Lifetime Sub Sale + New Benefit

By PWE_BranFlakes @ October 9, 2012 at 12:00pm

428 Comments »

• kintisho @ Nov 9th, 2012 6:36PM

  if all Ive already paid 600 days worth.. why no discount from subscription?

• tool1 @ Nov 6th, 2012 8:57PM

  who in their right mind would pay that much money for a game? I mean afterall it is a free to play game with exceptions of items you buy in cash store. 200.00 is kinda ridiculous, id pay more like 25 bucks for a year but that would be bout it.

• billycop

  because having life-sub would give cash overtime to spend in store, plus all the ships they just mentioned. them making that offer makes this a very tempting deal indeed.

• dalmacius @ Nov 1st, 2012 6:51AM

  Lifers have the opportunity to 'live long and prosper'

• tony891 @ Oct 26th, 2012 9:39PM

  were duo you go to play it

• mrbluegreysf @ Oct 25th, 2012 1:49PM

  I think this was a great idea to add the instant qualify feature for Lifetimers, but since no new Veteran Rewards have been mentioned past this 1000 day ship, could the Cryptic Crew consider unlocking some of the promo gear out there to Lifetimers? Either as rewards, or maybe even just making them available for lifers to purchase in the Z-Store now? It has been a couple years since launch, can we lifers finally get this stuff? My OCD (obsessive collectors dissorder) is chomping at the bit for these items! :) The TR-116 Sniper Rifle, Fleet Tribble, Chromodynamic Armor, Multi-Spatial Personal Shield, Console - Engineering - Radiometric Converter, Console - Science - EMH, Console - Tactical - Automated Defense Turret, Console - Tactical - Light Phaser Satellite Turret, Neodymium Deflector Array, and the Red Matter Capacitor? I'd pay for the boxes with the codes if I could find some of them anymore, so why not just let me pay you directly in the ZStore for this schwag? I want that TR-116 rifle so bad....

• fridayuk @ Oct 24th, 2012 4:02PM

  I think this is an excellent move and very much over due - the current system sucks and I've not been interested in engaging with it, I've just been hoping it was going to be fixed. I boggle at people who can only ever look on the negative side of absoutely everything, even such an obvious improvement. Trying to please some people is evidently futile. Cryptic have been very biased in favour if being overly generous with points when systems have changed in the past (e.g. as with crafting) - given that, going into a tantrum immediatley on news of a change is quite rediculous. I'm really looking forward to the new reputation system and think the inclusion of a passive points gain system is a great idea. Systems like fleet progression and the DOFF's are what keep me logging in every week after nearly 3 years!

• fridayuk

  Urg. Wrong thread. Please ignore *facepalm*.

• lordrevan35 @ Oct 24th, 2012 3:13AM

  When are you guys going to let us use our z-points to buy the gold membership and the life time memberships? Because GAMESTOP does not sell the gold membership gamr card any more. And I would like to get some of the perks that gold member sand life time members are getting.

• miller62 @ Oct 21st, 2012 7:42PM

  It all about money I got the software the collectors edition any i have to sent more money to get what i need what the fun in that

• lskvincentlaugue @ Oct 20th, 2012 6:59PM

  ertert

• kingchimp @ Oct 20th, 2012 9:51AM

  Selling lifetime sub ? Isn't game already free to play ?

• lucianazeta

  Lifetime sub = Lifetime gold Free player = Silver player Gold players get quite a few benefits silvers don't get.

• borensberg @ Oct 19th, 2012 11:20PM

  Still little expensive for me. I mean Counterstrike and source you bougt the game for 55$ then i play and have fun for free. Silkroad online free but I bougt stuff ingame to lvl faster and get items. Entropia universe (game that alow u to take out cash from game to your IRL account. Is free but cost everytime u shoot/slash (decay) Expensiv modell but cool. So STO is a good game I plaied up to lvl 50 but hasent got hocked like the other games. And now am maxed lvl in STO so what now? What have i missed?

• bitova @ Oct 19th, 2012 1:23PM

  All rewards ... except KDF Ship fireworks .. which is bugged LOL .. howver ignoring my main toon camt celebrate Guy Fawkes day .. its a good deal

• brexxy @ Oct 18th, 2012 9:59PM

  i have been a lifetime member since the game released on 2/2/10 and im sick and tired of seeing people rant and rave about STO being crappy, i was part of the beta testing and i have seen the game do nothing but grow and grow until its what is it now the game play is awesome

• a90211

  yeah, I agree. I wish Star Wars the Old Republic was more like STO because I llike their "fully realized" story lines and the "real" feel to the companions, but the game interface stinks.

• mrbluegreysf

  Well said!

• nyiad

  You must be either smkoing something mighty strong or just a troll trying to bash TOR a90211 if you want TOR to be more like STO.

