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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
Is it possible to just buy another copy of the game and use the product key to gain another 30 dya playtime??
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Only billing can answer for sure but I believe you can only add on retail key per type of game edition.
    ie
    you can not add two standard version retail key
    but you can add
    one standard and one collector edition
    or one standard and one deluxe edition
    or oone deluxe and one collector edition
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    PegasusMD wrote:
    Only billing can answer for sure but I believe you can only add on retail key per type of game edition.
    ie
    you can not add two standard version retail key
    but you can add
    one standard and one collector edition
    or one standard and one deluxe edition
    or oone deluxe and one collector edition

    I'm not sure how it is now, but when the game first released, they made the decision to allow additional retail keys to provide the 30 days, because they had all these intricate marketing bonuses for buying from different places and buying different versions, and people were (rightly) angry at having to spend excessive amounts of cash and not even getting the playtime for it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    You can only use 1 type of retail key per account.

    To explain it easier, my accounts is as follows.:

    Activated Features

    Star Trek online - Closed Beta access
    Star Trek Online - Preorder
    Wrath of Khan Admiral's Uniform
    Star Trek Online - In game items
    Star Trek Online - Retail
    Star Trek Online - Gold Edition
    Star Trek Online - Digital Deluxe
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Also, since boxes now sell for much less than a month's subscription costs, we no longer allow stacking game time. This was different when the game had just come out and a box still cost $30ish.

    As such: You cannot use game keys to get game time anymore.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    WishStone wrote:
    Also, since boxes now sell for much less than a month's subscription costs, we no longer allow stacking game time. This was different when the game had just come out and a box still cost $30ish.

    As such: You cannot use game keys to get game time anymore.

    But what if I want the WALL-MART 500 pt bonus for my new captains... I bought the extra game, how do I ad just the "bonus"?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    You can have as many collection or deluxe keys you want I took all the pre order items from different stores since they where cheaper than the c-store peice.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    WishStone wrote:
    Also, since boxes now sell for much less than a month's subscription costs, we no longer allow stacking game time. This was different when the game had just come out and a box still cost $30ish.

    As such: You cannot use game keys to get game time anymore.

    I just stacked 2x digital deluxe copys onto my account, got full 30 days/500 AT x2
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    But what if I want the WALL-MART 500 pt bonus for my new captains... I bought the extra game, how do I ad just the "bonus"?

    My understanding has been you can add the codes from the other copies, and got their special bonuses, you just own't get the game time anymore.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Tikonov wrote:
    I just stacked 2x digital deluxe copys onto my account, got full 30 days/500 AT x2

    If that is indeed true, then there is an error in cryptics billing system. As suck, i've pm'd a mod to check into this.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Please don't PM us, we can't respond to PMs. :) See my signature for how to reach us!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    I know you cant respond to PM's, but it thought it would be the fastest way to get you guys to check into it, before what i stated int he ticket to stormshade happens.
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