Glorious Alpha Two Testers!
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.
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.
Alpha 2 Date and beyond? Easily accessed Roadmap?
Stanjones
Member, Warrior of Old, Kickstarter, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
I don't come here often, I've only posted once before about this and it was a little over a year ago;
When is Alpha 2? Would we get an email notification about it? I feel like I'd miss it if it was posted here.
I see the pinned Alpha 2 Freehold post and I feel like I missed it?(the Alpha 2). I'm just confused and worried I'd miss the window to test.
[I also think a roadmap tab on the website would be nice, just to pop over and make sure I didn't miss anything, even though I know dates can change and stuff could be pushed back.]
The frequent updates/videos are nice, just makes me want to play, you know?
Thanks for your time, whoever chooses to read;
See you in another year!
When is Alpha 2? Would we get an email notification about it? I feel like I'd miss it if it was posted here.
I see the pinned Alpha 2 Freehold post and I feel like I missed it?(the Alpha 2). I'm just confused and worried I'd miss the window to test.
[I also think a roadmap tab on the website would be nice, just to pop over and make sure I didn't miss anything, even though I know dates can change and stuff could be pushed back.]
The frequent updates/videos are nice, just makes me want to play, you know?
Thanks for your time, whoever chooses to read;
See you in another year!
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We have no dates as yet, but I think most of us expect early to mid next year.
The problem with a roadmap is that if Intrepid don't hit the targets, things can go badly - people get upset. Development of even a simple product can run in to unforseen issues - and an MMORPG is far from a simple product. A roadmap also encourages developers to do a "less good" job than they otherwise would, to ensure they hit their roadmap goals.
I suspect they be like ok working version complete lets set day from 3 weeks (or less) from now even though A2 ready to go.
either way we probaly wont get the date till A2 is ready to go
Lol it does not take 4 years between A2 and launch... Betas are literally not longer than 3 months, and that incl both open and closed.
or it could take 3 months. Its all speculation.
0% chance.
The beta cycles will be a complete game and only last a couple weeks its basicly there stress test, Alpha 2 will probaly last somewhere between 1-2 years and game will be considered ready for launch by the end of it, Alpha 2 wont have everything to start with and seems like it be a small portion of the map aswell.
Alpha 2 only one year feels short time to test and change things.
Or you mean 1 year if testing shows no changes are needed?
said 1-2 years.
1 year was for them to complete everything were not getting at start of A2 and implement it into the game, and then another year 2 fix everything that needs fixed so 1 year is if everything is implemented perfectly first go (unlikly but can happen) and up to a year for fixing/tweaking things based on testing.
but these are just guesses.
I am confident in saying that Intrepid wishes to avoid this trend of live alpha phases so it's not, to me, unexpected for alpha 2 to last somewhere around 18months. Purely speculation of course but they do want to get things right so there will be iteration upon iteration until they feel it's right. That said, they are certainly aware of the desire the mmo community has for the game, and as alpha 2 progresses I imagine they might feel growing pressure to deliver so it will be interesting to see how quickly things ultimately come together.
This is purely my best guess, but if alpha 2 starts quarter 1-ish 2024, we're looking at end of 2025 for an extremely optimistic launch. My suggestion is to not "wait" on ashes. Find other fun stuff to explore and play; stay connected as much as you wish, and then join the party when the time finally arrives!