Apparences
Accessories/armor, Bâtiments, Caravanes, Montures, Pets, and Navires sold in the cosmetic store are skins.[3][4][5]
- Skins are cosmetic items that do not grant the user any benefit.[6]
- Skins are only be able to be applied to things that have already been earned, crafted or found within Ashes of Creation.[7][8]
- Owning cosmetics does not guarantee the acquisition of the item the cosmetic can be used on. Players must still achieve the corresponding item/building.[7] – Steven Sharif
- Caravan skins change the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.[13][14]
- The best skins will be in-game achievable.[15]
- The best skins will be in-game achievable (obviously “best” is subjective, so I’d say the most ornate and detailed/unique).[15] – Steven Sharif
Cosmétiques
Cosmétiques provide a wide array of customization in Ashes of Creation.[17]
- There are no pay-to-win gameplay benefits from any purchasable items.[16][18]
- All skin cosmetic items are cosmetic items only and do not grant the user any other benefit. The lore text is flavor text, and background of the creatures and items in the world of Verra.[6]
- Types of cosmetics:
- Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.[19][20] Cosmetics achievable in-game will be on-par, and in the case of legendary skins, even more elaborate than shop items.[21][22][16]
- I want to make sure that equitable cosmetics both from a quantity and quality standpoint are achievable through in-game achievements. Time, effort should let you be happy with what you can accomplish.[20] – Steven Sharif
- In my opinion quality of cash shop cosmetics should be equal to in game achievable cosmetics, but offer a diverse selection of unique looks.[23] – Steven Sharif
- There will be legendary cosmetics that are only achievable in-game that will never be offered in the cosmetic shop.[21][22][16]
- The most grand looking cosmetics will be from in-game achievment only.[24] – Steven Sharif
- There will not be recolors or material swaps on the monthly cosmetics as a means to populate in-game achievements.[21]
- There will be variants of the monthly cosmetics for PNJs and Monstres.[21][25]
- Component pieces of cosmetic armor may be reused in other in-game achievable gear sets.[21]
- From an armor standpoint, we cut armor sets up into many different pieces. These pieces can sometimes be used as part of other sets, that may include helmets, wrists, gloves etc. So while you will not see an achievable white version of the corvid castigator set in the game for example, you may see its shoulder piece used in another set, or its leggings, or wrist piece used in another set (not every piece as to form the whole set, but perhaps a couple pieces). This would be difficult to notice at first glance, due to the material, texture and color variation used, but this modular approach to content creation makes achieving a wide variety of looks achievable for an MMORPG of our size.[21] – Steven Sharif
- Different variants of store purchased cosmetic creatures (Pets and Montures) may exist in the wild.[26][27]
- While the exact same skin will not be available again in the future once it's gone from the Shop, these skins are all variants of creatures that you can expect to see across Verra - so perhaps you will find one with a similar style in-game![26] – Sarah Flanagan
- Cosmétiques can be used by all races but there may be slight variations to make them work with the body builds of each race.[28][29]
- There will not be mascot looking/furry cosmetics.[30]
- It's important to remember, Ashes is a NO-BOX COST subscription only game, with an optional cosmetic marketplace. This achieves a few things from a monetization model. Having a lower barrier to entry for players to try the game when they don't have to fork out $60 for the box price is good, our box price is 0$. This also places an emphasis on the game's retention and our continual updates and content creation to keep players playing and staying subscribed (a put your money where your mouth is sort of philosophy for us as a company). It also means players don't have to spend $60 every time there is an expansion.[21] – Steven Sharif
- Is there an answer that satisfies everyone? Nope. And that's ok. We are open and transparent with our philosophies and business model. You know what you are getting with Ashes and to me, given my experiences in other games, it is a nice breath of fresh air.[21] – Steven Sharif
- Costume and pet cosmetics don't have a level restriction. Building, ship, caravan and mount cosmetics require an in-game item to be obtained first to apply the cosmetic.[12][10]
- I know there have been quite a few questions regarding cosmetics over the years. As we get further along in development, we'll be providing more specific information regarding what specific buildings, items, etc., you can place each cosmetic on. We'll update this for all past items.[31] – Margaret Krohn
