What have you learned from the recent MMO releases? Anything that you see that gives evidence of a successful launch of Ashes? Anything you see that Ashes has that didn't be executed properly?
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@Friendlyneighbour (question) - Stay tuned for updates and details on this! It is still subject to further testing and iteration
@Creo (question) - A: Toast - "Some peace and quiet with a side of book to read"
Vaknar - "The biggest serving of mead you've got and a hefty portion of mutton shaved off the bone."
@Schmuky (question) - There will be many things to do at end-game, especially since nodes will level up/get destroyed and new dungeon experiences may unlock based on how the landscape develops. Plus, new content with regular new expansions. You can read a bit more on it here
@Lord Ashborn (question) - Stay tuned for more information from our team regarding augmentation of abilities once we progress further into development!
@Hakaiju (question) - There will be many craftable items and drops with different and unique appearances and effects which can be made at varying levels.
@meowstical (question) - Stay tuned to find out more on Tulnar and the character creation process for them!
@Overthrow (question) - I would say that it's safe to assume that economic nodes (and the players that make them up) will see quite a lot of gold flow.
@DerStrauss (question) - Nothing that was seen in Alpha One is finalized, as everything from A1 is subject to change and alteration With that said, you'll have less than ~30 on your bar at any time. How many you have depends on how you build your archetypes
@Hjerim (question) - We were quite stumped by what you mean by this question. Could you do use a favor and rephrase it and ask again for our next Q&A? Thanks!
@odishy (question) - Personally, when building a new PC, I would build based off of your budget and when you want to play games. I can't give you a date for when the game comes out, but if you're holding out to build a PC specifically for Ashes of Creation, then I'd wait until we're further in development. However, if you want to participate in the testing phases, then the recommended specs are relevant to each testing phase!
@GrilledCheeseMojito (question) - As @Jahlon mentioned, any player that earns XP within a Node's zone of influence (ZoI) contributes XP to that node and it is not limited to the node's citizens or property owners.
@redzade (question) - There is not a luck stat - At least not at this moment
@McMackMuck (question) - Steven essentially leaks whatever he can, whenever he can. It's part of our open, transparent development process. When things are ready to be shown off, Steven usually shows them off right away! Make sure you tune into the streams or VODs so you can see whatever that content may be!
@B0725 (question) - Here is some more information on one of the game's 64 archetypes, the Necromancer.
@Armoredcell (question) - It is still in the early stages of development. I'm sure when it is ready to be first shown off, Steven will be happy to do so!
@DezzRevas , @Obamanizer , @TheDarkPaladin , @TrickrTreat , @Waggzy , @wollz - Thank you for your question! Though, you've unfortunately submitted them after the deadline. Please be sure to ask them again for our next livestream Q&A for a chance to be selected!
@George Black (question) - Based on the size of our overall team, the Design team is focused on coordinating and collaborating on the larger systems that need to be built out! Typically a designer will be focused on a discipline (quest, narrative, combat, etc.) rather than a specific class.
@PPaper (question) - All of our Dev Discussions are based around topics the Design team is actively looking for your feedback on, and in particular our "bonus" Dev Discussions (like this recent one on level progression) often come from continued conversations between us and you all regarding recent testing!
@Cadac (question) - One of the challenges we're most excited to face is growing our internal team even further to meet the needs and aspirations for our Alpha Two testing and beyond. With that being said, we're hiring
@JeanPhilippeQC (question) - We'll continue to keep you posted on our latest plans for upcoming testing as we have more details to share!
@Ulfbrinter (question) - We'll be looking to gather direct player feedback on systems like that once we bring them online for testing, so our community can compare based on factors such as price and availability!
@Nova Ordem (question) - Anything that was marked as an "exclusive" item would remain exclusive to the time in which it was offered.
@The Cawckiest King (question), @Lashing (question) - Stay tuned for more details on archetypes/classes and their abilities and stats as we dive deeper into testing them with you!
