Alpha-2 Progression?
SolsticeTM
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This is a question that I'm hoping that can be answered. With the wiki saying that when Alpha-2 comes out we will be able to play until launch (hoping this is true) and my question is players that play during Alpha-2 will we be keeping our progress into launch and if so how much progression will we keep?
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Alphas, features are still being implemented.
the release should be fresh for all. (a few days EA for pre-buy is not the same thing)
ALpha/beta are test period, where farm is sometime harder of what will be, sometime easier.
But also, are often closed/limited, not all can get in... it would be an unfair advantage to keep anykind of progress...
People doing those alpha/beta have ALREADY a bonus for the release : their knowledge.
No guide; no youtube video can gives more efficient knowledge for a fresh game than playing it before other people...
Keeping your character progress from Alpha or Beta into launch is literally P2W since you need to buy the Alpha and Beta keys.
And Steven is very adamant against P2W. They won't allow it. And if they do, we can start seeing some writing starting to bleed in on the wall
Can we drop this terrible conversation direction now?
Do you know what happens to the ingame currency if we are able to spend it during the Alpha? Will it be returned when going live after wipe?
no lol. first alhpa, then after it ends, a beta, then release
They have stated a few times that the Embers that you receive with some packages will be available after launch. So you will not have anything that you paid for to spend in testing. There may be cosmetic and other option testing during those phases, but they won't be coming out of your "balance" so no need to refund. If you meant the actual currency in game like gold and such, nothing transfers over to live.
Nope, the A2 client will run concurrently with the beta servers from last plans given.
no. the alpha server will become the PTS .-.
Based on that logic, early start (that you pay for) is P2W.
And maybe that’s true but it’s only a day or two if progress.
Dont trust me on that though
No. Get your facts straight from stated plans. The A2 servers (there will be more than one), will continue until launch, THEN they become the PTS. The beta client servers are added later in the process and are a separate thing. Confusing I know for some, but sure you will get there if you reread.
The Alpha will become persistent because it will become the Player Test environment; that is how I read it. I have a few on my steam list that run a PTS. Any new features or expansions added post launch will go through the same polishing in that environment, and in the Player Test (aka Persistent Alpha) environment, it gets wiped.
I would say unless the wiki says otherwise, might want to wait to spend Embers until after launch. If you are a fashionista... like Moi
Missed that but probably a good thing because of the wipes. I like to play the fashion long game.
Don't want to blow my embers too soon.
Yes. The "A2" server will exist concurrently with the "Beta" servers. It will be re-branded as the PTS, however those who played in A2 may have their progress persist and overlap with the Betas.
The difference being - the A2/PTS contains currently in development features that may change dramatically based on player feedback. The Beta servers are for testing nearly complete features among a large audience. Features tested during the Betas likely won't change much, just bug fixes. Because of this - it's possible players with A2 access may get to test builds of the game on the PTS not yet available to players on the Beta servers, and can probably expect a much more unstable experience compared to the Beta servers. Steven has said that by the time B1 goes live, all of the core features of the game will be complete for beta testing. Progress will not be transferrable between Alpha, Beta, or Launch servers. You'll need to create a new character on each server as they become available.
"A2": v0.1.1, v0.1.2, v0.2.0, v0.2.1, v0.2.2, v0.3.0, v0.3.1===> PTS v1.0.1
"B1": ==========> v0.2.0 ===========> dead
"B2": ============================> v0.3.0========> dead
"Launch": =======================================> v1.0.0