$10 off and 60 days free already?

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Just noticed that not only have they reduced the cost to buy the game by $10 but they are also adding an additional 30 free days on top of the first 30 days offered.

Barely 3 weeks after launch and you can save yourself $10 and get 60 days free.

I wonder what will be offered to play this game in another months time? I sure am hoping it's a date with Jeri Ryan! :D

EDIT: Forgot to include free shipping as well. :p

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See my post, I thought the same thing

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Just noticed that not only have they reduced the cost to buy the game by $10 but they are also adding an additional 30 free days on top of the first 30 days offered.

Barely 3 weeks after launch and you can save yourself $10 and get 60 days free.

I wonder what will be offered to play this game in another months time? I sure am hoping it's a date with Jeri Ryan! :D


marketing,this one word, explains everything

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I feel they should have rewarded the closed beta testers (no I wasnt one) and those who submitted lots of bugs, with extra game time.

Seems a bit of a stab in the back by being so stingy with loyal customers, and rewarding those who have not yet even joined....

Still its a marketing tactic, I understand that. Would still be nice to show appreciation to current customers though (5 day buddy key was quite laughable)

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An extra 30 days? WHAT THE ****?

So...will this be retroactive to the people already playing since release? If not that would be complete bull****... :mad:

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An extra 30 days? WHAT THE ****?

So...will this be retroactive to the people already playing since release? If not that would be complete bull****... :mad:

An extra 60 days, actually.. bringing the total free days to 90.

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An extra 30 days? WHAT THE ****?

So...will this be retroactive to the people already playing since release? If not that would be complete bull****... :mad:

Extra 60 days, the 30 included in the box plus an additional 60 days of play time for a total of 90 days.

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Oh man, someone screwed the pooch at Atari.

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Extra 60 days, the 30 included in the box plus an additional 60 days of play time for a total of 90 days.

My gawd... talk about a kick in the knadgers :D

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Oh man, someone screwed the pooch at Atari.

Poor Fluffy. :(

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Woah 60!? Good god.

I'd like an official response from Cryptic on this ASAP. :rolleyes:

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I sense this thread is going to degrade quickly.

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I feel they should have rewarded the closed beta testers (no I wasnt one) and those who submitted lots of bugs, with extra game time.

Seems a bit of a stab in the back by being so stingy with loyal customers, and rewarding those who have not yet even joined....

Still its a marketing tactic, I understand that. Would still be nice to show appreciation to current customers though (5 day buddy key was quite laughable)

Business rewards nothing. Business is trying to make the most money by doing the least and spending the least. Not doing favors for good people.

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I'd be willing to wager that sales are falling off dramatically due to the bad press the game is recieving. This is not a marketing move a game with strong sales would pull.

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Business rewards nothing. Business is trying to make the most money by doing the least and spending the least. Not doing favors for good people.

I disagree, a good business rewards its customers for its own self interests. A happy customer is a loyal customer. And many sucessfull businesses reward thier customers, just for this reason.

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What?... hum... I know marketing and all, but this pretty much screams at me:

sucker!!!

I'm not too sure what to make of this...

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What?... hum... I know marketing and all, but this pretty much screams at me:

sucker!!!

I'm not too sure what to make of this...

Get some cream because we all just got slapped in the face

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What?... hum... I know marketing and all, but this pretty much screams at me:

sucker!!!

I'm not too sure what to make of this...

No kidding.... well I want two more months, why? because I bought two copies. gamestop CE, and D2D DDE, and I wasn't a space pony.

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Guys I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say it's not 90 days free (30+60) but just an additional 30 days free making it 60 days total.

Well at least I hope that's what it is.

If people buying less than a month after release are getting this deal now, boy did we ever get fleeced.

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Guys I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say it's not 90 days free (30+60) but just an additional 30 days free making it 60 days total.

Well at least I hope that's what it is.

If people buying less than a month after release are getting this deal now, boy did we ever get fleeced.