• nyiad

  smoking*

• mnhaellhu @ Oct 18th, 2012 3:43PM

  Look people, if Cryptic/Perfect World doesn't make money with STO, it get shut down. Then all the griping and money and time spent would be gone for good. So anything they do to make money and keep STO running is fine by me. To those freeloaders who thanked us lifers at paying for their game, "You are welcome." To those freeloaders who laughed at us for paying for their game, "No you idiot, I paid so that I can help ensure that this game doesn't fold prematurely like so many others before it had done."

• byllhelotes

  Hear hear, I bought a lifetime when I payed for beta, I bought it cause I wanted to play this game, so all you that gripe, just leave then if you dont like it, no one is forcing you to stay heare.

• apacheone5565 @ Oct 18th, 2012 2:37PM

  All of you That dont see the truth about the game need a life the game is poorly written it is the same missions over and over with different faces and the program has alot of memory issues that have not been repaired since its release.then whenthey try to fix it they mess up someother line of code in the game.Bata versions is what it says bata it is atest program they release to the public most times that person my get a discount or something for there time playing.If there was less fighting on the game and events/missions changed time to time like something different then it might be abetter game also if perfect world would correct all there issues with the bugs in the game instead of blowing sunshine up everyones ( you Know) andreally fix the game or release code that we could tweak ( who know computer proggramming) missions.

• fulcrum1766 @ Oct 18th, 2012 2:06PM

  Played STO since Beta got the lifetime at start. Bought lots of stuff. But the key boxes and the rate they drop makes the game feel and look cheap.

• kurt2098 @ Oct 18th, 2012 1:18PM

  Cryptic is a business and like all businesses they need to show a profit. I buy what I want when I want and sometimes I don't spend any money at all. My last big expense was for the life time account. It just made sense since I enjoy playing the game. Save money over the long run too. I don't understand people who think Cryptic owes them something. You don't like it? Don't play it.

• wraenia @ Oct 18th, 2012 4:56AM

  Few features added, other than to bilk us for MORE money with micro transactions, same bugs that I have seen for MONTHS now, the list goes on and on... It looks like they are trying to get what they can and will sell the company...

• lirdek @ Oct 17th, 2012 3:11PM

  I agree.... and for stupids that cant do 1 1 think : lifers are to become 1000000000000 vets someday so whatever if they get instant access to rewards? ...

• zanypanda @ Oct 16th, 2012 7:43PM

  I dont see why people complain about lifers getting the ship because lifers have paid over 200 dollars or whatever currency and I appreciate how cryptic has given lifers a nice handout and I would appreciate more handouts and bottom line the new federation ships pwns

• data701 @ Oct 16th, 2012 5:40PM

  Qapla!

• contrastar @ Oct 16th, 2012 1:16AM

  For the newbies that can afford it, this is a great way to attract new blood. But, I hate to say it, with STO the bottom line is money, for short term gain. Other online games have done this just before they stop selling lifetime memberships forever and just before they sold the game to another money making schemer. Lotro lowered their Liftetime memberships from 299 to 199 and within a few months they quit selling lifetime memberships at all and then they sold the company. Whether that is a bad thing or a good thing is yet to be seen, it seems to be good at the the moment. My advice for you STO lovers, stop your griping and get it while the getting is good or it will be too late. For you that love what you got, and do not see the point of paying every month, get lifetime. STO is doing you a huge favor by making it affordable before it is gone. This seems to be a common ploy in the gaming industry. I still play lotro with 2 lifetime accounts and the other players only wish they could buy them too. My advice, get it while the getting is good because one day very soon there will never be lifetime memberships again. When that happens, those that have them will be a select few, and those that wish they could get them, will be the many, for the game will go on, STO is too well loved by young and old alike to go away.

• jojobe @ Oct 15th, 2012 9:25PM

  I dont mind at all. I know people have bought lifetime subscriptions so leave it alone. A lifetimes subscription is a lifetime subscription whether you bought is beta or not. Like the person said they are trying to make a profit. I dont mind stuff like this but the key thing is a bit much they should concentrate on putting items on the store. Get rid of these dam keys with good content they will make a profit.

• aclsemtjon @ Oct 15th, 2012 4:44PM

  That is BS... those of us who bought the lifetime subscription since beta.. will have the same benefit as those that decides to purchase it today? way to reward your dedicated fans.

• xenor002

  There are no "fans," only profit. That is the Ferengi way after all....

• johnnymoscow

  What, do you expect them never to run a sale or change their marketing strategy? They are running a business, after all.

• echoslockjaw

  i feel your pain dude. they have screwed lifetime members since the launch of the game, hell they even screwed pre-order people. Cryptic only cares about money. if it wont make them money they wont do it. like have ya noticed the last few updates to the game besides like 2 of them have been to the c-store?

• lazerwardog @ Oct 15th, 2012 4:38PM

  HAHAH FINALL US LIFERS GET TREATED IT SOME RESPECT!!! Thx you Cryptic for finally hearing all the lifers REQUEST!!!

• xenor002

  Lol @ "request"