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The Premium Pass is a type of membership that can be purchased using real money. Its interface can be opened through the settings interface. It provides access to a number of new areas and features in Brighter Shores for the duration of time that the account owns it.

While owning the Premium Pass is required to access the benefits, there will be the option to purchase the membership pass from month to month or have it auto-renew.^[1]^[2] It is also mentioned that by having a recurring membership active, will secure the rate from when it was purchased.^[3] In the event that your Premium Pass expires your account will not lose any of the unique character names that were selected. ^[4]

Cost Edit

AP refers to average price per month. One month is considered 30 days.

Premium pass plans
Package	GBP		USD		EUR		CAD		AUD
Package	Price	AP	Price	AP	Price	AP	Price	AP	Price	AP
30 days	£4.99		$5.99		€5.99		$7.79		$8.79
90 days	£19.99	£6.66	$23.99	$7.99	€23.99	€7.99	$30.99	$10.33	$34.99	$11.66
365 days	£62.99	£5.18	$74.99	$6.16	€74.99	€6.16	$97.99	$8.05	$109.99	$9.17

Benefits Edit

There are several benefits to purchasing a Premium Pass:

Access to the Mine of Mantuban and Crenopolis
Ability to choose a unique character name, and change your name at any point
Access to exclusive armor dyes
Ability to trade with other player characters (this is not yet implemented)

Transcript Edit

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Update history Edit

This information has been manually compiled. Some updates may not be included yet.

update 6 November 2024 (Update):
- Added to game.

References Edit

↑ Kaan Serin. Ahead of his new MMO, RuneScape creator says games have gotten too microtransaction-heavy: "Our number one aim is not monetization, it's players". 17 March 2024. ""One of the key differences is we're probably not going to do auto-recurring payments," continues Gower."*
↑ Fen Research. Andrew Gower's Twitter account. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Andrew Gower: "We have decided to offer both so ppl can choose"
↑ Fen Research Ltd. Steam. "We may change the price once we have more episodes, but do not plan to change the price for anyone who has an existing recurring subscription."
↑ Fen Research Ltd. Fen Research. "You will not lose your unique name when premium membership expires."

[1] Kaan Serin. Ahead of his new MMO, RuneScape creator says games have gotten too microtransaction-heavy: "Our number one aim is not monetization, it's players". 17 March 2024. ""One of the key differences is we're probably not going to do auto-recurring payments," continues Gower."*

[2] Fen Research. Andrew Gower's Twitter account. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Andrew Gower: "We have decided to offer both so ppl can choose"

[3] Fen Research Ltd. Steam. "We may change the price once we have more episodes, but do not plan to change the price for anyone who has an existing recurring subscription."

[4] Fen Research Ltd. Fen Research. "You will not lose your unique name when premium membership expires."

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-[[File:Premium Pass comparison.png|thumb|A comparison of some of the Premium Pass features.]]
+[[File:Premium Pass comparison.png|thumb|A comparison of some of the Premium Pass features]]
-The '''Premium Pass''' is a type of membership that can be purchased using real money. It provides access to a number of new areas and features in [[Brighter Shores]] for the duration of time that the [[account]] owns it.
+The '''Premium Pass''' is a type of membership that can be purchased using real money. Its [[interface]] can be opened through the [[settings]] interface. It provides access to a number of new areas and features in [[Brighter Shores]] for the duration of time that the [[account]] owns it.
+While owning the Premium Pass is required to access the benefits, there will be the option to purchase the membership pass from month to month or have it auto-renew.{{CiteGeneral|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ahead-of-his-new-mmo-runescape-creator-says-games-have-gotten-too-microtransaction-heavy-our-number-one-aim-is-not-monetization-its-players/|title=Ahead of his new MMO, RuneScape creator says games have gotten too microtransaction-heavy: "Our number one aim is not monetization, it's players"|author=Kaan Serin|date=17 March 2024|accessdate=22 March 2024|quote="One of the key differences is we're probably not going to do auto-recurring payments," continues Gower.}}{{CiteTwitter|url=https://x.com/AndrewCGower/status/1833069204460777488|author=Andrew Gower|date=9 September 2024|accessdate=11 September 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.is/fjw7K|archivedate=11 September 2024|quote=We have decided to offer both so ppl can choose}} It is also mentioned that by having a recurring membership active, will secure the rate from when it was purchased.{{CiteGeneral|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2791440/Brighter_Shores/|title=Steam|author=Fen Research Ltd|date=|accessdate=11 September 2024|quote=We may change the price once we have more episodes, but do not plan to change the price for anyone who has an existing recurring subscription.}} In the event that your Premium Pass expires your account will not lose any of the unique character names that were selected. {{CiteGeneral|url=https://ibb.co/jf1H5vL|title=Fen Research|author=Fen Research Ltd|date=|accessdate=6 November 2024|quote=You will not lose your unique name when premium membership expires.}}
-While owning the Premium Pass is required to access the benefits, there will be the option to purchase the membership pass from month to month or have it auto-renew. It is also mentioned that by having a recurring membership active will secure the rate from when it was purchased.
+==Cost==
+AP refers to average price per month. One month is considered 30 days.
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Premium pass plans
+|-
+! rowspan="2" | Package
+! colspan="2" | GBP
+! colspan="2" | USD
+! colspan="2" | EUR
+! colspan="2" | CAD
+! colspan="2" |AUD
+|-
+! Price
+! AP
+! Price
+! AP
+! Price
+! AP
+! Price
+! AP
+!Price
+!AP
+|-
+! 30 days
+| colspan="2" | £4.99
+| colspan="2" | $5.99
+| colspan="2" | €5.99
+| colspan="2" | $7.79
+| colspan="2" |$8.79
+|-
+! 90 days
+| £19.99
+| £6.66
+| $23.99
+| $7.99
+| €23.99
+| €7.99
+| $30.99
+| $10.33
+|$34.99
+|$11.66
+|-
+! 365 days
+| £62.99
+| £5.18
+| $74.99
+| $6.16
+| €74.99
+| €6.16
+| $97.99
+| $8.05
+|$109.99
+|$9.17
+|}
 ==Benefits==
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 * Access to the [[Mine of Mantuban]] and [[Crenopolis]]
 * Ability to choose a unique character name, and change your name at any point
-* Access to exclusive armour dyes
+* Access to exclusive armor dyes
-* Ability to [[trade]] with other [[player]]s
+* Ability to [[trade]] with other [[player character]]s (this is not yet implemented)
+==Transcript==
+{{HasTranscript}}
+==Update history==
+{{UH|
+* {{UL|update=2024-11-06|date=6 November 2024}}
+** Added to game.
+}}
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-{{Reflist}}2. Gower, [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2791440/Brighter_Shores/ Steam Store Page early access Q&A]  "''We may change the price once we have more episodes, but do not plan to change the price for anyone who has an existing recurring subscription.”  [https://x.com/AndrewCGower/status/1827031074850984380 Gower's personal twitter exclaiming they decided to offer both options]''{{Premium Pass}}
-{{Mechanics}}
+{{Game mechanics}}
+{{Interface}}
+{{Premium Pass}}
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v • t • e Game mechanics
Core mechanics	Account Audio Chat Combat Controls Emote Episodes Factions Interface Knowledge Music Premium Pass Professions Quests Room Spells Trading
In-game objects	Items Monsters Non-player character Player character Scenery Skill node

v • t • e Premium Pass
Episodes	Mine of Mantuban Crenopolis
Other	Trading