I thought that at first but look at the wording, "60 additional days free", then scroll down and it says 30 days included in purchase.

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I'd be willing to wager that sales are falling off dramatically due to the bad press the game is recieving. This is not a marketing move a game with strong sales would pull.

Agreed. This smells of desperation.

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Guys I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say it's not 90 days free (30+60) but just an additional 30 days free making it 60 days total.

Well at least I hope that's what it is.

If people buying less than a month after release are getting this deal now, boy did we ever get fleeced.

http://atari.com/games/startrek_online/

Buy Star Trek Online PC-DVD before 9pm PST on Wed Feb 3rd and get $10 off and extra 60 days free!

And then at the bottom of the description -
Subscription Required - 30 Day trial included with purchase.

You could be right, but it certainly doesn't look like it.

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Oh man, someone screwed the pooch at Atari.

I was going to expand on this with a bit more detail, but I decided I'd prefer to not be banned at least until the 4th.

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Really not understanding if they didn't think anyone would notice, or didn't think anyone would mind.

I'll be expecting 2 more free months here, Cryptic.

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Well if it is 60 days on top of the first 30 days this soon after launch I'm ****ing mad as hell.

Everybody else should be too. ****ing game is out barely 3 weeks and now you can get it for $10 cheaper and 90 days free playtime!?

**** you Atari, **** you Cryptic for treating your customers like pieces of ****.

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Buy Star Trek Online PC-DVD before 9pm PST on Wed Feb 3rd and get $10 off and extra 60 days free!

Extra is the key word here.

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Ok after looking at this closer it seems like you buy the CE for 79.99 and get 60 days free... 30 for the trial and 30 free. You can get the DDE for 49.99 or the PC-DVD for 39.99 with 60day... 30 for the intial trial and 30 days after.

After reading it closer I don't think it is 90 days.

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Ok after looking at this closer it seems like you buy the CE for 79.99 and get 60 days free... 30 for the trial and 30 free. You can get the DDE for 49.99 or the PC-DVD for 39.99 with 60day... 30 for the intial trial and 30 days after.

After reading it closer I don't think it is 90 days.

60 EXTRA days on top of the 30 day trial, it doesn't say 60 free days it says 60 additional (extra) free days

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It's just Atari front-loading cash, again. Nothing new here.

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Either way, an extra 30 or an extra 90, I'll be expecting the same.

Once anyone verifies this, I'll just wipe my CC info from my account and wait. They remedy it, it goes back in, they don't, it doesn't. I'm not without other things I could be doing.

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Either way, an extra 30 or an extra 90, I'll be expecting the same.

Once anyone verifies this, I'll just wipe my CC info from my account and wait. They remedy it, it goes back in, they don't, it doesn't. I'm not without other things I could be doing.

I'm thinking the same. Funny thing is I was just about to up my sub to 3 month recurring.

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Considering the confusion on the dates. This is gonna turn into a PR nightmare for them. No matter what the date or time really is.

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Either way, an extra 30 or an extra 90, I'll be expecting the same.

Once anyone verifies this, I'll just wipe my CC info from my account and wait. They remedy it, it goes back in, they don't, it doesn't. I'm not without other things I could be doing.

Darn friggin right. This is entirely unacceptable. We get penalized because we preordered, participated in Open Beta writing bug reports, and supporting Cryptic this long?

No. Just......NO.

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Darn friggin right. This is entirely unacceptable. We get penalized because we preordered, participated in Open Beta writing bug reports, and supporting Cryptic this long?

No. Just......NO.

this does make me mad. we mite just have to go on a WITCH HUNT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g)

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I'm really disappointed.
I feel foolish now having bought another game yesterday lol
Why are Cryptic trying so hard to make me hate them!

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I generally shy away from posting on the forums of games I play, as I'd rather be playing said games than yammering away about this or that. However I feel that this deserves an exception.

