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Payment model
Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) is a subscription-only game with no box cost.[3]
- The monthly subscription fee is USD $14.99.[4][5]
- 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.[6][7][8]
- Certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. Harmonized regions will be segregated from other regions.[6] – Ry Schueller
- Lifetime subscriptions were granted to crowdfunding backers at the Braver of worlds level or higher.[9][10] These will never be available again.[11]
- 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.[12]
- Game time (earned through crowdfunding and pre-order packs) will not begin counting down until the game is released.[13]
- 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.[14] – Steven Sharif
- There is no P2W in Apocalypse or the MMORPG![16]
Pay to win
Ashes of Creation will not be pay to win.[17][14][18]
- 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.[18]
- 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.[14] – 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.[17] – Steven Sharif
Inventário slots, RNG loot boxes and XP potions are considered pay-to-win.[19][20][21][22]
- There will not be level boosts or auto-leveling.[23]
- There will not be a loot box system in Ashes of Creation.[19]
- 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.[19]
- Multiple accounts and multi-boxing on separate computers is not currently considered pay-to-win.[20][24][25]
- 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.[21] – Steven Sharif
- Items sold in the store that are also obtainable through gameplay are still considered pay-to-win.[26]
- It undermines an achievement when you remove the need to achieve it.[26] – Steven Sharif
- Q: Will there be RNG boxes?
- A: I dislike RNG. Archeage made me loath rng monetization gimmicks.[22] – Steven Sharif
Cosmetic store (micro transactions)
A Loja de cosméticos permite aos jogadores compras de Cosméticos para uso em Ashes of Creation.[28] A loja de cosméticos oferece itens disponíveis por tempo limitado e em quantidade limitada, que ajudam a manter o desenvolvimento sustentável do jogo.[29]
- Cosméticos equitativos, tanto de um ponto de vista de qualidade como de quantidade, são obteníveis por meios dentro do jogo.[29]
- Nada na loja de cosméticos será pay to win.[30]
Nada na nossa loja jamais será pay to win (pagar para ter vantagens no jogo), já que acreditamos que essa prática fere fervorosamente o gênero dos MMORPGS..[30]
- Cosméticos da loja oferecerão uma diversa seleção de visuais únicos. [31]
Eu quero incentivar a compra de cosméticos na loja pela sustentabilidade das expansões que tenho planejadas, já que não temos valor de venda nelas. Eu quero incentivar a compra oferecendo itens limitados: Tempo limitado para compra, quantidade limitada, assim você sente confiança de que quando você compra quaisquer skins, elas não serão oferecidas novamente de alguma outra maneira.[29] – Steven Sharif
- Todos os itens da loja de cosmético serão não negociáveis.[32] Não haverá mecanismo de presentear itens cosméticos.[33]
Eu não quero que itens cosméticos comprados pelo mercado sejam transferíveis... porque essa seria uma possibilidade de transformar dinheiro real em vantagens no jogo.[33] – Steven Sharif
Skins
Pets, Montarias, Vestuário, Armadura, Edificações e Acessórios vendidos na loja de cosméticos são skins.[35]
- Skins são cosméticos que não garantem nenhum benefício ao usuário.[36]
- Skins serão apenas possíveis de serem aplicadas a itens previamente adquiridas dentro do jogo, crafted ou encontrados dentro Ashes of Creation.[37]
- Skins de Montaria requerem um tipo específico de Montarias adquirida dentro do jogo.[38]
- Textos de imersão estão relacionados à história e passado de criaturas e itens no mundo de Verra.[36]
- Vestuário não incluem quaisquer armas mostradas.[39]
- Skins de caravana mudam a aparência de Montarias e caravanas já existentes dentro do jogo, ligados um ao outro.[40][41]
- As melhores skins serão obteníveis dentro do jogo.[42]
As melhores skins serão obteníveis dentro do jogo (obviamente "melhor" é subjetivo, então eu diria as mais ornamentadas e detalhadas/únicas).[42] – Steven Sharif
NFTs
Estúdios intrépidos does not plan to introduce NFTs or any other type of play-to-earn mechanics into Ashes of Creation.[43][44]
- To be really clear, we have no plans to have NFTs in Ashes of Creation, or any other "play-to-earn" mechanics.[43]
Box cost
There is no upfront box cost associated with Ashes of Creation.[45]
Nobody should feel that they have to back the project to see it come to life. It's coming to life regardless of that. You do it because you want to support us and that's fine; and if you don't want to, that's also fine as well. We want to hear your voice and we want you to be part of the community, so that's a very important aspect. Nothing we offer in the pre-order packages are power driven. They don't give any competitive advantage to an individual who backs the game.[46] – Steven Sharif
Publishers
Estúdios intrépidos will self-publish Ashes of Creation in the NA (North American), OCE (Oceanic) and SEA (Southeast Asia) regions.[47][48]
- Intrepid Studios will be opening offices in Amsterdam to help support their publishing operations in the EU (European Union) and CIS regions.[49]
We have learned a lot from our partnership with MY.GAMES, and we wish our friends there all the best as we have mutually decided to part ways. Looking ahead, we’re excited to announce that Intrepid Studios will be opening European offices in Amsterdam to help support our publishing operations in the EU/CIS regions. We have recently posted open positions for our new EU offices, and look forward to hiring the best and brightest in true Intrepid fashion.[49] – Steven Sharif
The Ashes of Creation MMORPG will not be published on the Steam platform.[50]
- Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale early access testing ended on March 10, 2020. It was previously available for download on the official website and on Steam.[51]
Early access
Ashes of Creation testing phases.
