Well they promised the BattlePass items were exclusives and now that is no longer true. It’s been long enough, why the hesitation on the Day One exclusives coming to the BLB?
Don’t give me this exclusivity and promise keeping stuff. It was the same promise as the BattlePass so now that exclusivity is no longer a critical aspect, give us the first of exclusives.
Royal armor was a beta exclusive reward, for preordering in beta, was never offered in battlepasses.
I think I wouldve preferred exclusive stuff staying exclusive, and them just introducing more other stuff for people to buy. It wouldve been cooler if trading such items to others actually worked. You know, encourage players interacting with each other.
And yes, Royal armor was the preorder bonus. Im not sure does the same “cant wear if dont own the unlock” actually apply to it… I do own it myself.
I have crafted it for other people, they can use the Royal armor, but likely not repair it.
Honestly, the biggest slap in the face from Funcom was dumping Battle Pass items into the Bazaar. That move alone shows exactly how much they value loyalty and player trust: zero.
And really… what are we supposed to expect from a studio that pulls something like that? Not much.
And no, this isn’t about money. I never complained about the Bazaar’s insane prices.
It’s not about exclusivity either. I never begged for exclusive cosmetics.
This is about loyalty, honesty, and keeping your damn word. If you promise something is exclusive, then it should stay exclusive.
I lost tons of exclusives over the years and that’s fine. Props to the people who were there at the time and actually earned them.
But when a company decides its own “honor system” is optional, it’s bad sigh.
So go ahead, Funcom! Grab your pocket change by catering to a tiny group of players who won’t even remember this game two months from now.
That little cash boost isn’t going to repay the long-term players who kept this franchise alive for years, dealing with bugs, broken updates, and servers lagging since forever.
Players who didn’t quit because the game has problems. Problems we’ve tolerated for years. But betrayal? Maybe that’s too much, even for a loyal player like me.
So for me the preorder items kept exclusive fair to everyone, because it dosent provide anything another armor dosent, except apperance, it is basically just a standard Medium armor set, however! some of the battlepass armors provide bonuses you just cannot find elsewhere let me show you an exsample: this battlepass armor provides THE best medium armor heat resistance bonus of any crafted armor, this you just cannot in my opinion keep exclusive.
In my opinion, the formula is stupidly simple: If you promise something, you stick to it.
Anything else is straight-up shady, dishonest, and just flat-out scummy.
And look, if an exclusive armor set turns out to be OP, there are tons of ways to fix that without breaking your word:
Exclusive items are basically trophies. Nobody wants exclusives for the stats. People want exclusives to show them off.
One of the rarest items I own is the Royal Armor.
Do I wear it for the armor rating? For some weapon buff? Hell no.
I wear it because it screams, “Yeah, I believed in Conan Exiles back when it was a janky pre-release game everyone only talked about because you could adjust your character’s… ahem, body parts.”
When I build using pieces from the first-ever Battle Pass, is it because they make my base stronger? Nope.
It’s because I was there. I participated when most players rolled their eyes at the whole Battle Pass idea Funcom was pushing.
Do I decorate my base with Twitch drops? Absolutely.
Because it shows I’m not just a long-time player. I’m active, I’m plugged into the community, and I actually show up.
That’s the whole point.
Selling real in-game trophies as basic Bazaar items cheapens the most valuable part of the game: its history. All for pocket change.
It puts players who genuinely invested time and passion into Conan Exiles on the same level as someone whose “great achievement” was… swiping their credit card.
And that’s why nobody cares when they see a build full of Bazaar items. Anyone can get them just buying them.
There’s no story, no journey, no bragging rights.
It just says, “I have money IRL,” which isn’t bad, but it’s not the same as earning something in-game.
And that’s why people are desperate for exclusives to stay exclusive.
Because we live in a world where nobody is recognized for their history, effort, or dedication anymore. Only for what they can afford to buy.
I do 100% agree, that putting OP items in as exclusive rewards, was a mistake, and it could be solved easily, make an armor modification bench, where you can insulate your favorite armor, with kinda a point system, so you can balance resistances, or focus all points into heat or cold insulation, so you could have like 25/12, there are a lot of examples of armor imbalances, like take redeemed silent legion, try craft that set super cold resistance, super heat resistance, two pieces with +%str, then make a medium silent legion armor set, and compare it and you think what went wrong here? was it just assumed that everyone would wear heavy armor? 
anyway! i love the game, likely one of the best games ive ever played, keep returning to it, but i would love to see some balance changes, buffs to sets that makes no sense but to use for apperance.
My preorder was Conan sword and have passed out many
