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.
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If so, could you give some examples?
Castigation and Hallowed Ground are 2 damage Active Skills that were not seen on the hotbar.
Does this mean they have been removed from the Cleric combat kit?
- Frufire
for example a metro node meets its XP deficit and has 500xp leftover, will this then trickle down and reduce the Stage 5 vassal nodes deficit by 500 xp. i know its been stated that leftover xp works for vassal -> parent but no info about parent -> vassal.
How do you want the combat to look like?
for pve and large pvp encouters...
twitch.tv/ashesofcreation
Whether during the siege of castles or while traveling the world of Vera, will we have the opportunity to fall from our mount if we are attacked?
Whether during the siege of castles or while traveling the world of Vera, will we have the opportunity to fall from our mount if we are attacked?
I would assume it to be zone based, as the other route just seems like way too much work.Then again though, if node leveling/sieges are the catalyst for change, you kinda require each node to unlock new stuff to encourage these things, or you can probably find some configuration of nodes per zone that has most of the content in the zone unlocked, which would deincentize pvp conflict as its it would only bring downsides.
I'm sure other have had this idea before, but...
Tiered Heirloom (think WoW) type armor/gear that only scales up as you complete increasing difficult quest (common, uncommon, rare, epic, legendary, mythic).
The unique aspect is that every item is cosmetically unique and cannot be altered. Stats might differ from account to account, but should always be balanced in total stats.
These items would be account-bound. However, players may trade their bound items with other players who have an item at the same tier. In otherwords you wanted green on the hilt but got purple and you find someone that wants the inverse. You may trade the item to inherit the cosmetic differences while retaining any enhancements, slotted gems, runes, etc.
Additionally, the quest lines at the tiers should scale sufficiently in difficulty. Mythical level should require legendary gear and expert rotation of skills to succeed. Perhaps each account is allowed only one of these account bound items and a user needs to strategically choose which quest line to pursue to complete their build.
Just some evening ramblings....
❓ Did you enjoy this update, showcasing a Village Node?
Hey balr0g! I'll be tagging you to mention this in a post very soon, but I just wanted to remind you of the rules in the Q&A. We only accept 1 question for each user. That question also should be concise to be chosen! The rules are all in the OP
@Lark Wyll (question), @Sersei (question), @Balrog (question 1, 2), @Fiddlez (question), @Seulrack (question), @wakkytabbaky (question 1, 2) - Please only post one question next time as requested, and if you only posted one question, please make sure to keep it as direct/succinct as possible - that way it's more likely to be picked!
@unkownwon (question) - Bulletin boards will be a great way to find other players and post jobs
@Immortality (question) - Players within the node are teleported to a safe location, likely a respawn area near the node. Supplies will spawn around the node and system-driven caravans are spawned to bring these supplies into the node. These caravans are not able to be attacked. NPCs will begin construction activities. Players outside the node will see the new facade of the node pop into existence as the node advances in stage. You can read more about this here, on the wiki!
@Draktar (question) - Here is a page on the wiki that goes over node types, and node benefits!
@Liniker (question), @Roubi (question) - Yes! This is something the community team is looking to do something with in the future
@Raven016 (question) - We look forward to Alpha Two when we'll be able to better see all of the ways players interact with the game, so we can better identify and define exploits that may not be caught during internal playtesting
@Barab (question) - Currently, we don't have any announced plans to add Dünir beards to the shop
@Lupo (question) - A fellow San Diegan! Cool!
@DougBug27 (question) - To answer your question simply, it may depend. There may be a few different variables that affect certain story arcs and their potential outcomes. We'll have more to share about this in the future
@Punkte (question), @Voeltz (question), @Coacola (question) - We're excited to show off arenas and other similar PvP systems as soon as they're ready! For now, you can read about arenas here, and balance here, on the wiki!
@ashone (question) - We hope to release the character creator before the launch of Alpha Two!
@Lineager (question), @HaruCharm (question) - You can read more about Parlor games here, on the wiki! We'll have more to share regarding parlor games as we progress closer toward Alpha Two
@PlasticLemons (question) - You can read more about racial benefits here, on the wiki!
@NyceGaming (question) - We have not announced any plans for adding a "hard mode" or something similar at this time
@George_Black (question) - We'll have more to share regarding guild progression as we progress further in development!
@Mitchz (question) - These things tend to be a coincidence, especially for popular mount types, such as a boar!
@Stalwart (question) - While I'm not sure it will be "commonplace" for players to sacrifice their own nodes in the name of content, I suppose it may not become unheard of! Though, I think there will be many reasons, for many players, to want to destroy and defend nodes, whether they call them home or not
@Snekkers (question) - Our team is always looking at the latest tech, and what makes sense to implement for Ashes of Creation
@NiKr (question) - Much of the game is undergoing change and development right now! As soon as something is in a state in which it is ready to share, we're excited to do so!