Many of us paid extra in order to obtain pre-order items, but many of us also paid extra in good faith as well. I'm a long-time fan of the Star Trek series, and I felt that even if STO isn't very good at launch - it's the only Star Trek MMO we have at the moment, so it would be worth my hard-earned money to at least buy a copy in the hopes that such a purchase would help develop the game into something amazing in the future.

Offering a deal like the one being discussed in this thread is rather contrary to the beliefs I made my purchase on. If the game is either A.) visibly tanking or B.) offering better deals to those who hold off instead of offering deals that cost extra money (pre-order items), then sticking around may not be in my best interest.

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this does make me mad. we mite just have to go on a WITCH HUNT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g)

Id love too. Lets do it. Denny's first or I Hop. I cant go without a full tummy. :mad:

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The ironic thing is, if this is some misguided attempt to gain members, they might end up alienating their loyal customers in order to gain others who aren't that into the game.

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Just noticed that not only have they reduced the cost to buy the game by $10 but they are also adding an additional 30 free days on top of the first 30 days offered.

Barely 3 weeks after launch and you can save yourself $10 and get 60 days free.

I wonder what will be offered to play this game in another months time? I sure am hoping it's a date with Jeri Ryan! :D

EDIT: Forgot to include free shipping as well. :p

Totally does not make any sense from an economic stand point. Distributors can cut prices deeply (and do) very rapidly when the game comes out. 39.99 makes sense form that point of view, I have seen it before.

2 extra free months? I have never seen that before on a subscription MMO.

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Darn friggin right. This is entirely unacceptable. We get penalized because we preordered, participated in Open Beta writing bug reports, and supporting Cryptic this long?

No. Just......NO. Umm, you got to play for free during the beta. You got to have an influence on the game. You got pre-order bonuses. You got a head start. You asked Cryptic to lower the price or add more free play. They did. Now you complain about them doing what the complainers asked them to do? Wth?

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Buy Star Trek Online PC-DVD before 9pm PST on Wed Feb 3rd and get $10 off and extra 60 days free!

By my reckoning that date is over 3 weeks ago. We're already too late for the offer, or we're all getting 2 free months!!!

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By my reckoning that date is over 3 weeks ago. We're already too late for the offer, or we're all getting 2 free months!!!

We are not i checked my account

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i can tell you why there loseing alot of money and they need to do something fast

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Seems to me all the current subscibers may leave. All the new subscribers get 3 months free. (and then may leave)

So where is Cryptic planning to make its money in the mean time? :D

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Umm, you got to play for free during the beta. You got to have an influence on the game. You got pre-order bonuses. You got a head start. You asked Cryptic to lower the price or add more free play. They did. Now you complain about them doing what the complainers asked them to do? Wth?

C'mon man, don't be a block head. You know what people meant. They meant for it to apply to them as well as new customers.

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A delay tactic in hopes that all the players will 'develope" cryptic's 'vision' on what they
think an MMO should be.

The tactic will have the reverse effect.

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Look if you're angry about the free time. let the head of the dev team know. PM him here. (http://forums.startrekonline.com/member.php?u=10354) and let him know that you're mad as hell, and you're not going to take it.

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Umm, you got to play for free during the beta. You got to have an influence on the game. You got pre-order bonuses. You got a head start. You asked Cryptic to lower the price or add more free play. They did. Now you complain about them doing what the complainers asked them to do? Wth?

Oh yea. I got to play for free during Open Beta. Submitting tons of bug reports with the servers down half the time. I played Beta to help the devs and give input. I didnt do it to have a good time.

Everyone almost MISSED headstart because the servers were down longer than they were up!

I got a pre order bonus of a rifle I never even used. Big whoop.

And they added more free play time for everyone who just NOW buys the game. Not for those who have been playing the last couple of weeks. Our thanks for supporting Cryptic since the begging is to pay monthly subs while half the rest of the user base who just casually picked it off the shelves gets to play for three months FREE.........

Sorry if that sounds dandy to you, but it feels like a total friggin rip off to me.

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The more I think about this, the more conflicted I feel about it. I mean, yeah.. it sucks, and I don't think they should do this to the people who have been here from the beginning.

