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Steam Early Access Question

Can someone help me understand the difference between Steams Early Access and buying into the Alpha for $100?

Is Steam Early Access the end of the Alpha period or is the Steam Early Access a temporary interest generating test phase? I'd like to start playing Ashes in December as I have a lot of vacation time saved up but I don't know which path to take.

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  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    The difference is how much you're getting fooled for. I'd suggest getting fooled only for $50.
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  • AszkalonAszkalon Member, Alpha Two
    Soulicide wrote: »
    Can someone help me understand the difference between Steams Early Access and buying into the Alpha for $100 ?

    Beware as the World of Verra is still heavily unfinished and all the Mechanics like Second Archetype/Multi-Classes and other Contents are still included in that.

    The Difference is just like Ludullu said. You pay less Money when You wait still a bunch of Days. ;)
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  • daveywaveydaveywavey Member, Alpha Two
    Soulicide wrote: »
    Can someone help me understand the difference between Steams Early Access and buying into the Alpha for $100?

    Is Steam Early Access the end of the Alpha period or is the Steam Early Access a temporary interest generating test phase? I'd like to start playing Ashes in December as I have a lot of vacation time saved up but I don't know which path to take.

    This Early Access is absolutely NOT the end of Alpha. The game is still very much in development, and will be so for a number of years. We're not sure exactly why they're calling it Early Access, cos it just isn't.
    This link may help you: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/


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  • AzheraeAzherae Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Soulicide wrote: »
    Can someone help me understand the difference between Steams Early Access and buying into the Alpha for $100?

    Is Steam Early Access the end of the Alpha period or is the Steam Early Access a temporary interest generating test phase? I'd like to start playing Ashes in December as I have a lot of vacation time saved up but I don't know which path to take.

    One thing that might matter is that if you get the $100 version playing through Steam using your Steam account isn't available to you, even though supposedly everything else is.

    There are some other complications with this approach we don't know all the details of, since overall, the game has some issues that might prevent certain players from getting any 'Access' out of that 'Early Access' (optimization, etc).

    But I presume that Intrepid has negotiated all of that so it basically comes down to if you benefit somehow from having the launcher without the Steam Wrapper around it, and some stuff about cosmetics and later subscription time.
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  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Azherae wrote: »
    But I presume that Intrepid has negotiated all of that so it basically comes down to if you benefit somehow from having the launcher without the Steam Wrapper around it, and some stuff about cosmetics and later subscription time.
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  • AzheraeAzherae Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Ludullu wrote: »
    Azherae wrote: »
    But I presume that Intrepid has negotiated all of that so it basically comes down to if you benefit somehow from having the launcher without the Steam Wrapper around it, and some stuff about cosmetics and later subscription time.
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    ... why do I hear Boss music...?
    One of the most enduring 'fantasies' of the human spirit, is to either always have people willing to help... or to be strong enough to never need any.
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Azherae wrote: »
    ... why do I hear Boss music...?
    If Steam launches their launcher instead of directly downloading/updating the game - it's definitely the bossiest boss music to ever music a boss. And we'd be only able to pray that Steam actually allows people to refund the game beyond the 2h mark due to this.
  • daveywaveydaveywavey Member, Alpha Two
    Ludullu wrote: »
    Azherae wrote: »
    But I presume that Intrepid has negotiated all of that so it basically comes down to if you benefit somehow from having the launcher without the Steam Wrapper around it, and some stuff about cosmetics and later subscription time.
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    Where was this posted?
    This link may help you: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/


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  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    daveywavey wrote: »
    Where was this posted?
    In Vlhadus' chat on the lastest stream afaik
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