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  • Man_of_LeisureMan_of_Leisure Member Posts: 37

    My time in the queue is up, i got into my account info. There was no option (i tried all) to enter credit card info. I then tried to log into the game again, and now I'm in.

     

    No sub-plan. /shrug

  • mbrodiembrodie Member RarePosts: 1,504
    i applied my imperial and explorer codes like 3 days ago when i recieved them by email... also setup my sub then too, dunno what all the complaining is about, if you just ignore these things they dont go away.. best do it ASAP to avoid things like this happening.
  • mbrodiembrodie Member RarePosts: 1,504
    Originally posted by stevebombsquad
    Originally posted by MMOredfalcon
    Originally posted by baphamet

     

    Originally posted by MMOredfalcon
    Originally posted by Man_of_Leisure
    Originally posted by Kyleran This is standard practice for many mmos that have a sub,(not all) so it comes as a surprise to many of those new to the genre. It appears the process is optimized for those who went that route.
    I can't remember the last time I was required to sub before my free game time ran out. Actually, now that I think about it, it may have been daoc. They stopped doing it years ago though, that is when they still sold boxes.
    That is what I was thinking too. I don't recall any MMO I have played which I needed to make up the Sub plan before the 30 days are up. Typically it has been 30 days are almost up, subscribe now option or wait till the time is up.

     

    I guess they just want to be sure to get as much money as they can after the 30 days is up. So those who decide not to sub will probibly  will be charged for the next month because they didn't give two weeks notice before the charge. Since most games need a few days notice before cancelling payments.

     

    so you have never played EQ, EQ2, wow, SWTOR, and every other sub based mmo out there that used this same exact practice?

     

     

    Yes I have played every single one of those games. And Ultima Online, Final Fantasy, Anarchy Online, Vanguard, SWG, Matrix and most other popular Sub based MMOs. And I didn't put billing info untill or just before the  trials were up. 

    No you didn't, or your memory isn't working right. Every single one of those games required you to set up a subscription in order to begin playing. 

     

    it's true.. all of them required a sub setup for when your 30 free days is over in advance.

  • baphametbaphamet Member RarePosts: 3,311

    Originally posted by MMOredfalcon
    Originally posted by baphamet  
    Originally posted by MMOredfalcon
    Originally posted by Man_of_Leisure
    Originally posted by Kyleran This is standard practice for many mmos that have a sub,(not all) so it comes as a surprise to many of those new to the genre. It appears the process is optimized for those who went that route.
    I can't remember the last time I was required to sub before my free game time ran out. Actually, now that I think about it, it may have been daoc. They stopped doing it years ago though, that is when they still sold boxes.
    That is what I was thinking too. I don't recall any MMO I have played which I needed to make up the Sub plan before the 30 days are up. Typically it has been 30 days are almost up, subscribe now option or wait till the time is up.   I guess they just want to be sure to get as much money as they can after the 30 days is up. So those who decide not to sub will probibly  will be charged for the next month because they didn't give two weeks notice before the charge. Since most games need a few days notice before cancelling payments.
      so you have never played EQ, EQ2, wow, SWTOR, and every other sub based mmo out there that used this same exact practice?    
    Yes I have played every single one of those games. And Ultima Online, Final Fantasy, Anarchy Online, Vanguard, SWG, Matrix and most other popular Sub based MMOs. And I didn't put billing info untill or just before the  trials were up. 

    try to buy wow and log in and see what happens. it will ask you to set up a subscription first which includes asking for your cc information.

    EQ was the same way, so was EQ2, so was SWTOR. those game are now F2P so obviously that's no longer the case.

    a thread dedicated to this was closed because this is standard practice.

    so are you just trolling or is your memory just that bad?

  • Pratt2112Pratt2112 Member UncommonPosts: 1,636
    Originally posted by Mothanos

    Each and every mmo that launched needs to be "activated" with a subscription with a few exceptions.
    Gues many people never played a sub based mmo before ? LOL

    The sub information is typically entered at the time the account is created and the game's CD-Key is applied. The company typically just doesn't do anything with that information until its billing cycle begins. They don't leave it to the player to go back and activate a sub on an account they've already signed up for. That includes pre-orders.

    I've never had to set up a subscription to a game after I'd already created the account and was in game playing it. I've played numerous sub-based MMOs (I can list them all if it's necessary), and I've never seen a one handle it the way ESO has. Not saying "no one else does it that way", but I can certainly say "Many don't do it that way". 

    It's also a good point to say that there's no reason to have to set up a subscription plan if you're getting 30 days play time anyway. Just send out a notice that "Hey, your time is going to run out in 10 days and you have not yet set up a subscription plan. Please do so to ensure uninterrupted service". I've seen MMOs do that as well.

    It's definitely an odd way to handle the subscription setup. But then Zeni has done a lot of odd things with this game.

     

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