Difference between revisions of "Premium Player"
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*Ability to buy anything from the [[Paragon Market]] | *Ability to buy anything from the [[Paragon Market]] | ||
*Read the [[Official Forums]] | *Read the [[Official Forums]] | ||
+ | *Support by [https://help.ncsoft.com/ Knowledge Base] and [mailto:support@ncsoft.com email] | ||
− | === Paragon Rewards | + | === Paragon Rewards, VIP Status === |
*Access to all of the Communication Channels and Ability to Join [[Global Chat Channels]] | *Access to all of the Communication Channels and Ability to Join [[Global Chat Channels]] | ||
− | *Inf cap | + | *Inf cap up to 2 Billion per character |
*[[Mission Architect]] [[Mission Architect License|License]] | *[[Mission Architect]] [[Mission Architect License|License]] | ||
*Ability to earn [[Merit Rewards|Reward Merit]]s | *Ability to earn [[Merit Rewards|Reward Merit]]s | ||
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*Medium and Large [[Inspiration]] drops | *Medium and Large [[Inspiration]] drops | ||
− | === Paragon Rewards | + | === Paragon Rewards, Paragon Market, VIP Status === |
*[[Invention System|Invention]] [[Invention License|License]] | *[[Invention System|Invention]] [[Invention License|License]] | ||
*[[Consignment House]] [[Auction House License|License]] | *[[Consignment House]] [[Auction House License|License]] | ||
*[[Controller]] and [[Mastermind]] Archetypes | *[[Controller]] and [[Mastermind]] Archetypes | ||
*Additional Character Slots | *Additional Character Slots | ||
+ | *Post in "All Access" sections of the Official Forums | ||
=== Paragon Market, VIP Status === | === Paragon Market, VIP Status === | ||
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=== VIP Status Only === | === VIP Status Only === | ||
− | *Access to [[Incarnate]] content, powers and drops | + | *Access to [[Incarnate System]] content, powers and drops |
*Access to [[Server|VIP Server]] | *Access to [[Server|VIP Server]] | ||
*Ability to Create or Moderate [[Global Chat Channels]] | *Ability to Create or Moderate [[Global Chat Channels]] | ||
*Interact with the [[Super Group Registrar|SG registrar]] (create [[Supergroup|SGs]], pay [[rent]], exchange [[inf]] for [[prestige]], server's top SG list) | *Interact with the [[Super Group Registrar|SG registrar]] (create [[Supergroup|SGs]], pay [[rent]], exchange [[inf]] for [[prestige]], server's top SG list) | ||
− | *Post | + | *Post in any forum of the Official Forums |
*Priority [[Issue 16#Queue Server|Server Queueing]] | *Priority [[Issue 16#Queue Server|Server Queueing]] | ||
*Premium In-Game Customer Support | *Premium In-Game Customer Support |
Revision as of 03:14, 18 December 2011
Overview
A Premium Player is any non-subscription account holder who has ever spent money with NCsoft on the City of Heroes product. VIP Players whose subscriptions lapse turn into Premium Players. Premium Players may have limited access to some game features and systems. It is impossible to downgrade from a Premium Player to a Free Player.
Nicknames include preems, freemium, and premies.
Description
Premium Player account status is an intermediary access tier in the hybrid model adopted when City of Heroes Freedom launched, between Free Players and VIP Players. Premium Players include, but are not limited to:
- Players joining the game as Free Players after Issue 21, who have purchased points through the Paragon Market
- Players joining as Free Players after Issue 21, who subscribe (including Time Cards and Game Cards) or apply a retail code, and then let their subscription lapse
- Returning players who applied a retail code to their account, subscribed to the game, or applied a game time card, at any time in the game's history, but do not renew their subscription after Freedom launch
The features and systems available to Premium Players compared to VIP Players are very strongly and directly tied to the Paragon Rewards Program. See also Converting from Veteran Rewards Program.
Features Accessible
For Free
- Access at least 8 Archetypes (Blaster, Brute, Corruptor, Defender, Dominator, Scrapper, Stalker and Tanker)
- At least two Global Character Slot Tokens across all servers (details on the Global Character Slot page)
- Create costumes from billions of combinations
- Play as a Hero or Villain up to Level 50
- 105 Power Sets
- Play in 45 different game zones
- Play stories within the Mission Architect (no rewards)
- Join Supergroups
- Edit Supergroup Bases
- Access to Local, Team, Tell, Supergroup, Coalition, Help, Pets, Friends, League, Arena, Leveling Pact, Looking for Group, Emote, and Architect Communication Channels
- Mail System Access
- Reward Drops including small Inspirations, Training [TO], Dual-Origin [DO], Single-Origin [SO] and Special Enhancements
- Player-to-Player Trading
- +2 Salvage Inventory, +1 Recipe Inventory
- Inf Cap of 500 million inf per character
- Ability to buy anything from the Paragon Market
- Read the Official Forums
- Support by Knowledge Base and email
Paragon Rewards, VIP Status
- Access to all of the Communication Channels and Ability to Join Global Chat Channels
- Inf cap up to 2 Billion per character
- Mission Architect License
- Ability to earn Reward Merits
- Ability to earn Vanguard Merits (subject to Prerequisites)
- Medium and Large Inspiration drops
Paragon Rewards, Paragon Market, VIP Status
- Invention License
- Consignment House License
- Controller and Mastermind Archetypes
- Additional Character Slots
- Post in "All Access" sections of the Official Forums
Paragon Market, VIP Status
- Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier and Arachnos Widow Archetypes
- Alignment system access
- Praetoria access
- Praetorian Character Creation
- Going Rogue Power Sets: Dual Pistols, Kinetic Melee, Electric Control, and Demon Summoning
- Going Rogue Costume Sets
VIP Status Only
- Access to Incarnate System content, powers and drops
- Access to VIP Server
- Ability to Create or Moderate Global Chat Channels
- Interact with the SG registrar (create SGs, pay rent, exchange inf for prestige, server's top SG list)
- Post in any forum of the Official Forums
- Priority Server Queueing
- Premium In-Game Customer Support
Benefits
- Get everything a Free Player gets.
- Retain nearly everything you already purchased including Super Boosters, Mission Architect Story Slots, and directly purchased Character Slots.
- Retain access to most features and benefits enabled by expansions like Going Rogue. This could include game-play mechanics (such as side-switching), zones (such as Praetoria), costumes, emotes, special powers and powersets (such as Dual Pistols and Kinetic Melee). This does not include the Incarnate System.
- Retain all the Veteran Rewards you earned including character slots and respecs/character Power Respecification.
- Retain all the Veteran Reward Badges previously earned.
What you get by going VIP
- At least 400 free Paragon Points per month
- One Server Transfer per month
- A Reward Token for every month of paid VIP subscription