- Cosmétiques are not tradeable with other players but can be reassigned to other characters (alts) within the same account.[32][33]
Artistic style
Ashes of Creation jouira d'un réalisme graphique plus poussé tous les autres MMO occidentaux. Ce ne sera ni trop stylisé ni "cartoon".[34]
- Tous les éléments artistiques de Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale ont été réalisé par Intrepid Studios.[35]
On arrive à se rapprocher un peu plus du réalisme au niveau des graphismes, notamment grâce à l'Unreal Engine 4... Je voulais éviter le cartoon. Je ne suis d'ailleur pas un grand fan des jeux trop stylisés.[34] – Steven Sharif
Obtaining cosmetics
Some cosmetics can be obtained in-game:[36]
Succès may unlock some cosmetics.[36]
Not all cosmetics are obtainable through in-game means. These will be purchasable through the cosmetic store.[36]
Cash shop cosmetics will be limited in quantity, limited in time for purchase. They will be unique, but you will also have extremely difficult to gain cosmetics in game as well as unique cosmetics that look great and better... There will be a lot of cosmetics that are achievable in the game because that is a very fun aspect of MMO play.[37] – Steven Sharif
Magasin cosmétique
The Magasin cosmétique enables players to purchase Cosmétiques for use in Ashes of Creation.[36] 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.[18]
Nothing in our shop will ever be pay to win as we believe this practice greatly hurts the MMORPG genre.[18]
- Cash shop cosmetics will offer a diverse selection of unique looks.[23]
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.[33] There will be no gifting mechanism for cosmetic items.[39]
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.[39] – Steven Sharif
Packs de précommande
Packs de précommande were available from the Magasin cosmétique up until they ended on January 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific.[40][38]
- 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.[25] – Steven Sharif
Cosmetic binding
All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.[33]
- Cosmétiques are not tradeable with other players but can be reassigned to other characters (alts) within the same account.[32][33]
- This is a reversal of the earlier statement that assignment of account-bound cosmetics to a character cannot be undone.[41]
Pay to win
Ashes of Creation will not be pay to win.[2][22][42]
- Ashes of Creation will not be pay to win, that is our pledge to the community. One of the core principles we set forth with Ashes of Creation is a very strong desire to maintain the game's even playing field.[42]
- A lot of developers and companies have come along in the past- and I've been hit by this too- and they've said we're not going to have pay-to-win and then boom they roll out some pay-to-win. We have consistently said we won't be pay-to-win and in the pre-orders that we provide and even in the Kickstarter there were absolutely zero pay-to-win components whatsoever. So not only will we talk the talk but we will walk the walk as well.[22] – Steven Sharif
- Because we are a non-box purchase game, meaning there is no box price to play Ashes of Creation, it is only a subscription; and that's beneficial because it reduces the barrier of entry and we want a high population obviously; but at the same time one of the ways we augment the revenue flows to sustain constant updates and new chapter releases and additional content within the game is through a cosmetic-only marketplace; and that means absolutely no pay-to-win whatsoever; and that will be adhered to forever.[2] – Steven Sharif
Inventaire slots, RNG loot boxes and XP potions are considered pay-to-win.[43][44][45][46]
- There will not be level boosts or auto-leveling.[47]
- There will not be a loot box system in Ashes of Creation.[43]
- We will not use a loot box system for cosmetics either. We currently have a cosmetic store that offers limited time, limited quantity items to help sustain game development. These items are purely decorative and do not offer any in-game benefits.[43]
- Multiple accounts and multi-boxing on separate computers is not currently considered pay-to-win.[44][48][49]
- My definition of pay-to-win is really anything that affects the in-game economy, the in-game action pool, your abilities and/or skills... In my opinion the inventory slots and the XP potions would be considered pay-to-win.[45] – Steven Sharif
- Items sold in the store that are also obtainable through gameplay are still considered pay-to-win.[50]
- It undermines an achievement when you remove the need to achieve it.[50] – Steven Sharif
- Q: Will there be RNG boxes?
