Trial Accounts / CoH Freedom question!
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Adeon Hawkwood,
Posted on: 2011-07-17 21:51 in Player Questions
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Originally Posted by DJ_Blackrock
Hey all, it's been a while since I posted, but I've managed to come back with people in tow.
A friend wants to play, and was wondering if he made a trial account, does he get to keep the account/characters when CoH goes free to play? My guess would be yes, but I didn't know, and my search-fu is weak, so I ask the good people on these boards! |
The closest answer given is a vague comment by Zwillinger before the announcement of CoH: Freedom: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...&postcount=221
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Is that really what will happen?
Nobody knows yet.
It is fairly strong signs that yes trial accounts will automatically convert into Free accounts. Then if they purchase any Paragon Points they get bumped up to Premium.
Really it just makes common sense. Free accounts will be essentially trial accounts that can reach the level cap and have some limitations.
Hmm, fair warning if your friend makes a Mastermind, & Controller then they will have to pay to unlock those Archtypes. Basically those two will require specific access to have them unlocked.
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Controller, not Corruptor but otherwise I agree with this.
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Originally Posted by TerraDraconis
Hmm, fair warning if your friend makes a Mastermind, & I think Corruptor then they will have to pay to unlock those Archtypes. Basically those two will require specific access to have them unlocked.
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Ah thank you. I had second thoughts about that after I said corruptor. Since I remember one of the reasons for the restriction is that Masterminds and Controllers use more resources than other AT's.|
Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Controller, not Corruptor but otherwise I agree with this.
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Anyway yes really it just makes sense that trial accounts convert to Free accounts. Not doing that makes no sense at all because after Freedom roles out there won't be any trial accounts. There will just be Free accounts, Premium accounts, and VIP accounts.
So the only reason not to convert existing trial accounts to free would be maliciousness or stupidity. Since I ascribe neither motive to the games developers and staff I don't expect them to just toss trial accounts.
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And another warning: Currently, all new accounts must make their first toon a Praetorian (once they do so, they can leave it in the tutorial and then make Paragonian/Rogue Islander toons, and then delete the Praetorian). But free accounts won't have access to Praetoria without purchasing Going Rogue access. So.... make sure your friend levels up a character in Paragon or the Rogue Isles while on Trial.
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Originally Posted by TerraDraconis
Hmm, fair warning if your friend makes a Mastermind, & Controller then they will have to pay to unlock those Archtypes. Basically those two will require specific access to have them unlocked.
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Hey all, it's been a while since I posted, but I've managed to come back with people in tow.
A friend wants to play, and was wondering if he made a trial account, does he get to keep the account/characters when CoH goes free to play?
My guess would be yes, but I didn't know, and my search-fu is weak, so I ask the good people on these boards!
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