PAX East AoC Panel + HUGE Announcement At End of Stream! (Alpha1) !!!

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Huge thanks to Causticly on twitch who linked this during the official AOC live stream

Starts: 00:34:40
Q&A: 01:13:30
Huge Announcement: 01:35:40 

Most is things we have seen/heard from already but still cool to watch!
Q&A was fun to hear things as always!
Announcement is huge! If you do not want to watch the whole stream just watch the end announcement!

Edit: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/247292401?t=01h01m40s     Thankyou lexmax for this direct link!

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This is awesome!

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Here is a direct link:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/247292401?t=01h01m40s

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lexmax said:

Here is a direct link:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/247292401?t=01h01m40s

Did not know you could do this, thankyou i will add it to my post with regards to you!

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this is going to be great!

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Early Q4 he said? so we can expect it early October?

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Like anything else it gives them wiggle room if things go sideways. Unlike a definite date they can say anything up until mid Nov is "early." Most people would go with early being Oct, middle being Nov, and late being Dec. We will just have to wait and see.

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Another great link.

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Hold on, if its set to release late 2019, doesn't that mean alpha 2 and beta 1 and 2 will be pretty close together. Steven said he's really impressed with the work theyve done behind the scenes and was confident enough to give an alpha 1 date so is it fair to assume theyve completed a lot of things they aren't showing us? That makes me really excited hoping we get huge reveals soon. Also nodes part 3 is a thing. Confirmed during the panel i believe.

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I dont believe we have any idea of a specific release date but i would be surprised if it was before 2020. I would expect at the earliest Q2-Q4 2020? For all we know it might even go into a constant open/closed beta and be released but not officially in 2019?

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VoidShadow said:

Hold on, if its set to release late 2019, doesn't that mean alpha 2 and beta 1 and 2 will be pretty close together. Steven said he's really impressed with the work theyve done behind the scenes and was confident enough to give an alpha 1 date so is it fair to assume theyve completed a lot of things they aren't showing us? That makes me really excited hoping we get huge reveals soon. Also nodes part 3 is a thing. Confirmed during the panel i believe.

They didn't confirm anything. Nodes 3...same answer we have had for 10 months. Soon™. Alpha 1 now split into modules (which means they couldn't get it done before end of year) early Q4. It all comes down to how much they wordsmith early. Most people would think that Oct/early, Nov/middle, Dec/late, but they have shown up that when convenient in the past they will do shit like say "exclusive only applies to price"
I am sure they have gotten a lot done, and Day 2 PAX feel good fest at the booth was great backslapping, but they haven't released anything new for info. "We are doing amazing things, and when you see it, it will be wonderful!" is all great and keeps the hype alive, but when you haven't dropped any concrete information in months, even those of us that are ardent supporters are starting to waver.

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Early means before November. In fact it may even be late Q3. But as it goes with development, I cannot predict testing time. So a little wiggle room sets expectations. And so far the team has been exemplary with meeting our schedules ❤️🖖🏻

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Awesomesauce

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Any updated plans on NDA lift? Should we expect it to last the entirety of A0 now?

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No one is going to release half baked info on systems that are not at least in testing ready state.
I am sure they are knee deep in stuff that is WIP at this time being Alpha0.
They could have a mountain of stuff in such a state.
That kind of puts you between a rock and a hard place.
How can you produce concrete info without actually having concrete material to work from ?

That only really leaves them aspirations and objectives to expand upon. Which they have been doing without fail. And they have filled in many blanks in regard game direction....especially at the latest panel. The Game Rationale and cultural ethos has been clarified.

As much as the sparsity of new systems finer details concerns us;
I do think it would be more prudent to say 'we dont know when at this time' for information requests that go from days, to weeks, to months.
If there is large doubt or unknowns about time frames, its probably best not to even raise the topics concerned (ie nodes 3)...
...less soonTM actually means laterTM...and the people open the cupboard to the pitchforks and start kindling the torch flames.
Alternatively use laterTM ..at least people know its on the back burner for now rather than promising something is imminent for months.

Where they have shone is releasing and building upon, working proof of concept, stage by stage, step by step. The next milestone is massive scale combat. I dont think its conceivable to test this properly without specialist class AoE abilities being part of that test procedure; if they want to break the servers and get some realistic numbers and limitations. This stage will make or break their/our dreams...when hopes come crashing hard against system limitations reality. I am surprised they are anywhere near this stage TBH. I guess all the rudimentary systems, hardware and networks have been tested enough. The staff has been around the block. If they are happy to progress so fast, then I can only assume thats the case. One assumes everything is going slick, smooth and to plan. Would such experience ever expect to get nasty surprises ? Probably not if they are essentially using tried and tested techniques and have avoided the many development pitfulls ample times before.

None of this makes the thirst for detailed information any less insatiable though
SPILL DAMN YOU !

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I like, Verra nice!

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GMSteven said:

Early means before November. In fact it may even be late Q3. But as it goes with development, I cannot predict testing time. So a little wiggle room sets expectations. And so far the team has been exemplary with meeting our schedules ❤️🖖🏻

I got our sandal wearing savior to respond to a thread i made. Neat

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GrizyMoo622 said:

GMSteven said:

Early means before November. In fact it may even be late Q3. But as it goes with development, I cannot predict testing time. So a little wiggle room sets expectations. And so far the team has been exemplary with meeting our schedules ❤️🖖🏻

I got our sandal wearing savior to respond to a thread i made. Neat

Not all heroes wear capes! \o/