Pre-order packs

Pre-order packs were available from the Tienda cosmética up until they ended on January 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3] – Steven Sharif

Pre-order pack upgrades are possible for current pack holders for the difference in price.^[4]^[5]^[6] Upgrades to Kickstarter and El verano de la financiación packs are also available in the store for the difference in package price.^[7]

August 15, 2018 was the last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs (History).^[8]

Sales of Alpha-1 resumed on May 5, 2021 through the Adventurer pre-order pack.^[9]^[10]^[4]^[11]

August 13, 2021 was the last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through the Adventurer pre-order pack (History).^[9]^[10]^[4]^[11]

Wayfarer pre-order pack

Wayfarer pre-order pack.^[12]

The Wayfarer pre-order pack was available from the Tienda cosmética.^[12]

Access to future Beta-2 test phase
2 months of game time ($30 value)
$25 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits)
- 2,750 Embers total.^[13]
Gloomroot Cap

Expeditionary pre-order pack

Expeditionary pre-order pack.^[12]

The Expeditionary pre-order pack was available from the Tienda cosmética.^[12]

Access to future Beta-1 test phase
Access to future Beta-2 test phase
4 months of game time ($60 value)
$50 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits)
- 5,900 Embers total.^[14]
Gloomroot Cap
Sabletooth Cub

Voyager pre-order pack

Voyager pre-order pack.^[12]

The Voyager pre-order pack was available from the Tienda cosmética.^[12]

Access to future Alpha-2 test phase
Access to future Beta-1 test phase
Access to future Beta-2 test phase
6 months of game time ($90 value)
$100 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits)
- 13,500 Embers total.^[14]
Gloomroot Cap
Sabletooth Cub
Steed of the Frayed Copse

Voyager plus pre-order pack

Voyager plus pre-order pack.^[12]

The Voyager plus pre-order pack was available from the Tienda cosmética.^[12]

Access to future Alpha-2 test phase
Access to future Beta-1 test phase
Access to future Beta-2 test phase
9 months of game time ($135 value)
$125 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits)
- 16,250 Embers total.^[14]
Gloomroot Cap
Sabletooth Cub
Steed of the Frayed Copse
Guise of the Withered Woods
The Crumbled Cauldron
Hovel of the Faded
Name Reservation

Pre-order pack information

Pre-order pack tiers.^[15]^[14]

Pre-order pack cosmetic skins cycled monthly and are never available again for purchase.^[1] Apart from the cosmetic skins, the packages also included subscription time, embers (virtual currency for future cosmetics when the game is live), access to alphas and betas, and other perks such as name reservation.^[16]

Pre-order pack upgrades are possible for current pack holders for the difference in price.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Pre-order pack holders could purchase individual cosmetics (at the same or lower level as their pack purchase) as add-ons in the month that they are on sale.^[14]^[16]^[17]

These packs are completely optional and provide no vital components for succeeding in Ashes.^[16] – Steven Sharif

September 2023 - January 2024 (The Unseen Order) are the final pre-order packs for Ashes of Creation as the developers have reached their desired number of testers for Alpha-2. Read more in the FAQ.^[1]^[18]

Tienda cosmética

Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.^[2]

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

La tienda de cosméticos permite a los jugadores comprar cosméticos para usarlos en Ashes of Creation.^[20] La tienda de cosméticos ofrece artículos por tiempo y cantidad limitados para ayudar a sostener el desarrollo del juego.^[21]

Se pueden conseguir cosméticos de buena calidad y cantidad a través del propio juego (sin necesidad de la tienda).^[21]
Nada en la tienda de cosméticos será 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]

Los cosméticos de la tienda ofrecerán una variada selección de looks únicos.^[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

Los objetos de la tienda de cosméticos no se podrán comerciar.^[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