- Alpha-0 was the invite-only "raffle" friends and family alpha test phase.[53][54]
- Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 were available for purchase during the Kickstarter and Crowdfunding do verão campaigns.[52]
- Alpha-1 was available in the Intrepid pre-order pack and the Adventurer pre-order pack.[55][56]
- Alpha-2 and Beta-2 were available during PAX West 2017.[57][58]
- Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 were available in Pre-order packs on the cosmetic store.[1][27]
- Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 packs that were purchased through Mail.ru can gain access to the testing periods they were entitled to by registering an account with Estúdios intrépidos and submitting a support ticket.[59]
Ashes of Creation's core game systems are expected to be in place at the start of Alpha-2.[60][61] By the end of Alpha-2, the game is expected to be feature complete, but it will not be content complete until launch.[62][63]
- Alpha-1 and Alpha-2 testers may be invited to participate in spot testing prior to the Alpha-2 release.[64][65]
- The game will be feature complete before Beta... Beta really is intended to identify last minute bugs to make sure that everything is ready for launch; it's important that all features are complete by Beta-1. Alpha-2 will not be feature complete at the start of Alpha-2. There are going to be updates that are going to be incorporated as part of the Alpha-2 process and there are going to be additional features that come online that get fleshed out between that time and Beta-1. There's going to be regions of the maps that aren't going to be accessible of course during Alpha-2.[63] – Steven Sharif
- Alpha-2 is intended to exist up until launch. There's going to be different testing periods that we will be releasing either new content locations or zones or systems that we want to have players focus in on. In those situations, if we're having participation drought because of the length of Alpha-2, we can set them up in a more focused setting. We can even incentivize that. We can offer unique testing to potentially new testers as well.[62] – Steven Sharif
Expansions
DLC expansions (post-launch releases) are planned on a monthly, quarterly, or six-monthly basis.[69][70]
- The frequency and size of expansions will be based on the popularity and subscription base of the game.[69]
- DLC will not cost anything more than the normal subscription.[71][72]
- New content will primarily be introduced through the node system. The goal is for existing content to remain relevant alongside the new content.[74]
- Expansions provide an opportunity for the developers to evaluate ways to unlock content that was not readily experienced by players in the previous release.[75]
- 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.[75] – Steven Sharif
Ver também
Referências
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Newsletter - Pre-order packages are ending reminder.
- ↑ Pre-order packs
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- ↑
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2018-05-04 (53:34).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-07-25 (1:21:03).
- ↑
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- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2021-02-26 (1:08:47).
- ↑
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-07-25 (1:53:46).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2018-10-31 (38:47).
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Blog: Steam Announce And Play Test FAQ For Ashes of Creation Apocalypse
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-11-30 (56:02).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-07-25 (48:28).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Podcast, 2018-08-04 (1:57:56).
- ↑ 22.0 22.1
- ↑ Entrevista, 2021-06-13 (48:27).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 26.0 26.1
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
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- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Transmissão ao vivo, 2018-04-8 (PM) (58:29).
- ↑ 30.0 30.1
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- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Entrevista, 2018-05-11 (32:36).
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Store: Payment model.
- ↑
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Rime and Regal.
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2018-12-06 (41:43).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-11-30 (58:24).
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- ↑ 40.0 40.1
- ↑ 41.0 41.1
- ↑ 42.0 42.1
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Reddit - Developer response regarding play-to-earn mechanics.
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- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2021-12-23 (1:23:41).
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- ↑ Entrevista, 2018-08-21 (11:20).
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 Blog: New Adventure Awaits.
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- ↑ 52.0 52.1 Kickstarter packages.
- ↑ MMOGAMES Interview, 2017-09-8.
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- ↑ Intrepid pre-order pack.
- ↑ Adventurer pre-order pack.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Alpha package.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Beta package.
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- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2023-03-31 (1:24:21).
- ↑ Podcast, 2021-09-29 (59:29).
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 Transmissão ao vivo, 2023-04-07 (28:08).
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 Transmissão ao vivo, 2022-07-29 (1:08:49).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2023-03-31 (5:57).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2021-07-30 (45:11).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2018-01-18 (25:22).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2023-07-09 (26:35).
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- ↑ 69.0 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 Entrevista, 2021-02-07 (21:57).
- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2017-05-08 (11:14).
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- ↑ Transmissão ao vivo, 2018-08-17 (1:02:38).
- ↑ 73.0 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 Transmissão ao vivo, 2020-06-26 (1:26:54).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2021-06-13 (42:22).
- ↑ 75.0 75.1 Entrevista, 2023-07-09 (1:02:27).