However, if this really is a sign that the game is in trouble, I don't think giving everyone 2 more months free is going to help the situation.

Still.. 3 months is PLENTY of time to finish all the content and get bored, so I don't know if very many people who get in on this offer will even end up subbing at all.

I don't know. This is a very strange situation and I don't quite know what to make of it. It seems like it could very well be the first real sign of impending doom.

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The more I think about this, the more conflicted I feel about it. I mean, yeah.. it sucks, and I don't think they should do this to the people who have been here from the beginning.

However, if this really is a sign that the game is in trouble, I don't think giving everyone 2 more months free is going to help the situation.

Still.. 3 months is PLENTY of time to finish all the content and get bored, so I don't know if very many people who get in on this offer will even end up subbing at all.

I don't know. This is a very strange situation and I don't quite know what to make of it. It seems like it could very well be the first real sign of impending doom.

That's about how I am looking at it, and it's real hard to see it in any other way than "Dooommm!"

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I'm very close to walking away at this point.
I'm tired of all this crap.
They don't seem to know what there doing.
Its a real mess.

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Oh well, not much else to say.

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edit: changed my mind.

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This game is tanking faster than Conan! Im outraged at this blatant cash grab/desperation ploy :mad:

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The more I think about this, the more conflicted I feel about it. I mean, yeah.. it sucks, and I don't think they should do this to the people who have been here from the beginning.

However, if this really is a sign that the game is in trouble, I don't think giving everyone 2 more months free is going to help the situation.

Still.. 3 months is PLENTY of time to finish all the content and get bored, so I don't know if very many people who get in on this offer will even end up subbing at all.

I don't know. This is a very strange situation and I don't quite know what to make of it. It seems like it could very well be the first real sign of impending doom.


Yes, the more I think about it too, it doesn't make sense, despite my previous post like 3 minutes ago.

The game, as it is, isn't playable for 3 months. Why would they expect to woo subscribers this way?

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Far as I'm concerned if they are giving all new subs an extra 30-60 days free game time, it should also apply to all current subs.

Anything less is a kick in the nads.

What surprises me more is that I am constantly being surprised by the shenanigans Cryptic/Atari keep pulling despite their history. Shame on me.

I"m glad I cancelled though. They don't deserve my money especially after this.

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Far as I'm concerned if they are giving all new subs an extra 30-60 days free game time, it should also apply to all current subs.

Anything less is a kick in the nads.

What surprises me more is that I am constantly being surprised by the shenanigans Cryptic/Atari keep pulling despite their history. Shame on me.

I"m glad I cancelled though. They don't deserve my money especially after this.

It looks to me like it's only extra time for those that order from the Atari store. Is this actually for all retail purchases or just a promo to clear Atari's stock?

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Have to laugh because I remember Kirkfat making a thread earlier asking for a measly 15 extra days to try out the 45 day content patch and the fanboys screaming this was impossible. Well not only is the game $10 cheaper in less then a month, but now you get 60 days of playtime with it. What a joke

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Just noticed that not only have they reduced the cost to buy the game by $10 but they are also adding an additional 30 free days on top of the first 30 days offered.

Barely 3 weeks after launch and you can save yourself $10 and get 60 days free.

I wonder what will be offered to play this game in another months time? I sure am hoping it's a date with Jeri Ryan! :D

EDIT: Forgot to include free shipping as well. :p

Those $10 off specials are only for a limited time

And the 60 days additional free time ONLY comes with the Collector's Edition, and that offer also expires on March 10th.

Do people not read?

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Those $10 off specials are only for a limited time

And the 60 days additional free time ONLY comes with the Collector's Edition, and that offer also expires on March 10th.

Do people not read?

Sorry but its you who can't read.

Enjoy

http://atari.com/games/startrek_online/

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Those $10 off specials are only for a limited time

And the 60 days additional free time ONLY comes with the Collector's Edition, and that offer also expires on March 10th.

