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Alpha and Beta servers will be wiped prior to launch.[1]
As a general rule, if the testing phase contains the word Alpha, it is safe to assume there will likely be wipes.[4] – Steven Sharif
Early access
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Ashes of Creation testing phases.
- Alpha-0 was the invite-only "raffle" friends and family alpha test phase.[6][7]
- Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 were available for purchase during the Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding campaigns.[5]
- Alpha-1 was available in the Intrepid pre-order pack and the Adventurer pre-order pack.[8][9]
- Alpha-2 and Beta-2 were available during PAX West 2017.[10][11]
- Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 were available in Pre-order packs on the cosmetic store.[12][13]
- Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 packs that were purchased through Mail.ru can gain access to the testing periods they were entitled to by registering an account with Intrepid Studios and submitting a support ticket.[14]
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Ashes of Creation's core game systems are expected to be in place at the start of Alpha-2.[15][16] By the end of Alpha-2, the game is expected to be feature complete, but it will not be content complete until launch.[17][18]
- Alpha-1 and Alpha-2 testers may be invited to participate in spot testing prior to the Alpha-2 release.[19][20]
- The game will be feature complete before Beta... Beta really is intended to identify last minute bugs to make sure that everything is ready for launch; it's important that all features are complete by Beta-1. Alpha-2 will not be feature complete at the start of Alpha-2. There are going to be updates that are going to be incorporated as part of the Alpha-2 process and there are going to be additional features that come online that get fleshed out between that time and Beta-1. There's going to be regions of the maps that aren't going to be accessible of course during Alpha-2.[18] – Steven Sharif
- Alpha-2 is intended to exist up until launch. There's going to be different testing periods that we will be releasing either new content locations or zones or systems that we want to have players focus in on. In those situations, if we're having participation drought because of the length of Alpha-2, we can set them up in a more focused setting. We can even incentivize that. We can offer unique testing to potentially new testers as well.[17] – Steven Sharif
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
- ↑ Alpha one test schedule, Mar 12, 2021.
- ↑ Livestream, November 30, 2020 (7:27).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kickstarter packages.
- ↑ MMOGAMES Interview, 2017-09-8.
- ↑
- ↑ Intrepid pre-order pack.
- ↑ Adventurer pre-order pack.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Alpha package.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Beta package.
- ↑ Newsletter - Pre-order packages are ending reminder.
- ↑ Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, March 31, 2023 (1:24:21).
- ↑ Podcast, September 29, 2021 (59:29).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Livestream, April 7, 2023 (28:08).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Livestream, July 29, 2022 (1:08:49).
- ↑ Livestream, March 31, 2023 (5:57).
- ↑ Livestream, July 30, 2021 (45:11).
- ↑ Livestream, January 18, 2018 (25:22).
- ↑ Interview, July 9, 2023 (26:35).
