I've cancelled my subscription, its the monthly, its just not fair to make us pay over and over again, when we most likely don't have 4-5 hours a day to play. Its not worth paying if we don't get to use the time we pay for!
Amazingly, my subscription expires the same day the lifetime goes off sale. Its just far to expensive when money is so tight. If i could play for free i would continue playing, but there just isn't a way to play for free. I payed 25 dollars for this already, and then there's the subscription of 15 a month. Perhaps they will see the sense in f2p if people have bought the game. Its not fair that we get hit with huge bills, and they get tons of money.
Cancelled mine as well. Today is my last day. I'm only a casual trek fan, so I can't overlook all the problems and lacking content. It had some fun moments, but nothing worth $15.00 a month.
Buying a LT sub during beta was one of the easiest decisions I have made in my PC gaming career.
240 divided by 15 is 16. That is 16 months, one year and four months and you are then playing for free. This is Star Trek and will be around for a very very long time. My break even date is this summer (the earliest possible).
Considering the fact that one can spend 240$ very easily in one night out, having STO there forever is quite a bargain.
One would be wise to take advantage of this offer.
I purchased a life-time sub yesterday. I have my in-game perks but when will my forum account show as a Career Officer?
You have to change the settings yourself. There is a link somewhere... try searching the forums. It might even be in this thread! Alternatively, just click the "My Account" and search around yourself.
I'll go lifetime becuase that'll free up money for the fluff and also if it is allready paid forever, then i can pay all my bills and still play sto. besides still got to spend my Return on something.
Originally Posted by Oshanee
Great Deal! but $239.99 for US Currency? But what about Canadian Currency?
Canadians would be paying $308.99 for Canadian currency of course.
They will do nothing of the sort. The current exchange rate on the Canadian dollar is within something like 3/100th of a cent of $1 US. A company does not decide what the exhange rate is. They adhere to the Federal exchange rate or the customer can contact the state attorney generals office and have them file charges, as well as get the difference returned to him.
point being, don't do anything stupid cryptic. the last thing this game needs is lawsuits.
You have to change the settings yourself. There is a link somewhere... try searching the forums. It might even be in this thread! Alternatively, just click the "My Account" and search around yourself.
Thank you Felderburg, I found it easily with your help!
Too bad alot of people only get paid monthly. That's not even two weeks. Sorry, just can't sink that kind of money into a game before I get paid again at least.
I'm happy to hear this! I'd love my primary toon to get assimilated, then liberated
OMG, I'd love to do that with my Joined Trill. I can just imagine all the crazy liberated borg races we could have if Cryptic unlocked the species barrier.
Although I notice that you can't use PAYPAL for lifetime subscriptions... Is that the case for everybody, cause the only why I would be able to get this is to use paypal
Yeah, it won't let me either, but paypal did give me a debit card. also greendot and netspend prepaid Visa/Mastercard ATM's work as that is what i pay my monthly with.
you can buy those at walgreens, walmart and a few gas stations.
about 9 or so bucks USD. and a few bucks USD depending on where you load its between 1.96 and 5 dollars usd per load.
I've had this account for a year but I haven't been able to afford to buy a lifetime sub yet. Thanks to the fortuitous timing, I'm actually getting two: One for myself and one for my wife who has, until now, been playing one of my character slots. Just because someone hasn't had a lifetime sub since the beginning doesn't mean they haven't been *here* since the beginning.
They will do nothing of the sort. The current exchange rate on the Canadian dollar is within something like 3/100th of a cent of $1 US. A company does not decide what the exhange rate is. They adhere to the Federal exchange rate or the customer can contact the state attorney generals office and have them file charges, as well as get the difference returned to him.
point being, don't do anything stupid cryptic. the last thing this game needs is lawsuits.
You're looking at midmarket rates, not what your bank (or Cryptic's in this case) charges them for the currency. Banks are not legally required to sell currency at the midmarket rate. Assuming Cryptic uses Bank of America (they may not), they would pay $243.09 + a 3-6% conversion fee.
Cryptic can charge whatever it bloody well likes for its products. There is no legal requirement that they charge the same price for the same product in all countries. If they want to make the Canadian subscription $308, they have every right to do that. No Attorney General will stop them from doing business because they choose to charge more for their product in another country.
i bought my LifeTIme Subscription yesterday because i just love this game.
Where can i get this Captain's Yacht or what are these Access Codes for? Captain's Table i already found, but the access codes Item in C-Store says something about Veteran stuff.
Also now that im Career Officer i will open my own fleet. However finding people willing to help are rare.
I'm not saying that this is going to happen but...
