Questions on getting started

RuleofThree

A few friends and I came upon this MMO, and are quite interested. unfortunately it looks like it is still in Alpha phase, and getting into that seems very confusing, at best. After creating an account and looking around, I found a pre-order pack ranging from $150-$375, that claims to give Alpha access. However, the best one ($375) only states it gives 9 months of game time? Surely I'm reading this wrong? A little under $400 to play a game that is in the alpha stage? Am I missing something here? How can my friends and I go about enjoying this game?

Samson1

The "9 months of game time" goes towards play time when the game is actually released (not for alpha/beta testing).

Jahlon

RuleofThree wrote: »

A few friends and I came upon this MMO, and are quite interested. unfortunately it looks like it is still in Alpha phase, and getting into that seems very confusing, at best. After creating an account and looking around, I found a pre-order pack ranging from $150-$375, that claims to give Alpha access. However, the best one ($375) only states it gives 9 months of game time? Surely I'm reading this wrong? A little under $400 to play a game that is in the alpha stage? Am I missing something here? How can my friends and I go about enjoying this game?

You have to wait until the game launches, then you only have to pay $15 a month

Sussurro

AoC has a very transparent development process; It's unlike anything I've seen for MMOs/most other games. The alpha that AoC will have is going to be a real alpha. Those of us who backed the game earlier rather than later will have a hand in helping them iterate on what they implement. I apologize for being forward, but what you've written doesn't suggest (to me) that you're aware these packages aren't for simply playing the game but actually becoming a part of the iterative process of an MMORPG pre-launch.

I don't mean to presume what you're saying on your behalf. I genuinely want people to be excited by so much transparency and community involvement. I am also eager to play the game.

CaptnChuck

Its 375$ to play Alpha 2, which is about 2 years from release. That package also gives you 9 months of game time when the game releases (135$), beta 1 and 2 access (about half a year from release), it gives you 125$ in the marketplace to buy cosmetic items, 6 pieces of unique cosmetics that change every month, and the ability to reserve your in name in game.

So effectively, out of 375$, you're paying about 115 dollars for alpha 2 access, beta 1 and 2 access, 6 cosmetic pieces and name reservation. I think that's a reasonable deal.

SebastianBln

Wait for the full release. The game has no box cost, just the 15$/month subscription fee.

LieutenantToast

Hi there! It sounds like hopefully some folks above have helped clarify any confusion here - the "game time" available in each of these pre-order packages is subscription time that you'll be able to use upon launch! These packages also offer an exclusive window into our early testing and a handful of cosmetics that you can utilize - if you'd like to wait until launch as others have mentioned, there will be no box cost involved to play Ashes of Creation (only a monthly subscription).

I'm going to go ahead and close this thread out now, but please don't hesitate to reach back out if there's anything further we can help out with in the meantime!