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What is the Current Advantage to being a Life-Time Subscriber?

saverick459saverick459 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited July 2012 in The Academy
I've been debating getting a life-time subscriber sub, but the Information on Life Time accounts compared to current accounts seems extremely out of date. Does anybody have an up to date list on the advantages of being a life-time subscriber compared to free-to-play?
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  • boglejam73boglejam73 Member Posts: 890 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Really, the only advantage I find worth anything is the 500 zen a month I get paid to play the game.

    The only other real advantage is the 600 day vet free VA ship token I get per toon, but you could pay monthly and qualify for that.
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  • realuniqueonerealuniqueone Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    You get a bigger knife in your back every time the game adds something new (that now always seems to require a second real life money purchase).

    ... actually i'm not a lifer, so I have no idea ...

    ... and with waiting a month now (and still waiting) for a fix for a camera bug making the game completely unplayable, why would I buy a lifetime? it's completely obvious that the powers that be care nothing about the game itself any more.
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  • starhoundstarhound Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Im totally unsure. Its hard to justify Gold never mind life.
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  • thoroonthoroon Member Posts: 409 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    saverick459 wrote: »
    Does anybody have an up to date list on the advantages of being a life-time subscriber compared to free-to-play?

    Just look up feature-matrix, gold is the same as LTS.
    Add Neverwinter Beta access, and you're already done.
    The advantages are rather small.
    If you don't care for Vet rewards and don't level up a toon till VA every month, it's not worth it anymore.

    You're better off buying a sub for the month you're leveling, which is really worth it.
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  • mikewendellmikewendell Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Where's that rowboat picture....
  • enemyoffateenemyoffate Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    They need a Zen bonus upon initial buying, of at least $30-$40 range, i mean you just spent 200 for something, they would get the money in the end. Also having a higher Gold/LTS base, would give more reasons into making pay-play servers in the future. Just a thought but, subscriber bases should be a concern at least. :cool:
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  • saverick459saverick459 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    So basically I can spend 15 bucks while leveling to gain all the gold advantages (IE Bank Space) and keep them when it expires?
  • grouchyotakugrouchyotaku Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    saverick459 wrote: »
    So basically I can spend 15 bucks while leveling to gain all the gold advantages (IE Bank Space) and keep them when it expires?
    However, you don't get access to the 'Liberated Borg' player character, as only a Lifetime sub has access to this species...
  • srspellssrspells Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    tbh I think the respec tokens, vet rewards account bank, extra inventory and bank slots = more value plus I consider it a nice way to support servers, I mean I spend money monthly but boy do I love my liberated borg.
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  • daan2006daan2006 Member Posts: 5,346 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    grouchyotaku wrote: »
    However, you don't get access to the 'Liberated Borg' player character, as only a Lifetime sub has access to this species...

    i give it about a nother year it will be on the Zstore
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    macronius wrote: »
    This! Their ability to outdo their own failures is quite impressive. If only this power could be harnessed for good.
  • defalusdefalus Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    The advantage of the LTS comes after it has paid itself off. An LTS is $299.99, a monthly sub is $14.99 so after ~21 months of playing Star Trek Online should you buy LTS today the advantage will be that you are playing for free and retain gold status.

    So if you think you're gonna hang around for that long and believe STO will be here for another couple of years then go for it if you can afford it, otherwise don't bother.
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  • grouchyotakugrouchyotaku Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    daan2006 wrote: »
    i give it about a nother year it will be on the Zstore
    And players were saying that, what, close to 3 years now...
  • daan2006daan2006 Member Posts: 5,346 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    grouchyotaku wrote: »
    And players were saying that, what, close to 3 years now...

    like the same ppl that said sto would never go F2P like the same ppl that said Zstore prices would never go up after F2P oh wait that all happen :)
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    macronius wrote: »
    This! Their ability to outdo their own failures is quite impressive. If only this power could be harnessed for good.
  • kobayashlmarukobayashlmaru Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    LTS takes at least 3 years to recoup the cost. If you are already a gold sub, it may take longer if you consider that vet rewards stop at 1000 days.

    If you like the Borg captain, or you desperately want Neverwinter beta access, so much that you are willing to grossly overpay for it, then it's worth it. Otherwise, stick to the gold membership. At least with that you can cancel at any time.

    EDIT: One more note. If you are seriously going to buy it, wait until a sale. They usually drop the price by ~$100.
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  • darthstormstrikedarthstormstrike Member Posts: 771 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    saverick459 wrote: »
    So basically I can spend 15 bucks while leveling to gain all the gold advantages (IE Bank Space) and keep them when it expires?


    Yep. Difference between LTS and Gold for 1 Month is... Liberated Borg and Vet Rewards.
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