It is not available for accounts closed before January 1, 2007, accounts closed after November 30, 2009, current Star Wars Galaxies or Station Access accounts or for accounts that were banned or were not in good standing when its Star Wars Galaxies or Station Access subscription previously expired or was terminated.????
Although believe it or not , as you all may recall I am no longer banned ( for 22 months it was the most mind blowing and physically challenging period in my MMO gameplay) But I and many others have not played since 1/1/2007. Basically this is a welcome back for the NGE only of SWG - You enjoy that.
Well heck they cant even set a timer right, I just tried to logg in my old accounts, and nothing. Really stupid of them not to invite everyone back also. Time limits, whats this about, someones stupid joke, why only invite 50k players back?
Well heck they cant even set a timer right, I just tried to logg in my old accounts, and nothing. Really stupid of them not to invite everyone back also. Time limits, whats this about, someones stupid joke, why only invite 50k players back?
From what I have read on the O-boards, there seems to be a problem with $OE actually enabling vet accounts to log in on time at 12:01 am PST. Such blunders are typical for $OE, but I am sure it will be resolved. There was also a post saying that only vet accounts that had a paid subscription during the designated time period are eligible, but I have not read confirmation regarding that.
NeillM from the O-boards stated:
"You need to have had a paid subscription on an account in 2007 or later to get a free reactivation. Also if your last period of subscription ended after 30 November 2009 there is no free time.
If you meet those criteria you can try submitting a ticket, the GMs will likely be able to fix it."
$OE had never defined what they meant by 'active' accounts, be it paid and/or logged-in during a previous free vet trial.
I would think $OE would have all vet accounts active during Jan '07 to Nov '09, be it paid or not, enabled for this special. Is there a reason why Jan '07 was selected as a cut-off date?
Is there really a free vet trial? i just checked my old accounts and none of them are showing it.. used to have 4 accounts with SWG, so im thinking that the whole thing is something of a hoax.
Is there really a free vet trial? i just checked my old accounts and none of them are showing it.. used to have 4 accounts with SWG, so im thinking that the whole thing is something of a hoax.
Yes, there really IS a free trial for Feb (to minimize STO losses), but, as I have come to expect from SoE, they are having "problems" activating the accounts.
O-boards have people b!tching about this all over the place.
Is there really a free vet trial? i just checked my old accounts and none of them are showing it.. used to have 4 accounts with SWG, so im thinking that the whole thing is something of a hoax.
Yes, there really IS a free trial for Feb (to minimize STO losses), but, as I have come to expect from SoE, they are having "problems" activating the accounts.
O-boards have people b!tching about this all over the place.
And not one word from SOE staff, cant they even post on thier boards? What good is a community relations manager? My guess is hes too buisy cleaning toilets to post whats going on with their massive screw up.
And not one word from SOE staff, cant they even post on thier boards? What good is a community relations manager? My guess is hes too buisy cleaning toilets to post whats going on with their massive screw up.
Actually there has been, check the support forums.
My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
And not one word from SOE staff, cant they even post on thier boards? What good is a community relations manager? My guess is hes too buisy cleaning toilets to post whats going on with their massive screw up.
Of course not - did you expect anything different? STO doesn't "really" come out until tomorrow, so there's no rush on this for em ...besides, if the trial started TODAY, returning players would see the horrific lag that GU15 has brought. This is just a convenient way to put off the inevitable flood of negative posts/comments another day.
Just amazing (but expected) that they market this and then fail on delivering it.
Originally posted by Kost Actually there has been, check the support forums. My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
Link please?
At this moment, as I post here, there is no traceable post, using the DEVELOPER TRACKER feature Sony has always directed us to, that I can see. As of my posting, only Draakull and Adept have posted today (1 post each) and neither commented on this issue. Obviously you see something else?!
Of course not - did you expect anything different? STO doesn't "really" come out until tomorrow, so there's no rush on this for em ...besides, if the trial started TODAY, returning players would see the horrific lag that GU15 has brought. This is just a convenient way to put off the inevitable flood of negative posts/comments another day. Just amazing (but expected) that they market this and then fail on delivering it.
Had you actually bothered to read all the posts within the thread, you would have seen that I addressed that as being false and that SOE TSR's have commented in various spots on the official forums (easiest place to check is the Support Forums, obviously...) regarding the problem and how they were handling it.
