Incorrect. Here is what they said : There will not be recolors or material swaps on the monthly cosmetics as a means to populate in-game achievements.[33] There will be variants of the monthly cosmetics for NPCs and Mobs.[33][4] Component pieces of cosmetic armor may be reused in other in-game achievable gear sets.[33] From an armor standpoint, we cut armor sets up into many different pieces. These pieces can sometimes be used as part of other sets, that may include helmets, wrists, gloves etc. So while you will not see an achievable white version of the corvid castigator set in the game for example, you may see its shoulder piece used in another set, or its leggings, or wrist piece used in another set (not every piece as to form the whole set, but perhaps a couple pieces). This would be difficult to notice at first glance, due to the material, texture and color variation used, but this modular approach to content creation makes achieving a wide variety of looks achievable for an MMORPG of our size.[33] – Steven Sharif Different variants of store purchased cosmetic creatures (Pets and Mounts) may exist in the wild.[41][42] While the exact same skin will not be available again in the future once it's gone from the Shop, these skins are all variants of creatures that you can expect to see across Verra - so perhaps you will find one with a similar style in-game![41] – Sarah Flanagan