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Is it worth Getting a lifetime subscription right now before F2P because I really want a lifetime but I dont wont to waste $200-$300 so could you let me know before the 18th when the sale of the lifetime ends.
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I will see from other posts but it would probably result in that
The only person who can answer this for you is you. Do you think the changes that have taken place this month are good changes or bad changes? Do you enjoy repeating the dailies that give you dilithium or does it feel like a grind? Dy you see yourself playing this game for years to come? more importantly, do you believe this game will be around a couple years from now? Are you a picky enough consumer to avoid the new (but soon to be common) grab bag items or are you an impulse buyer who might overspend because of the "gambling" aspect of it? These are just a few questions off the top of my head that I think may help you decide.
My wife recently began playing. I bought her two months subscription to get in before F2P, but we intend on moving her account to silver to see if she likes that level or wants more. I may be wrong but I feel pretty confident that lifetime sales will be offered again. I hope this helps.
How many vet rewards do you have so far?
And I really want a liberated borg toon aswell
http://startrekonline.com/f2p_features
As to whether it's worth getting a Lifetime vs paying month-to-month, that depends. Will you still be playing after about 13 months? At the full $15/month price, the current discount on the lifetime is the equivalent of about 13.3 months. If the answer is yes, then the lifetime is the better deal.
I think so and so does William Shatner (or at least he did once on SNL)
Well, I've done the math.
If you're interested in that:
A sub is worth it IF you plan to actively play 5 characters AND you want them decked out.
Vet rewards go another 400 days past where you are right now. If you really want all the vet rewards through 1000 days, you'll be spending $150 anyway. (And getting $50 back in credit.)
At $199 for the lifetime, you'll get $50 in C-Points in the next ten months.
So IF you want the rest of the vet rewards, a lifetime will cost you $50 more than a sub and you'll make that back in another ten months.
So if you'll be around for 20 months and you play lots of alts, buy the lifetime. If you aren't sure, I'd say stay gold for the next 10 months to max out your vet rewards and have the freedom to quit.
Pretty much comes down to this, if you can do without the Lib Borg then don't bother, you can get the vet rewards the stipend, everything else subbing when it suits you.
I subbed for 14 months then bought a LTS and I'm gutted I did now. I barely ever play my Lib Borg, the vet rewards are underwhelming and it'd have worked out cheaper if I just bought the gold "perks" per char as a silver player. All that and I can't even do a basic MMO function like respeccing without paying MORE money. All those promises of more content and game imrpovements that kep me subbing, convinced me to buy the LTS have fell seriously short, I havn't got what I thought I was paying for.
It really is up to you but if you want my advice, don't.
It's your call. Though if you're an altoholic it will be worth the money.
The big value of a lifetime is for altaholics and it is a bigger savings the less vet rewards you already have if you consider them as a financial perk.
During those 3+ years, with a Lifetime, you also get rewards from the Veteran Rewards as well as all the Gold Member features available during FTP that can save you from purchasing Cryptic Point for access to certain features (like respecs). Retrain tokens are 400 a pop, when you get 1 free per rank with the Lifetime.
http://www.startrekonline.com/f2p_features
If you can't figure out what works better for you from there, then I can't help you further.
Well I would like to be around for as long as I can on this game so I think the lifetime offer is probably for me after the good evidence you have given me so ty everyone for your help and if you have anything else to add please do.
lifetime will pay for itself, if you can afford to get it and you will enjoy playing get it.
after 40? months or so you will get your money back in the form of C-store points.
If you're playing the game so much that you are thinking about getting a LTS...
It's too late, You Have No Life...
I got my LTS with the February sale ($239.99)... I very much feel it was well worth it...
Even with all the krazy things that have happened this past year...
But the biggest reason is..., because I'm a Trekkie/er.
What is OP? Thanks for the reply,
Original Poster/Opening Post, your welcome.
If I had to do it all over again playing through F2P beta, and having the cash now? I'd probably do it. I think the changes that came with season 5 are, overall, pretty good. I'm having fun playing again like I was back when we were getting featured episodes, and soon those will be starting back up again.
The real question is, do you see any other games on the horizon that will take up your time? If you're going to be checking out new releases in the coming months, I'd hold off to see how things play out. Something else might grab your attention and take hold. Having STO as a casual MMO isn't bad, but I wouldn't want to pay for a lifetime sub if I'm not playing it regularly.