These conspiracy theories some of the more disgruntled vets seem to come up with get more outrageous with each passing year. If you had informed yourself about the situation being discussed, prior to making your rather inaccurate post, you would already know that many players had there accounts reactivated successfully hours ago.
So when should we expect the o-forums to see this imaginary flood of negative posts/comments? The promotion has been active for 14 hours now, and there has been a grand total of four forum threads on the subject.
Seems like most people are not quite as spiteful and hate-filled as you seem to be, regardless of there past experiences with the company. Funny how having an open mind has that effect on the more rational members of society, while having a closed mind leads to......well, false conspiracy ridden responses that lack even a shred of fact to back up the claims made within them.
Link please? At this moment, as I post here, there is no traceable post, using the DEVELOPER TRACKER feature Sony has always directed us to, that I can see. As of my posting, only Draakull and Adept have posted today (1 post each) and neither commented on this issue. Obviously you see something else?!
No, you can go use the search tool like everyone else, or manually check the forums.
I already directed you to the specific forums where the comments were made. It is not my responsibility to go back to those forums, do a search for your benefit, and then post the link here because you fail to believe my previous statement, I have no reason to lie - so you can do your own research if you have doubts.
If you are that concerned, then go act on your concerns and fish up the info the same way I had to.
And not one word from SOE staff, cant they even post on thier boards? What good is a community relations manager? My guess is hes too buisy cleaning toilets to post whats going on with their massive screw up.
Actually there has been, check the support forums.
My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
Woot I love the advice also, TSR -Jamison "Anyone who thinks they should have been part of the promo and isn't active by tomorrow, please PM me the account name and we'll check it out tomorrow." Exactly how are people with inactive accounts with thier bugg going to PM the guy? If I sent a email it more than likely wouldnt get answerd for a week.
The other guys where right this promo is just meant to keep thier small population from jumping ship tommorrow. I was going to wait till the buggs got worked out but it looks like Ill be playing STO tommorow. GJ, SOE your incompetence still amazes me.
And not one word from SOE staff, cant they even post on thier boards? What good is a community relations manager? My guess is hes too buisy cleaning toilets to post whats going on with their massive screw up.
Actually there has been, check the support forums.
My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
Woot I love the advice also, TSR -Jamison "Anyone who thinks they should have been part of the promo and isn't active by tomorrow, please PM me the account name and we'll check it out tomorrow." Exactly how are people with inactive accounts with thier bugg going to PM the guy? If I sent a email it more than likely wouldnt get answerd for a week.
The other guys where right this promo is just meant to keep thier small population from jumping ship tommorrow. I was going to wait till the buggs got worked out but it looks like Ill be playing STO tommorow. GJ, SOE your incompetence still amazes me.
Really ? i would have thought by now that SOE had in fact defined incompetence ... they practically have themselves listed in the dictionary under that term
seriously though, every now and then i sub up to SWG just to see if it has improved at all... i guess at heart im something of a masochist...
Of course not - did you expect anything different? STO doesn't "really" come out until tomorrow, so there's no rush on this for em ...besides, if the trial started TODAY, returning players would see the horrific lag that GU15 has brought. This is just a convenient way to put off the inevitable flood of negative posts/comments another day. Just amazing (but expected) that they market this and then fail on delivering it.
Had you actually bothered to read all the posts within the thread, you would have seen that I addressed that as being false and that SOE TSR's have commented in various spots on the official forums (easiest place to check is the Support Forums, obviously...) regarding the problem and how they were handling it.
All the threads in the support forum? Are you kidding me? So I need to be a detective now to qualify for this?
Listen, it's a screw up like only SoE can do. Nothing more, nothing less. It's not "minor", it's not a mistake...it's typical SoE and any company worth a lick would have had a DEVELOPER comment on it so it actually showed up in the Dev Tracker feature they have at the top of their forums.
Link please? At this moment, as I post here, there is no traceable post, using the DEVELOPER TRACKER feature Sony has always directed us to, that I can see. As of my posting, only Draakull and Adept have posted today (1 post each) and neither commented on this issue. Obviously you see something else?!
No, you can go use the search tool like everyone else, or manually check the forums.
I already directed you to the specific forums where the comments were made. It is not my responsibility to go back to those forums, do a search for your benefit, and then post the link here because you fail to believe my previous statement, I have no reason to lie - so you can do your own research if you have doubts.
