Glorious Alpha Two Testers!
Alpha Two Phase III testing has begun! During this phase, our realms will be open every day, and we'll only have downtime for updates and maintenance. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes in Discord.
If you have Alpha Two, you can download the game launcher here, and we encourage you to join us on our Official Discord Server for the most up to date testing news.
Alpha Two Phase III testing has begun! During this phase, our realms will be open every day, and we'll only have downtime for updates and maintenance. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes in Discord.
If you have Alpha Two, you can download the game launcher here, and we encourage you to join us on our Official Discord Server for the most up to date testing news.
Unlimited Excitement
kmmhasan
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I'm counting down the days until I can lost into the world of Ashes of Creation—exploring Verra, chasing epic moments, and embracing the adventure at every turn. Who’s coming with me?
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Wooooo! It'll be fun
* raises countless, boney hands from the earth * ... ... ...
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I am in the guildless Guild so to say, lol. But i won't give up. I will find my fitting Guild "one Day".
I can't sleep now....
Just making sure you have the new date:
📢 Alpha Two Update: Phase III will begin on August 26, 2025!
Until then, PTR stays live 24/7, and the Shol realm will continue opening Thursdays–Mondays. We’re using this time to iterate on the Anvils, improve FTUE, test level 4 nodes, rebalance economy + stats, and more.
I dont have alpha access. I bought a bundle for 75 bucks way back when it was in the early stages. I think that gives me like beta 1 or 2 access. Thats fine for me, then I get to test a more complete game at that time.
Regardless, should be entertaining to some degree
who else is excited for the only so ever closer coming Phase Three ?
Apparently there will be no more "Wipes" of Characters aside from if it is an ABSOLUTELY must - and Phase 3 in my humble Opinion will probably take AT. LEAST. Two Years in Realtime before Ashes should enter it's Beta Phase,
meaning there will always be time to do something even if You are complete Casual Players like me -> there should be no Rush to level up your Character no matter how much time it takes -> since, well - no Wipes.
While Sir Steven said that Phase Three will take at least a Year -> let's be honest. I think it is far more clearly that it is about Two Years -> maybe even above it. Apparently this Year Sir Steven and his Team experienced a few Difficulties or Complications which seemed unexpected,
resulting in them being forced to Delay Phase Three for example by already TWO - TIMES - by now. I think it is only fair to think and expect that Phase Three will also have such unexpected Hurdles and Delays and this is why i think Phase Three might exceed the Time of 2 Years in total.
I think Nobody ever really talks about this, but ... ...
The Naval Content is still not even really being fleshed out more as/like since the End of March and the Beginning of April, right ?
But even now - > even now already - it is basically to literally superior to what for Naval Battles you can experience in Sea of Thieves - regarding the sheer Number of Players which can partake in it.
There is already a " COMPLETE - KRAKEN " - in the Game with a full Body. And as already mentioned -> an already far superior Player Number.
It saddens me a little bit - but it also makes me excited for the Future.
I can't wait to see and enjoy the Summoner Class - and also observe how Node Wars and Node Sieges will evolve into absolute Greatness.
✓ Occasional Roleplayer
I am in the guildless Guild so to say, lol. But i won't give up. I will find my fitting Guild "one Day".
Imagine a halloween event where you can turn in a monster coin to turn into a vampire and its only limited to extremely few like 2 or 3 people maybe even just 1. And then you can hunt players and turn them into vampires. And you can only hunt at night time. Event ends or resets when the entire pupulation on the server is vampires.
Imagine people start fleeing from the mainland and taking their ships to islands trying to hide and shit.
Stuff like that and way better and more fun events can be a reality because AOC has: large playable area, no teleport, flying, monster coin, ships, day/night cycle and way more stuff that enables soo much more than what it is originally.
Like an Infestation Mode or Zombi Event or so.
But of Course Daytime would corner all vampirized Vampires into a hard Corner, wouldn't it ? Wouldn't being incinerated by Sunlight reset the turned player back into a Non-Vampire ?
✓ Occasional Roleplayer
I am in the guildless Guild so to say, lol. But i won't give up. I will find my fitting Guild "one Day".
Have not thougt that far
But maybe incorporate the underrealm somehow?