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Alpha Two Realms are now unlocked for Phase II testing!
For our initial launch, testing will begin on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 10 AM Pacific and continue uninterrupted until Monday, January 6, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific. After January 6th, we’ll transition to a schedule of five-day-per-week access for the remainder of Phase II.
You can download the game launcher here and we encourage you to join us on our for the most up to date testing news.
Ashes of Creation on Steam? (APOC)
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Just wondering your thoughts on this decision, I didn't see much on it myself and was kind of confused when I saw APOC would be on steam. I mean I'm happy because that is my launcher of choice, and it makes things a lot easier and will bring more people to the game inevitably. I am just curious as to why they made this decision, maybe for more exposure ? I'm not sure myself but I'd be happy to hear what you guys think!
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Yea same! I'm happy to have it on steam and see Intrepid not taking a deal with Epic or something. Steam is way more established even if it has it's fair share of problems ! I'm very happy to hear this!
Well, they said that only one (1) intrepid account will be able to connect with one (1) steam account.
People would have to create additional accounts for steam and intrepid, but multiboxing should still exist.
@beardo
Steam is not required either though so you can still multibox if you really wanted to with the standard launcher from the website.
@Poko
I would say its on steam of the user numbers so they can hopefully push the servers to the limit and go beyond...Plus Ultra!!
Steam is great for that format.
I see no issues here.
Addon Developer
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I tend to agree with this overall.
Steam will be great exposure, and they only take a cut (30% I believe) of what's earned on their platform, so the only monetary hit will be from what people spent in Apoc not from the funding for the MMO.
There's going to be a few speed bumps,but ultimately, it's not a move I'm particularly worried by.
Where do you see any hate towards steam in the forum? I didnt read any of that....
I recall reading they did it, to get it out to more people
I don't have a problem with it. It can help out with the mmo as well
Yes, if steam brings in more players then it will help with the stress tests. It sounds like a valid decision for Intrepid to make....
... And yet, something about this worries me. I can't put my finger on it and it may be just paranoia but this decision feels like a bad thing in the long run.
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/42870/steam-announce-and-play-test-faq-for-ashes-of-creation-apocalypse#latest
Didn't you hear?
Naw im just kidding.
1 day of testing and that’s it?
A: This limited test session is from 11AM PDT to 11PM PDT on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. You may experience intermittent downtime during this window as we test or adjust network infrastructure - the best way to keep up with our current server status during the play test is to join the discussion on our official Discord!
Q: Can I level up my Adventurer’s Path during this limited test session?
A: As mentioned above, there will be a shorter “Test Compendium” during this playtest, with an Adventurer’s Path and Legendary Path that only contain XP-related rewards. This Compendium is meant to help us test the leveling and item receipt feature in an accelerated way. You will be able to continue making progress towards the items from your previous Adventurer’s Path in an upcoming playtest.
What a shame.
Do you mean castle sieges? if so we have no idea
At this point the MMO better be good or Intrepid will become the new EA of mmos
I really don’t want to go back to Aion
Oh I hope not. Have you seen the latest bullshit EA have come up with for Apex Legends? Geez it's like they are oblivious to the players feedback at all.
In all honesty though I feel really sorry for the people who actually work on some of these games. Most of these big companies are run by businessmen who only care about getting as much money as possible. So you have them on the one hand and then the players (who typically want the best deal possible) on the other. The people who actually make the games are stuck in the middle like some sick twisted tug-o-war.
I really hope Ashes doesn't turn out like that and that they can just keep their greed in check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K52o6wqpOlM