If you are that concerned, then go act on your concerns and fish up the info the same way I had to.
As I mentioned in my post, I DID look...in the "normal" Dev Tracker. Any normal person looking for this information will be unable to find it using the "normal" tools and will only be lucky enough to stumble upon the post you're referring to by dumb luck.
Even if they DO stumble upon the correct link in the support forum, the TSR from Sony tells them to send a PM!!! A PM. What he of course fails to realize is that if an account isn't active, you can't send a PM. Not only that, but now every returning player who has been told they have a free 30-days needs to send a PM to activate it? Wow...no potential for problems there huh?! It's a Customer Service nightmare like only SoE is capable of.
And not one word from SOE staff, cant they even post on thier boards? What good is a community relations manager? My guess is hes too buisy cleaning toilets to post whats going on with their massive screw up.
Actually there has been, check the support forums.
My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
Woot I love the advice also, TSR -Jamison "Anyone who thinks they should have been part of the promo and isn't active by tomorrow, please PM me the account name and we'll check it out tomorrow." Exactly how are people with inactive accounts with thier bugg going to PM the guy? If I sent a email it more than likely wouldnt get answerd for a week.
The other guys where right this promo is just meant to keep thier small population from jumping ship tommorrow. I was going to wait till the buggs got worked out but it looks like Ill be playing STO tommorow. GJ, SOE your incompetence still amazes me.
Really ? i would have thought by now that SOE had in fact defined incompetence ... they practically have themselves listed in the dictionary under that term
seriously though, every now and then i sub up to SWG just to see if it has improved at all... i guess at heart im something of a masochist...
Well I finally got my two accounts up, took 12hrs, better late than never I guess
Not quite free if your characters were on one of the servers that got merged.
Wow lol good point! For players with characters on closed servers, I guess it's free for 50 bucks, or start over. Since the big update is related to the Galactic Civil War, starting over wouldn't be very appealing. Giving SOE 50 dollars to pay a "free" update would be even less appealing to me.
It's amazing how SOE can offer something for free, find a way to charge 50 bucks to actually play it with your old character, and make sure that it's bugged at release. I'm wondering if it's even necessary to play to see that some things never change.
P.S. Gotta love the ongoing excellence in customer support too--if your account isn't activated as it should be, send a PM lol, wow.
Guess I'm gonna give it a go my account is open (just tried logging in on SL, 27 days remain on SWG). Is bloodfin still up and running?
Bloodfin was not on the list of closed servers if that's what you mean. Good luck in there.
Gorath, Sunrunner are not doing so well, I just looked at the officers pages, Sunrunner has only 4 pages of officers, and Bloodfin has about 25 pages, while Starsider has 56 pages. What does that mean? I think it means theirs about 3 more servers that are close to closing down this year. SOE doesnt seem to care it messed up with the free transfers last year.
I think the trend will go like this 3 close this year, 3 next year, and what thier left with will be about 5 populated servers in about 2 years. But will they keep it open for about 5 thousand people? Right now I think thier close to 10-15k people, but they still pay for about 50k accounts.
Hey I have Checked - When I was allow to return from my 22 month ban to play the NGE , I paid ( but did not play) for 3 months ending 1/27/07. Looks like I have options, don't you wish everybody did.
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It is not available for accounts closed before January 1, 2007, accounts closed after November 30, 2009, current Star Wars Galaxies or Station Access accounts or for accounts that were banned or were not in good standing when its Star Wars Galaxies or Station Access subscription previously expired or was terminated.????
Although believe it or not , as you all may recall I am no longer banned ( for 22 months it was the most mind blowing and physically challenging period in my MMO gameplay) But I and many others have not played since 1/1/2007. Basically this is a welcome back for the NGE only of SWG - You enjoy that.
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From what I have read on the O-boards, there seems to be a problem with $OE actually enabling vet accounts to log in on time at 12:01 am PST. Such blunders are typical for $OE, but I am sure it will be resolved. There was also a post saying that only vet accounts that had a paid subscription during the designated time period are eligible, but I have not read confirmation regarding that.
NeillM from the O-boards stated:
"You need to have had a paid subscription on an account in 2007 or later to get a free reactivation. Also if your last period of subscription ended after 30 November 2009 there is no free time.
