgrade to the next tier, how do I do that? I’m logged into the site, I don’t know how to buy the next level of pack(incidentally what is it called? Wouldn’t want to mess up and buy the same pack again)

[desert ivy]

The $75 pack is the Wayfarer pack so the one above that is the Expeditionary Pack ($150). If you're logged into your account correctly then you should see the Expeditionary pack on your shop page. https://ashesofcreation.com/shop

Simply add it to your cart and when you checkout the price for it will be reduced from $150 to $75 as you already own the $75 pack

[crystal beacon]

Ah ok. Thank you.

[desert ivy]

The pack cosmetics are changing over in 5 hours, so if you're upgrading from Wayfarer > Expeditionary then that means you will get the pet for whatever pack you buy. Check to make sure you prefer this months pet over the pet that will be added in 5 hours

[crystal beacon]

Oh good to know. Ok I will do that. Thank you!

[desert ivy]

This months pet

The pet that will be added in 5 hours:

[crystal beacon]

Gotcha thanks 🙂

[spark cove]

I just bought the potatoe pet

[crystal beacon]

I went for the potato too. Tough choice, but the potato appealed to me more!

[stable plover]

You should connect your AoC account to your discord account to get access to the A1 spot testing category https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500009851702

[topaz steeple]

Still no date for alpha 2 rite? As in, the wiki is all up to date abt it, and we will not know when its rdy?

[tranquil willow]

Correct

[rugged venture]

btw what was the time span between them announcing Alpha 1 and when it was online?

like several months right?

[rigid rose]

Hmmm it was a bit of time.. do not remember the exact amount

[stable plover]

The A1 dates were initially announced Oct 16th 2020, with dates Dec 18-21, Feb 19-22 (2021), Mar 19th-26th and april 6th-May 6th
As I recall, the first two tests went on schedule but then the the other tests were pushed back to May 14th-July 9th July 9th-11 and july 14-Aug 13th in May (ended up going to Aug 15th) (I suspect I missed a pushback date in this)

[digital sonnet]

Doing some light clean up in this channel. As a reminder, let's keep this channel for questions and actual answers to those questions. Please use either #general-discussion or #aoc-discussion for discussions.

[sharp pewter]

If I'm needing to ask the support desk for help, or ask a question in regards to my account, (issues regarding backer rewards and making sure they're associated with my account) would that still be through sending an email to [e-mail]?

[worn wagon]

Please open a ticket there ^

[oak loom]

Does dieing to a guildmate or party member remove corruption? Can you even die to those people?

[dark jungle]

you cant die to members of your guild

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Affiliations

An affiliation tree determines which entities can participate in attacks against other entities within its hierarchy.
Node citizenship.
Alliances.
Guilds.
Parties.
Raids.
Family.
Religion.
Society. There's node citizenship. There's guild. There's alliance. There's party. There's raid. There's family. All of these types of affiliations have a hiera...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Affiliations

[dark jungle]

unless your alliance or citizenship status puts you at war with them

[quasi latch]

can't i buy the new things individually? like i care only about the ghoul and the mount

[dark jungle]

once you have a pack you can then buy items individually from future packs up to the level of your pack

so yes, you have adventurer pack, so you can buy any item from the current pack individually

make sure you are logged in to your intrepid account when you are browsing the store

then you will see the individual items for purchase

[fickle echo]

Monthly check in, how we feeling about this folks? Still cosmetic focus or we getting down to nitty gritty details now?

[ancient egret]

we just had a first peak at the Alpha 2 CC last stream

[fickle echo]

is there a road map posted somewhere?

!wiki

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Ashes of Creation Wiki aims to capture accurate confirmed knowledge about Ashes of Creation. The 1,990 articles in this wiki are kept up-to-date with the latest info from Intrepid Studios. Everyone can contribute to this wiki.

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ashes_of_Creation_Wiki

Please use /wiki instead of !wiki. The ! commands will no longer work after April 30, 2022 due to Discord rule changes.

[spiral pine]

no new roadmap yet

[dark jungle]

^ they have no dates for upcoming phases yet

[fickle echo]

interesting

[quasi latch]

is there a way to check how much months i got on my account for the sub from the stuff i bought?

[dark jungle]

you can look at your inventory in your account to see what packs you bought

they have a breakdown of game time on each pack here https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026015874

since you are Adventurer you have this

[snow hill]

How large is the Ghastly Ghuul from the april cosmetic pack? Human sized or smaller?

[ruby swift]

They have never give a size range on the cosmetic pets.

[dark jungle]

probably a safe bet that it wont be huge

[ruby swift]

Though some of the smaller pets seen like the falcons and others that have been shown have been what you would expect as "normal"

[snow hill]

They really should. If it's 'critter' sized I'm not interested, but if it's even half of a player's size then I'd love to have it.

[ruby swift]

I can only pass on what information they have given us. If you want further information you need to put a question in for the next livestream or bother @junior ember or @digital sonnet here to see if you can get them to find out an answer for you.

[unique vapor]

hey team, any word on when Alpha 2 begins?

[ancient egret]

nope best guess with no evidence dec this year

[oak loom]

Will weapon and/or racial augmentations be in A2

I would imagine it would have to be at some point in A2 for testing if A2 will become the ptr

[ruby swift]

What will be in A2 at the beginning vs the end will vary greatly. It will be a longer process. The only thing we know for certain is that they keep changing what will be there initially. So anyones guess atm.

