Subscriber Perks?

feordilagorge · December 2014

I'm a bit confused. I subscribed, so what do I gain? I don't see anything different. Where does it indicate in the game that you are subscribed?

I didn't get another character slot that it says you get. I'm assuming the Zen comes at the end of the month?

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feordilagorge · December 2014

westmetals wrote: »

Among other things, you should get additional account bank slots and the limit of EC you can have will be raised.

I still have 132 slots in my bank and 20 in the account bank, the same as I've had for years. I already had 1,000,000,000 EC limit because I bought that extension years ago. I still have the same number of character slots as before I subscribed.

I even finished a level 50 character tonight and it said something about gold members getting a free reset, skills maybe? I don't think I got that either. I'm not noticing any difference. I'm wondering if the sub didn't activate.

Again, shouldn't there be something in the game that indicates your subscriber status?

davefenestrator · December 2014

I even finished a level 50 character tonight and it said something about gold members getting a free reset, skills maybe? I don't think I got that either.

This is a token for re-doing your captain skills (press K for skills). You'll get 1 or 2 more as you level to 50.

You don't get an item in your inventory for this. To see if you have it go to the captain skill trainer. For feds he's near the bridge officer trainer a level below the admiral in Earth Spacedock.

You'll get 500 zen once a month (at the end, not now).

Eventually if you keep subscribing you'll get veteran rewards like a Captain's shuttle, an android bridge officer (your choice of gender and sci/eng/tac), one T5U upgrade token (per account not per character) . . . AND MORE!

(Buying a lifetime sub gets you all the veteran rewards at once.)

earwigvr6 · December 2014

It's basically a total waste of money with next to 0 rewards that are of any use to you what so ever....

Congratulations on being a Mug !

I took out a 6 month sub 6 months ago and it AUTO RENEWED this morning via PayPal ! :eek:

It's a lot of money for such little in return.

If it was to add something of major benefit like having things account bound rather than character bound then I would be all over it but as it stands I regret ever taking it out and I am EXTREMELY angry that it has auto renewed for another 6 months of waste of money.

Guess I should have read small print or something as it must have been a little option somewhere

admrenlarreck · December 2014

Pretty much the only reason to sub is for leveling a new character. That being the respec tokens.

All the subs Auto renew, there is no one time purchase for a sub. You will have to manually cancel it. to stop it renewing again.

earwigvr6 · December 2014

Ah thanks. Wish I had known that before :-(

feordilagorge · December 2014

davefenestrator wrote: »

(Buying a lifetime sub gets you all the veteran rewards at once.)

Wow! You mean I'd get 500 Zen times the number of months left in my lifetime (or the game's)?

I'll be rich! Haha.

geckoisalizard · December 2014

LTS and Gold used to be worth it, now it isn't. A complete waste of money.

feordilagorge · December 2014

admrenlarreck wrote: »

All the subs Auto renew, there is no one time purchase for a sub. You will have to manually cancel it. to stop it renewing again.

Yes, I knew that and I immediately canceled it. So you are all my witnesses should I get charged again

cookiecrook · December 2014

Other than the ZEN stipend and few rewards, there really isn't any reason to sub in my opinion. You could buy $15 in ZEN a month and have that go further than paying them monthly or even lifetime subscribing.

The Captain's Table has been practically dead for as long as I can remember. There isn't much of a point in going there other than to say you have. It's a nice map but there is no incentive to get players to want to go there. Some extra discounted items and making it a one stop shop with Transwarp there that doesn't have a cooldown would be a great addition. There was mention at some point about it getting redone but that was it. Is there really enough life left in STO to even warrant an overhaul of the Captain's Table? Only the Dev's know.

The Vet ships are obsolete thanks to T6. If they would introduce T6 versions for 1,000 days or add a 1,500 day reward with some added perks, that might get some that have been holding out. The Vet ships are nice, especially the KDF one, but they got the shaft with X2.

jaguarskx · December 2014

I subscribed for 1 month back in the summer 2014. Prior to that I only purchase the EC Cap Remover and some Doff slots. At the time I had 3 toons. I received the following which are permanent:

- 36 extra inventory slots
- 36 extra bank slots
- 20 account bank slots
- some captain re-skill tokens for those toons that qualified (not an inventory item)
- 1 extra toon slot (created and max leveled a toon before sub expired)

I currently have 7 toons with one more free slot. When I create an 8th toon and on the verge of getting to level 6 I will sub again for month. That way my 5th - 8th toons can get the extra bank and inventory slots. None of my toons have official accepted promotions beyond level 50 so hopefully I can get some re-skill tokens.

I do not expect getting anymore account bank slots or extra toon slot.

tinead51 · December 2014

I stopped subscribing because being here from beta i've gained virtually all they had to offer.
I have no real interest in lining their pockets anymore, so the stipend holds no reward for me.

Way up if it's worth it to you.

davefenestrator · December 2014

feordilagorge wrote: »

Wow! You mean I'd get 500 Zen times the number of months left in my lifetime (or the game's)?

I'll be rich! Haha.

