Discussion: Announcing the Declaration of Freedom Sale in the NCsoft Store!
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Posted on: 2011-08-16 15:19 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
What will this person get after freedom launches?
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A head start?
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Since they are making a purchase I think that means they will be a premium account, giving them access to tells and email. I'm also guessing it means they will have 400 paragon points to spend since they will have an active account for one month.
Seems like a perfect opportunity for anyone considering a second free account when Freedom launches to get a Premium account with some goodies for cheap.
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I'm tempted to start a third account this way... >.>|
Originally Posted by Supernumiphone
Seems like a perfect opportunity for anyone considering a second free account when Freedom launches to get a Premium account with some goodies for cheap.
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I don't have a problem. I can stop any time I want.
@Quasadu
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Having bought the Going Rogue version 17 days ago, I will be very unhappy if such people also get free VIP and 400 extra starting points in Freedom.
Nice, $2 for a full month of CoH with most of the trimmings. Once I get my current connection issues sorted out I'll definitely create a couple of these.
One question... will this work to upgrade a trial account? I assume it will, but clarifying that could be helpful.
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Yes, apparently, but you can no longer create trial accounts.
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Originally Posted by Kosmos
Nice, $2 for a full month of CoH with most of the trimmings. Once I get my current connection issues sorted out I'll definitely create a couple of these.
One question... will this work to upgrade a trial account? I assume it will, but clarifying that could be helpful. |
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It's a subscription. They're going to get at least the 400 points for the first month, even if they don't renew the sub after the first month. They will be VIP as long as they continue to subscribe. If they stop subscribing, they will go to premium. |
Originally Posted by Dal
Having bought the Going Rogue version 17 days ago, I will be very unhappy if such people also get free VIP and 400 extra starting points in Freedom.
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This is the way it works with all current subscriptions. This one is no different. The ONLY thing different about this one is that you can't use it to add the code on to an existing game account, thereby getting a month of paid time for $2.
Note that this does NOT include Going Rogue. Nor does it include any of the extra goodies like the GvE jumpjet, etc.
@Quasadu
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If someone decides to do this on the 29th, will they have just that day to get a head start, or will their $2 last until Sept. 29th?
@Rylas
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Well, is there any point on getting GR at this point anyways? Freedom makes it quite worthless to have, as all VIPs get GR content and even free players no longer have AT per alignment restrictions. Oh, what the hell, anyone can get a CoH retail for like $5 in Amazon anyways. It just bothers me that I paid a fifteen times higher price and I'm getting pretty much the same.
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Originally Posted by Quasadu
It's a subscription. They're going to get at least the 400 points for the first month, even if they don't renew the sub after the first month. They will be VIP as long as they continue to subscribe. If they stop subscribing, they will go to premium.
This is the way it works with all current subscriptions. This one is no different. The ONLY thing different about this one is that you can't use it to add the code on to an existing game account, thereby getting a month of paid time for $2. Note that this does NOT include Going Rogue. Nor does it include any of the extra goodies like the GvE jumpjet, etc. |
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That's what I'm wondering also.
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Originally Posted by Dal
Well, is there any point on getting GR at this point anyways? Freedom makes it quite worthless to have, as all VIPs get GR content and even free players no longer have AT per alignment restrictions
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I feel your pain and sympathize. For what it's worth, I'm glad you joined the community, and I'm optimistic that several years from now, you won't even remember it for all the fun you've had!
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Originally Posted by Dal
It just bothers me that I paid a fifteen times higher price and I'm getting pretty much the same.
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There's nothing special about this purchase, other than the fact that it can only be used for a new account. When you buy the game, you get a month of paid time. It doesn't matter what the start date is, the end date is a month later.
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Originally Posted by Rylas
If someone decides to do this on the 29th, will they have just that day to get a head start, or will their $2 last until Sept. 29th?
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@Quasadu
"We must prepare for DOOM and hope for FREEM." - SirFrederick
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VIP's get Going Rogue content, but if they didn't buy the expansion, they will lose that content if they switch to Premium. So if one plans to go to Premium they'll either want to buy the GR box now, or buy the GR content from the Paragon Market once Freedom launches.|
Originally Posted by Dal
Well, is there any point on getting GR at this point anyways? Freedom makes it quite worthless to have, as all VIPs get GR content and even free players no longer have AT per alignment restrictions. Oh, what the hell, anyone can get a CoH retail for like $5 in Amazon anyways. It just bothers me that I paid a fifteen times higher price and I'm getting pretty much the same.
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Edit: Also, If I understand correctly (and I'm not 100% sure I do, so take this with a grain of salt), there is no level of Paragon Reward (Veteran) status that gives a Premium player access to Incarnate content. BUT if you purchased Going Rogue, then you will keep Incarnate access as a Premium player.
@Quasadu
"We must prepare for DOOM and hope for FREEM." - SirFrederick
The GR edition comes with two extra character slot unlocks... This basic one doesn't seem to have that. So, a Prem account that started with the Rogue version ought to be able to have four playable characters all together instead of just two. That's the biggest difference I can see. The ins and outs of who gets access to Praetoria seem complicated, but I suspect they'll have that, too, right out of the gate instead of having to purchase it as an option.
(My own second account, which I plan on letting go Prem, started with a sale copy of the Going Rogue edition.)
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At the moment, I can confirm it does.
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Originally Posted by Kosmos
One question... will this work to upgrade a trial account? I assume it will, but clarifying that could be helpful.
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5 bucks worth of Paragon Points for 2 bucks and premium status? |
Originally Posted by Shadow Wail
What will this person get after freedom launches?
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I only ask because the offer ends on a Monday, and Tuesdays are usually roll out days. On the off chance that the 30th just happens to be when Freedom goes live, then someone waiting until the 29th will have nearly a complete month of VIP status. |
Originally Posted by Quasadu
There's nothing special about this purchase, other than the fact that it can only be used for a new account. When you buy the game, you get a month of paid time. It doesn't matter what the start date is, the end date is a month later.
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Just wondering is all. And yes, that's all highly speculative.
@Rylas
Kill 'em all. Let XP sort 'em out.
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If that happens then, yeah, they'd get a month as VIP. But that's not really all that different from the month they get if they activate today, except they'd have a month to explore the Issue 21 content and powersets that they would lose by going premium. Edit: And Praetoria I suppose.
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Originally Posted by Rylas
I only ask because the offer ends on a Monday, and Tuesdays are usually roll out days. On the off chance that the 30th just happens to be when Freedom goes live, then someone waiting until the 29th will have nearly a complete month of VIP status.
Just wondering is all. And yes, that's all highly speculative. |
@Quasadu
"We must prepare for DOOM and hope for FREEM." - SirFrederick
Unfortunatelly my friends can't buy since NCSOFT don't let people from Brazil to buy their games online (even though recently I bought Going Rogue via ingame pay!!!). Could you please fix this? There isn't a local retail, since LevelUp gave up on this apparently =/
The real question is -- will going rogue go on sale between now and the end of the month?
@Texarkana
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I don't think the code is only good until August 29, I think its on sale until the 29th. There's no reason you can't buy the code now and use it later. At the moment, there's no reason for me to believe you won't be able to use the code after the 29th if Freedom hasn't launched yet.
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Originally Posted by Rylas
I only ask because the offer ends on a Monday, and Tuesdays are usually roll out days. On the off chance that the 30th just happens to be when Freedom goes live, then someone waiting until the 29th will have nearly a complete month of VIP status.
Just wondering is all. And yes, that's all highly speculative. |
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A head start on an 8 year old game? lol
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A head start?
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