Freehold building skins

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Freehold building skins were offered as Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding rewards and are currently available in pre-order packs.[1][2][3][4]

In Alpha-2 we will have our freeholds available to test; and while we have the designs in place for how processing interacts for gathering and how processing feeds the crafting stations, some of that stuff might change: The allotment of buildings that can be placed on the freehold, the way that the buildings get placed on the freehold, whether or not we even scrapped the idea of dedicating a portion of the Freehold towards the house. And because of that, because of the design limbo that's still pending our testing environment in Alpha 2, we've not wanted to give definitive definition around how those cosmetics will be applied to the freehold buildings in the event that that might change based on iteration. But to give you perspective there, it's mainly going to be focused around the freehold house and then also having the ability to apply the skins to some of the workstations as well.[8] – Steven Sharif

Skins

Cinderhorn Steer pre-order pack cosmetic mount skin.[9]

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.[10] – Steven Sharif

Pets, Mounts, Armor, Buildings and Accessories sold in the cosmetic store are skins.[11]

  • The flavor text next to store items relates to the lore and background of creatures and items in the world of Verra.[12]
  • Caravan skins change the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.[15][16]
    • The caravan and mount skin components are not able to be utilized separately.[15][16]
  • The best skins will be in-game achievable.[17]

The best skins will be in-game achievable (obviously “best” is subjective, so I’d say the most ornate and detailed/unique).[17] – Steven Sharif

Cosmetic store

Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.[18]

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.[19] – Steven Sharif

The Cosmetic store enables players to purchase Cosmetics for use in Ashes of Creation.[20] The cosmetic store offers limited time, limited quantity items to help sustain game development.[21]

  • Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.[21]
  • Nothing in the cosmetic store will be pay to win.[22]

Nothing in our shop will ever be pay to win as we believe this practice greatly hurts the MMORPG genre.[22]

  • 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.[21] – Steven Sharif

  • All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.[24] There will be no gifting mechanism for cosmetic items.[25]

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.[25] – Steven Sharif

See also

References

  1. ↑ pre-order-tiers.png
  2. ↑ What is included with my Pre-Order package?
  3. ↑ Warrior of Old.png
  4. ↑ Summer Warrior of Old.png
  5. ↑ cosmetic-levels.png
  6. ↑ Livestream, November 30, 2020 (57:50).
  7. ↑ Livestream, August 28, 2020 (2:14:06).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Livestream, April 7, 2023 (31:49).
  9. ↑ Ashes of Creation Store: Freehold building skins.
  10. ↑ Livestream, November 30, 2020 (56:02).
  11. ↑ cosmetic skins.png
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Rime and Regal.
  13. ↑ Livestream, December 6, 2018 (41:43).
  14. ↑ Livestream, November 30, 2020 (58:24).
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 toast-caravan-skins.png
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 margaret-caravan-skins.png
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 steven-best-skins.png
  18. ↑ Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
  19. ↑ Livestream, July 25, 2020 (1:53:46).
  20. ↑ cosmetics obtaining.png
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Livestream, 2018-04-8 (PM) (58:29).
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 kickstarter microtransactions.png
  23. ↑ equitable-cosmetics-quote.png
  24. ↑ cash shop non tradable.jpg
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Interview, May 11, 2018 (32:36).
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