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Buying STO retail / CD key

apple1988apple1988 Member Posts: 54 Arc User
edited October 2013 in The Academy
Does anyone know where i can find a trust worthy site where they sell the CD-keys ? And cheap

Delux or Gold or normal ?

I tried to look up at the internet, on ebay / amazon both are great sites, but bad thing is that they dont ship to where i live. And the shipping cost will rise between 15 - 20+ euros.
And getting them from the EU version wont help much either.

Any help would be welcome ^^

thanks ^^
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  • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,965 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    STO is free-to-play now. Just download the installer through the link in my sig or via Steam.
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    edited September 2013
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  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    You can still find a lot of the original cds on Amazon
    Caitian Star Pride
    Ferasan Shadow Force
  • angelphoenix12angelphoenix12 Member Posts: 116 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Wal-Mart I believe still has cds.
  • apple1988apple1988 Member Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Thanks for the the tips, and yes im looking for the freebies that you get with the retail game.

    I tried amazon and walmart they dont send to EU..

    And if they would send it will be overpriced. for example

    Ebay cost 3.80$ + shipping 21 $ = 24.80 $

    Pretty expensive
  • scisterscister Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Just checked on Amazon UK and they have a gold available for ?12.30. Not sure about shipping costs but would be cheaper as it's from the UK.
  • realisticaltyrealisticalty Member Posts: 851 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I tried amazon here in the US and all I could find was the Collectors I think it was, best price US$47.

    What version do I need to get the freebies? I'm not paying $47-59 for it.
  • jacqueline3752jacqueline3752 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    50$ for not have to use steam or arc it is money well spent the oem launcher is super
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    realisticalty wrote: »
    I tried amazon here in the US and all I could find was the Collectors I think it was, best price US$47.

    What version do I need to get the freebies? I'm not paying $47-59 for it.
    According to their website, ToysRUs.com sells the CE for $20.

    As far as the freebies, each different company's boxset came with different bonus items. Thus Walmart's bonus items were different then GameStop's, etc.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • angelphoenix12angelphoenix12 Member Posts: 116 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    wasn't cryptic suppose to put the rest of the pre order stuff outside of the redmatter in the cstore?
  • sonnikkusonnikku Member Posts: 77 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Simply paying for one month of gold is going to permanently unlock the back space/bank space/3rd outfit slot. I would wait until your have three characters at or near the level cap before plugging it in however as you get more bag space every ten levels under the plan and keep what you get, but if the month runs out while one of your toons is still 30 or something then whatever bag space you unlocked by that point and time is all you'll get. Key freebies in contrast aren't all that amazing. The DS9 uniform can be had for a song on the exchange. The only really essential thing you can get is the red matter capacitor and that only comes with the collector's edition key.
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  • apple1988apple1988 Member Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    So if i went gold for 1 month all my max lvl toons gets max inventor slots ? ? ^^
  • ijimithyijimithy Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    As far as I am aware yes however I did hear that any other bonus such as Shared Account Bank etc would be taken off you the moment you Un-subbed. To be honest I would keep the gold as it isn't horribly expensive and you do get a lot of perks (the best one being no queues to login!) Like someone else said though if you plan to cancel the gold subscription do it when your level 50 as any lower level toons will not get the spaces :)
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  • fraghul2000fraghul2000 Member Posts: 1,590 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I tried amazon and walmart they dont send to EU..

    Just try one of the European versions of amazon (amazon.de, amazon.co.uk, amazon.fr). Most of them still have it, for as low as 20 cents.

    Otherwise you could contact the seller in advance and ask them if it would be possible to mail you the code by e-mail, should you only be interested in the free month.
    Key freebies in contrast aren't all that amazing.

    They are, especially when you level your 4 free characters during that month. It's 20.000 Zen worth of unlocks if your 4 characters are at VA, an additional 10.000 Zen worth or retrain tokens when you level them during your gold membership.
    So if i went gold for 1 month all my max lvl toons gets max inventor slots ? ? ^^

    not max. inventory slots, but you get 30 inventory slots, 60 bank slots per character, plus a 20-slot account bank. And you get to keep them after you unsub. The only thing that gets removed is the EC cap increase.
  • apple1988apple1988 Member Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    fraghul2000 wrote: »
    Just try one of the European versions of amazon (amazon.de, amazon.co.uk, amazon.fr). Most of them still have it, for as low as 20 cents.

