Pre-order pack upgrades
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The pre-order pack upgrade price is the difference between the new and old pack prices.[2][1]
- Cosmetics owned prior to upgrading are retained.[3]
- Cosmetics in the new package tiers in the month of the upgrade are gained.[3]
- Upgrades won't unlock cosmetic items in tiers that were already granted by a previous package.[1]
Alpha-2 availability
Alpha-2 phase-2 testing schedule.[4]
From January 8, 2025 until January 13, 2025 at 10 PM Pacific (PT), we will continue to keep service up 24/7 with periods of downtime for hotfixes, and daily restarts happening at 2 AM PT for NA realms, and 2 Central European Time (CET) for EU realms.[4]
Going forward, from January 16, 2025 until May 1, 2025, Alpha Two realms are scheduled to be online for 5+ days a week from Thursdays at 10 AM PT to Mondays at 10 PM PT. Downtime will exist on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.[4]
Opening Alpha Two Access.[5]
Thanks to your glorious feedback, we have made some adjustments as you can see in the above image. We appreciate our community beyond words, and we want you to know that we hear you.[5] – Steven Sharif
| Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha-2 | Alpha-2 spot testing (NDA).[6][7][8][9] | November 2023.[10] |
| Alpha-2 phase-1 (No NDA).[11][12] | October 25, 2024.[13][11][12] | |
| Alpha-2 phase-2 (No NDA).[11] | December 20, 2024.[14][15][11] | |
| Alpha-2 phase-3 (No NDA).[11] | May 1, 2025.[11] |
- Owners of Alpha-2 access from previous pre-order packs, Kickstarter, and Summer crowdfunding will have access to all phases of Alpha 2 starting from the weekend of October 25th. This includes recipients of key giveaways, but giveaway keys do not grant access to the Beta phases.[16][17]
- During the stream, there was some confusion around clarifying that giveaway keys we have done in the past, for example the food contest keys, do not provide access to subsequent alpha/testing phases. However, any keys that have been purchased provide access to subsequent testing phases. So if a user owns a key to any Alpha phase that they have purchased, they also own access to Beta as well.[17] – Steven Sharif
![[3]](#cite_note-pre-order-pack-upgrades.png-3){kind=link}
![[10]](#cite_note-steven-a2-spot-testing-started.png-10){kind=link}
![[13]](#cite_note-steven_a2_p1_release.png-13){kind=link}
![[15]](#cite_note-steven-a2p2-release.png-15){kind=link}
![[16]](#cite_note-roshen-giveaways.png-16){kind=link}
- Bundles include Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 access, 1 month of Subscription time ($15 value), and $15 in Embers (in-game marketplace credits, NO P2W!).[18][5] Previously it was stated that Alpha-2 phases grant keys only.[19][20]
- Alpha-2 phase 1 bundles grant access to weekend Alpha-2 testing beginning on November 8, 2024.[18][21]
- Alpha-2 phase 2 bundles grant access to week-long (5 days at a time) Alpha-2 testing beginning December 20, 2024.[18][21]
- Alpha-2 phase 3 bundles grant access to 24/7 Alpha-2 testing, beginning May 1st, 2025 and running until launch.[18][21]
![[20]](#cite_note-roshen-a2-sales.png-20){kind=link}
- Q: How did you justify the $120 price for Alpha-2 phase 1 access?
- A: Allowing for an environment that is capable of holding over 100,000 concurrent players is a far different cost profile than having an environment that is only holding 20 or 30,000; and then especially when you compound that with the length of time that we expect Alpha-2 to run, which is at least a year's worth of time... We don't have a board of investors that are contributing to the development of the project. This is a personal endeavor of my own. So, in order to make sure that we are providing players an opportunity to participate in that, we came to the cost analysis of what it takes to achieve the levels of players that we're going to potentially see from an interest perspective.[22] – Steven Sharif
- Alpha-2 servers will be live concurrently alongside the Beta servers. Players who own any purchased Alpha keys (including the new phase keys) will also have access to the Beta servers. This does not include giveaway keys, such as food contest keys.[17][21]
- Alpha-2 does not have a subscription cost.[21][23][24]
![[24]](#cite_note-alpha-1-and-game-time.png-24){kind=link}
- Ashes of Creation will not have a box price at launch.[21][25]
![[25]](#cite_note-kickstarter_subscription.png-25){kind=link}
- Pre-order pack upgrades for previously purchased packs will continue to be available.[26]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 What is included with my Pre-Order package?
- ↑ Livestream, April 30, 2021 (4:02).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Alpha Two Phase II Testing Schedule.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Intrepid Studios - Alpha Two Roadmap and AMA News Article
- ↑ Livestream, September 29, 2023 (55:34).
- ↑ Interview, July 9, 2023 (26:35).
- ↑ Livestream, March 31, 2023 (5:57).
- ↑ Livestream, October 14, 2022 (17:05).
- ↑
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Livestream, August 16, 2024 (15:07).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Intrepid Studios Support - What are the Alpha/Beta Release dates?
- ↑
- ↑ 2024-12-20 Alpha-2 Update Notes.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Reddit - Confusion around clarifying that giveaway keys we have done in the past.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Alpha Two Wave Bundles.
- ↑ Livestream, July 3, 2024 (1:29:18).
- ↑
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 Reddit - Clarifying A2 Keys Announcement.
- ↑ Interview, November 10, 2024 (1:06:50).
- ↑ Livestream, February 26, 2021 (1:08:47).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, July 3, 2024 (1:32:05).