Magasin cosmétique

There is going to be legendary cosmetics that can be earned and achieved in the game through the game systems, but that's going to take a significant amount of effort and work; and those cosmetics are going to be on-par with the cosmetics offered in the marketplace... What that does is it provides additional revenue to the company so that we can continue to fund the development of content as well and bridge the divide that not having a box cost would have and not having any pay-to-win mechanics whatsoever.^[2] – Steven Sharif

The Cosmetic store enables players to purchase Cosmétiques for use in Ashes of Creation.^[3] The cosmetic store offers limited time, limited quantity items to help sustain game development.^[4]

Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.^[4]
Nothing in the cosmetic store will be pay to win.^[5]

Nothing in our shop will ever be pay to win as we believe this practice greatly hurts the MMORPG genre.^[5]

Cash shop cosmetics will offer a diverse selection of unique looks.^[6]

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.^[4] – Steven Sharif

All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.^[7] There will be no gifting mechanism for cosmetic items.^[8]

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.^[8] – Steven Sharif

Sommaire

1 Cosmétiques
- 1.1 Apparences
2 Obtaining cosmetics
- 2.1 Cosmetic binding
3 Packs de précommande
4 Cosmetic items
5 Dyes
- 5.1 Dye usage
6 Armor appearance
- 6.1 Appearance slots/Transmogs
- 6.2 Attachments
7 Caravan cosmetics
8 List of cosmetics
9 External links
10 Voir également
11 Les références

Cosmétiques

Rime and Regal‎ pre-order pack cosmetics.^[9]

We are very transparent in the business model of subscription with cosmetic only marketplace... I respect and understand the opinion of rather having a box price in-place of cosmetics, but that is not the direction I’ve decided to take. After weighing the benefits to the game and its population, I believe a lower barrier to entry is healthier in the long run, and the steady content release and quality of the product will sustain the retention for subscription and in-turn provide a healthier content release strategy for Ashes.^[10] – Steven Sharif

Cosmétiques provide a wide array of customization in Ashes of Creation.^[11]

There are no pay-to-win gameplay benefits from any purchasable items.^[10]^[5]

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.^[9]

Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.^[4] Cosmetics achievable in-game will be on-par, and in the case of legendary skins, even more elaborate than shop items.^[12]^[2]^[10]

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.^[4] – 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.^[6] – Steven Sharif

There will be legendary cosmetics that are only achievable in-game that will never be offered in the cosmetic shop.^[12]^[2]^[10]

The most grand looking cosmetics will be from in-game achievment only.^[13] – Steven Sharif

There will not be recolors or material swaps on the monthly cosmetics as a means to populate in-game achievements.^[12]
- There will be variants of the monthly cosmetics for PNJs and Monstres.^[12]^[14]
- Component pieces of cosmetic armor may be reused in other in-game achievable gear sets.^[12]
- Different variants of store purchased cosmetic creatures (Pets and Supports) may exist in the wild.^[15]

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.^[12] – Steven Sharif

Cosmétiques can be used by all races but there may be slight variations to make them work with the body builds of each race.^[16]^[17]

There will not be mascot looking/furry cosmetics.^[18]

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 everytime there is an expansion.^[12] – 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.^[12] – Steven Sharif

Apparences

Cinderhorn Steer pre-order pack cosmetic mount skin.^[19]

Providing these limited options that collectors out there like when it comes to achieving and/or purchasing cosmetics. It means something I think when players make that decision to purchase or they go through the rigorous portion of achieving those things in game that it is not just everywhere around them and becomes meaningless at that point.^[20] – Steven Sharif

Pets, Supports, Costumes, Armure, Bâtiments and Accessories sold in the cosmetic store are skins.^[21]

Skins are cosmetic items that do not grant the user any benefit.^[9]
Skins are only be able to be applied to things that have already been earned, crafted or found within Ashes of Creation.^[22]
- Mount skins require a specific type of mount to have been achieved in-game.^[23]

Flavor text relates to the lore and background of creatures and items in the world of Verra.^[9]
Costumes do not include any weapons pictured.^[24]
Caravan skins change the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.^[25]^[26]
- The caravan and mount skin components are not able to be utilized separately.^[25]^[26]

Obtaining cosmetics

Some cosmetics can be obtained in-game:^[3]

Réalisations may unlock some cosmetics.^[3]

