Update 02/08/2024:

After careful consideration, as well as consultation with our most engaged community members, we have decided to use the Stock Limit feature as the primary method of controlling asset liquidity in TMA. This means that we will no longer phase out assets at predefined dates, and instead let Skins and Familiars stocks deplete naturally to ensure better long-term market health.

There are two key reasons behind this decision:

- Legacy Feature - When we originally planned to phase out Skins and Familiars from the store at predefined dates, it was because purchases were unlimited, and we wanted to mitigate the possibility of people purchasing excessive amounts of assets uncontrollably. However, with the introduction of stock limits and predefined limits for each Skin and Familiar, phasing out assets is no longer necessary.

- Long-term Market Health - Secondly, and most importantly, it is becoming increasingly clear with the current phase-out schedule that many assets marked as Uncommon are at risk of becoming more rare in the market than actual Rare or even Epic assets. While users are currently prioritizing the purchase of higher tier assets (as they yield more P2A points), we want to avoid creating a long-term situation where Rare and Epic tier assets become more prevalent than Uncommon assets. This would make the concept of Rarity tiers contradictory, and potentially damage the value of higher-tier assets. We are confident none of you want this.

We will let the market run its course and allow the stock to deplete naturally, rather than removing in stock items from the store in accordance to specific dates.

FAQ:
Does this imply already retired Skins/Familiars are coming back?
Absolutely not. We have no plans to bring back any already retired Skin or Familiar from past seasons or events. This change exclusively impacts Skins/Familiars that are still in stock and scheduled for removal. Once stock quantities deplete, those assets are gone.

Are Skins/Familiars becoming unlimited again?
Absolutely not. Stock limits are here to stay and will not be changed. Once a Skin or Familiar's supply is depleted in the store, it will be sold out and gone forever.

In anticipation of our upcoming P2A campaign and to improve the balance of digital asset supply in The Machines Arena, we are introducing stock limitations for all existing Skins and Familiars. We will also be phasing out assets from the store during the P2A campaign.

Any potential changes to this schedule will be promptly communicated, and this blog post will be updated accordingly. Additionally, we will send individual reminders through our communication channels before each group of assets is removed from the store.

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Below is the detailed phase-out schedule.

Familiars

Skins