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[[File:Alpha1PreviewPvP.mp4|thumb|450px|4K [[Alpha-1]] preview [[Open world|open world]] [[PvP]] (2v2).{{video|26 February 2021|30m02|uFA4gN-GD2E}}<blockquote>''All of you out there who are waiting to see all of these changes remember that these are iterative changes and they're kind of rolled out in different phases. So you're going to see kind of the early aspect of them and don't expect them to be fully polished or all the animations to have yet been adapted.''{{video|26 February 2021|6m17|uFA4gN-GD2E}}</blockquote>]]

[[File:Alpha1PreviewPvP.mp4|thumb|450px|4K [[Alpha-1]] preview [[Open world|open world]] [[PvP]] (2v2).{{video|26 February 2021|30m02|uFA4gN-GD2E}}<blockquote>''All of you out there who are waiting to see all of these changes remember that these are iterative changes and they're kind of rolled out in different phases. So you're going to see kind of the early aspect of them and don't expect them to be fully polished or all the animations to have yet been adapted.''{{video|26 February 2021|6m17|uFA4gN-GD2E}}</blockquote>]]

A [[Combat revamp|revamped combat]] system will be ready to test in the [[Alpha-1]] [[Release schedule|March]] [[Alpha-1 testing|preview testing]].{{interview|7 February 2021|49m18|RS3e0vuj5lA}}

A [[Combat revamp|revamped combat]] system was targeted to be ready to test in the [[Alpha-1]] [[Release schedule|March]] [[Alpha-1 testing|preview testing]].{{interview|7 February 2021|49m18|RS3e0vuj5lA}} This target may have changed following the delays announced in March.{{web|https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2021-03-12-an-update-on-alpha-one-schedule|An Update on Alpha One Schedule, March 12 2021}}

* The goal is to give more agency to the player and achieve a more fluid flow of combat.{{livestream|26 February 2021|27m41|YGQWEQK2iWI}}

* The goal is to give more agency to the player and achieve a more fluid flow of combat.{{livestream|26 February 2021|27m41|YGQWEQK2iWI}}