I would love to see physical merch and see merit based merch unlocks. Some examples:
Ranger: Once you reach a specific milestone of time played or some measure of time commitment to the game your account unlocks the ability to redeem and purchase a ranger statue based on your rangers mods/accessories
Accomplishment based Illuvials: World first achievements to unlock Illuvial statues. By hitting a milestone of first max tier Illuvial or a tournament winning composition you are eligible to purchase a statue based off these Illuvials with etching to show your accomplishment
Non-accomplishment based Illuvials: Similar to Accomplishment based Illuvial unlocks once you level up an Illuvial to a specific level you can unlock purchasing statues of illuvials (no etching or accomplishments available)
The art in this game is very beautiful and I believe there can be strong partnerships available to have statues made and profitability made by both Illuvium as well as whomever we decide to partner with for sculpture creation.
We can also look into less detailed collectable blind boxes similar to pops or other collectibles which would make great holiday gifts. As we start to move closer to launch we should also be looking into pull-through revenue sources such as figures, merch, clothing, and more.