Rare Ruby Promo was supposed to stop end of November but ancient coin packs have STILL not been returned to standard editions meaning cannot currently repurchase ancient coin packs using points.
Oversight or the cynic in me thinks this is another nerfing of the reward points like being unable to redeem points for GamePass?
Effectively unable to use points for ancient coins directly can only redeem for more point expensive gift cards?
Update
So I contacted Rewards Support and they said the Ruby Hat Packs remain 'while stock lasts' - an unknown number available with an unknown customer install base who can effectively only buy once.
This is either :
A very poorly conceived promotion creating a logjam where folk cannot rebuy Ancient Coins using MS Reward Points once they have bought it ONCE.
An inspired and very underhanded way of effectively removing the Ancient Coin redemption option from the Rewards proposition, requiring more expensive (in points) Gift Cards to be purchased.
Hard to say which one it is with MicroSoft - but if it IS the latter I am impressed with the piratical deviousness on display.
Would be interesting to know which regions didn't get the Rare Ruby Hat pack and can still redeem regular Ancient Coins. Maybe nobody can.....
I exchanged 5100 points on August 11, which got me the hat, and just a few days ago (December 5th) I got the 1000 AC for 8500 points. (Playing on PC in Europe).
Don't buy a duplicate of a pack that you have bought before. It will give you a code but you can't apply it to your account.
Sounds like you can buy one of each : 150, 550 and 1000 coins.
I might as well buy a 150 and 550 as I have already bought the 1000 pack (twice - second I had to give away!)
o7
@pc-monkfish said in Microsoft Rewards Ancient Coin Packs STILL Rare Ruby Packs:
Don't buy a duplicate of a pack that you have bought before. It will give you a code but you can't apply it to your account.
Sounds like you can buy one of each : 150, 550 and 1000 coins.
I might as well buy a 150 and 550 as I have already bought the 1000 pack (twice - second I had to give away!)
o7
I redeemed the 1000 AC before, on June 1st and January 29th - with no other redeem in between, also got the small pack on November 19th 2024 and November 27th 2024.
Aye this just affects those trying to buy the Rare Ruby Hat Ancient Coin Pack which started in September (I think).
Prior to that we could fill our boots with riches.
@widowmaker4701 et al
Update :
You can redeem 150, 550 and 1000 coin Rare Ruby Hat packs ONCE each.
I have been able to do this successfully.
I strongly suspect the Rare Ruby Hat Ancient Coin stashes are here indefinitely and it is sneaky nerf of reward point redemption value in relation to Ancient Coins.
Instead of being able to redeem 8500 reward points for 1000 ancient coins it will now cost 12400 points to buy a 10GBP gift card to exchange into 1000 ancient coins.
Maybe.
Microsoft should have done a Sea Of Thieves Tier for GamePass Ultimate - I cancelled given huge price increase and perks for a live service game I don't play(Fortnite).
If they had done the price increase with 1000 ancient coins a month and a PlunderPass would have swallowed the increase.
If you are a degenerate like me there are some SoT DLC packs available on sale just now that give you Ancient Coins AND cosmetics that are a wee bit more expensive than buying Ancient Coins only.
@pc-monkfish said in Microsoft Rewards Ancient Coin Packs STILL Rare Ruby Packs:
Microsoft should have done a Sea Of Thieves Tier for GamePass Ultimate - I cancelled given huge price increase and perks for a live service game I don't play(Fortnite).
Yeah the changes to price plus removing it as a rewards redeem was pretty painful for those of us on console. In order to play SoT online now I need to pay $10 a month minimum even if I own the game outright.
It would not surprise me if they made the hat codes permanent so people can’t redeem their reward points regularly for them either.
Oh NICE!
I apologise for my previous cynicism and assumption of nefarious deeds afoot. I'm genuinely surprised lol.
They look to be standard ancient coins with no T's and C's to limit purchase so we would be good as before to fill our boots.
