Glorious Alpha Two Testers!
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Phase I of Alpha Two testing will occur on weekends. Each weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. Find out more here.
Check out Alpha Two Announcements here to see the latest Alpha Two news and update notes.
Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
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For example: New World has tested a majority of it's game publicly, so there are already metas formed with directions to almost everything already laid out on youtube and in spread sheets before it has even launched.
[ From AoC Wiki: Caravans may only be sent from or arrive at village nodes or above. ]
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@Immortality (question) - While Steven happened to address this on stream, I'll reiterate what he said! They have not found a new lead game designer yet. Steven truly believes that finding the right person is the most important factor, and says that he will take his time to do so!
@RAYZZ (question) - Rest assured that as soon as the team is able to show off the Ranger class, they will! No updates as of right now but be sure to stay tuned to our social media and our live streams for updates
@mcpw (question) - There is some information available on the Bard archetype here on the wiki! Stay tuned to our social media for any updates in the future!
@-T0Mb- (question) - Referring to the wiki, we can see that node leadership will be able to choose from a predetermined list of names for their node. Here is the wiki page which talks about customizable emblems
@Nova Ordem (question) - No announcement date for Alpha-2 yet. We will announce it when we have one ty for asking!
@valerian (question) - No updates on this yet! Stay tuned to our social media and future livestreams for when the team is ready to show off updates on this subject!
@Babafat (question) - There is some information here on the wiki of gear progression in Ashes of Creation
@JourdanZero (question) - Most certainly! Here is a wiki link for more info for cinematics! Here is a wiki link on instancing
@Noelzy (question) - Here is a wiki link on more information regarding obtaining recipes! To answer your question simple, yes, there will be rare recipes obtained by certain encounters!
@Seelos (question) - No new updates for the crafting system this time around. Be sure to stay tuned to our social media and future livestreams for when the team is ready to tell us about any updates with these systems!
@Nicky (question) - I do believe Steven has answered this in the past. Here is a wiki link that directs to an interview where he briefly talks about this subject. I hope this helps!
@Khronus (question) - I believe Steven may have answered this in the past. Here is a link to the relevant timestamp during a previous livestream. If this doesn't answer your question, then please feel free to ask again during the next livestream Q&A!
@Kaishang (question) - Players can launch a personal caravan from any point of storage. Here is a wiki link going into more depth!
@froustysnoman (question) - Players will be able to hire NPC mercenaries to defend their caravans. This page on the wiki goes into more detail!
@ChaosFactor (questions), @Dolyem (questions), @Xadion45 (questions), @meowstical (questions), @Psomopsoli (questions), @Xerheart (questions), @Swinkyy (questions), @Castai (questions), @Shoklen (questions), @SirChancelot11 (questions), @Friendlyneighbour (questions), @Asraiel (questions), @Truhhsty (questions) - Please only share one question next time as requested, and the more direct/succinct it is, the more likely it is to be selected by our team!
@Sebastiana (question) , @RowniSciponi (question), @ShadowClone (question), @Djursholm (question), @HazardNumberSeven (question), @NiraBlade (question), @TElf (question), @Hakaiju (question), @poisonz (question), @sent (question), @GusN (question), @Excalica (question), @Ugoogee (question), @Tyranthraxus (question), @Mayhem (question), @unknownwon (question), @WinnieV12 (question), @Nyxxa (question), - Since we didn't quite get a chance to answer your question this time around, and I personally couldn't find a reference for where we'd covered it before, please feel free to share it again in a future live stream Q&A thread!
@l3v3rag3 (question), @JusKing (question), @Adonex (question) - Please remember to add your question to the thread before submissions close next time! They typically close 24 hours prior to when the stream goes live, so we have time to gather all of your questions.
@morfthegreat (question), @Azherae (question), @Nostra (question), @Magic Man (question), @George Black (question), @WeightLifter445 (question), @eesti (question), @Neurotoxin (question), @OnePiece33 (question), @SunScript (question) - In case you missed Steven answering your questions on the livestream, be sure to check out the VOD on YouTube which will be posted to this original post tomorrow morning (as well as on our YouTube channel, of course)! Ty for your questions!
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You can ask questions for BCGs live stream here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AshesofCreation/comments/ppy9bb/episode_100_with_steven_sharif_ashes_of_creation/