    Tried that most sellers ignore or dont do that :(


    not max. inventory slots, but you get 30 inventory slots, 60 bank slots per character, plus a 20-slot account bank. And you get to keep them after you unsub. The only thing that gets removed is the EC cap increase.


    Ohh i got the EC cap for my main will that be there or will that be removed ?


    The thing is with key is that you get 30 days or 60 days a lot cheaper then what you get form the sub on site.

    Specially if you can get them for under 14 euro
  • stofskstofsk Member Posts: 1,744 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    apple1988 wrote: »
    Ohh i got the EC cap for my main will that be there or will that be removed ?
    If you have already bought the EC cap increase then that's account-wide. All your characters will get it.
  • shockwave85shockwave85 Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I got my Collector's Edition off Amazon for about $15. That was about a year ago though. The game has become substantially more popular since then, and either the supply of retail copies is drying up or sellers are starting to scalp. $15 wasn't a bad price to pay for the Red Matter Capacitor and a nifty metal badge. I don't know about the prices people are charging these days. If you look into getting one though, try for the Collector's. The RMC is a very useful item and as far as I know that's the only way to get it.
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  • angelphoenix12angelphoenix12 Member Posts: 116 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    anyone know where I can get the preorder for the tr rifle. I checked target and it wasn't there.
  • apple1988apple1988 Member Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    angelphoenix12 wrote: »
    anyone know where I can get the preorder for the tr rifle. I checked target and it wasn't there.

    Hmm i have seen collectors edition but it sells over 70-180 usd/euro

    And there are so many pictures which one is the right one ?

    You have this

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Star_Trek_Online_cover.jpg

    this

    http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518OUNrBz1L._SX385_.jpg

    which one is the right one ? prices are diffrent o.o
  • angelphoenix12angelphoenix12 Member Posts: 116 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    apple1988 wrote: »
    Hmm i have seen collectors edition but it sells over 70-180 usd/euro

    And there are so many pictures which one is the right one ?

    You have this

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Star_Trek_Online_cover.jpg

    this

    http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518OUNrBz1L._SX385_.jpg

    which one is the right one ? prices are diffrent o.o

    the first one I think is the right one.
  • lazarus51166lazarus51166 Member Posts: 646 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    I tried amazon here in the US and all I could find was the Collectors I think it was, best price US$47.

    heh true story: when I bought the collectors edition I got it at EB games on sale for $1. Mainly because EB games apparently thought since it went f2p that the boxed copies were useless. Needless to say some of the people that work at those stores aren't that bright

    point being, check a few different EB games stories and you might find a copy
    So if i went gold for 1 month all my max lvl toons gets max inventor slots ? ? ^^

    Yes
    As far as I am aware yes however I did hear that any other bonus such as Shared Account Bank etc would be taken off you the moment you Un-subbed.

    Not from what i've seen
    To be honest I would keep the gold as it isn't horribly expensive and you do get a lot of perks (the best one being no queues to login!)

    No, you still get put in the queue, you just get further up the line if it starts getting filled up
  • shockwave85shockwave85 Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    lazarus51166 wrote: »
    No, you still get put in the queue, you just get further up the line if it starts getting filled up

    The way that works is that you get put ahead of everybody who is NOT a gold/LTS account, but behind any gold/LTS folks who queued ahead of you. While it doesn't always get you in instantly, when a new season or expansion comes out it cuts your wait time down dramatically. Those are really the only times it matters though, the rest of the time there is plenty of room and there is no queue.
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  • grendelthewise#0990 grendelthewise
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    edited October 2013
    I just bought the collectors edition on amazon for 32.99. Stay away from anything that looks like spam. Alot of the guys on the forums gave me useful info on what to do when I get it. Thanks again guys...
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