Ascend to ZERO News

Hello Ascenders,

During Ascend to ZERO's first open playtest, we ran 2 big community events that saw a ton of participants! Again, we wanted to say thank you to everyone who had participated so enthusiastically!

As mentioned before, the winners will be given Ascend to ZERO's full game key at launch!

[h2]Giveaway Event[/h2]
All winners have been contacted via email, so please check the email you used to enter the giveaway with!

[h2]Bug Hunt[/h2]
All winners have been contacted via Discord DM, so please check to see if you got a DM from a staff member on Discord!

Once again, we would like to thank everyone who participated. If you would like to see more events like this, please do let us know!

[h3]Special Notes[/h3]

• Please note that while winners have been contacted on January 2, the delivery of prizes will be closer to the launch of Ascend to ZERO.
• Please check your spam/junk mail if you cannot find your email.
  
• Winners for the giveaway event were selected at random by draw.
  
• Winners for the Bug Hunt event were selected from the 📑┃event_playtest_feedback channel.
  
• For any questions, please contact Flyway_Owl on the official Discord or send an inquiry via our official website.
  

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- Ascend to ZERO Team

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Welcome to the sixth Chrono Dispatch, where we talk about the end of our very first open playtest! In this dispatch, we are going to announce some of the results of the playtest, what we learned from it, and talk about some big changes moving forward.

[h2]Community Events![/h2]
Thank you so much for being a part of our community events! We saw not only a lot of entrants, but also a lot of quality feedback!
https://steamcommunity.com/games/2697940/announcements/detail/530991074580104836
A notice will go out on January 2, announcing that winners have been selected and will be prompted to check their emails and Discord DMs!

For the giveaway event, winners will be selected at random, then contacted by the email provided when entering the contest on January 2!

For the Discord Bug Hunt event, winners will be selected from the 📑┃event_playtest_feedback channel, then contacted by DM on Discord on January 2!

• Please note that wile winners will be contacted on January 2, the delivery of prizes will be closer to the launch of Ascend to ZERO.

[h2]The End of the 1st Ascend to ZERO Open Playtest[/h2]
We started the playtest on December 10 and ended it on December 27 11:59 PM PST. In this short time, not only have so many of you jumped into the world of Ascend to ZERO (a lot of you for the first time), our community has flooded into the Discord, sharing with us a ton of feedback, some builds and chips that they like. We cannot thank you enough for being a part of this playtest and our community events!

With the end of the playtest, we wanted to share some cool results that we saw during the course of the whole thing!

[h3]Most Used Tech Chips[/h3]

With a lot of new tech chips added to the playtest version of the game, we saw that the Skill Amplifier chip took the top spot, followed by Time Guard, Adrenaline, and Accelerated Motions respectively. There seemed to be a penchant for speedy clears, which makes sense given Ascend to ZERO is about zipping through time when frozen.

[h3]Most Defeated Elite/Boss[/h3]
Terrae Motus, the big bad boss of Stage 1, was defeated the most times. More than Peacekeeper, more than the Minotaur, and more than the Mandragora - a lot of you have been skipping past just to take out the Stage 1 boss, huh?

[h3]Highest Level Reached[/h3]

Over the course of the Quantum Community Reports, we have been sharing the highest level reached. The record stands at level 492,770 with Golden Gunslinger! There have been some close calls for the title, but no one was able to surpass it! Just what kind of build did you have to get that high? Our Discord had some ideas!

Thank you again for joining us during our first open playtest!

[h2]Demo Re-Release[/h2]
Prior to the playtest, some of you may recall that Ascend to ZERO had a demo. That demo is going to come back, but come back in a different form on January 5 00:00 PST.

Demo Re-Release Schedule: January 5 17:00 GMT+9 January 5 00:00 PST

The playtest gave us a lot of data in a variety of categories. We realized that we have a lot of work to do in terms of balance of both avatars and gadgets. With balance and tuning in mind, the re-released demo will only feature Chrono Child, Blossom Blade, and Golden Gunslinger while the remaining 3 avatars and certain gadgets need extensive development by our team.

[h3]What does this mean for my previous demo save file?[/h3]
You will be able to use your previous save file, but you will find that certain avatars and gadgets will not be able to be selected.

