🛠️ Monetization Model Set: Free-to-Play, No Character Gacha, Cosmetics-Only, No Pre-Launch Skin Sales

What happened

ANANTA’s monetization wording was set in steps across August–September 2026:

• Free-to-play (gamescom release, Aug 25, 2026): the official release confirms free-to-play, shipping on the official PC client / Steam / PS5 / iOS / Android.
• No character banner + cosmetics-only (from Aug 25; restated by the Sept 15 press cluster): there is no character gacha, characters unlock free via the story and exploration; spending centers on outfit skins, vehicle liveries and home decor, and never changes combat stats.
• No pre-launch skin sales (TapTap newsflash, Sept 2, 2026): officials stated they will not pre-sell skins or cosmetics before launch (“prove you’re a player, then open your wallet”), consistent with the “no large public beta, pre-registration is the only door” stance.
• Still unconfirmed: the circulating “Wanxiang ticket” currency, a monthly/battle pass, rollable cosmetics, and item prices / exchange rates appear only in single forum leak posts with no official source, so all stay to-be-confirmed.

Why it matters

This settled three high-frequency questions — what you pay for, whether paying makes you stronger, and whether you can spend before launch — from community guesswork into sourced official statements. No character banner means power isn’t pay-unlocked; cosmetics-only means the store sells decoration, not stats; and “no pre-launch sales” shows the pre-launch door is pre-registration, not payment. Store items, the token’s name and any price/rates are unpublished, so we neither create glossary entries nor write numbers for unsourced claims.

Related

• Related nodes: gamescom 2026 global launch date; testing-policy stance (adjacent nodes).
• Related pages: Cosmetic Monetization term, Character Acquisition term, Pre-registration term, Publishing License term, game-info, the “business-model breakdown” and “cosmetics audit” posts.

Source note

“Free-to-play / no character banner / cosmetics-only / no stat change” trace to the Aug 25, 2026 official release and the Sept 15 press cluster; “no pre-launch skin sales” traces to the Sept 2, 2026 TapTap newsflash; “Wanxiang ticket” and “monthly pass” are community-leak grade, recorded here only as to-be-confirmed, never as canon.