Glorious Wiki readers. We are adding the Midnight Magic video and livestream to the wiki. We appreciate your patience as we process the new and updated information! |
Pay to win
Ashes of Creation will not be pay to win.[1][2][3]
- 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.[3]
- 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.[2] – 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.[1] – Steven Sharif
Inventaire slots, RNG loot boxes and XP potions are considered pay-to-win.[4][5][6][7]
- There will not be level boosts or auto-leveling.[8]
- There will not be a loot box system in Ashes of Creation.[4]
- 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.[4]
- Multiple accounts and multi-boxing on separate computers is not currently considered pay-to-win.[5][9][10]
- 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.[6] – Steven Sharif
- Items sold in the store that are also obtainable through gameplay are still considered pay-to-win.[11]
- It undermines an achievement when you remove the need to achieve it.[11] – Steven Sharif
- Q: Will there be RNG boxes?
- A: I dislike RNG. Archeage made me loath rng monetization gimmicks.[7] – Steven Sharif
Subscription model
Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) is a subscription-only game with no box cost.[14]
- The monthly subscription fee is USD $14.99.[15][16]
- There will be no region locking, but certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. Harmonized regions will be segregated from other regions.[17][18][19]
- Certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. Harmonized regions will be segregated from other regions.[17] – Ry Schueller
- Lifetime subscriptions were granted to crowdfunding backers at the Braver of worlds level or higher.[20][21] These will never be available again.[22]
- Subscriptions will begin at launch or, subject to change, a user may be able to choose to activate their subscription to start at a particular point in time.[23]
- Game time (earned through crowdfunding and pre-order packs) will not begin counting down until the game is released.[24]
- I think a sub cost provides both the barrier of entry to prevent, some not all, but mitigate some gold selling bots and whatnot because there's a cost associated with playing the game, but it's also not too high that it gets on the greedy side or prevents a lot of players from participating and trying the game; and then if the game is good then people will continue to subscribe and that subscription provides funding and revenue for the developers to continue a significant content creation and expansion rollout for the game.[2] – Steven Sharif
- There is no P2W in Apocalypse or the MMORPG![26]
Box cost
Il n'y a rien à payer d'avance pour accéder à Ashes of Creation.[27]
Expansions
DLC expansions (post-launch releases) are planned on a monthly, quarterly, or six-monthly basis.[28][29]
- The frequency and size of expansions will be based on the popularity and subscription base of the game.[28]
- DLC will not cost anything more than the normal subscription.[30][31]
- New content will primarily be introduced through the node system. The goal is for existing content to remain relevant alongside the new content.[33]
- Expansions provide an opportunity for the developers to evaluate ways to unlock content that was not readily experienced by players in the previous release.[34]
- Each inflection point, which is those updates as expansions... you get to go back reevaluate. Hey, it seems like 89% of the servers out there never opened this door. Well, maybe the predicates were too granular. Maybe they were too focused. Maybe there's a reason why that didn't happen? Let's expand on that for the next expansion so that this content has an opportunity to come out and see the light of day.[34] – 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.[37]
- Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.[37]
- Nothing in the cosmetic store will be pay to win.[38]
Nothing in our shop will ever be pay to win as we believe this practice greatly hurts the MMORPG genre.[38]
- Cash shop cosmetics will offer a diverse selection of unique looks.[39]
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.[37] – Steven Sharif
- All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.[40] There will be no gifting mechanism for cosmetic items.[41]
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.[41] – Steven Sharif
Apparences
Accessories/armor, Bâtiments, Caravanes, Montures, Pets, and Navires sold in the cosmetic store are skins.[43][44][45]
- Skins are cosmetic items that do not grant the user any benefit.[46]
- Skins are only be able to be applied to things that have already been earned, crafted or found within Ashes of Creation.[47][48]
- Owning cosmetics does not guarantee the acquisition of the item the cosmetic can be used on. Players must still achieve the corresponding item/building.[47] – Steven Sharif
- Caravan skins change the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.[53][54]
- The best skins will be in-game achievable.[55]
- The best skins will be in-game achievable (obviously “best” is subjective, so I’d say the most ornate and detailed/unique).[55] – Steven Sharif
Play-to-earn
Intrepid Studios does not plan to introduce NFTs or any other type of play-to-earn mechanics into Ashes of Creation.[56][57]
- To be really clear, we have no plans to have NFTs in Ashes of Creation, or any other "play-to-earn" mechanics.[56]
Excès de puissance
The developers intend to limit power creep via item sinks, the lack of gear binding, and the absence of pay-to-win or pay-to-convenience in Ashes of Creation.[58]
Voir également
Les références
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Direct, 2020-11-30 (56:02).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Direct, 2020-07-25 (1:53:46).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Direct, 2020-07-25 (48:28).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Podcast, 2018-08-04 (1:57:56).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
- ↑ Entrevue, 2021-06-13 (48:27).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 11.0 11.1
- ↑ Newsletter - Pre-order packages are ending reminder.
- ↑ Packs de précommande
- ↑ 14.0 14.1
- ↑
- ↑ Direct, 2018-05-04 (53:34).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1
- ↑ Direct, 2020-07-25 (1:21:03).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Direct, 2021-02-26 (1:08:47).
- ↑
- ↑ Direct, 2018-10-31 (38:47).
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Blog: Steam Announce And Play Test FAQ For Ashes of Creation Apocalypse
- ↑
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 Entrevue, 2021-02-07 (21:57).
- ↑ Direct, 2017-05-08 (11:14).
- ↑
- ↑ Direct, 2018-08-17 (1:02:38).
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 Direct, 2020-06-26 (1:26:54).
- ↑ Entrevue, 2021-06-13 (42:22).
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Entrevue, 2023-07-09 (1:02:27).
- ↑ Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
- ↑
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 Direct, 2018-04-8 (PM) (58:29).
- ↑ 38.0 38.1
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Entrevue, 2018-05-11 (32:36).
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Store: Pay to win.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Rime and Regal.
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2
- ↑ Direct, 2018-12-06 (41:43).
- ↑ Direct, 2023-06-30 (1:15:34).
- ↑ Direct, 2020-11-30 (57:50).
- ↑ Direct, 2020-08-28 (2:14:06).
- ↑
- ↑ 53.0 53.1
- ↑ 54.0 54.1
- ↑ 55.0 55.1
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 Reddit - Developer response regarding play-to-earn mechanics.
- ↑
- ↑ Entrevue, 2018-10-20 (2:53:52).