הצגת המקור של הדף "2018-12-08 Newsletter"

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== Open Beta for Apocalypse Starts December 18th ==

'''Glorious Ashes Community''',

We are '''excited to announce''' that all registered users for Ashes of Creation will be able to play '''Apocalypse''' on '''December 18th!''' You will receive instructions before the 18th on how to set-up your Apocalypse open beta account.  As you are aware, we have been testing the Apocalypse arena heavily over the past couple months. The '''goal''' of this '''testing''' was to answer the feedback from our community about the development of our '''combat system'''. 

From the very beginning, we have designed towards a '''hybrid combat system''' that provides players the choice between more action oriented combat or traditional tab targeting combat. This blend of combat required that we take a '''unique approach''' to testing.  So as a result we introduced an unplanned testing phase we called Alpha 1 Phase 1, and it was solely built around testing the action side of our intended hybrid system.

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As this testing period was introduced, we decided to package up the intended game modes of '''Battle Royale, Castle Sieges and Co-Op Horde''' and rename it '''Apocalypse'''.  We also decided that we wanted to stress our server infrastructure with as many players as possible. So on '''December 18th''' we will grant this testing phase to everyone as a '''Free-To-Play''' experience.

We are also happy to announce, that you will be able to '''earn cosmetics''' within Apocalypse that will '''carry over''' with your account into '''Ashes of Creation the MMORPG!''' Apocalypse allows us to introduce players to the art and immersive nature of the world of Ashes early on.  Giving us a persistent environment to deploy assets as they are created for the MMORPG. This also means, that those of you who own backer cosmetics from Kickstarter or the Pre-Order store, will be able to see some of these on your character in Apocalypse  before the launch of Ashes.

Apocalypse will have '''Chapters''' with '''Adventure Paths''' that have '''50 levels of progression''' available to players, and will update every '''10-weeks'''.  This will give players a free progression path filled with unique cosmetics that are earnable through the collection of experience from playing any of the 3 game modes Apocalypse will offer.  There will be an optional '''Legendary Path''' that players can purchase.  Both paths provide '''daily quests and weekly quests''' for players to complete.  These quests give lore that relates to the story of Verra during the '''Fall''', thousands of years before the start of the MMORPG.

We have decided that all Alpha One backers will have '''lifetime access''' to the Legendary path.  We will also be giving all '''Beta and Alpha Two''' backers access to the first Chapter's Legendary path, with over '''50 cosmetics available to earn!'''

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The '''benefit''' of the Apocalypse '''testing''' period with the limited scope of these 3 game modes, is the ability to collect much needed '''data''' with regards to;
* '''Server Architecture'''
* '''Server Stability'''
* '''Server Deployment'''
* '''Large Scale Battle Optimization'''
* '''Action-Combat Designs'''
* '''Castle Siege Design'''
* '''AI and Boss Designs'''
* '''Character Asset Polish'''
* '''Environment Optimization'''
* '''Account Management Deployment'''
* '''Launcher/Patcher Deployment'''

While all of these features are further tested through our Alpha and Beta schedules, the ability to deploy Apocalypse with the Battle Royale, Castle Siege and Horde modes available provided '''great opportunity''' for '''refinement''' before the Alpha and Beta periods that '''does not impact our development schedule of the MMORPG'''. 

Intrepid is '''very excited''' to be able to offer this experience to all the fans following our development.  We hope that Apocalypse delivers many '''hours of fun''' for you to enjoy in the world of Verra.  Everyone on the team is incredibly '''thankful''' for the dedication and commitment that our Glorious Community has shown Ashes and we cannot wait to '''see you in game!'''

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<center>[[Ashes of Creation Apocalypse|Apocalypse]] Gameplay Trailer.</center>

== Alpha One Gameplay Live Stream ==

We will be doing a 30 min playthrough of MMORPG gameplay and questing this Thursday, December 13th at 1pm PST. Make sure to tune in on our [https://www.twitch.tv/ashesofcreation Twitch]! 
 
== LAST DAY FOR THESE COSMETICS ==

<div style="color:red; text-align:center;">'''The cosmetics below will not be available after December 9th.'''</div>

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The [[Ashes of Creation]] [[Cosmetic store|store]] offers 4 unique and limited packages, which grant access to our [[Testing phases|Alpha and Beta]] phases. Each month these packages will change, offering a limited time cosmetic set. '''If you own a previous month's package or are a [[Kickstarter]] or [[Summer crowdfunding|summer]] backer, you are able to add the cosmetics found in our monthly [[Pre-order packs|pre-order packages]] as add-ons.''' The cosmetics in the packages below are limited and will not be available again for purchase after they are changed!

* [[Wayfarer pre-order pack]].
* [[Expeditionary pre-order pack]].
* [[Voyager pre-order pack]].
* [[Voyager plus pre-order pack]].

<div style="text-align:center">[https://www.ashesofcreation.com/shop/ Pre-order now.]</div>

Everyone here at Intrepid is '''committed''' to creating the MMORPG of your dreams, and we are hard at work building Ashes.  We cannot '''thank you''' all enough for the '''passion''' and '''support''' you have shown this project.  We have a long road ahead of us, and we will continue to keep you updated with the progress of our development.  '''With love from everyone at Intrepid''', Thank you!

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Copyright © 2018 Intrepid Studios, Inc., All rights reserved.
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