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I love Christmas, but fellas it's long since over

Can you please change which skin you have on offer? Have no desire to look like Santa in an online game and that may very well be the only thing holding me back from buying.

Cheers!

Comments

  • arsnnarsnn Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited January 2022
    Come back in like 3-4hours.

    Intrepid does take your complaint serious and will announce a new cosmetic pack just for you.
  • JahlonJahlon Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    The pack was always scheduled to rotate today at 11 Pacific.
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    Make sure to check out Ashes 101
  • patriot247patriot247 Member, Alpha Two
    Jahlon wrote: »
    The pack was always scheduled to rotate today at 11 Pacific.

    Thanks for the actually informative and non-sarcastic response. ;)

    Appreciated!
  • Taleof2CitiesTaleof2Cities Member, Alpha Two
    New pack is up!

    Looks like a good one in my humble opinion ... especially since I like the Py'rai.

    https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2022-01-11-through-the-lens
  • VhaeyneVhaeyne Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Once again, I hate this month's cosmetic skin.

    That Owl-raptor is alright.
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    This is my personal feedback, shared to help the game thrive in its niche.
  • daveywaveydaveywavey Member, Alpha Two
    I like the building, but will we actually be able to go inside those little raised sections? If it's just a skin, they'll only be for show, won't they.
    This link may help you: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/


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  • KovrmKovrm Member, Alpha Two
    Yeah. Hard pass on all of it. The owl-raptor is only marginally nice looking because the rest is shit.
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  • CROW3CROW3 Member, Alpha Two
    The boat is cool. Though that ethereal shimmering tunic may not go well with my dwarfiness. I’m guessing March may have more of a beer theme. 🍺
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  • AtamaAtama Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Vhaeyne wrote: »
    That Owl-raptor is alright.

    I'm a sucker for owls, it is going into my inventory.
     
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  • VhaeyneVhaeyne Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Atama wrote: »
    Vhaeyne wrote: »
    That Owl-raptor is alright.

    I'm a sucker for owls, it is going into my inventory.

    I got a month to think about it.

    On one hand, I love owls.
    On the other hand, I don't want my dollars to be mistaken as a vote for more of the rest aesthetic in the pack.

    It just seems like something that would be in Zoolander making fun of that whole "Fashion" world no one is good enough to be a part of...

    Very confused. I wish I knew more about how they evaluate these packs success internally.
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    This is my personal feedback, shared to help the game thrive in its niche.
  • AtamaAtama Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited January 2022
    Vhaeyne wrote: »
    On one hand, I love owls.
    On the other hand, I don't want my dollars to be mistaken as a vote for more of the rest aesthetic in the pack.

    I'm just buying the owl, but I know not everyone can buy things one piece at a time. I wouldn't pay money for the rest of the stuff.

    The fox-looking thing is okay but just seems lazy. It's like when someone makes a "special edition" action figure that is all see-through plastic and unpainted. It just looks like you didn't finish it.

    The freehold cosmetic is also okay, I guess, but a little "frou-frou" to me. It looks like something from Naboo in the Phantom Menace film.

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    The boat looks like a regular sailboat, like something you'd see trying to win the America's Cup. Boring.

    The costume looks like something from the Capitol in the Hunger Games. No thank you.

    But luckily I can just buy the owl. When it becomes available, I still see last month's stuff in the shop.
     
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  • CROW3CROW3 Member, Alpha Two
    Well, may your mount be a lasting tribute to Hedwig. I’ll wait for the six-keg backpack.
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  • AtamaAtama Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    My main character in WoW (which I don't play anymore, I was mostly only playing it because my oldest daughter plays) was riding around on this:

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    So I'm partial to that thing.
     
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  • CROW3CROW3 Member, Alpha Two
    Heh - I hear you. Most of my mounts are chosen by my two daughters.
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  • VaknarVaknar Member, Staff
    patriot247 wrote: »
    Can you please change which skin you have on offer? Have no desire to look like Santa in an online game and that may very well be the only thing holding me back from buying.

