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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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Before it was mentioned that you had to own property to become a citizen.
However in the latest videos it shows that you have to be a citizen to buy property.
will they kill the Boss all together easily and share the Loot? or will they fight over the Boss tag?
im very curious
will bigger houses result in more available storage space because we can fit more chests in there?
Will houses in nodes offer a garden that you can custimize like freeholds or will we need a freehold todo our artisan profession properly?
As an EU player i'm worried it's going to be boring in there if it isn't cross region, my.com GMs will have no obligation to ever be there and the amount of EU guys having the Royalty pack or above is really limited
Hey Toast, I would very much appreciate it, if you please include the text in the brackets for context reasons. Thank you.
Is there going to be a DOT focused class that makes use of kiting and applying these DOTs rather than forceful damage like a sword swing etc.
Also extra Q, when will we get more info on classes, skills etc? I NEED IT! DATA! INFO!
Thanks
Example for players who have nice ideas or problems with the gameplay and do not want to post a thread in the forum. It would be very "player friendly" to have such a tab for suggestion improvements.
Basically, an overall vision of what we can expect on a technical stand-point
We'll see you at 11AM PDT tomorrow for our live stream!
https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation
How many players could be actively fighting in one zone at the same time?
Becouse in game like Lineage 2 with run on Unreal Engine 2.5 from 2003 you can perfectly have around 1000-1500 players fighting in same time without server lags or any issues (ofcourse if your PC that you are playing on can handle it, but thats different point)
@Hjerim - You can see more about where we've discussed world map exploration and discovery here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/World_map
@jakuta , @DougBug27 , @Lyon , @derra , @naowhut , and @mayceus - Stay tuned for more details and videos on archetypes, classes, and their abilities as we head into future testing around them!
@Wandering Mist - It looks like @xilodon got you covered with the latest answer above!
@Ishka - Not sure I understand your question completely, but during recent videos you saw NPCs (and possibly some PCs) interrupt Steven's abilities with their stuns/knockdowns!
@wastedzebra - You can read more about where we've discussed our philosophy on different ways to level here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Leveling
@helix and @consultant - You can see more about where we've discussed leaderboards and ladders so far here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Arenas#Arena_ladder
@soul123 - As nodes will continue to rise and fall, the traditional "end game" doesn't exist in that regard; content will continue to change as well based on player agency!
@Rageskylar - We've shown some ships off recently during our streams, and will continue to share more progress during upcoming dev updates as well!
@BCG l LordofSalt - We'll be sure to share and tag you all when we have updated news on the My.com front!
@xHISAOx - You can read more about where we've shared our thoughts around our character creator here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Character_creator
@Magic Man - You may have already seen a few examples of these during previous Apocalypse tests as well (ex. stairs/ladders and different elements of vertical structures within castles), so keep an eye out for more as we continue testing!
@eduhmell0 - You can read more about where we've discussed our current plans for our subscription model, including monthly fee, here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Subscription_model
@sunfrog - You can see what we've discussed so far about what character stats and attributes will be available here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Stats
@Argentum401 - While there are certainly some interesting applications, our team doesn't appear to have any plans to utilize it in Ashes at this time; we're striving to have each world evolve differently based on player agency, and thus have each player experience in each world be unique as a result!
@BobzUrUncle - Not sure if you saw my note to you last month, but we release our Creative Director's Letters on a quarterly basis! As we're continuing to work remotely at the moment due to guidelines around COVID, we've been focusing around sharing updates during our live streams and through gameplay videos, vs. the in-person studio interviews you may have seen previously!
@Caesar and @Chezshire - Stay tuned for more details on the economy and stock market systems as we get closer to having you help us test them during upcoming phases!
@Void - Yup, we're still planning to get those out to you in the lead-up to you joining us for testing those systems!
@toshito - It won't always be entirely up to the players to make those changes; some world events may happen that could impact nodes as well, and if players aren't able to defend them, it could mean your metropolis is no more!
