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No more Non-recurring subscriptions?

kylexiii#1660 kylexiii
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edited August 2012 in Champions Online Discussion
I'm not sure if I've been looking in the wrong place for a non-recurring gold subscription, which was normally listed above the Lifetime deal - It's not there any more, so... is that out of the option or do I specifically have to get a recurring subscription?

This raises many questions I don't want to ask myself, or it may simply be something I am missing.
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  • brianblack8281brianblack8281 Posts: 70 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I could be wrong but I don't think that was ever an option, even before Free To Play.
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  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Posts: 4,376 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    There was never a non-recurring subscription model. If you wanted to pay one time you would subscribe, then cancel afterwards after you paid. Or you would use game time cards.
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  • kylexiii#1660 kylexiii
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    edited July 2012
    Nope, there was definitely a non-reccurring 30 day subscription available - I never remember having to cancel anything and I never remember having been charged each month, so I have no idea.

    Do you know if canceling a reccuring subscription leaves you with game time?
  • jonsillsjonsills Posts: 6,334 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    pyroluna wrote: »
    Nope, there was definitely a non-reccurring 30 day subscription available - I never remember having to cancel anything and I never remember having been charged each month, so I have no idea.

    Do you know if canceling a reccuring subscription leaves you with game time?
    In my experience, canceling a sub still leaves you with time until your 30 days are up.

    And I do know that at least as of when I started playing, the only non-recurring options were playing for free as a Silver, or going LTS.
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  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Posts: 4,376 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    pyroluna wrote: »
    Nope, there was definitely a non-reccurring 30 day subscription available - I never remember having to cancel anything and I never remember having been charged each month, so I have no idea.

    Do you know if canceling a reccuring subscription leaves you with game time?

    I'm sorry, you are mis-remembering things then. Or you were using game time cards and don't remember.
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  • kylexiii#1660 kylexiii
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    edited July 2012
    championshewolf wrote: »
    I'm sorry, you are mis-remembering things then. Or you were using game time cards and don't remember.

    Hell, you're probably right... well thanks I guess.
  • ofarmerofarmer Posts: 92 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Actually there was a non-reoccurring online option, but i want to say it was basically a digital time card instead of a physical one. it was at the very bottom of the subscription options page. No idea how long ago it went away though.
  • kylexiii#1660 kylexiii
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    edited July 2012
    ofarmer wrote: »
    Actually there was a non-reoccurring online option, but i want to say it was basically a digital time card instead of a physical one. it was at the very bottom of the subscription options page. No idea how long ago it went away though.

    I thought so.
  • zenzenarimasenzenzenarimasen Posts: 185 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Life time is non-recurring... did they remove it?
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  • sekimensekimen Posts: 297 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    pyroluna wrote: »
    Hell, you're probably right... well thanks I guess.

    You are not mis-remembering things. Above the LTS option, you could choose a non-recurring 30 day digital time card. Now it's gone, for whatever reason. I am certain of this, as it's been the method I've been using. It probably went away very recently, as my last month was purchased via that.
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  • klittyklitty Posts: 1,540 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    sekimen wrote: »
    You are not mis-remembering things. Above the LTS option, you could choose a non-recurring 30 day digital time card. Now it's gone, for whatever reason. I am certain of this, as it's been the method I've been using. It probably went away very recently, as my last month was purchased via that.

    Indeed, there was this option, as well as atari-time-cards, that was a non recurring sub. They either got removed at the On Alert patch or when they changed this page/forums.

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  • sekimensekimen Posts: 297 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It happened with the site upgrade, but after the On Alert patch. I'm actually a bit upset with this, as the non-recurring variant was my primary means of paying for my sub for a couple of reasons.
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  • jedite2012jedite2012 Posts: 334 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    i paid for a 30 time card, it was at the bottom somewhere, i bought it just before our profiles changed to perfect work few weeks ago

    i really hope it isnt gone or else i am done with this game, i do not want to use my credit card to subscribe

    after my time is up i will be finished if they removed it
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  • jonsillsjonsills Posts: 6,334 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    jedite2012 wrote: »
    i really hope it isnt gone or else i am done with this game, i do not want to use my credit card to subscribe
    So what exactly were you using to pay for the time card???
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  • jedite2012jedite2012 Posts: 334 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    yes a credit card, but i don't like to have any subscription stuff on my credit card, i like to use it once and never have any fees or stuff
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  • ofarmerofarmer Posts: 92 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    You can still do that, subscribe then after it's confirmed remove your card from your payment information.
  • jedite2012jedite2012 Posts: 334 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It just seems a lot more hassle now
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  • taolenetaolene Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I want the option back. Why did they remove it? :s
  • ofarmerofarmer Posts: 92 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It would be nice to see it come back. Are there any options like it on the Perfect World site? Can PW gamecards be used for the cryptic games yet?
  • solastriussolastrius Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I also won't be playing gold anymore because of this. For as long as I've been playing this game, I've kept my gold status going by using the digital time-cards with a bank debit-card. I won't be coerced into adding another monthly bill onto my account or committing myself to a long-term uninterrupted subscription. I actually enjoyed the freedom of switching back and forth between Gold and Silver depending on how I want to spend my money each month.
    Constantly having to cancel / resub and dealing with bank confusions is a headache I don't want. Buying physical time-cards from amazon and getting them in snail-mail (if they're even valid) is yet another.

    So PWE and Cryptic no longer wish to receive money from players like me. There's plenty of other people willing to sub, I guess. There's also plenty of other MMO's...
  • solastriussolastrius Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Wewt!

    Hey guys I found a workaround. Apparently the page to buy the 30-day time cards is still leftover from the launcher, the site just doesn't seem to link to it. Not sure if it's intended or not, but I just bought another 30 days and am playing GOLD again.

    I'll post the URL to the page that still has the 30-day time card option below. Enjoy! :D

    http://launcher.champions-online.com/gold
  • imnotuimnotu Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    solastrius wrote: »
    Wewt!

    Hey guys I found a workaround. Apparently the page to buy the 30-day time cards is still leftover from the launcher, the site just doesn't seem to link to it. Not sure if it's intended or not, but I just bought another 30 days and am playing GOLD again.

    I'll post the URL to the page that still has the 30-day time card option below. Enjoy! :D

    http://launcher.champions-online.com/gold

    Doesn't work
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