If you meet those criteria you can try submitting a ticket, the GMs will likely be able to fix it."
$OE had never defined what they meant by 'active' accounts, be it paid and/or logged-in during a previous free vet trial.
I would think $OE would have all vet accounts active during Jan '07 to Nov '09, be it paid or not, enabled for this special. Is there a reason why Jan '07 was selected as a cut-off date?
I quit the game in December, no free time for me =/
Is there really a free vet trial? i just checked my old accounts and none of them are showing it.. used to have 4 accounts with SWG, so im thinking that the whole thing is something of a hoax.
Yes, there really IS a free trial for Feb (to minimize STO losses), but, as I have come to expect from SoE, they are having "problems" activating the accounts.
O-boards have people b!tching about this all over the place.
Yes, there really IS a free trial for Feb (to minimize STO losses), but, as I have come to expect from SoE, they are having "problems" activating the accounts.
O-boards have people b!tching about this all over the place.
Actually there has been, check the support forums.
My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
Of course not - did you expect anything different? STO doesn't "really" come out until tomorrow, so there's no rush on this for em
...besides, if the trial started TODAY, returning players would see the horrific lag that GU15 has brought. This is just a convenient way to put off the inevitable flood of negative posts/comments another day.
Just amazing (but expected) that they market this and then fail on delivering it.
Link please?
At this moment, as I post here, there is no traceable post, using the DEVELOPER TRACKER feature Sony has always directed us to, that I can see. As of my posting, only Draakull and Adept have posted today (1 post each) and neither commented on this issue. Obviously you see something else?!
Had you actually bothered to read all the posts within the thread, you would have seen that I addressed that as being false and that SOE TSR's have commented in various spots on the official forums (easiest place to check is the Support Forums, obviously...) regarding the problem and how they were handling it.
These conspiracy theories some of the more disgruntled vets seem to come up with get more outrageous with each passing year. If you had informed yourself about the situation being discussed, prior to making your rather inaccurate post, you would already know that many players had there accounts reactivated successfully hours ago.
So when should we expect the o-forums to see this imaginary flood of negative posts/comments? The promotion has been active for 14 hours now, and there has been a grand total of four forum threads on the subject.
Seems like most people are not quite as spiteful and hate-filled as you seem to be, regardless of there past experiences with the company. Funny how having an open mind has that effect on the more rational members of society, while having a closed mind leads to......well, false conspiracy ridden responses that lack even a shred of fact to back up the claims made within them.
As seen above.
No, you can go use the search tool like everyone else, or manually check the forums.
I already directed you to the specific forums where the comments were made. It is not my responsibility to go back to those forums, do a search for your benefit, and then post the link here because you fail to believe my previous statement, I have no reason to lie - so you can do your own research if you have doubts.
If you are that concerned, then go act on your concerns and fish up the info the same way I had to.
Actually there has been, check the support forums.
My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
Woot I love the advice also, TSR -Jamison "Anyone who thinks they should have been part of the promo and isn't active by tomorrow, please PM me the account name and we'll check it out tomorrow." Exactly how are people with inactive accounts with thier bugg going to PM the guy? If I sent a email it more than likely wouldnt get answerd for a week.
The other guys where right this promo is just meant to keep thier small population from jumping ship tommorrow. I was going to wait till the buggs got worked out but it looks like Ill be playing STO tommorow. GJ, SOE your incompetence still amazes me.
Cool deal Rixo is back up and running let ya'll know how it goes. I expect massive lag in the new invasion stuff...
Actually there has been, check the support forums.
My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
Woot I love the advice also, TSR -Jamison "Anyone who thinks they should have been part of the promo and isn't active by tomorrow, please PM me the account name and we'll check it out tomorrow." Exactly how are people with inactive accounts with thier bugg going to PM the guy? If I sent a email it more than likely wouldnt get answerd for a week.
The other guys where right this promo is just meant to keep thier small population from jumping ship tommorrow. I was going to wait till the buggs got worked out but it looks like Ill be playing STO tommorow. GJ, SOE your incompetence still amazes me.
Really ? i would have thought by now that SOE had in fact defined incompetence ... they practically have themselves listed in the dictionary under that term
seriously though, every now and then i sub up to SWG just to see if it has improved at all... i guess at heart im something of a masochist...
