Forum access outside of subscription
By
Aett_Thorn,
Posted on: 2009-09-18 11:09 in Suggestions and Ideas
There are a few problems with this. And while I understand where you're coming from, you have to understand that not everyone would use that in such an innocent way.
1) Someone who has quit the game in anger could still post angry posts until they get banned. This can create a negative atmosphere on the boards that doesn't need to be there. Since they'd still technically have an account, even if they never plan on re-upping the subscription, they would have full rights to do this.
2) A temp-account holder, much like either someone from another game, or even one of the RMT spammers, could have an account on the forums, and spam them or make completely baseless claims about the game, and even when the trial expires, they can keep doing the same thing.
Basically, a system where un-paid accounts still have access to the forums to post can create a lot of grief for the people who use it normally.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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won't work your login name is now your forum login they're linked.
just make a trial account and post from it.
How to get help while not subscribed, so you can 'hit the ground running' as you say:
- Read and search the forum anyway. You just can't post.
- Go to recommended sites, either of SGs you're in when you're active, or those related to COH (such as the Titan network) and ask there.
- Ask friends.
There are other resources, after all. 
Looks like you guys have successfully outsmarted me =P
i wouldn't want to see the forums become something like Aett_Torn decribed so i guess this idea isn't as great as i first precieved
I did have a search for alternate forums once but it took me like over half an hour searching google to find one, dunno why tho, probally took the wrong approach. Guess ill have a look at linked forums and SG ones seems like a pretty safe idea.
I do like the trial account idea myself, and it would be pretty helpful if i had like one burning question i wanted answered =)
thanx for the replies guys
Hi, i myself am a casual player, buying a month when the need takes me, which suits me to a tea because i don't like the idea of payments going out of my accound when i cant see them at all, unless i check my balance at an ATM or online.
Though there is one thing that has always bugged me, when your time runs out you can't access the forums, now i don't know whether or not this is purposeful to make people effectively pay to use the forums but i find it unfair to casual players like me and others who enjoy using the forums.
An example of this whould be when i was going to buy a month but wanted to wait till i16 was very close by so i would get most of my time with i16 on the game so i wasn't missing out, but when i wanted build help so i would be able to hit the ground running when i did activate my accound i couldn't access the forums.
Now i don't know if there are very many of these posts out there, but im guessing either people have accepted the fact, don't use it when they arn't playing the game, or get annoyed but forget quickly when they buy game time, but i think that every accound holder should be allowed access to the forums whether or not they are currently paying to play the game.
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