@Tyranthraxus (question) - We haven't announced any plans for leaderboards with parlor games.
@Leonerdo5 (question) - Ashes of Creation is a game designed with risk vs. reward in mind. There will be many ways to play and enjoy the game! With that said, someone can choose to go about playing without a guild. Though, there may be risks, rewards, or perhaps a lack thereof, depending on the choices you make!
@mcnasty (question) - Hello! We answered this question from you last month
@Lithion (question) - Inertia and momentum physics will help prevent blocking doorways/access points. This is based on a character's direction and movement speed and can be used to push people out of the way. The answer to this question and many more can be found here, on the wiki!
@Sometimessmiles (question) - Many ways players choose to build their character, through secondary classes, augments, armors, weapons, skill point allocations, etc. will make their characters viable for much of the content they choose to do
@rocsek (question) - Resources will have differing tiers of quality for the same resource type. This is somewhat similar to Star Wars Galaxies. This answer was taken directly from the wiki, where you can find more answers to questions you may have!
@valerian (question) - We'll have more information to share regarding nodes as we progress further in development
@ArcticElysium (question) - Our standards are and remain high for ourselves and for the project we're working on! It's always inspiring seeing the success of people's hard work, especially in this industry! Steven has a concrete vision of what he wants Ashes of Creation to be and we believe in taking our time to create the best possible game we can
@RazThemun (question) - We would love to have guilds and alliances implemented into Alpha Two! We know this is an important feature for testing, and one players want to see!
@Dovaric_Oakforge (question) - Underrealm nodes will be a feature of Ashes of Creation! Be sure to check out the wiki page here! You can also find the answers to many of your questions throughout the vast expanse of knowledge found in the wiki
@SirChancelot (question) - As soon as we're ready to share updates regarding the Summoner, we will excitedly do so!
@Ganjui (question) - There will be several ways in which a player may acquire bound currencies. You can read more about this here, on the wiki!
@Roseburia (question) - The land management system doesn't necessarily ask players only to cooperate to conserve resources. The system is more complex and nuanced than that
@Aliandria (question) - We're excited to show off racial augments as soon as they're ready and in a state to do so!
@Sweatycup (question) - Here's a quote from Steven on augments: "Augments can affect a multitude of things. It can drastically change the ability itself. It can change the damage type. It can change the cooldown period. It can change the damage values. It can change the distance. It can dramatically change it from a ranged effect to a melee effect. Augments are essentially can create- they are creating entirely new skills, but they're going to keep obviously some identity with what that primary active ability was." With that said, you may choose to not augment some of your abilities to keep their base nature, if you wish to keep them the same.
@Vissox (question) - There are not going to be obvious quest markers, such as question marks and exclamation marks telling players where to turn. There will be subtle ways that players will acquire knowledge that something is to be done in an area. You can read more about this here, on the wiki!
@Fiddlez (question) - This will entirely depend on how players interact with nodes on any given server! Many nodes will come and go, so to speak, during a server's history. How much content is accessible through them is up to how often any given node is leveled up, or sieged. There are also many other systems that will affect content become accessible! Such as events, story arcs, etc.
@lemulet (question), @Ryve (question) - This will depend on many factors. Especially the political dynamic of the server! I suspect there will be better insight into this for players during Alpha Two
@ChaosFactor (question), @Shabooey (question), @verlisify (question) - You can read more about what has been said regarding balancing here, on the wiki!
@Frosty_Thundertrod (question) - Staves are a type of melee/ranged weapon in Ashes of Creation. Some staffs will be ranged, interesting note. Some staffs will be melee. The answer to this question and many more can be found here, on the wiki!
@RocketFarmer (question) - Answering this in detail may risk potential spoilers. Generally, when it comes to lore or lore within gameplay, we like to keep our cards close to our chest so we don't spoil content for those who may not want it spoiled!
@Neurath (question), @Hutchy1989 (question) - We'll have more detailed information to share regarding classes and augments as we progress further in development!
@Shmeckles (question) - This will not be a feature in Ashes of Creation
@Nilah (question) - The Bard archetype will be able to play musical instruments, such as flutes and bagpipes. Other archetypes may also be able to play certain musical instruments at some future time. Custom music creation (using the likes of the Music Macro Language) will not be present in the game on release. Music within taverns can be set by players. You're also free to roleplay as you choose within your tavern
@savagelogic (question) - We haven't announced plans for hand wraps or bo staff weapons.