[h3]Which avatars and gadgets will I be allowed to use?[/h3]
Avatar List:

• Chrono Child
  
• Blossom Blade
  
• Golden Gunslinger
  

Gadget List:

• Weakness Tracker
  
• Recall Blade
  
• Space Core
  
• High-Power Railgun
  
• Chrono Anchor
  
• Void Compressor
  

[h2]What's Next? [/h2]
After the demo re-releases on January 5, we are going to be hard at work tuning and balancing the game. As always, we want to hear your feedback and suggestions as the team continues to try to make the best Ascend to ZERO experience possible.

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Hello Ascenders,
The playtest has finished as of December 28 17:00 GMT+9. We want to thank everyone who took part, played extensively, shared feedback on Steam as well as on our Discord. It has given us a lot to think about as we continue to try and provide the best Ascend to ZERO experience for our community.

We will be sharing the next steps for Ascend to ZERO soon, so stay tuned! Thank you again for playing!

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Hello Ascenders!
We are in the final stretch of the playtest now (as well as the community events)! The playtest will end on December 27 11:59 PM PST. We hope you get as many runs in as possible!



In this Quantum Community Report, we would like to not only highlight the community, but also share some cool news with you all!

[h2]Leaderboard Leaders[/h2]
Last time, we mentioned that the the character that has been in the leaderboards the most is none other than Frost Moon Hacker, but she has been dethroned this time!


Since the last Quantum Community Report, the character that has been a leaderboard staple is none other than Golden Gunslinger, appearing a whopping 50 times!


While the highest level record of 492,770 has yet to be broken, the next highest was an extremely close level 491,496! So very close and we think it is possible!

[h2]Community Roundup[/h2]
Last time we shared some community members who had made some content about Ascend to ZERO's open playtest! This time around as well, we founda few more that we think you guys will enjoy!

[h3]This Is One Of The Best Roguelikes I Have Ever Played by HappyTriggerFinger[/h3]
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[h3]Time Control Roguelike (That Absolutely Rules) by Wanderbots[/h3]
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[h3]Ascend to Zero Review: The Best Rogue-Lite Game I've Played Recently by CASANOPARK (dubbed)[/h3]
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[h3]Ascend to DIO [Ascend to Zero Playtest] by Zient Deveero (minor language warning!)[/h3]
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This is our second community roundup! If you have content that you made that you think should be on here, please do share it with us and let us know on Steam or in the Discord! Whether it is a YouTube video, a livestream that you did, whatever that content may be - please do share it with us!

[h2]Ongoing Events[/h2]
https://steamcommunity.com/games/2697940/announcements/detail/530991074580104836
[h3]Giveaway Event:[/h3]
Our giveaway event is still running, but will end on December 27 11:59PM PST!
If you haven't already, head over to the giveaway page 👉 here 👈 before the end of the event and complete a few simple actions to increase your chances at obtaining a free Ascend to ZERO full game Steam key when it launches! Check out the event notice on Steam for more details!

Winners will be contacted by email on January 2!

[h3]Bug Hunt:[/h3]
The bug/typo event is going strong, but will also end on December 27 11:59PM PST!!
We appreciate all the different reports that are coming in! Head over to the Flyway Games Discord 👉 here 👈, grab the A2Z Playtest role by going to the Channels & Roles, and let us know what you found in the specific event channel!

Please make sure to list your bugs and typos in the 📑┃event_playtest_feedback channel (visible only if you get the A2Z Playtest role!) to be able to participate in the event!

Winners will be contacted on Discord on January 2!

[h2]Going Forward[/h2]
As we make our final push to the end of the playtest, we wanted to make sure that we communicate with our community and highlight the awesome things our community has done. We are blown away with not only how many players have joined the playtest, but also how much feedback we have received.

Thank you!
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- Ascend to ZERO Team

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Welcome to the fifth Chrono Dispatch. With a little more than a week into the playtest, we have prepared a balance patch to bring some love to 2 specific avatars: Windborne Spearmaster and Scarlet Pirate.


After looking through data and feedback, we found that the 2 avatars were a bit lacking. With that in mind, the team has buffed certain avatar exclusive chips for Windborne Spearmaster and Scarlet Pirate.

In the case of Windborne Spearmaster, we wanted players to feel the speed and attack power of the spear wielding avatar. We hope that with the changes that were made, players will feel the swift might of the Windborne Spearmaster!

With Scarlet Pirate, we felt that the reload speed that the avatar exclusive chips granted were too low for players to fully enjoy the explosive powers of the avatar. The changes help players bombard their enemies at higher rate!

For the patch notes, read on below here!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4167140/view/536621842119525457

The team here is deeply thankful for all of you who have been giving your feedback, sharing and posting gameplay clips, and overall just having fun with the game. Please do keep letting us know what you think!

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