Charmed Threads

Charmed Threads pre-order pack costume cosmetic skin 3D renders. 3D model by Danny Shinwoong Kang.

Charmed Threads pre-order pack costume cosmetic skin 3D turntable. 3D model by Danny Shinwoong Kang.

Charmed Threads pre-order pack costume cosmetic skin concept art.

Charmed Threads was a costume cosmetic skin in a pre-order pack.

The fashion aesthetics of the Vaelune are very different than those of the Pyrian elves. The latter aspire to a perfection of form that is virtually unattainable, while the former have no such pretension. Vaelune prefer their wardrobe selections to be functional, yet eye-catching, believing that care devoted to the improvement of physical appearance is never wasted, for it will bring opportunities before you.

Bundled in

• Voyager plus pre-order pack: July 2023 - August 2023

Visuals

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Cosmetics

Rime and Regal‎ pre-order pack cosmetics.

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. – Steven Sharif

Cosmetics offer different (but not better) ways to customize your experience in Ashes of Creation.

What you can buy for cosmetics are different, they're not better. It's not that you need to purchase a cosmetic in order to look good in the game. Visual progression within the game is on-par with the cosmetics that we would sell. We are not preserving the best looking cosmetics for our shop cosmetics, they are just going to be different. – Steven Sharif

• There are no pay-to-win gameplay benefits from any purchasable items.

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.

• Cosmetics achievable in-game will be on-par, and in the case of legendary skins, even more elaborate than shop items.

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. – Steven Sharif

• There will be legendary cosmetics that are only achievable in-game that will never be offered in the cosmetic shop.

The most grand looking cosmetics will be from in-game achievement only. – Steven Sharif

• Cosmetics are intended to fit into the high-fantasy artistic style of the game.

Our style guide is to maintain a cohesive and thematic immersive environment, which means that we won't be utilizing real-world call-out, other than perhaps some festive, holiday driven ones. – Steven Sharif

• There will not be recolors or material swaps on the monthly cosmetics as a means to populate in-game achievements.
  • There will be variants of the monthly cosmetics for NPCs and Mobs.
  • Component pieces of cosmetic armor may be reused in other in-game achievable gear sets.

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. – Steven Sharif

• Different variants of store purchased cosmetic creatures (Pets and Mounts) may exist in the wild.

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! – Sarah Flanagan

• Cosmetics can be used by all races but there may be slight variations to make them work with the body builds of each race.

• There will not be mascot looking/furry cosmetics.

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. – 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.

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. – Margaret Krohn

• Cosmetics are not tradeable with other players but can be reassigned to other characters (alts) within the same account.

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. – Steven Sharif

Costumes

Vestments of the Runecarvers pre-order pack cosmetic costume.

The costume cosmetics that are included in each month's pre-order set are indeed a full piece, and when you put it on it will cover your entire appearance. You will not be able to mix and match/toggle those pieces individually (other than your helmet) when you're wearing the entire costume. This is partially why there is a separate category for accessories - those are able to be worn/equipped on a more individualized basis, so you can mix and match to your liking! – Sarah Flanagan

Costumes were available for purchase from the cosmetic store.

• They do not include any weapons pictured.
• Costumes are one piece outfits that cover all gear slots regardless of armor type.

Full costumes do not mix and match pieces. – Steven Sharif

• Costumes don't have a level restriction or require an in-game item to be obtained first.
• Costumes are not gender or race locked, but can adapt based on a character's gender and race.
  • Racial skins appear along with any costume appearances.
• All hoods and head slot items, whether part of a complete costume or individual gear, will have the option to be shown or hidden on the character by the player.

Cosmetic store

Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.

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. – Steven Sharif

The Cosmetic store enables players to purchase Cosmetics for use in Ashes of Creation. The cosmetic store offers limited time, limited quantity items to help sustain game development.

• Cosmetics achievable in-game will be on-par, and in the case of legendary skins, even more elaborate than shop items.
  • There will be legendary cosmetics that are only achievable in-game that will never be offered in the cosmetic shop.

Quality of cash shop cosmetics should be equal to in-game achievable cosmetics, but offer a diverse selection of unique looks. – Steven Sharif

• Nothing in Ashes of Creation will be pay to win.

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

• Cash shop cosmetics will offer a diverse selection of unique looks.

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. – Steven Sharif

• There will be no in-world advertising of shop items.

Are we going to advertise cosmetics in-game? No. There's not going to be any marketplace transaction advertisements that are in the client. There might be an interactable shop that you can open from a UI perspective, but you're not going to see a thing that's interrupting. – Steven Sharif

• All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable. There will be no gifting mechanism for cosmetic items.

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. – Steven Sharif

See also

• Pre-order packs
• Cosmetic store
• Costumes