For the Devs

Hello friends,

With the release of the verbal NDA, I'd like to share this thread to the community, so they have some insight to the testing that is ongoing in the Ashes Alpha One Preview testing.

It's important to note, that the Alpha One experience is not meant to be a content test. But rather, standing up core systems in their bare bones state and vetting our technical architectures, while providing the opportunity for us to optimize and squash bugs.

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Lethality

Amazing work getting that much done, that good, that quickly.

It was easy to tell not just the hard work, but the selfless passion that went into what we experienced this weekend.

We're well on the way to the game we all dream of, and you all are making it possible!

Ventharien

You guys did great! It was awesome to get the chance to explore about searching for things to report, and also get to take time in such a beautiful world, appreciating all the little hidden gems, gives me such hope for the future phases and the eventual release! Thanks for all your hard work, and the extra effort to make the event memorable and fun!

iznebula

To the Glorious Ashes Team,
Thank you so much for your hard work. I can tell you're just as passionate as Steven is with this project and that really shows in your level of dedication. Your turn around on the server issues and your around the clock support has been phenomenal. Please keep doing what you do and continue to be the best Team that I know you are. Also special thanks to the quest designers, the quest right at the entrance to the cave was just a treat (if you read through the dialogue), once I saw what could happen, it blew my mind. I hope to see more like that one on release

kadrian

You guys are awesome. I could sit and imagine everyone scrambling on Friday to get things going and delays, I know how NO ONE wants to delay anything unless it is necessary. Everyone rocked the situation with patience and determination. The communication was clear and consistent. Couldn't have asked for more from a dev team. Keep it up, can't wait to see where your creativity will take us.
Thanks for all that you do!

Undead Canuck

I would like to add a huge shout out to all the developers! Please keep up all the wonderful work you are doing.
Just testing the pre-Alpha is better than other released games! There are not enough words to say how amazing the world looks! If nothing else, that is enough to keep me hooked! We watch and are amazed at how quickly you can reiterate and improve each time we test.
Please do not stop, and keep on building the most wonderful world that is Verra!
@StevenSharif, thank you for having the vision and the guts to jump in and make this amazing game!

QuaternionSlerp

Hey there everyone! My name is Kory Rice and I am a Jr. Technical Designer here at Intrepid!

It was so much fun spending time in Verra with all of you over the weekend! I can't stress enough how lucky I feel and appreciative I am of each and every one of you. To see all of you invest your time and effort into making Ashes come to life just as I have for the last few years of my life is all the motivation I will ever need. I am so proud to be apart of this community and so grateful for your feedback. We are making something amazing together!

I hope you all had a wonderful time and can't wait to see you all out there in the next test.

Much love!

Excalamer

Ashes Team & Community,

It was a fun and eventful alpha preview test we all recently embarked on this weekend and you all are killing it with the tremendous work/accomplishments the devs and community are striving towards creating AoC. l want to salute you all testers and devs. Keep up the amazing work as we all march towards 1.0v (Gold build) of AoC!!

Stay Glorious & Safe EVERYONE! o7

SKullknight

Sorcerer!!!!! Great game man, looking forward to seeing all the pvp content in this game. We believe in your vision! Keep up the great work! Cheers!

Kearn

Super smooth alpha, loved the way you guys quickly identified issues and were able to make things run smoother each day that went by.

boilintx

Apologies for being a little late to this party. I wanted to give a big thanks to the entire Intrepid team, especially the Devs. Without your hard work and dedication we would not have had the opportunity to experience what will become Ashes of Creation.
Thank you for your long hours and quick solutions to the issues that popped up over the course of this weekend.
I cannot wait to see the next you will bring to life.
Thanks and get some sleep. You have definitely earned it.

Celinda

I would also like to thank the devs and the hole team for there hard work over the last years and especially for the last weekend. We saw the progress from day to day, leading to a good and fun pre alpha experience. Keep it up, its still a long way to go

PlasticLemons

I can't describe how incredible it felt to be able to finally step into the game and play. Even though it was barebones and lagging, I had such a great time. We've been waiting for all this time and supporting for all this time and for it to be finally starting to come out, and look and feel so GOOD, I'm just so excited for the team. Everyone has been doing a great job for the entire project, and it is so great to be able to help. Thank you Intrepid

HDCBlaze

Devs! WOW! What great work I have seen! I think it is safe to say that you all have saved my faith that MMOs can still be fun! This being yet only an alpha tells me that we will only see better! I also wanted to thank you all for the option to see and play in Alpha 1. Great work, and see you next testing phase!

Dreadnaught

Hey guys, Tradd "Dred" Thompson here - thanks so much for all the kind and motivating words. It really goes farther than you might think. We always read and evaluate the criticisms here, which are incredibly valuable, but it's just as valuable to see that occasional positive reinforcement mixed in as well.

As one of the combat guys, it's really great to hear many of you feel like we're heading in the right direction with combat gameplay. But you ain't seen nothin' yet - combat's going to keep getting better, especially post-alpha when we have some time to really sit down and focus on the future of the game. We've heard some of your feedback as well and hope to squeeze some QOL improvements in for Alpha 1, but know that there is still so much to come!

We'll not be resting on our laurels.

Talemire

As I stated earlier in the Discord channel, we're still at the part where the journey is the highlight of our experience so far, and it has been memorable to say the least. We've seen you guys tested, and in that we've seen you guys all pull together and succeed in dealing with all the hurdles that have come our way. I'm really proud of you all, and I couldn't be more hyped for the next phase of testing, and especially once we get to A2 where we finally get to test the systems. Keep focused, don't lose steam, keep pushing dates back if you need to, and continue making it a concrete point to meet your internal goals. Don't be afraid to say something needs more work until it goes above and beyond expectations. The growing pains are going to continue being painful, but keep reminding yourselves that it will all be well worth it in the end. Thank you, Intrepid Studios, and God bless you guys!

itsAlec404

While testing Alpha 1, it was absolutely amazing to see a product that's only in Alpha and its already more advanced and smoother running than "finished products" that have been released. To Steven and the Dev team, I salute you and the dedication you are putting into this game. Seeing what has already been done in game and knowing that every day that passes its only getting better and finer tuned has me extremely excited for the future. Keep up the work, take your time and create the dream you all would like... and again thanks for all of your hard work

Sneakz

Great work team, to commit and spend that time over a weekend for us players to enjoy and feel the world of Verra is very much appreciated.

Whilst the game isn't quite where I hoped it would be (selfish I know I just want to play release rn :P ) you guys are doing a fantastic job and to see the nodes, mayor ship and caravan system in place was great as it's the core of the game.

Keep up the great work and I look forward to more spot tests/ monthly streams showing your awesome work!

Temp

Cant wait to dig into A2, thanks for your work AOC management.

George_Black

I admire smart fellows like you that can make something as complex as video games. I hope you all get to express your ideas with your work under Steven. Keep going. Bring us back the good times of mmorpgs: open world, real player interactions, challenging progress. Thank you

Reclusiarc

Thanks guys - I didn't get a tonne of time to play the weekend test but I absolutely loved what I did get to play. Really showed how much potential AoC has. Super excited and can't wait to test more.

Thanks for all your hard work - can't wait to give feedback and see things as they come to life.

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