@Leiloni (question) - The four races mentioned are the 4 major races. Here is a quote from the wiki about this: "The Tulnar is a combination of four major races and many minor races that were left behind on Verra after the apocalypse." The four major races were the Aelan Humans, Dünzenkell Dwarves, Kaivek Orcs, and Pyrian Elves. You can read more about the Tulnar here, on the wiki and the races of Verra here.
@Balanz (question) - Hello! I found the answer to your question here, on the wiki! Here is a quote from Steven about the subject from that page: "Your account is bound to one declared citizenship per server, which means that if you have two alts and your main character on one server you may only be a citizen of one node between those three... If you have an alt on a different server, it could be a citizen of a node as well."
@ItsRegum (question) - You can learn much about what has been said regarding node governments here, on the wiki!
@WizzyMcNasty (question) - You can read much about what has been said regarding server reservations here, on the wiki!
@CCC_dk (question) - We would love for arenas to be present during Alpha Two! We'll have more news to share about Alpha Two as we progress further in development
@GrilledCheeseMojito (question) - Let's say you use Power shot: You click Power shot, you quickly switch over to the ranged weapon, execute the skill, and you're back to your primary focus, which is the sword and shield; and then for weapon attacks like your Q or your left mouse button, you would have the option to set which is your focus, the ranged weapon, or the main offhand selection and you can swap back and forth between that as you want. You can read more about this here, on the wiki!
@SpaceWolf (question) - Any damage dealt to a sleeping target will break the effect. I found this answer here, on the wiki!
@Ozijak (question) - The team is always looking at new tech and what makes sense for us to implement in Ashes of Creation. You can read about our current plans with AI here, on the wiki!
@lexxxa (question) - There are many variables that factor into the worth of resources. In an economy where supply and demand fluctuate on many variables and situations, such as weather, crafting needs, spawn rates, gatherers, the economy, etc. this can be a potential possibility.
@Gogagetsu (question) - We're keeping our hands relatively close to our chest when it comes to some things, such as our security systems. For now, you can read more about what has been said about them here, on the wiki!
@Sirmaximus (question) - A goal of Ashes of Creation is to emphasize micro metas that work for specific encounters and de-emphasize macro metas that work for everything. You can read much more about metas here, on the wiki!
@Tyrol (question) - Active blocking might be an ability that - it's universal, of course it's universal- but it might be consuming mana; and you'll be able to adjust that mana consumption based off of your passive spec into your skill trees. In addition, it might also consume stamina, where that's something we're going to be testing as part of Alpha-2. We'll have more to share about this as we progress closer to Alpha Two.[url=" https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Active_blocking"] For now, you can read more here, on the wiki[/url]!
@KarNak (question) - Players within the node are teleported to a safe location, likely a respawn area near the node. You can read more about this here, on the wiki!
@Falkath (question) - Players will likely be able to trade some survivability for more damage output through many variables, such as classes, skills, augments, gear, weapons, etc.
@Frufire (question) - Bard fills a non-healing support role that makes a party better as a whole through a range of buff-oriented and proximity-based abilities. You can read more about what has been said regarding the Bard here, on the wiki!
@johndruitt (question) - You can see Steven's thoughts on artisan mastery here, on the wiki!
@Saltarioz (question) - Darkness as an environmental obstacle is being considered as part of the game mechanics. You can read more about this here, on the wiki!
@BeOwningU (question) - You'll be able to breed creatures, study the offspring, and make informed decisions when the features you want to pursue in the next generation become apparent in you in the offspring you've created. You can read more about this here, on the wiki!
@Top (question) - We want and desire a lot for the combat of Ashes of Creation, especially for it to be fun and engaging
@Dygz (question) - Combat is going to change over the course of development. You may see some returning Alpha One abilities that are altered, and some may be removed. We'll let you know when the kits are final.
@Gaull (question), @Sengarden (question), @Rhynedahll (question), @Azherae (question) - Congratulations! Your questions were answered by Steven and Margaret on the livestream! Be sure to check out the VoD on YouTube in case you missed it live!
@Cadac (question), @White5hadow (question), @Schwann36 (question), @Saucisson (question), @-T0Mb- (question), @SkylarckTheBotanist (question), @Babayugah (question), @Drunkninja (question), @Lashing (question), @SongRune (question), @GrandSerpent (question), @Fantmx (question), @Roofian (question), @Mayhem (question), @JustVine (question), @Castai (question), @lmoxator (question) - Your questions were ones we hoped to have gotten to on stream but didn't quite have the time. We'd love it if you come by next month for the next development update livestream to ask them again! ^_^
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