@proogrencitv (question) - Keep an eye out for more info and videos on naval content as we get closer to having you help us test it out!
@Ghoulad (question) - Verra definitely has some darker and eerier areas and content; you can check out where we've shared some before here and here.
@Graymore (question) - With several planned test phases between now and launch, we'll be looking for our community's feedback on a variety of balance topics!
@Aerius (question) - Our team definitely sees the passion you all have, and this inspiration fuels us every day plus, it helps that we are also excited members of the MMO community ourselves
@Gaspard (question) - Both animations and character models were updated between Apocalypse and Alpha One! Everything is very much still in its early Alpha stages though, to be iterated and improved upon as we continue throughout testing.
@Vaknar My question was targeted at a single item. So if the "Burning Hand of Hades" (would be a cool name) is the only item that has the effect "Convert all damage dealt to Fire damage", would you be able to craft the "Burning Hand of Hades" for different levels?
Reasoning: There are several games that have Legendary items that only drop for Level X. If I am Level X+30 this item will be unuseable for me because of the low stat values, even though I might like the unique effect that this item would give me.
Will there be a PvP ranking system, as well as rewards for it? Also, will there be tournaments (other than the tournament to choose the mayor of the PvP Node) ?
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@Magic Man (question) - There will be aquatic mounts that move faster when in water of which you'll be able to go underwater with. There will also may be water breathing mechanics in some shape or form!
@Friendlyneighbour (question) - Stay tuned for updates and details on this! It is still subject to further testing and iteration
@Creo (question) - A: Toast - "Some peace and quiet with a side of book to read"
Vaknar - "The biggest serving of mead you've got and a hefty portion of mutton shaved off the bone."
@Lyon , @Warn1ng , @Saturn Aurora , @TokenGamer , @iQueueGaming , @FenixofAshe , @DeadEye495 , @Argantis , @Pink floyd , @Abarat , @Argantis , @Conrad , @Peith , @Gilikoth , @Lethanel , @Hima , @RowniSciponi , @Frog - Please only share one question next time as requested and make sure that your question is concise and succinct. The more direct/succinct it is, the more likely it is to be selected by our team!
@Schmuky (question) - There will be many things to do at end-game, especially since nodes will level up/get destroyed and new dungeon experiences may unlock based on how the landscape develops. Plus, new content with regular new expansions. You can read a bit more on it here
@Lord Ashborn (question) - Stay tuned for more information from our team regarding augmentation of abilities once we progress further into development!
@Hakaiju (question) - There will be many craftable items and drops with different and unique appearances and effects which can be made at varying levels.
@Typhon (question) - Yes! Here is more information for you
@Mayhem , @blul , @l3v3rag3 - Stay tuned for more information on Alpha 2 and it's features as we progress further in development! For now, here are some confirmed features you can read about on the wiki!
@Superplus (question) - Everything seen in Alpha One is subject to change and further development. Nothing was in it's final form during Alpha One
@dogsfur (question) - Here is some information for you on our planned server regions and supported languages
@meowstical (question) - Stay tuned to find out more on Tulnar and the character creation process for them!
@Overthrow (question) - I would say that it's safe to assume that economic nodes (and the players that make them up) will see quite a lot of gold flow.
@DerStrauss (question) - Nothing that was seen in Alpha One is finalized, as everything from A1 is subject to change and alteration
@Hjerim (question) - We were quite stumped by what you mean by this question. Could you do use a favor and rephrase it and ask again for our next Q&A? Thanks!
@odishy (question) - Personally, when building a new PC, I would build based off of your budget and when you want to play games. I can't give you a date for when the game comes out, but if you're holding out to build a PC specifically for Ashes of Creation, then I'd wait until we're further in development. However, if you want to participate in the testing phases, then the recommended specs are relevant to each testing phase!