"Lifetime guarantee? Who's lifetime? Not mine
I haven't that much time left, let's make it yours
Everybody's got a longer life than me"

-- William Shatner

Yes you get that reward too, just delivered in monthly installments not all at once

ikonn · December 2014

All information regarding Subscribing, Veteran and Lifetime Benefits can be found... here!

feordilagorge · December 2014

jaguarskx wrote: »

I subscribed for 1 month back in the summer 2014. Prior to that I only purchase the EC Cap Remover and some Doff slots. At the time I had 3 toons. I received the following which are permanent:

- 36 extra inventory slots
- 36 extra bank slots
- 20 account bank slots
- some captain re-skill tokens for those toons that qualified (not an inventory item)
- 1 extra toon slot (created and max leveled a toon before sub expired)

I currently have 7 toons with one more free slot. When I create an 8th toon and on the verge of getting to level 6 I will sub again for month. That way my 5th - 8th toons can get the extra bank and inventory slots. None of my toons have official accepted promotions beyond level 50 so hopefully I can get some re-skill tokens.

I do not expect getting anymore account bank slots or extra toon slot.

Yeah, I think what happened is that I bought the game from Atari when it first came out and then quit. I think that was considered a sub because it came with 30 days. I think I got the free stuff then so I won't get it again.

pwecaptainsmirk · December 2014

Once you have unlocked the storage increase and the EC limit raise, you will not get that again once you re-sub or purchase Lifetime Benefits, but you can get more storage from the CStore anytime until you have reached the purchasable limit

AS far as the stipend, it posts to your account on the same day that you started or re-started your sub. So if you subscribed on the 17th, your pay date for your stipend will remain the 17th of each following month.

Hope that helps

~CaptainSmirk

noroblad · December 2014

cookiecrook wrote: »

Other than the ZEN stipend and few rewards, there really isn't any reason to sub in my opinion. You could buy $15 in ZEN a month and have that go further than paying them monthly or even lifetime subscribing.

The Captain's Table has been practically dead for as long as I can remember. There isn't much of a point in going there other than to say you have. It's a nice map but there is no incentive to get players to want to go there. Some extra discounted items and making it a one stop shop with Transwarp there that doesn't have a cooldown would be a great addition. There was mention at some point about it getting redone but that was it. Is there really enough life left in STO to even warrant an overhaul of the Captain's Table? Only the Dev's know.

The Vet ships are obsolete thanks to T6. If they would introduce T6 versions for 1,000 days or add a 1,500 day reward with some added perks, that might get some that have been holding out. The Vet ships are nice, especially the KDF one, but they got the shaft with X2.

A little harsh, but pretty accurate.
lifetime gets you a free t5 ship, which are obsolete. It gets you the vet ships, which are very nice at t5u (great officer seating and its a 5 tac console ship capable of anything in the game, though not as potent as t6). It gets you shared storage. It gets you $5 / month zen. It gets you a bunch of junk that has little to no value... fireworks, monkey, pointless races (borg, talaxian, etc) and access to an empty room. They need to re-work lifetime if they expect ppl to buy in again... free cstore t6 ship @ 55 or 60, 1 free t5u for each char (not one per account, but make them char-bound)... stuff like that. With t6 ships and the state of the game, theres no way its worth it anymore. Its kinda neat to have a t5 at 50 if you have a lot of alts, but they killed the concept of alts by making you grind 100+ levels of 2k xp at a time to get 250 billion xp required... alts are hopeless unless you have no life. And alts were the biggest reason to get a LTS.

feordilagorge · January 2015

pwecaptainsmirk wrote: »

AS far as the stipend, it posts to your account on the same day that you started or re-started your sub. So if you subscribed on the 17th, your pay date for your stipend will remain the 17th of each following month.

Hope that helps

~CaptainSmirk

That's very odd because I did not get and stipend at all and must have had it for several days. That's what I'm talking about: I don't think I ever had the benefit of it. Subject is moot now anyway as PWE was kind enough to refund and cancel the sub.

Thanks.

nitewingnyc · January 2015

feordilagorge wrote: »

I'm a bit confused. I subscribed, so what do I gain? I don't see anything different. Where does it indicate in the game that you are subscribed?

I didn't get another character slot that it says you get. I'm assuming the Zen comes at the end of the month?

I'm using speech to text on my cell phone so something seems a bit off my cell phone probably wrote it the wrong way but here I go. we do get some perks I myself am a lifetime subscriber so we get ships we get our 510 the bank slots some of my characters have it others don't the respec tokens alone when leveling a toon I'll worth the $15 a month. other than that not much because even as a subscriber you do have to purchase the EC cap raise...the ships they give you on your veterans rewards are more than worth it if you're good at building a ship no ships really hit hard..
but other than what I just said there's little difference between free to play and pay to play...if you're free to play a and want some extra perks help your guild get their holdings to tr3 you start getting account bank on locks and other things for being in a guild and contributing. customer service is the same for everyone..but I try to keep in mind with all the trolls here on the forms it's hard to take people seriously and there's only so much they can do..if you need help with something feel free to reach out to me in game I'm willing to help anyone not only members of my guild.. @nitewingnyc is my handle.

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