Spring 2016 Bonus & Pledge Expirations!
As we march toward the Final Wipe and Lot Selection milestone this summer, we are expiring seven of the seventeen remaining pledges during the Spring 2016 Pledge Expiration Event, which will occur at 10:30 AM 10:00 PM CT, May 2, 2016 (following the next wipe for Release 29). The remaining ten pledges, as well as new Player Owned Towns, will be expired during the Summer 2016 Expiration Event.
If you were thinking of purchasing (or upgrading) a pledge before they expire, then now’s a great time to do it! Between now and the Spring 2016 Expiration Event, we are offering a 15% Bonus on all purchases! Here are the details:
For all new purchases (including pledges, pledge upgrades, add-on items, player owned towns, player owned town upgrades, Make a Difference items, service vouchers, and monthly plan payments) between 12:00 am CT April 8, 2016 and 10:30 AM 10:00 PM CT, May 2, 2016, we will add an additional 15% bonus to your Store Credit! You can use your Store Credit toward additional purchases (which includes pledges, pledge upgrades, add-on items, player owned towns, and player owned town upgrades).
[NOTE: The 15% bonus is calculated every day at 1:00 pm CT for any purchases within the previous 24 hours and added to your Store Credit account; Any monthly payments paid during the promotion period also receive the 15% bonus; Store Credit cannot be applied toward the purchase of Service Vouchers or Make a Difference items]
You can use the 15% Bonus to save on your next purchase! For example, if you have the $45 Adventurer pledge and really want to upgrade to the $90 Royal Artisan pledge, you would normally pay the extra $45 for the upgrade. But using the 15% bonus you can immediately save $5. To do so, you would first purchase $40 worth of Store Credit Gift Coupons (via PayPal, Amazon, Bitcoin, or credit card; excluding existing Store Credit) then use the “Convert to Credits” option on your account page to transform the Store Credit Gift Coupons into Store Credit. Within 24 hours an additional $6 bonus ($40 x 15%) would be applied to your Store Credit account, bringing it up to $46. You would then use $45 of your Store Credit to upgrade to the $90 Royal Artisan pledge.
Spring 2016 Pledge Expirations
The following pledges will no longer be available for purchase or upgrade after May 2, 2016:
- Immortal Adventurer
- Virtual Collector
- Collector
- ** Navigator [originally expired August 31, 2015 for backers below Patron level]
- ** Developer [originally expired August 31, 2015 for backers below Patron level]
- Citizen
- Knight
- Lord
- Baron 1/2/3
The Spring 2016 expirations DO NOT affect any backers that are already entitled to these rewards as listed in the pledge description at the time you pledged or upgraded. These expirations only affect new backers, or existing backers that have not upgraded to the specified pledge tiers before the expiration date.
(NOTE: At this stage of development, receiving an item in-game does not automatically mean that you are entitled to that item long-term. A “bug” in the item delivery system could result in an item being awarded incorrectly. Or, sometimes a user is granted in-game rewards they are not entitled to when they upgrade in-between data wipes. For example, property deed rewards do not stack as you upgrade, as stated in the pledge descriptions. But as you upgrade your pledge you are temporarily allowed to keep previously owned property deeds in-game and receive the additional property deed from the upgrade. We then delete those older property deeds at the next data wipe).
(NOTE: Any payment plans started for one of the expiring pledges, or higher, prior to 10:30 am CT, May 2, 2016 will not be affected by these expirations)
The following is a list of the rewards contained in those pledges that are permanently expiring (definitions of “Benefactor,” “Founder,” and “Royal Founder” can be found here):
- Immortal Adventurer
17 Rewards Expiring- Benefactor Rewards
- Benefactor Cloak
- Star Citizen Vanduul Polearm: Benefactor Edition
- Immortality Fruit
- Early Skill Access
- Ankh of Virtue Necklace (Digital)
- “The Story of Mondain in the World of Sosaria” (Digital)
- Akallabeth D&D Campaign (Digital)
- Exclusive “Adventurer” Title
- 30 Bank Slots
- Founder Rewards
- Founder Cloak
Royal Elderberry- Last Name Early
- Star Citizen Vanduul Polearm: Founder Edition
- Exclusive “Immortal Adventurer” Title
- Teachable Emote: Flex
- 40 Bank Slots
- Royal Founder Rewards
- 50 Bank Slots
- Virtual Collector
16 Rewards Expiring- Benefactor Rewards
- Puzzle Box
- Non-Combat Pet
- Runic Translation Print (Digital)
- PDF Artbook (Digital)
- Soundtrack (Digital)
- Iolo’s Lute
- Exclusive “Archivist” Title
60 Bank Slots
- Founder Rewards
- Indestructible Artisan’s Tool
- Starter Founder Armor
- Framed Cover Art (digital)
- Exclusive “Royal Archivist” Title
