Glorious Ashes Community!



As we continue to get closer to Alpha One, we’re excited to have hit a HUGE milestone of entering into Early Access with Ashes of Creation Apocalypse in September! One of the many advantages that Apocalypse has to offer our development process for the MMORPG, is the ability to test and optimize the many different biomes and environments that make up the diverse map of Verra. And just yesterday, we launched a new MAP taken directly from the MMORPG's Alpha One for you to jump in and play with!



Participating in the Apocalypse of Verra, gives us invaluable data that we use to create our glorious MMORPG, and you can give us that data all while earning FREE rewards for the MMORPG.



On October 11, 2019, we rolled out the Forest of Erinthia map for players to experience in Apocalypse! Long before your character steps foot into the MMORPG world of Verra, your ancestors inhabited the enchanted woods of the Great Pyrian Forest of Erinthia. These lands have flourished and long been the home of the Kingdom of Pyria under the rule of Eridelle. The Great Forest of Erinthia is vast and borders many non-Pyrian settlements, including some human settlements.



While we update Apocalypse with Castle Sieges, Horde Mode and the Battle Royale, we will provide our glorious players with more new beautiful immersive environments in anticipation of our MMORPG's Alphas and Betas, all in our Ashes of Creation Apocalypse free-to-play experience! Our latest map in Apocalypse taken directly from Alpha One The team here at Intrepid Studios is working diligently towards our next big testing milestone which will be the Castle Siege mode. We’re excited to start letting you all get your hands on our class kits, new map, and siege weaponry - all of which will allow us to create epic, fun, and polished experiences in the MMORPG. As a thank you, we wanted to share a little sneak peek of one of the siege weapons awaiting the players in our upcoming Castle Sieges Mode! While we continue to develop the MMORPG, we’ve been showcasing these efforts on our official news website and social media channels . Just in case you missed them, we’ve put everything right here for your ease! On our most recent Development Update Live Stream, Steven Sharif (Creative Director), Jeffrey Bard (Lead Designer), and Margaret Krohn (Community Marketing Lead) were joined by more of the development team. Our engineering team has been extremely busy, so Alex Khudoliy (Programmer) had a lot to talk about this live stream, going over a plethora of topics - melee combat revamp, destruction technology, server infrastructure, scaling services, design data and analytics support, user interface changes, and much more! A new face to the live stream, Terrence Yee (Senior Designer) talked about his almost 20 year design experience. He also talked about the design team’s role in combat changes, data analytics from testing, and looking to the future as they polish up Castle Siege abilities. Last but not least, Brad Constantine (Senior Animator) joined us to showcase some of the amazing work our art teams have been doing, which includes a ton of creatures, armor, and environments. As always, we wrapped up the live stream with our Q&A. Development Update Live Stream Some Verran creatures are not only good at traveling on land, but have their way in the water as well - the Tidebreaker is one of these creatures! Check out our latest bestiary article covering these playful critters, and don’t forget to watch our video displaying our process of creating the Tidebreaker ! Creation of the Tidebreaker Continuing our Dev Discussions series, in September we wanted to hear your thoughts on Group Composition . As always, these have been great conversation starters internally as well - whenever the development team discusses your feedback regarding these topics, we have a spring of conversations and discussions arise! Below are the takeaways from this month’s topic.



Group Composition Takeaways: Many community members shared or agreed that having one set of classes be the go-to for all content isn’t fun.

Others shared experiences in games where a more “freeform” grouping system led to power imbalances or limited community interaction.

Some shared that they felt that freeform grouping enabled them to play with their friends more easily, so that they didn’t have to coordinate on the “trinity.”

A few shared their hopes for seeing a fourth “support” role added to the “trinity.” Don't forget! As a thank you to all the players that help us test for the MMORPG by playing Apocalypse, you can earn embers and cosmetics for free! With the newest map update in Apocalypse players can earn EXP in half the time! And for those of you who dare to face your foes in battle, you can earn the Armor of The Autumn Knight only during the month of October! *Apocalypse provides a glimpse into the world to come for our MMORPG Ashes of Creation and is Available now FOR FREE Shades Unseen



The cosmetics below will not be available after November 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM Pacific. The Ashes of Creation shop offers 4 unique and limited packages, which grant access to our 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 backer, you are able to add the cosmetics found in our monthly pre-order packages as addons. The cosmetics in the packages are limited and will not be available again for purchase after they are changed! Wayfarer Pre-order Package Access to Beta 2

2 months of game time ($30 Value)

$25 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits, NO P2W!)

Fuming Tincture Expeditionary Pre-order Package Access to Beta 1

Access to Beta 2

4 months of game time ($60 Value)

$50 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits, NO P2W!)

Fuming Tincture

Blacksight Watcher Pre-Order Now Voyager Pre-order Package Access to Alpha 2

Access to Beta 1

Access to Beta 2

6 months of game time ($90 Value)

$100 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits, NO P2W!)

Fuming Tincture

Blacksight Watcher

Prowler of Perdition Voyager Plus Pre-order Package Access to Alpha 2

Access to Beta 1

Access to Beta 2

9 months of game time ($135 value)

$125 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits, NO P2W!)

Fuming Tincture

Blacksight Watcher

Prowler of Perdition

Corvid Castigator

Timely Deliverance

Stillstone Reliquary

Name Reservation 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!