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.^[2] – Steven Sharif

The Cosmetic store enables players to purchase Cosmetics 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

Obtaining cosmetics

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

Achievements 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.^[9] – Steven Sharif

Cosmetic binding

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

Cosmetics are not tradeable with other players but can be reassigned to other characters (alts) within the same account.^[10]^[7]
- This is a reversal of the earlier statement that assignment of account-bound cosmetics to a character cannot be undone.^[11]

Pre-order packs

Pre-order packs were available from the Cosmetic store up until they ended on January 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific.^[12]^[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.^[13] – Steven Sharif

Cosmetic items

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Cosmetic items allow players to customize their character in-game.^[14]

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

Cosmetic items that produce in-game cosmetic effects will also be available.^[15]

Fireworks.
Picnics.
Camps.

Dyes

Dyes in Ashes of Creation may refer to:

Pigments used in crafting.^[16]
Dye cosmetics used to customize armor color.^[3]^[17]

Tintengebruik

Tinten zijn normaliter items voor eenmalig gebruik die een cosmetische kleur veranderen op bepaalde items/gear.^[18]

De Kickstarter- en summer crowdfundingtinten zijn sets van unieke kleuren die niet verkrijgbaar zijn voor spelers die niet hebben geparticipeerd in de crowdfunding. Deze tinten zijn niet op dezelfde manier bruikbaar als normale tinten. Ze worden gebruikt als een override op een andere in het spel verkregen tint.^[19]

Ze worden vanuit een speler zijn accountmanagementpagina toegewezen aan een character.
Ze vergaan niet. Dat betekent dat ze oneindig gebruikt kunnen worden als een override voor bestaande tinten.
Als een tint overschreven wordt, wordt het een spelersgebonden tint. Zo kunnen de tinten niet verkocht worden voor in-game winst.
Wanneer een getint item verkocht of overdragen wordt, worden de kleuren teruggesteld naar het origineel.

Armor appearance

Alpha-1 female plate armor 3D render.^[20]

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.^[20] – Steven Sharif

Gear is intended to be realistic in appearance.^[20]^[21]^[22]

There will not be "oversized" weapons.^[23]

Armor will not be overly sexual in appearance.^[20]^[22]
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 an immersive issue.^[21] – Steven Sharif
- Some armor and costumes will be more revealing than others, but there will not be nudity in the game.^[24]
There might be sliders, but there are not gonna be naked sliders.^[24] – Steven Sharif

Armor will take on a racial appearance.^[25]^[26] Weapons will scale in size based on race.^[27]

Each race is getting its custom geo pieces, which then will share thematic components such as color palette, attachments, design filigree. Those types of things will get shared across the geo but generally you're going to see unique races with unique geo.^[28] – Steven Sharif

The appearance of crafted gear is influenced by its rarity.^[29]
- Particle effects are used to denote the importance and rarity of some weapons.^[30]

Crafters are able to influence what their crafted items look like.^[31]^[32]

Cosmetics can be used by all races but there may be slight variations to make them work with the body builds of each race.^[33]

Dye cosmetics can be used to change gear colors.^[3]^[34]^[17]

Helmet display can be toggled on and off.^[35]

Hair will likely be masked if helmet display is toggled on.^[36]

Weapons are able to be sheathed.^[37]^[38]

Attachments

Attachments are able to be unlocked as flair pieces to armor to create a customizable look.^[39]

There will be hundreds of attachments available ranging from a small clasp to the front plate of a breast plate.^[39]

Caravan cosmetics

Ramstone Hauler pre-order pack cosmetic caravan skin.^[40]

Caravan skins ("Pimp my caravan") were available in the cash shop (cosmetic store).^[41]

The skin changes the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.^[42]^[43]
The caravan and mount components of the skin are not able to be utilized separately.^[42]^[43]
Building, ship, caravan and mount cosmetics require an in-game item to be obtained first to apply the cosmetic.^[44]^[45]

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.^[42] – Sarah Flanagan