Mail defines the official account-level delivery layer of PVERSE, where rewards, premium goods, compensation, seasonal grants, and other platform-issued deliveries may be held until valid claim and final settlement.
Overview
Mail is the official delivery layer of PVERSE. It exists so rewards, premium goods, system-issued grants, compensation, and seasonal distributions can be delivered to an account through a controlled claim surface rather than being forced into immediate settlement at the exact moment they are created.
This page defines what mail is for, what kinds of deliveries it can carry, and how claim, expiry, and attachment handling are interpreted. It does not publish final retention windows, delivery timers, or live operational rules. Those remain SSOT-controlled and may evolve forward-only under active platform policy.
Scope
Mail defines the official account-level delivery layer inside the Game Systems section.
- reward mail, premium delivery mail, compensation mail, and seasonal mail
- claim behavior, read state, and delivery settlement interpretation
- expiry, retention, and unclaimed delivery handling
- inventory-linked attachment handling and forward-only mail-state integrity
Core Model
The core model is that mail separates delivery from final settlement. A reward or platform-issued grant may be generated first, then placed into mail as an account-visible delivery object, and only later become fully settled when the player claims it under valid runtime rules.
- mail is a platform-controlled delivery layer rather than unrestricted player messaging
- reading a mail item and claiming its contents are distinct states
- mail may carry informational content, claimable rewards, or account-bound delivery outcomes
- future mail policy changes apply forward-only and do not silently rewrite historical delivery state
Operational Behavior
In operational terms, the system may issue mail when a reward, premium product, compensation package, seasonal grant, or other platform-directed delivery is created. The mail item then persists under current retention rules until it is read, claimed, expired, or otherwise resolved through an authoritative runtime path.
When the player claims a valid mail item, the system resolves its contents according to category. Some deliveries may grant items, some may create account-bound entitlements, and some may attach resources that still need valid inventory settlement. The client may display mail state, but authoritative read, claim, and delivery truth remain server-side.
Constraints
- this page does not publish final mail retention windows, claim timers, or category-specific expiry values
- mail does not override inventory capacity, ownership rules, or broader economy integrity
- not every mail item is permanent, claimable forever, or meant to act as long-term storage
- future mail policy changes apply forward-only and do not silently mutate historical delivery records
Integrity Considerations
Mail integrity depends on separating meaning, configuration, and enforcement. Documentation defines what mail is for and how its states are interpreted. SSOT controls categories, durations, retention policy, and delivery behavior. Code enforces issuance, read state, claim eligibility, expiry, duplicate protection, and final settlement.
- mail truth must resolve server-side rather than from client display alone
- duplicate claims, replayed claim actions, and expired recovery paths should be blocked unless explicitly allowed by policy
- historical mail issuance, claim, expiry, and settlement outcomes remain auditable even after later live rule changes
Future Expansion
As PVERSE expands, Mail may connect to broader event delivery, guild-linked distributions, seasonal clue delivery, premium campaign drops, and more explicit scheduled broadcast systems. The conceptual model should remain stable: Mail is the official controlled delivery surface for account-level grants and claimable outcomes, not an unrestricted storage or bypass layer.
Summary
- Mail defines the official account-level delivery layer of PVERSE.
- It may carry rewards, premium goods, compensation, seasonal grants, and other platform-issued deliveries.
- Read state, claim state, expiry, and attachment settlement are distinct and authoritative system states.
- All mail behavior and policy changes follow forward-only delivery and ownership rules.