...another online game offered a discount on their lifetime sub right before announcing they were going free to play. They now give 500 points a month to those who purchased the lifetime sub before f2p went live.
I too just purchased the lifetime. While I did not expect STO to be planned as an on-going work in progress (I had hoped it would be much more 'finished'), I have very much enjoyed my time here and look forward to every improvement. Because that's what STO clearly is and is intended to be, right? A constantly evolving and improving game? Or am I just nutters?
Quick question, does my name and title (career officer) show up as it is supposed to?
I too just purchased the lifetime. While I did not expect STO to be planned as an on-going work in progress (I had hoped it would be much more 'finished'), I have very much enjoyed my time here and look forward to every improvement. Because that's what STO clearly is and is intended to be, right? A constantly evolving and improving game? Or am I just nutters?
Quick question, does my name and title (career officer) show up as it is supposed to?
You do not display the Career officer forum title as of this post, sorry.
Also, any MMO is a living, breathing, developing product. These days, and in general, they are expected to be released in a much more finished stage, yes, but they will still constantly evolve and change. It is their nature.
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Amazingly, my subscription expires the same day the lifetime goes off sale. Its just far to expensive when money is so tight. If i could play for free i would continue playing, but there just isn't a way to play for free. I payed 25 dollars for this already, and then there's the subscription of 15 a month. Perhaps they will see the sense in f2p if people have bought the game. Its not fair that we get hit with huge bills, and they get tons of money.
BTW - first post.
If that is the correct answer, why is customer support telling me otherwise???
"Customer Service Responses:
Hello. The lifetime subscription only comes with a game copy if you do not have one. If you already had the game, you do not get a game copy."
Buying a LT sub during beta was one of the easiest decisions I have made in my PC gaming career.
240 divided by 15 is 16. That is 16 months, one year and four months and you are then playing for free. This is Star Trek and will be around for a very very long time. My break even date is this summer (the earliest possible).
Considering the fact that one can spend 240$ very easily in one night out, having STO there forever is quite a bargain.
One would be wise to take advantage of this offer.
Yours in Lifetime Mnhei'sahe Plasma,
Star*Dagger
You have to change the settings yourself. There is a link somewhere... try searching the forums. It might even be in this thread! Alternatively, just click the "My Account" and search around yourself.
They will do nothing of the sort. The current exchange rate on the Canadian dollar is within something like 3/100th of a cent of $1 US. A company does not decide what the exhange rate is. They adhere to the Federal exchange rate or the customer can contact the state attorney generals office and have them file charges, as well as get the difference returned to him.
point being, don't do anything stupid cryptic. the last thing this game needs is lawsuits.
Thank you Felderburg, I found it easily with your help!
I love Star Trek & I love this game.
Keep up the great work Cryptic.
You're welcome! Glad my (remarkably unspecific) directions could help.
£153.99 + Current UK VAT (20%) = £184.79
Cryptic doesn't include VAT in it's prices.
That's not really Cryptic's fault! It's just the way the western world works.
It's the 400 day veteran's reward.
Yeah, it won't let me either, but paypal did give me a debit card. also greendot and netspend prepaid Visa/Mastercard ATM's work as that is what i pay my monthly with.
you can buy those at walgreens, walmart and a few gas stations.
about 9 or so bucks USD. and a few bucks USD depending on where you load its between 1.96 and 5 dollars usd per load.
You're looking at midmarket rates, not what your bank (or Cryptic's in this case) charges them for the currency. Banks are not legally required to sell currency at the midmarket rate. Assuming Cryptic uses Bank of America (they may not), they would pay $243.09 + a 3-6% conversion fee.
Cryptic can charge whatever it bloody well likes for its products. There is no legal requirement that they charge the same price for the same product in all countries. If they want to make the Canadian subscription $308, they have every right to do that. No Attorney General will stop them from doing business because they choose to charge more for their product in another country.
I guess I'm here for the duration. Looking forward to it.
Where can i get this Captain's Yacht or what are these Access Codes for? Captain's Table i already found, but the access codes Item in C-Store says something about Veteran stuff.
Also now that im Career Officer i will open my own fleet. However finding people willing to help are rare.
...another online game offered a discount on their lifetime sub right before announcing they were going free to play. They now give 500 points a month to those who purchased the lifetime sub before f2p went live.
Just an observation...
Cheers!
Quick question, does my name and title (career officer) show up as it is supposed to?
You do not display the Career officer forum title as of this post, sorry.
Also, any MMO is a living, breathing, developing product. These days, and in general, they are expected to be released in a much more finished stage, yes, but they will still constantly evolve and change. It is their nature.