Do people not read?

It comes with the standard edition too.


http://atari.com/games/startrek_online/

Limited time double bonus! Buy Star Trek Online PC-DVD before 9pm PST on Wed March 3rd and get $10 off and extra 60 days free!

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And the 60 days additional free time ONLY comes with the Collector's Edition, and that offer also expires on March 10th.

Do people not read?

Apparently they do not.

http://www.startrekonline.com/
Standard Edition - Get an extra 60 days

http://atari.com/games/startrek_online/
Limited time double bonus! Buy Star Trek Online PC-DVD before 9pm PST on Wed March 3rd and get $10 off and extra 60 days free!

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Poor Fluffy. :(

lol
however the biggest lols of all are in my sig.

HGL was considered a failure (it IS dead after all) partially because of the low ratings it got from reviewers.
It generally did better than STO
I have the link proof in my sig

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Yes, the more I think about it too, it doesn't make sense, despite my previous post like 3 minutes ago.

The game, as it is, isn't playable for 3 months. Why would they expect to woo subscribers this way?

The pricing thing doesnt make sense to me:


No the math doesnt make sense...

The ppl already in the game paid more for the game (full prive $50 or so w/e), and in the period of 90 days will make Cryptic what $50 plus two months, $80 or so.

The NEW player (given the free 90) will get them reduced price box sale, and thats it for the 90 days.

Unless they're planning on this generating a LOT more sales, then this pricing plan doesnt make sense

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lol
however the biggest lols of all are in my sig.

HGL was considered a failure (it IS dead after all) partially because of the low ratings it got from reviewers.
It generally did better than STO
I have the link proof in my sig


STO should live longer than Hellgate simply off of the brand name.

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STO should live longer than Hellgate simply off of the brand name.

Not the way theyre going now
I like the Gameplay bit tho

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Apparently they do not.

http://www.startrekonline.com/
Standard Edition - Get an extra 60 days

http://atari.com/games/startrek_online/
Limited time double bonus! Buy Star Trek Online PC-DVD before 9pm PST on Wed March 3rd and get $10 off and extra 60 days free!

You read it, posted a link, and still got it wrong.

The $10 and the extra time comes with both. Why is this so difficult to see, its a big gold sticker right on the box.

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nvm I got a better idea

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nvm I got a better idea

I'm suspicious of that claim...

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Apparently they do not.

http://www.startrekonline.com/
Standard Edition - Get an extra 60 days

http://atari.com/games/startrek_online/
Limited time double bonus! Buy Star Trek Online PC-DVD before 9pm PST on Wed March 3rd and get $10 off and extra 60 days free!

That's weird I coudl swear it doesn't say that on the Atari site:

This advert is what confused me (http://atari.com/games/startrek_online/download)

Now i see what you all are crying about, but I still don't care :P

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Seems to me all the current subscibers may leave. All the new subscribers get 3 months free. (and then may leave)

So where is Cryptic planning to make its money in the mean time? :D

I'm guessing $19.99 6 months free and a tube of lube for when they screw those players over with another new offer for newer players!!!

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I'm suspicious of that claim...

Yeah, wasnt so great
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?p=2235539#post2235539

but it IS funny to see the ppl trying to pretend im wrong


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Seems to me all the current subscibers may leave. All the new subscribers get 3 months free. (and then may leave)

So where is Cryptic planning to make its money in the mean time?

The C Store!!
Oh wait theres nothing in there

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Yeah, wasnt so great
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?p=2235539#post2235539

but it IS funny to see the ppl trying to pretend im wrong

That's sort of serendipitous that you would reply to me by linking to another post of yours.

http://forums.startrekonline.com/showpost.php?p=2235576&postcount=307

Seriously, notice how annoying it is to have to click a link to read a reply?

Stop it.

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FREE 60 Days for ALL!!!!!


Cryptic really messed up this time. Now they either have to give us all 60 days free, or pull that offer fast!

LOL!!!

ANd people were hoping for free game time or $0 sub fees, they just got their wish.

