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wolfsniperukwolfsniperuk Member Posts: 4 Arc User
Another anniversary and another lifetime sub sale,

As a long term life timer, i keep wondering if they will add any more perks or offer more to lifetime subscribers that have been with the game for awhile,

1. I would love to see Lobi unlocks across the whole account for lifetime subs
2. An increase in zen per month to maybe 750 - 1000
3. The ability to unlock a new ship once every 6 months

ive played this game for a long time, sometimes i feel forgotten about as a lifetime sub
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  • tagentagen Member Posts: 558 Arc User
    Another anniversary and another lifetime sub sale,

    As a long term life timer, i keep wondering if they will add any more perks or offer more to lifetime subscribers that have been with the game for awhile,

    1. I would love to see Lobi unlocks across the whole account for lifetime subs
    2. An increase in zen per month to maybe 750 - 1000
    3. The ability to unlock a new ship once every 6 months

    ive played this game for a long time, sometimes i feel forgotten about as a lifetime sub

    I think you might have that reversed a bit. I have a lifetime account and, while I would not complain if they add more to it, I have long since gotten more than my money's worth from it.

    If anything, lifetime subs can be a long-term losing preposition for the game developer, so adding more to it for the benefit of existing players isn't likely. Now, they may add more as better enticement for new buyers if they want to. And again, you won't find me complaining. But even if they do add more, it won't be because of you or me. :)
  • fleetcaptain5#1134 fleetcaptain5 Member Posts: 5,051 Arc User
    The Zen increase would have been reasonable after T6s were released, the Mudd store was added and everything got more expensive. But it hasn't happened then, I doubt it ever will.

    As for a new T6 ship every 6 months: you can get that if you save your monthly Zen.

    Lobi sales being account unlocks would be too much I think. Sure, it'd be nice, but I wouldn't expect it considering what a single Lobi ship is worth in Zen and hence dollars.
  • fleetcaptain5#1134 fleetcaptain5 Member Posts: 5,051 Arc User
    What I think they should add to the lifetime benefits, is the option to pick a single event reward that they missed out on every couple of months / year / whatever.

    For lifetime members it makes sense to have access to everything. They're lifetime members after all, and thus supposedly were members when stuff was released. Sure, in reality everyone can be lifer even if you just logged on for the first time ever last week.

    But putting semantics aside, it would greatly increase the value of the lifer subscription, wouldn't really cost much in terms of development time and resources and it might lessen the disappointment of veterans who returned to their subscription account only to find out that they're locked out of so much stuff which they can only obtain at very high prices.


    So either grant lifers an option to pick an event reward they missed out on every couple of months or so (thus giving lifers more convenience without adding stuff only they can obtain), or add some more unique stuff. Most of the things that are in there now, are things everyone can unlock, like services and so on. The only things that are truly unique, aren't all that special or have been devalued by new releases:

    - The Vet ships aren't all that special anymore now that multiple other ships have different modes
    - Stuff from the Borg lockbox is far more interesting than innate traits for the special species
    - And the uniforms and Mugato are both just one option in an ever growing list of uniforms and pets available.

    Adding more uniforms, another unique ship with some unique mechanism or a new premium species would make things more interesting I think.
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    For long term LTS people like me the LTS was now free if I look at the zen I've received.

    More goodies would be nice, but the 500 zen / month and existing benefits are fine.

    PS4/XBox LTS people might have more of a case, except they paid less and I've never seen a promise from Cryptic that they will add more besides the T6 Jem'Hadar ship.
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