    Cheers!

    https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/51690/through-the-lens/p1 :D Ask and you shall receive ;)
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  • daveywaveydaveywavey Member, Alpha Two
    Vaknar wrote: »
    Ask and you shall receive ;)

    I would like to ask for an answer on whether or not we'll be able to use the sticky out bits of the building cosmetic skin, or whether it's just for display on the outside. I'd be pretty disappointed to think that I'd be getting some sort of balcony section only to find that it's not in the actual building blueprint.

    As has been said before, we need a bit more clarity on the cosmetic skins and how they'll be used in-game.

    I happily await receiving.
    This link may help you: https://ashesofcreation.wiki/


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  • patriot247patriot247 Member, Alpha Two
    Vaknar wrote: »
    patriot247 wrote: »
    Can you please change which skin you have on offer? Have no desire to look like Santa in an online game and that may very well be the only thing holding me back from buying.

    Cheers!

    https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/51690/through-the-lens/p1 :D Ask and you shall receive ;)

    And... purchased the 375 pack. Love this project...
  • DargronDargron Member, Founder, Kickstarter, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    daveywavey wrote: »
    I like the building, but will we actually be able to go inside those little raised sections? If it's just a skin, they'll only be for show, won't they.
    I'm kinda curious if this is an animated building.

    Those raised sections look like they are designed to rotate around the building - is it just for show, or might they actually slowly orbit the building ingame?
  • Vhaeyne wrote: »
    Very confused. I wish I knew more about how they evaluate these packs success internally.
    I reckon they just set a theme each month and let the artists run with it. Perhaps they have a quick review before it goes live.
    I don't think they review how each one performs financially as that would imply a level of management capability that they don't appear to apply to the game development. i.e. if they had those "control loops" in place for one area of operations then they would also have them in place for others, which isn't the impression I get, otherwise game development would have progressed further.

    [wandering off topic....Individuals can clearly do their job well and work within teams, I just don't see evidence of the next tier up, an overall project structure, in what Intrepid share. I don't think Intrepid have the project planning tools in place to predict a completion date.
    Maybe it's a deliberate choice to hide that level of internal information, but it doesn't feel like that to me.]
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  • BoanergeseBoanergese Member, Alpha Two
    The grumple is in charge.

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  • patriot247patriot247 Member, Alpha Two
    So question - I am so confused. This is literally the ONLY conversation I have started and been a part of. Can someone please explain to me what rule I violated? I just got an email notification saying I was "unbanned".

    1) I didn't even know I had been banned
    2) I didn't violate any rule I am aware of
    3) Your first step after someone sends you 375 bucks is to ban them? Is there a refund policy? Because if this is how you treat people who drop a pile of cash at your doorstep, consider me disinterested.
  • tautautautau Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    I REALLY doubt there is any kind of 'ban' involved here. Most likely a technical issue of some sort, but I cannot help you there. I just click on 'Discussions' then am able to post.
  • patriot247patriot247 Member, Alpha Two
    tautau wrote: »
    I REALLY doubt there is any kind of 'ban' involved here. Most likely a technical issue of some sort, but I cannot help you there. I just click on 'Discussions' then am able to post.

    Right on. Maybe. I just got an odd email stating as such and am boggling, currently. Appreciate the response.
  • AtamaAtama Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    patriot247 wrote: »
    So question - I am so confused. This is literally the ONLY conversation I have started and been a part of. Can someone please explain to me what rule I violated? I just got an email notification saying I was "unbanned".

    1) I didn't even know I had been banned
    2) I didn't violate any rule I am aware of
    3) Your first step after someone sends you 375 bucks is to ban them? Is there a refund policy? Because if this is how you treat people who drop a pile of cash at your doorstep, consider me disinterested.

    You can look at your moderation history from your profile. If you are in a computer browser, click on your name at the top of the forums and then look for the "Moderation" link. I'm copying the link for my own info and putting your username in it, so hopefully this link will work for you:

    https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/profile/notes/patriot247

    (Don't worry, if anyone but you clicks on it they will get an error that they don't have permission.)

    I believe if there were any actions against you, you'll see something listed under "Notes". I've managed to somehow stay out of trouble in all my time here, so my page is blank for me.
     
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  • Geophysical NinjaGeophysical Ninja Member, Phoenix Initiative, Royalty, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited January 2022
    Vhaeyne wrote: »
    Once again, I hate this month's cosmetic skin.

    I'm not going to lie. I own this cosmetic.
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