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Yes. There is a combination answer here; It is also true that price directly speaks to (in most cases) the dedication of a user to help ensure higher quality testing, it is also fair to say that users cost money to host on servers and download the game. Given the length of A2, being at least 12 months, we are accounting for those costs with this price.

Thanks! I fixed it xD

There is significant complexity in answering that question, but the short of it is that this depends heavily on our ability as a studio to leverage outsource teams for content creation, and is heavily heavily dependent on what requires iteration due to the testing of A2

Good afternoon friends,

There has been a lot of questions and commentary regarding how the A2 keys work since our AMA yesterday. We are preparing an article to release on the website tomorrow or Monday regarding how the keys and phases work in broader detail. I will take a moment in this thread to clarify in detail how the Alpha 2 keys work and answer some questions in this thread;

• If you own an Alpha 2 key from previous preorder packages or Kickstarter, you have access to all phases of Alpha 2. Alpha 2 begins for you on the weekend of October 25th.
• New Phase 1 keys will consist of weekend testing starting with weekend testing beginning for November 8th.
• New Phase 2 keys will consist of week long testing (5 days at a time) beginning December 20th.
• New Phase 3 keys will consist of 24/7 testing, and is intended to run until the game launches.
• Purchasing into a phase, grants access to subsequent phases.
• When Beta star...

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Of the 200+ developers on the project, roughly 60 are coders. There is a lot left to do ;)

Thank you brother

Like many mammals, Humans by nature are instinctually drawn to nipples for sustenance as newborns. It can be a difficult habit to break.

I don’t think we will live or die by alpha. I think we will continue to build the game and improve it in a live test environment. Anyone looking at a2 as a judgement of the game at launch is not in line with the expectation we have publicly tried to communicate.

We constantly provide disclaimers that being in active development may result in missed timelines, delays and complete reworks. This is the development path and strategy we have chosen to adopt because we believe it will create the best product, and we believe it’s the healthiest way to develop large games like Ashes. Maybe this will be wrong, time will tell. It is factually inaccurate to say we are unable to sell cosmetics. Players who own packs can currently upgrade and make purchases and have been able to do so for the last several years. The tax lien issue was dealt with a couple years ago, and were minor clerical mistakes, the company pays hundreds of thousands in employment taxes every week. And we are actively hiring and have hired record numbers over the past 18 months. Funding for the game is not in question, despite what Reddit may say.

Thank you brother for the kind words and for your support. Because of the excitement that surrounds Ashes, there are a lot of emotions and expectations from a wide range of perspectives. And the reality is, alpha is not priced to be widely accessible. While the alpha will run for at least over a year, and will eventually become the public test realm that will run concurrently with beta, we have to support server costs and cdn for users during that time.

My advice, people can be frustrated. But the best remedy for frustration in this case, is to wait until we finish cooking and reevaluate interest when launch comes. Alpha offers no advantage to a player and can be shared by all because of the nda removal. 💪❤️

Best advice; wait and watch the streamers to see if testing will be your cup of tea.

Hey Rednasss, can you give a few examples of messages that happen between streams that feel tense and scripted?

It's a busy time for us, as everyone across the team focuses on things that help us get to Alpha Two. That being said, if anyone from Intrepid sounds like they're talking down to you, we'd like to try to improve that. Thanks!

Head over to our YouTube video to learn the in-depth intricacies of the Bard archetype! https://youtu.be/c7g8n02zIcE

Are you planning on playing as a Bard during Alpha Two?

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Alpha Two Roadmap Showcase and AMA livestream - Friday, August 16

Glorious Ashes of Creation Community, 

We’re on the Road to Alpha Two, and you won’t want to miss this Alpha Two Roadmap Showcase and AMA livestream with our Creative Director, Steven Sharif on Friday, August 16, 2024 at 11 AM PT (...

While it’s not currently possible to purchase access to Alpha Two, we plan on opening up sales in the near future. We spoke about this during the last Development Update Livestream. Here’s a timestamp to that conversation.

We also plan to do giveaways for access to testing phases. Make sure you’re following us on our social channels so you never miss a chance at a giveaway, or news about anything related to testing phases. ...

Bard Archetype Preview Livestream - Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Our next Development Update Livestream featuring an Alpha Two Bard Archetype Preview will be Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 11am Pacific! (...

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🧠 Learn about some of the server meshing technology our team uses in this development update! https://youtu.be/FYuFcRFLLdw

💬 Let us know what you thought about the stream...

Alpha Two Server Meshing Technology Preview Development Update Livestream will be Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Glorious Ashes of Creation Community!

WE HAVE UPDATED THE DATE FOR THIS STREAM. Our next Development Update Livestream featuring an Alpha Two Server Meshing Technology Preview will be Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 11am Pacific! (...

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