- Teachable Emote: Chicken Taunt
- 110 Bank Slots
Royal Founder Rewards
- Royal Founder Starter Armor
- 200 Bank Slots
- Collector
- 6 Rewards Expiring
- Benefactor Rewards
- Exclusive “Curator” Title
- 80 Bank Slots
- Founder Rewards
- Exclusive “Royal Curator” Title
- Teachable Emote: Face Slap
- 130 Bank Slots
- Royal Founder Rewards
- 230 Bank Slots
- ** Navigator
- 12 Rewards Expiring
- Benefactor Rewards
- Novia Map Atlas
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Tax Free Row Deed- * 3-Story Row House
- * 1-Story Row Basement
- Phonograph
- Exclusive “Navigator” Title
- 110 Bank Slots
- Founder Rewards
- Exclusive “Royal Navigator” Title
- Teachable Emote: Tai Chi
- 170 Bank Slots
- Royal Founder Rewards
- 270 Bank Slots
- ** Developer
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15 Rewards Expiring- Benefactor Rewards
- [Note: Dev+ Forum Access will not be expired. Backers who already have the Developer Pledge tier or higher will continue to enjoy Dev+ Forum access. With the Expiration of the Developer and Citizen Pledge Tiers, Dev+ Forum Access will be added to the Edelmann Pledge Tier]
- Tax Free Row Deed
- * 4-Story Row House
- * 2-Story Row Basement
- Design Documents
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Unity Asset Pack- Tinkerer Certificate House Decoration
- Wireless Device
- Exclusive “Tinkerer” Title
- 120 Bank Slots
- Founder Rewards
- Name in Credits
- Design an NPC
- Exclusive “Royal Tinkerer” Title
- Teachable Emote: Shadow Boxing
- 190 Bank Slots
- Royal Founder Rewards
- 290 Bank Slots
- Citizen
19 Rewards Expiring- Benefactor Rewards
- Tax Free Village Deed
- Vendor
- * Exclusive Benefactor Citizen Home
- * 1-Story Village Basement
- Wind Power Decoration
- Piano
- Reagent Plant
- Benefactor Plaque
- Exclusive “Citizen” Title
- 140 Bank Slots
- Founder Rewards
* Exclusive Founder Citizen Home- * Waterfront Cabana
- Exclusive Pet
- Founder Plaque
- Exclusive “Noble Citizen” Title
- Teachable Emote: Jig Dance
- 220 Bank Slots
- Royal Founder Rewards
- Royal Founder Plaque
- 320 Bank Slots
- Knight
- 22 Rewards Expiring
- Benefactor Rewards
- Tax Free Village Deed
- Vendor
* Exclusive Benefactor Knight Home- * 2-Story Village Basement
- Benefactor Knight’s Round Table
- Sword of Ba’Heer
- Additional Reagent Plant
- Knight’s Cloak
- Benefactor Plaque
- Exclusive “Sir/Dame” and “Knight” Title
- 170 Bank Slots
- Founder Rewards
- * Exclusive Founder Knight Home
* Waterfront Lighthouse- House Servant
- Founder Expert Crafting Station
- Founder Knight’s Round Table
- Founder Plaque
- Exclusive “Sir/Dame” and “Knight Commander” Title
- Teachable Emote: Throat Cut
- 250 Bank Slots
- Royal Founder Rewards
- Royal Founder Plaque
- 380 Bank Slots
- Lord
- 28 Rewards Expiring
- Benefactor Rewards
- Tax Free Town Deed
- Tax Free Row Deed
- Vendor
* Exclusive Benefactor Lord’s Home- * 3-Story Town Basement
- * 5-Story Row Basement
- Lord’s Cloak
- Noble’s Magical Discourse Orb
- All Three Reagent Plants
- Royal Sceptre
- Royal Orb
- Benefactor Lord Throne
- Benefactor Plaque
- Five Indestructible Benefactor Artisan’s Tools
- Four Benefactor Expert Crafting Stations
- Exclusive “Baron” Title
- 200 Bank Slots
Founder Rewards
- * Exclusive Founder Lord Home
- * Waterfront Houseboat
- Servant
- Five Indestructible Founder Artisan’s Tools
- Two Founder Expert Crafting Stations
- Founder Lord Throne
- House Pet: Lynx
- Founder Plaque
- Exclusive “High Baron” and “Lord” Title
- Teacheable Emote: Take Oath
- 320 Bank Slots
- Royal Founder Rewards
- Royal Founder Plaque
- 450 Bank Slots
- Baron 1/2/3
- 25 Rewards Expiring
Benefactor Rewards
- Tax Free City Deed
- Tax Free Village Deed
- Baron’s Cloak
- Talking Mirror
- Vendor
- * Exclusive Benefactor Baron Home
- * 2-Story City Basement
- Benefactor Baron’s Bed
- Benefactor Plaque
- Exclusive “Viscount” Title
- 400 Bank Slots
- Founder Rewards
Founder Baron Crown- * Exclusive Founder Baron Home
- * Waterfront Frigate (Baron 1)
- * Waterfront Galleon (Baron 2/3)
- Servant
- Founder Baron’s Bed
- Baron’s Imp
- Founder Plaque
- Exclusive “Earl” and “Baron” Title
Teachable Emote: Knighting (Baron 1)- Teachable Emote: Royal Salutation (Baron 2/3)
- 500 Bank Slots
- Royal Founder Rewards
- Royal Founder Plaque
- 600 Bank Slots
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* This item will no longer be included in the home and basement stacking that was available to pledges that were at Ancestor or above by the Summer 2015 Expiration Event on August 31, 2015.
** All the Navigator and Developer rewards that are still available to backers that were at Patron or Ancestor tier by the Summer 2015 Expiration Event on August 31, 2015 will no longer be available if those Patrons or Ancestors upgrade their pledge after May 2, 2016. If you already have the Navigator and/or Developer rewards you will keep them if you continue to upgrade your pledge.