- A: I dislike RNG. Archeage made me loath rng monetization gimmicks.[46] – Steven Sharif
Transferring cosmetics between alts
La page de gestion de compte permet d'assigner ou de réassigner les objets provenant du crowdfunding à un personnage:[52]
- Apparences et cosmétiques.[53]
- Changer les objets de personnage s'ils sont uniquement utilisable par un personnage à la fois.[54]
Un joueur a le droit de posséder plusieurs comptes à condition de respecter les règles concernant le multi-boxing.[55]
Racial skins
Racial skins are cosmetics that enable a player to change their character's racial appearance.[56][7][57][58]
- Racial skins transform the appearance of the character to that skin. The original racial appearance of the character is entirely replaced.[56]
- Racial skins are not costumes. This means that armor and character customization is possible on these.[59]
- There are plans to create other racial skins.[62]
- Some potential future ideas include undead and werewolf (lycan) skins.[63]
- Racial skins can be toggled on and off.[58]
- You're changing your race over to that, which means that you won't look uniquely different if you were a Vek angel or a Human angel.[56] – Steven Sharif
Freehold building skins
Freehold building skins were offered as Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding rewards and were available in pre-order packs.[66][67][68][69][70]
- Freehold building skins can also be achieved in-game.[71]
- Freehold skins can be applied to blueprints matching the type of freehold building: housing, artisanship, and business.[65][71][73][66][10][11][12]
- Cosmetics that we have sold as part of different packs throughout the past- our pre-order system: Those cosmetics are split into three primary categories: housing, artisanship, and business; and we will have a breakdown that we're going to be releasing of the cosmetics that have come previously and which categories they exist in, but players will have the option to override the appearance of a blueprint that exists within one of those categories with an associated cosmetic skin; and that is obviously not just something that can be purchased through the pre-order system, but also can be achieved in-game as well- our cosmetics that can be applied to specific building types. And we don't get as granular where, let's say, you might have a shrine cosmetic, and you have, let's say, a blacksmith building that you wouldn't be able to apply the shrine to the blacksmith building. If the shrine exists in the artisanship lane you can apply it to any artisanship type building, but not to a house or business. so giving a little bit of additional context there.[71] – Steven Sharif
- The vast majority of cosmetic freehold skins apply to homestead buildings.[75]
- A planned feature may allow multiple buildings to be replaced by a single large cosmetic skin.[76]
- Cosmetics that are are very large in size- we will have a system that's not been developed yet, but we've been planning for this: we'll have a system where multiple buildings can be occupied space-wise by the larger cosmetic. So, a cosmetic might replace the visual appearance of one particular building, but then you'll be able to have that footprint occupy multiple buildings to replace the visual appearance. So that way you're still utilizing the similar amount of space.[71] – Steven Sharif
- Baronies won't impose any appearance restrictions on freehold buildings.[77]
Homestead building skins
Cosmetic freehold building skins for homestead buildings.[65][71][73][66]
[ All homesteads ] [ Small homesteads ] [ Medium homesteads ] [ Large homesteads ]
Artisan building skins
Cosmetic freehold building skins for artisan buildings.[65][71][73][66]
- These skins can be placed on any artisan building, regardless of type.[78][79]
- Artisan cosmetic skins go on artisan buildings and not the individual profession stations themselves.[65]
Business building skins
Cosmetic freehold building skins for business buildings.[65][71][73][66]
- These skins can be placed on any business building, regardless of type.[79]
Caravan skins
Caravan skins ("Pimp my caravan") were available in the cash shop (cosmetic store).[5]
- The skin changes the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.[13][14]
- The caravan and mount components of the skin are not able to be utilized separately.[13][14]
- Building, ship, caravan and mount cosmetics require an in-game item to be obtained first to apply the cosmetic.[12][10]
You'll need your own creature and caravan hooked up to each other, and then the caravan cosmetic skin goes over all of them to make it look like what's pictured. you're not able to split out separately that caravan mount skin, hence why you'd want the separate mount skin if you wanted to ride it independently.[13] – Sarah Flanagan
Ship skins
Ship skins apply to certain ship types.[4]
- Building, ship, caravan and mount cosmetics require an in-game item to be obtained first to apply the cosmetic.[12][10]
Mount skins
Mount skins can be applied to the appearance of mounts that were earned in-game.[12][10][53][82] These are applicable to specific classes (tiers) of mounts.[8]
- For example, the Ramstrider skin will only be applicable to the class of land mounts (tier 1), and the Nighthunter Gryphon skin is only applicable to the class of royal mounts (tier 3).[8]
- Certain tier 2 mount skins (such as the Emberstorm Dragon) can be upgraded to tier 3 skins if they also apply to royal mounts.[83]
- Acquiring achievements like t3 mounts or t2 mounts to use cosmetics on will require varying degrees of effort, skill and strategy. Once achieved players can use those cosmetics.[84] – Steven Sharif
Land mounts
Gliding mounts
Flying mounts
Undermounts
Aquatic mounts
Crowdfunding mounts
Cosmetic pets
Cosmetic pets were available for purchase from the cosmetic store.[3]
Cosmetic pets, since non-functional from a gameplay perspective, can be summoned at lvl 1.[12] – Steven Sharif
Guild hall skins
Guild hall skins were rewards in the Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding campaigns.[85][86]
- Some freehold cosmetics may be applicable to guild freeholds.[87]
Costumes
Les Costumes sont disponibles à l'achat dans le magasin cosmétique.
