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Pre-order packs
Pre-order packs were available from the Cosmetic store up until they ended on January 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific.[1][2]
- Wayfarer pre-order pack (History).
- Expeditionary pre-order pack (History).
- Voyager pre-order pack (History).
- Voyager plus pre-order pack (History).
We offer cosmetics for players who wish to support the project early. The exclusive nature of the limited availability is something I think collectors value. If you buy cosmetics as an MMO player, I know I enjoyed if the cosmetic is rare and not every girl at the party is wearing the same dress. In addition, these cosmetics are used to populate the world through NPC variants and color/texture changes so their offering aligns with our production schedule. The good thing about these packs is they contain no P2W advantages and there is no box cost, so from a mechanics standpoint you do not need to buy them to excel in the game on launch. And also, there are comparable and subjectively more grand cosmetics achievable in game as well.[3] – Steven Sharif
Pre-order pack cosmetic skins cycled monthly and are never available again for purchase.[1] Apart from the cosmetic skins, the packages also included subscription time, embers (virtual currency for future cosmetics when the game is live), access to alphas and betas, and other perks such as name reservation.[6]
- Pre-order pack upgrades are possible for current pack holders for the difference in price.[7][8][9]
- Pre-order pack holders could purchase individual cosmetics (at the same or lower level as their pack purchase) as add-ons in the month that they are on sale.[5][6][10]
- These packs are completely optional and provide no vital components for succeeding in Ashes.[6] – Steven Sharif
- September 2023 - January 2024 (The Unseen Order) are the final pre-order packs for Ashes of Creation as the developers have reached their desired number of testers for Alpha-2. Read more in the FAQ.[1][11]
Pre-order pack upgrades are possible for current pack holders for the difference in price.[7][8][9] Upgrades to Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding packs are also available in the store for the difference in package price.[12]
- August 15, 2018 was the last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs (History).[13]
- August 13, 2021 was the last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through the Adventurer pre-order pack (History).[14][15][7][16]
Wayfarer pre-order pack
The Wayfarer pre-order pack was available from the Cosmetic store.[17]
- Access to future Beta-2 test phase
- 2 months of game time ($30 value)
- $25 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits)
- 2,750 Embers total.[5]
- Vanguard's Hammer
Expeditionary pre-order pack
The Expeditionary pre-order pack was available from the Cosmetic store.[17]
- Access to future Beta-1 test phase
- Access to future Beta-2 test phase
- 4 months of game time ($60 value)
- $50 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits)
- 5,900 Embers total.[5]
- Vanguard's Hammer
- Puirgel
Voyager pre-order pack
The Voyager pre-order pack was available from the Cosmetic store.[17]
- Access to future Alpha-2 test phase
- Access to future Beta-1 test phase
- Access to future Beta-2 test phase
- 6 months of game time ($90 value)
- $100 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits)
- 13,500 Embers total.[5]
- Vanguard's Hammer
- Puirgel
- Amethyst Boughbite
Voyager plus pre-order pack
The Voyager plus pre-order pack was available from the Cosmetic store.[17]
- Access to future Alpha-2 test phase
- Access to future Beta-1 test phase
- Access to future Beta-2 test phase
- 9 months of game time ($135 value)
- $125 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits)
- 16,250 Embers total.[5]
- Vanguard's Hammer
- Puirgel
- Amethyst Boughbite
- Ward of the Implacable
- The Gilded Galleon
- Royal Garrison
- Name Reservation
Cosmetic store
The Cosmetic store enables players to purchase Cosmetics for use in Ashes of Creation.[19] The cosmetic store offers limited time, limited quantity items to help sustain game development.[20]
- Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.[20]
- Nothing in the cosmetic store will be pay to win.[21]
Nothing in our shop will ever be pay to win as we believe this practice greatly hurts the MMORPG genre.[21]
- Cash shop cosmetics will offer a diverse selection of unique looks.[22]
I want to incentivize purchase in the cosmetic shop for sustainability of what expansions we have intended, since we are not a box cost. I want to incentivize purchase by offering limited items: limited time, limited quantity, so you have confidence that when you purchase them, they won't be offered later on in some other way.[20] – Steven Sharif
- All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.[23] There will be no gifting mechanism for cosmetic items.[24]
I don't want cosmetic items that can be purchased from the market to be transferable... because it is in a way a transfer of money for potentially something in-game.[24] – Steven Sharif
List of pre-order pack cosmetics
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Newsletter - Pre-order packages are ending reminder.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
- ↑
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 What is included with my Pre-Order package?
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ashes of Creation Reddit - Heat and Harmony.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Transmisja na żywo, 2021-04-30 (4:02).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
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- ↑ Ashes of Creation Store: August cosmetics.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Ashes of Creation Store: May cosmetics.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, April 14 2021
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 Ashes of Creation Store: January cosmetics.
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2020-07-25 (1:53:46).
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- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Transmisja na żywo, 2018-04-8 (PM) (58:29).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1
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- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Wywiad, 2018-05-11 (32:36).