[short pier]

Don't you get a welcome email or anything after buying Into the project?, just got the $250 preorder and relieved nothing. Thought a welcome email or something would come. Lol

[ruby swift]

You can check you account and make sure it is in your inventory. I believe there are options there to print a receipt if you need one. You will get the normal emails that come a couple times a month for the livestream notifications and such.

[dark jungle]

Check your spam and promotions folders

[woven ridge]

Guys I got a question. If I did a referral link, got like 9 accounts created from that link. If I didn't bought any package yet, will I still receive the benefits when our of my referrals buys something?

[dark jungle]

yes

you dont need to spend money to gain referral credit

[short pier]

Nope nothing. But poor imo. Spend $250 and not even a "hi and welcome" email.

[spiral pine]

Hi and welcome to the community!

[spare umbra]

Hey!

was intrepid using UE5 for ashes of creation? or was it " just " UE4?

[dark jungle]

they are using UE5 now

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Unreal Engine 5

Unreal Engine 5 is the graphical engine for Ashes of Creation. The game was originally developed in Unreal Engine 4. Migrating to UE5 requires some front-end work, but in the long run it will be easier to do so in the alpha phases of the game, rather than closer to release, or post-release.
Unreal Engine 5 enables improved forms of locomotion/anim...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Unreal_Engine_5

[uncut orchid]

Hi 🙂 Regarding the skins that are available for purchase now. Will we be able to acquire these later when the game launches?

[worn wagon]

No, those are monthly exclusives and will not be purchasable/obtainable later

[signal inlet]

The skins they show now are exclusive to now. There will be other options on release as well as stuff you obtain by playing the game

[uncut orchid]

I've seen some awesome stuff, and was hoping they would be in the game some time later. Well, thanks for the quick reply! 😄

[fading temple]

What is philosophy of game design for Ashes Of Creation regarding items. Drops/crafts are frequent and need to seek right one(for example like New World, Lost Arc) or you need to work on getting new item and they worth a lot(tradable too) and after that you customize to your need(classical Lineage 2 chronicles)?

[tender hearth]

Ashes of Creation Wiki

Loot tables

Loot tables of world bosses or dungeon bosses have a small RNG chance of dropping gear (completed items). Monsters drop hunting certificates, Items and crafting materials rather than gold.
There is a much higher chance that materials and unique recipes are dropped that can be used to craft items of equitable value.
There is a small RNG chance of l...

Learn more here

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Loot_tables

[dawn trail]

I found the article about linking your discord profile to your forum profile if you have Alpha 1 access, is there something in place for Alpha 2 or not yet?

[worn wagon]

There are no channels for A2 backers yet

[dawn trail]

Ok thank you 🙂

[hot edge]

Any fix for this?

[ruby swift]

Did you press save and continue?

[hot edge]

Yes

[ruby swift]

And you still get the same error?

[hot edge]

Right After the authentication error pops up..

Which is weird since I get mails to that exact mail address all the time so it isn’t a mistake on my end

[ruby swift]

Yep, new one to me. Maybe @worn wagon has some ideas.

[worn wagon]

Please log out again, refresh the page with ctrl + f5 and then try to log in again

Also, make sure that there is no other account connected to that e-mail adress

If that doesn't help, please submit a ticket:

[hot edge]

Ah well, only took logging in 7 times

[eternal ermine]

Will classes that choose rouge as their secondary archetype have access to the stealth ability that primary rouges do?

[ancient egret]

we dont know but most likely not

[civic obsidian]

secondary class only adds augments that will modify existing ability of the main class

[fading temple]

does not really answer my questions, it says mobs have chance to drop items, but full legendary are very rare in dungeons, raids. What about others? As if you can get rare simply by farming it might not be worth much in marked.

[signal inlet]

Crafting can manipulate the stats on gear. A dropped item will likely not be the optimal piece unless you get very lucky with the stat distribution

[ruby steppe]

Did they talk at all about how loot is going to be handled? First come first serve or some kind of individual distribution system?

[tranquil willow]

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Looting
This has all the info we know about it at the moment

[real mason]

can you edit your characters appearance whenever you want when playing the game

[dark jungle]

there will be salons/barber shops to change parts of your character's appearance

whether you can change everything in them is not yet known

[ebon bone]

I have a question regarding guilds, do alts of the same account count towards the member cap limit?

[ancient egret]

if they are part of the guild yes

[ebon bone]

Hmmm alright then.

[pseudo cypress]

evening everyone there is any section for italian player / content creator ?

[ancient egret]

nope it says what we got in read-me-first

[pseudo cypress]

ok tnx

[ancient egret]

you have to click on 1 of the emotes to get access to the channels if you where confused

[oak loom]

Will dungeons have proper names on the map or will they be known by the node which spawned their creation or location?

[arctic sky]

They want you to find them in the world and they can come and go

[past pollen]

I think people will share the locations on discord or reddit or other platforms

[oak loom]

But they wont have a game generated name but more a name that the community just knows it by?

[past pollen]

I think once you found the dungeon will be visible on your map with the name

[teal herald]

i have a question

[grim breach]

Please, go ahead and ask

[quartz condor]

when does this game come out?

[ancient egret]

no dates yet best guess late 2024

[empty nebula]

What features are planned to be implemented/focused on in Alpha Two/has much been officially said about it?
(And a side note Alpha Two is suppose to be persistent correct?)