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I guess why I am so mad about it is the fact that they get 60 free days, NOT so much the $10 off the price. Even know I canceled my sub I am still playing the game and I was thinking about getting my sub back in order today after I read what they had posted about content coming and so on.

I for one think we should all get the 60 days of free time added to our accounts. Some on here say that I should not get the time but hey I paid for my box set just like all the other people on here.


Oh and if you guys did not know steam also has the same deal for $39 also
http://store.steampowered.com/app/9900/
and D2D also see here for the link
http://www.direct2drive.com/8782/product/Buy-Star-Trek-Online-Download


so is it fare no I don't think so at all. So why should I stay now at all when I feel cheated and used?

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FREE 60 Days for ALL!!!!!


Cryptic really messed up this time. Now they either have to give us all 60 days free, or pull that offer fast!

LOL!!!

ANd people were hoping for free game time or $0 sub fees, they just got their wish.

It's not Cryptic doing this, it's Atari.

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That's sort of serendipitous that you would reply to me by linking to another post of yours.

http://forums.startrekonline.com/showpost.php?p=2235576&postcount=307

Seriously, notice how annoying it is to have to click a link to read a reply?

Stop it.

Read my last reply
Or ignore me w/e

or report me. Thats cool too. Then I can get a forum ban an maybe get back to playing the game while it lasts

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Read my last reply
Or ignore me w/e

I'll pick the ignore me w/e, whatever that means.

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Thats cool, I just went an made it mutual :)

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"WTF I got it the first day now everyone that gets it 3 weeks later gets a better deal!!! WTH whats going on here. this is not fair!!!" :mad:

OK, people that are ****ed at this must be mad all day long.
examples...
Many of you have cable provider with interenet. so when u got it, didnt they have some special promo 2 weeks 2 months or even 6 months later. like free HBO for 3 months for new customers or special $50 off first month.....

you get some Dominos or Pizza Hut and the very next week they are giving away a free med pizza with any lrg pizza order.....

you go shopping and you get a bottle of Coke for $1.99 on Wed. but WTF now on Fridays special u can get 2 Cokes for $2.49......

so do u complain to them also...do u cry about that also....
agree it is upseting but thats just business. Im sure the company u work for would never do anything like that...

just makes me laugh at all the people pounding sand or in your case mashing the keybored in frustration....

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It's not Cryptic doing this, it's Atari.

Who cares "who" is actually doing this.

The point is "they" are screwing over their current customers in the hopes of attracting new ones.

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Just noticed that not only have they reduced the cost to buy the game by $10 but they are also adding an additional 30 free days on top of the first 30 days offered.

Barely 3 weeks after launch and you can save yourself $10 and get 60 days free.

I wonder what will be offered to play this game in another months time? I sure am hoping it's a date with Jeri Ryan! :D

EDIT: Forgot to include free shipping as well. :p

Can you say ... Dead On Arrival?

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"WTF I got it the first day now everyone that gets it 3 weeks later gets a better deal!!! WTH whats going on here. this is not fair!!!" :mad:

OK, people that are ****ed at this must be mad all day long.
examples...
Many of you have cable provider with interenet. so when u got it, didnt they have some special promo 2 weeks 2 months or even 6 months later. like free HBO for 3 months for new customers or special $50 off first month.....

you get some Dominos or Pizza Hut and the very next week they are giving away a free med pizza with any lrg pizza order.....

you go shopping and you get a bottle of Coke for $1.99 on Wed. but WTF now on Fridays special u can get 2 Cokes for $2.49......

so do u complain to them also...do u cry about that also....
agree it is upseting but thats just business. Im sure the company u work for would never do anything like that...

just makes me laugh at all the people pounding sand or in your case mashing the keybored in frustration....

The game is barely 3 weeks old. I think for most of us the $10 discount on the game is not what irks us. It's the 60 extra free days of game play that is the bigger issue now.