Not all cosmetics are obtainable through in-game means. These will be purchasable through the cosmetic store.^[3]

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.^[27] – Steven Sharif

Cosmetic binding

All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.^[7]

Packs de précommande

The Root of Conquest pre-order packs.^[28]

Though originally relegated to the remote hills that served as their homes, the lofty ambitions of the Empyrean leadership of eld would not be left to stagnate and wither away. A steady rate of expansion has seen the fledgling empire grow to prodigious size, their desire for victory fueling the need for adaptability and practicality. No goal is beyond their reach, for they are as patient and inexorable as the grand canopies that have presided over them for many centuries.^[28]

Packs de précommande are available from the Cosmetic store.^[1]

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.^[14] – Steven Sharif

Cosmetic items

Cosmetic items allow players to customize their character in-game.^[29]

Eye color.
Skin color.
Hair color.
Hairstyles.
Tattoos.
Scars.

Cosmetic items that produce in-game cosmetic effects will also be available.^[30]

Fireworks.
Picnics.
Camps.

Dyes

Concept d'armure modulaire de clerc par Jeff Delierre et Keith Kovach.^[31]

Les teintures sont des objets cosmétiques dans Ashes of Creation.^[3]

Les teintures peuvent être utilisées pour personnaliser la couleur de l'armure.^[31]
Les teintures pourront être fabriquées.^[32]

Dye usage

Dyes are one-time use items that apply a cosmetic color change on certain dyeable items.^[33]^[34]

Only one dye can be used per dyeable items. A player is free do use different dyes on different dyeable items.^[33]

The Kickstarter dyes are sets of unique colors that are not obtainable by players who did not participate in Crowdfunding. These dyes are not usable as normal dyes are. Instead they are used to override the color of another dye obtained in game.^[35]

They are assigned to a character from a user's account management page.
They do not expire, so they may be used to continually override dye colors.
Once a dye has been overridden it becomes a bound dye to that character, so the colors cannot be sold for in-game benefit.
When an item is sold or transferred, color changes are reverted.

Armor appearance

Alpha-1 female plate armor Rendu 3D.^[36]

We want to be realistic with the application of particular types of armor, such as plate armor. In this regard for the different sexes there's a fine line that has to be drawn between accentuating the form of the sex as well as making it somewhat realistic and actually applicable to the environment.^[36] – Steven Sharif

Gear is intended to be realistic in appearance.^[37]^[38]

There will not be "oversized" weapons.^[39]
Armor will not be overly sexual in appearance.^[38]

We're going for kind of a more realistic look; not necessarily realistic setting, but we want our characters to have weight and kind of feel like they're there.^[37] – Jeffrey Bard

I'm more of the mind that it wouldn't really serve a purpose to have bikini plate armor, just in like reality, if you're going to have armor, it should be protective. I think from a fashion statement is enjoyable for some people, but it's a kind of an immersive issue.^[37] – Steven Sharif

Armure will take on a racial appearance.^[40]

Cosmétiques can be used by all races but there may be slight variations to make them work with the body builds of each race.^[16]

Players can change gear colors using dyes.^[41]^[31]

Helmet display can be toggled on and off.^[42]

Hair will likely be masked if helmet display is toggled on.^[43]

Particle effects are used to denote the importance and rarity of some weapons.^[44]

Armes are able to be sheathed.^[45]

Crafters are able to influence what their crafted items will look like.^[46]^[47]

Appearance slots/Transmogs

Equipement will have appearance slots (Transmutation/Transmog/cosmetic slots) that are used to copy the appearance of an item (in some cases).^[48]^[49]

There are rules when applying cosmetics to specific items, unlike costumes, which don't have level restrictions.^[50]
Cosmetic slots can be toggled on or off by the player.^[51]
A "default player appearance" may be automatically applied during sieges or other large scale battles to improve client-side performance.^[52]^[53]

Attachments

Attachments are able to be unlocked as flair pieces to armor to create a customizable look.^[54]

There will be hundreds of attachments available ranging from a small clasp to the front plate of a breast plate.^[54]

Caravan cosmetics

Caravan skins ("Pimp my caravan") are available in the cash shop (cosmetic store).^[55]

The skin changes the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.^[25]^[26]
The caravan and mount components of the skin are not able to be utilized separately.^[25]^[26]

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.^[25] – Sarah Flanagan