It's time-limited. Before beta launch we will replace them with Beta Vials which will contain new starter creatures, different starter items (different design and names and potential looks/variations, think instead of a laser pistol it might be a polaroid camera or instead of the alpha hoverboard mount there might be an electric scooter instead, etc). The alpha creatures will still have a small chance of appearing in those, but not as guaranteed as in the alpha vials and with slightly lower odds for higher stat rarity (this is to prevent there being too few alpha starters down the line but instead be evergreen). Different design on empty capture cards, among other things.
In terms of zing earnings in collection rewards, beta vials will also give out less weight than alpha vials.
Ah okay, I was wondering if there was going to be a market for the alpha vials eventually. Like once we can open if I should hold back five vials or something to see if I can flip them in the future when demand goes up.
Yeah you'll be able to hold them closed and without knowledge of what'll come out of them prior to enable trading for them as well all while earning some zing rewards which will dilute over time to favor items and creatures.
Okay, thanks!