@theonegargoyle - You can see more on our philosophy around roles and how your primary and secondary archetypes might come into play here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Classes#Roles
@Flares117 , @DNFrozen , @Selo , and @Lafi - As mentioned in the original post, please make sure to only submit ONE question moving forward so we can answer a variety of them from around our community!
@Austinpower - Sounds like we might need a few more details specifically on that situation to be able to share examples of how it might relate to Ashes of Creation or not
@DuskullBR - You can keep an eye out for updates on the regions we're planning to support here: https://ashesofcreation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016194674-Where-will-your-servers-be-
@Imme - You may have seen some of the more "starter" style armors before while testing in Apocalypse, as well as visible on other players in our recent gameplay videos (even though us devs were in more fancy stuff!)
@merle - Looks like @unknownsystemerror got you the latest answers above!
@Incarnatus - You can read more about where we've discussed our player corruption system here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Player_corruption
@Linlin - Player agency and choice is a big element of Ashes of Creation generally, and you'll see that reflected in the quest system as well!
@ashone - We'll be sure to post an update regarding Xsolla for you all as soon as we have one!
@mytherios - You can see more about where we've discussed servers and instancing here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Servers#Server_instancing
@Sleepy - Some of that will have to remain hidden until you discover it; we wouldn't want to ruin all your fun!
@Izzetin - You can read more about where we've discussed loot tagging so far here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Gathering#Loot_tagging
@Jignutz - If you're referring to our latest 4K video, we cheated a bit with our dev powers so we were a bit OP in comparison! Difficulty will be something we continue to iterate on throughout further testing with you all.
@TheBabaDuke - Our marriage mechanic allows for same-sex marriage: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Marriage
@Teyloune - We've shared how you'll be able to adjust the levels of reptilian/mammalian/humanoid/other attributes of Tulnar during character create, so stay tuned for helping us test those elements in the future!
@iHoax - We'll be exploring ways to incorporate bug reporting and feedback more directly and anonymously (such as in-game or through other means) as we head into our future test phases!
@kashikyori - You can see more on where we've discussed our philosophy around narrative quests here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Narrative_quests
@eragale - You can read more on where we've discussed combat ratios and pace here: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Combat#Combat_targeting
Click the link to watch our journey as we shape Ashes of Creation, including early pre-alpha footage of purchasing a house!
(I'll also update the OP)
Hey @LieutenantToast , thanks so much for responding, it's great community service :-)
I had poured over the wiki and everything else I could find previously, but just in case it'd been updated since then with additional information I went back and re-read it again.
It might be that it's just plain simple too early to tell yet, or that the answer is out there somewhere but I've just missed it, but I really don't know and would love any more detail able to be provided at this stage to this question:
Q: If a character has Tank or Cleric as secondary (but not primary), to what extent will they be able to tank / heal ?
a) Not at all
b) A little bit, for easy small-group content, as long as they gear & build for it
c) They'll be reasonably viable but not optimal (ie not as capable & strong as primary classes)
d) Almost as good as a character with primary but not secondary (ie Cleric/X or Tank/X), only really outclassed by the double archetypes (Cleric/Cleric & Tank/Tank)
e) Uber tanking & healing gods, easily able to handle any content in the game, primary archetypes will be for aesthetics only :-)
What I dread ? a)
What I can live with ? b)
My hope for the answer ? c)
Probably too much ? d)
Throw in for a gag ? e)
Please if you have any inkling at all where the eventual answer might land, I'd love it if you could let us know.
Alternatively, if you need to tell me to take a chill pill, stop pressuring the poor overworked design team, and just be at one with my anticipation, that's ok too :-)
Resource availability is not static. Not every node will have every resource. Also certain node types will offer services not found in other node types. Trade will have more value the farther it is taken from an easy to obtain source to one where it is scarce. The overarching narrative is said to include travel to distant poi all over the map. This is planned to be updated quarterly, so it isn't like others where you have to wait a year between "main story" expansions. There are others that I am sure to have forgotten, but you can see the trend.
This was posted by Anub in the General Chat. Seemed like a really good question so I copied it here.
https://knightsofember.com/forums/members/winner909098.54