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Alpha Two testing is currently taking place five days each week. More information about Phase II and Phase III testing schedule can be found here
If you have Alpha Two, you can download the game launcher here, and we encourage you to join us on our Official Discord Server for the most up to date testing news.
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Re: Repeated Griefing
While I don't agree with training mobs onto other players repeatedly without provocation, this mechanic does have a place. Imagine you're soloing and get killed and/or pushed off your camp by a group. I'd definitely bring them a few new friends to play with 
Kyraax
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Re: Instanced PVP (Arena and/or Battlegrounds)
AirborneBerserker wrote: »LFG came in a later expansion
No, WOTLK did not have LFG, and you couldn’t turn off PvP either.AirborneBerserker wrote: »The reason my point remains in tact even if I was wrong about LFG being in place or not is because even on PvP servers WoW allowed you to turn off PvP and still play the bulk of the game.
No on PvP servers you are not able to unflag. You are always able to be attacked. PvE servers your able to unflag but it takes a bit and if you are attacked or attack someone else it stops the process.
If you re-read my two posts on this matter, you will (hopefully) see that I am talking about entering instances.
Yeah I misunderstood you. I thought you were saying you can turn off PvP on PvP servers. but you you were saying you could play the majority of the game without PvPing.
Indeed.
I may not have worded it as well as I could have, but that is exactly what I was saying.
To me, that is the major difference between WoW PvP servers and Ashes.
Noaani
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Re: Exploit punishments happening?
They are not setting the example they think they are by not dealing with these people quickly.
blktauna
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Re: Bard Flourish wish...
I just dislike how flourish drops you like a rock at the end of the effect. Like, hello? Momentum? Inertia?
Kyraax
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Re: [Cosmetic Pet Idea] Potsworth, A Witch’s Little Cauldron
I would love this
Something similar like this minus the shoes and hat. But I like the branches for feet. And maybe the little side bag could be filled with ingredients and potion bottles
Something similar like this minus the shoes and hat. But I like the branches for feet. And maybe the little side bag could be filled with ingredients and potion bottles
Re: What drew You to Ashes?
Dezmerizing wrote: »Saw one of the AoC streams like 2.5 years ago. Before that I had only heard of AoC but kind of dismissed it entirely.
The stream was recommended by a friend c:
That is awesome, well glad you are with us now!
Re: Buff Icons
This is something i can agree with. Or being able to relocate personal buffs or being able to resize them. Its really my only issue with barding around.
Re: Dear Intrepid, you are unnecessarily killing a lot of people's desire to test the game for you.
@Teyloune
I agree 100%.
I must add that it is crazy that this needs to be said over and over.
I can't recall ever seeing a live stream where Steven has not said:
"This is a true alpha."
"Everything you see can change."
"Do not buy a key if you want to play a game."
"Expect bugs" (Lately)
And yet the from my prospective the "Test" has been more fun than any MMORPG I have played since Wildstar.
I truly think anyone QQing about Ashes has just been ignoring everything Steven has ever said.
I agree 100%.
I must add that it is crazy that this needs to be said over and over.
I can't recall ever seeing a live stream where Steven has not said:
"This is a true alpha."
"Everything you see can change."
"Do not buy a key if you want to play a game."
"Expect bugs" (Lately)
And yet the from my prospective the "Test" has been more fun than any MMORPG I have played since Wildstar.
I truly think anyone QQing about Ashes has just been ignoring everything Steven has ever said.
Vhaeyne
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Re: What it's like to be on the other end of exploits.
For context, I run a small guild called Heathen Lords with around 30 dedicated members. Recently, a guild named Barcode (formerly Verdant 69) declared war on us. This happened while we were camping raptors to gather some before the larger zergs could take control of them. Barcode/Verdant has a reputation for exploiting mechanics, both on Vyra and previously on Castus, and their actions are making the game nearly unplayable for us.
During the war, they’ve occupied all high-level grinding zones and can kill us in towns without consequence. While we’d normally engage in PvP, they’re all equipped with epic and heroic crafted gear, fully enchanted. They obtained this gear by exploiting the guild war rewards system early on, using those rewards to run caravans non-stop after reaching level 25. They achieved level 25 within the first two days by abusing the Carphin and Gravepeak exploits, then used their resources to buy out the player-run marketplaces.
The war type they declared was a fishing war, a cheaper alternative to standard guild wars, simply to avoid corruption penalties when killing us and looting any raptors we might have had. Fishing wars, as currently implemented, function identically to normal guild wars but at a fraction of the cost, making them an easy tool for abuse.
Barcode is a rebranding of Verdant, likely to cover up their exploitative history. I sincerely hope Intrepid can track this kind of behavior even after guilds disband and rebrand, as leaving it unchecked encourages further abuse and undermines the integrity of the game.
Intrepid please read this and understand what exploiting means to the average player who doesn't engage in exploiting and take appropriate action on their accounts. Exploiters will not stop with a simple slap on the wrist that comes with character deletion and gear deletion. There are numerous ways for them to pass on materials to alts in their guild or lower level crafters that didn't engage in the exploits. This behavior needs to be met with bans or it wont be enough.
This is exactly what I said would happen months ago. Along with a bunch of other predictions. If it makes you feel better given thier size they will likely become a victim of a larger guild down the road.