- Les costumes ne sont pas verrouillés par genre.[89]
- Les costumes sont des tenues d'une pièce qui recouvrent la totalité d'un ensemble (équipement).[90][91]
Le costume cosmétique ne vient pas en plusieurs éléments. Il couvrira la totalité de votre ensemble.[91] – Margaret Krohn
Accessory skins
Les accessoires sont des éléments cosmétiques achetables dans le Magasin cosmétique.[3]
- Les accessoires utilisent seulement un emplacement d'équipement spécifique.[91]
Mount barding skins
Les équipements de montures (aussi référencés comme selles) sont des armures pour montures dans Ashes of Creation. Les équipements de montures ont un concept similaires aux armures des joueurs.[93]
- Plus le niveau d'équipement sera élevé, plus l'apparence sera belle.[93]
- Les équipements comporteront de multiples pièces qui pourront être équipées. Chaque pièces augmentera les statistiques de la monture, comme par exemple ses points de vie ou sa vitesse.[94][93]
- Les apparences d'équipements de montures ne peuvent s'appliquer que sur une monture avec des emplacements d'apparences d'équipements.[95]
- Les apparences ne peuvent être appliquées qu'aux équipements/selles qui sont obtenus en jeu.[96]
- Les apparences d'équipements peuvent changer selon le type de monture sur laquelle ils seront appliqués.[95]
Décorations d'habitation
Housing decorations were available for purchase from the cosmetic store.
Apparences d'équipements
L'équipement est destiné à être d'apparence réaliste.[98][99]
- Il n'y aura pas d'armes "surdimensionnées".[100]
- L'armure ne sera pas trop sexualisée en apparence.[99]
Nous allons vers une sorte de look plus réaliste; pas nécessairement un cadre réaliste, mais nous voulons que nos personnages aient du poids et se sentent comme s'ils étaient là.[98] – Jeffrey Bard
Je pense plutôt que cela ne servirait à rien d'avoir une armure de plaque de bikini, tout comme la réalité, si vous voulez avoir une armure, elle devrait être protectrice. Je pense que le coté esthétique est agréable pour certaines personnes, mais c'est une sorte de problème immersif.[98] – Steven Sharif
L'armure prendra une apparence raciale.[101]
- Les cosmétiques peuvent être utilisés par toutes les races, mais il peut y avoir de légères variations pour les faire fonctionner avec la morphologie de chaque race.[28]
Les joueurs peuvent changer les couleurs de leur équipement à l'aide de colorants.[102][103]
L'affichage du casque peut être activé et désactivé.[104]
Les effets de particules sont utilisés pour indiquer l'importance et la rareté de certaines armes.[106]
Les armes peuvent être rengainées.[107]
Les artisans peuvent influencer l'apparence de leurs objets fabriqués.[108][109]
Appearance slots/Transmogs
Les Equipement auront des appearance slots (Transmutation/Transmog/cosmetic slots) qui permetront de copier l'apparence d'un objet (dans certains cas).[110][111]
- Il y a des règles pour appliquer des cosmétiques sur des objets spécifiques, contrairement aux costumes, qui n'ont pas de restrictions de niveau. [10]
- Les Cosmetic slots peuvent être activés ou désactivés par le joueur.[112]
- une "apparence par défaut du joueur" peut être automatiquement appliquée durant des sieges ou autres combats à grande echelle pour améliorer la performance du serveur.[113][114]
Voir également
Les références
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