Had you actually bothered to read all the posts within the thread, you would have seen that I addressed that as being false and that SOE TSR's have commented in various spots on the official forums (easiest place to check is the Support Forums, obviously...) regarding the problem and how they were handling it.
All the threads in the support forum? Are you kidding me? So I need to be a detective now to qualify for this?
Listen, it's a screw up like only SoE can do. Nothing more, nothing less. It's not "minor", it's not a mistake...it's typical SoE and any company worth a lick would have had a DEVELOPER comment on it so it actually showed up in the Dev Tracker feature they have at the top of their forums.
I just dusted off an old computer and found it still installed there, guess I'll have to login and check it out.
No, you can go use the search tool like everyone else, or manually check the forums.
I already directed you to the specific forums where the comments were made. It is not my responsibility to go back to those forums, do a search for your benefit, and then post the link here because you fail to believe my previous statement, I have no reason to lie - so you can do your own research if you have doubts.
If you are that concerned, then go act on your concerns and fish up the info the same way I had to.
As I mentioned in my post, I DID look...in the "normal" Dev Tracker. Any normal person looking for this information will be unable to find it using the "normal" tools and will only be lucky enough to stumble upon the post you're referring to by dumb luck.
Even if they DO stumble upon the correct link in the support forum, the TSR from Sony tells them to send a PM!!! A PM. What he of course fails to realize is that if an account isn't active, you can't send a PM. Not only that, but now every returning player who has been told they have a free 30-days needs to send a PM to activate it? Wow...no potential for problems there huh?! It's a Customer Service nightmare like only SoE is capable of.
Actually there has been, check the support forums.
My accounts were just activated within the last hour, so yes, they most certainly are working on it.
Woot I love the advice also, TSR -Jamison "Anyone who thinks they should have been part of the promo and isn't active by tomorrow, please PM me the account name and we'll check it out tomorrow." Exactly how are people with inactive accounts with thier bugg going to PM the guy? If I sent a email it more than likely wouldnt get answerd for a week.
The other guys where right this promo is just meant to keep thier small population from jumping ship tommorrow. I was going to wait till the buggs got worked out but it looks like Ill be playing STO tommorow. GJ, SOE your incompetence still amazes me.
Really ? i would have thought by now that SOE had in fact defined incompetence ... they practically have themselves listed in the dictionary under that term
seriously though, every now and then i sub up to SWG just to see if it has improved at all... i guess at heart im something of a masochist...
Well I finally got my two accounts up, took 12hrs, better late than never I guess
Wow lol good point! For players with characters on closed servers, I guess it's free for 50 bucks, or start over. Since the big update is related to the Galactic Civil War, starting over wouldn't be very appealing. Giving SOE 50 dollars to pay a "free" update would be even less appealing to me.
It's amazing how SOE can offer something for free, find a way to charge 50 bucks to actually play it with your old character, and make sure that it's bugged at release. I'm wondering if it's even necessary to play to see that some things never change.
P.S. Gotta love the ongoing excellence in customer support too--if your account isn't activated as it should be, send a PM lol, wow.
Guess I'm gonna give it a go my account is open (just tried logging in on SL, 27 days remain on SWG). Is bloodfin still up and running?
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Bloodfin was not on the list of closed servers if that's what you mean. Good luck in there.
Bloodfin was not on the list of closed servers if that's what you mean. Good luck in there.
Cool, its probably dead though, so I'll probably need that luck
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For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Bloodfin was not on the list of closed servers if that's what you mean. Good luck in there.
Gorath, Sunrunner are not doing so well, I just looked at the officers pages, Sunrunner has only 4 pages of officers, and Bloodfin has about 25 pages, while Starsider has 56 pages. What does that mean? I think it means theirs about 3 more servers that are close to closing down this year. SOE doesnt seem to care it messed up with the free transfers last year.
I think the trend will go like this 3 close this year, 3 next year, and what thier left with will be about 5 populated servers in about 2 years. But will they keep it open for about 5 thousand people? Right now I think thier close to 10-15k people, but they still pay for about 50k accounts.
Hey I have Checked - When I was allow to return from my 22 month ban to play the NGE , I paid ( but did not play) for 3 months ending 1/27/07. Looks like I have options, don't you wish everybody did.
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http://about.me/JestorRodo/
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