UPDATE: Early Access Alpha Coming on November 15th

UPDATE: The team has announced that Early Access Alpha will begin on November 15th.

During Early Access Alpha players can expect:

• Over 100 quests will be available for alpha players from the get go
• Over 20 guns based on historically correct will be available
• Two exciting Public Events will be available in Early Access Alpha - Artifact Hunt and “Golden Road”

Original article: Players who have purchased Pioneer and Collector's Editions of the game will be receiving a special bonus in Wild West Online to reflect their importance to the dev team. The addition of Treasury Notes (the in-game premium currency) to those two packages is to compensate for delays in getting Early Access started. 

However, we do realize that our evolving release timeline, with its shifting dates for different gameplay phases, has left a sour taste for some players who purchased Pioneer and Collectors Editions of the game.  Some of you feel that by skipping some or all of the Closed Alpha time, you have lost some of the value of your purchase. While we firmly believe that both Pioneer and Collector Editions are already offering unparalleled value for their current deeply discounted costs – we also get your frustration. 

And you’re important to us. You supported us when it mattered most. You believed in us when others were skeptical. So we want to give back to you for that support. 

Read the full announcement on the Wild West Online site.

Thanks, WNxbadboy3!