@GrilledCheeseMojito (question) - As @Jahlon mentioned, any player that earns XP within a Node's zone of influence (ZoI) contributes XP to that node and it is not limited to the node's citizens or property owners.
@redzade (question) - There is not a luck stat - At least not at this moment
@McMackMuck (question) - Steven essentially leaks whatever he can, whenever he can. It's part of our open, transparent development process. When things are ready to be shown off, Steven usually shows them off right away! Make sure you tune into the streams or VODs so you can see whatever that content may be!
@B0725 (question) - Here is some more information on one of the game's 64 archetypes, the Necromancer.
@Armoredcell (question) - It is still in the early stages of development. I'm sure when it is ready to be first shown off, Steven will be happy to do so!
@DezzRevas , @Obamanizer , @TheDarkPaladin , @TrickrTreat , @Waggzy , @wollz - Thank you for your question! Though, you've unfortunately submitted them after the deadline. Please be sure to ask them again for our next livestream Q&A for a chance to be selected!
@Asumai (question) - You can check out more on where we've shared our potential plans for guild benefits, progression, and quests before here.
@QUILTSHARTS (question) - You can read more on our philosophy around the limited plans for instancing here.
@Tyranthraxus (question) - Likely much of the content in these castle nodes will be tied to guild quests, sieges, and other similar guild activities.
@Alice Zuberg (question) - You can check out more on our philosophy around racial augments here, and much of it will be subject to upcoming testing!
@George Black (question) - Based on the size of our overall team, the Design team is focused on coordinating and collaborating on the larger systems that need to be built out! Typically a designer will be focused on a discipline (quest, narrative, combat, etc.) rather than a specific class.
@Silvana Kleo (question) - Open world PvP will definitely have its own rewards; for example the glorious loot you can acquire from your enemies on the battlefield
@PPaper (question) - All of our Dev Discussions are based around topics the Design team is actively looking for your feedback on, and in particular our "bonus" Dev Discussions (like this recent one on level progression) often come from continued conversations between us and you all regarding recent testing!
@Cadac (question) - One of the challenges we're most excited to face is growing our internal team even further to meet the needs and aspirations for our Alpha Two testing and beyond. With that being said, we're hiring
@JeanPhilippeQC (question) - We'll continue to keep you posted on our latest plans for upcoming testing as we have more details to share!
@eesti (question) - You can check out some of our plans around parlor games here.
@Khoopa (question) - You can check out where our team has shared their philosophy around damage meters here.
@Ulfbrinter (question) - We'll be looking to gather direct player feedback on systems like that once we bring them online for testing, so our community can compare based on factors such as price and availability!
@Nova Ordem (question) - Anything that was marked as an "exclusive" item would remain exclusive to the time in which it was offered.
@The Cawckiest King (question), @Lashing (question) - Stay tuned for more details on archetypes/classes and their abilities and stats as we dive deeper into testing them with you!
@proogrencitv (question) - Keep an eye out for more info and videos on naval content as we get closer to having you help us test it out!
@Ghoulad (question) - Verra definitely has some darker and eerier areas and content; you can check out where we've shared some before here and here.
@Graymore (question) - With several planned test phases between now and launch, we'll be looking for our community's feedback on a variety of balance topics!
@Muaygor (question) - You can check out where we've shared our plans for arenas before here.
@Rhoklaw (question) - You can read more on where we've discussed our philosophy around balance here.
@Aerius (question) - Our team definitely sees the passion you all have, and this inspiration fuels us every day
@Gaspard (question) - Both animations and character models were updated between Apocalypse and Alpha One! Everything is very much still in its early Alpha stages though, to be iterated and improved upon as we continue throughout testing.
Don’t know why I’m being tagged as having asked more than one question, I didn’t. It was also clear and succinct.
Reasoning: There are several games that have Legendary items that only drop for Level X. If I am Level X+30 this item will be unuseable for me because of the low stat values, even though I might like the unique effect that this item would give me.
❓ What was your favorite creature that we revealed during the stream?