Most companies have a policy of if you purchase something from them and they or their competitors advertise the same product for less within 30 days of your purchase, they will refund you the difference.

That is just good business practice and a way to show your customers that you value their business. But until Cryptic/Atari come out and say that all current customers will also receive another 60 days free play time this really is a kick to the nads of everyone that has supported this game up to now.

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oh it's a big kick in the nads and you right most of the people are mad about the 60 days free as thats what really matters not the $10 bucks cheaper. We would have to pay $30 more to get 60 more days there for we are being cheated out of $30.00


I may try to take my box back to Wal-Mart tomorrow and see what they say.

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oh guess what wal-mart has it for $39 also

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Trek-Online-Walmart-Exclusive-w-Bonus-Skill-Points-PC-PC-Games/13313731


FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY :mad:

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No one should be upset about this that has already purchased the game and have been playing.

You have no right to be upset about this. It's wasted emotional energy. No one made any of you buy this game when you did. You chose to of your own accord. You paid the price because you felt it was reasonable.

Nothing has changed. You had every right to wait a few months before better offers were made. And you cannot go through life trying to retcon every decision you make based on future information that may come in. You make the decision on the information you have at hand, or you do some research to enhance that info at hand. Then you make the decision. Then you move on... it's pointless to keep looking back and asking "What if?"

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No one should be upset about this that has already purchased the game and have been playing.

You have no right to be upset about this. It's wasted emotional energy. No one made any of you buy this game when you did. You chose to of your own accord. You paid the price because you felt it was reasonable.

Nothing has changed. You had every right to wait a few months before better offers were made. And you cannot go through life trying to retcon every decision you make based on future information that may come in. You make the decision on the information you have at hand, or you do some research to enhance that info at hand. Then you make the decision. Then you move on... it's pointless to keep looking back and asking "What if?"

Few months being the key words there. Its been 3 weeks and they are giving away 3 months of game play only in the USA because they didn't sell enough hard copies..

That really is complete BS as is your response. sod off Fanboi - Less Pew Pew, more QQ please

(that coming from a former fanboi who really does like thge game)

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Look at the picture on the right my friends. It is just 60 days free total. Still a slap in he face when its on top of a ten dollar price drop. Screams desperation doesnt it!

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Seems abit on the "omg we need more players side" to me seeing as how most of the reviews of the game have not been lets say on the good side.

Nice one guys another kick in the face for your customers .......not the best public relations move

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For some reasion this makes me REALLY mad.

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No one should be upset about this that has already purchased the game and have been playing.

They have an excellent reason to be upset, but not for the reason of "OMG, itz not fair, I wantz free time too"

A special offer like this will make short term cash, at the expense of a few months subscription in the medium term. It's an offer on download copies, so it can't be them trying to clear hardcopy stocks. No, they need quick cash in order to make a loan repayment.

Sounds daft? Consider this - CO wasn't exactly a roaring financial success, and Cryptic have spent a lot of money to develop STO. Given they weren't bringing in any money from the Star Trek licence until launch day, yet had to pay staff, hardware costs etc, I wouldn't be surprised to find they took out some 7 or 8 figure loans to tide them over until the subscriptions started rolling in. Some back of envelope maths suggests they probably needed about $5-15 million unless they had more cash in the bank from CO than I give them credit for.

Launch day comes and goes with server crashes and lack of content. Lots of emorage on the forums, more hardware gets allegedly rushed in, bringing further costs and taking a chunk of the pre-order sales revenue. Only Cryptic really know how many people have cancelled - I have for now. I might resub a few months down the line if the game is still running and has improved, but I don't want to finance that. I suspect a lot of people have done the same thing.

So with a large payment looming, and their renewals figures for March looking poor, Cryptic decide they need a quick cash injection and come up with this offer. It's a desperate move, and to be honest I think it'll only put off the problem for a month or two.

Of course, this is all pure conjecture on my part, but as a software developer, I've seen non-game software get to the same point. Throw it out the door unfinished and chuck out incentives just to pay the bills.