Vet Rewards!

[aldror]

I think Vet Rewards should been sent to all accounts that were created in the 1st month. As the years go by better and more powerful rewards can be awarded.

If you want to see Vet Rewards every year say yes or no

thx good hunting!

[The_Cataclysm]

I say no.

[negative]

meh. Trying to cash in on the founder's gold:D

[wemery73]

ya for every year you have a active account you should get some neat trinket.. nothing monty haul.

[Steven]

What is this everquest!


Fizban 14 wizard - Still burning locks down with the knock spell even though im trapped on sarlona away from Adar

[Aranticus]

hmm..... so those who created accounts in 1st month, quit after 2 for 1/2 year, came back and quit and came back again get loyalty reward? while those who stick with turbine thru all the changes for 1yr get zilch?

/NOT SIGNED

[cdbd3rd]

ya for every year you have a active account you should get some neat trinket.. nothing monty haul.

If anything, something really minor, like an upgrade to the base founder items?
The helm becomes false life instead of lesser, the necklace is 2 AC...
*shrug*
Not that big of a deal, though.

Hmmm, I was thinking founders as opposed to just first month....

[Uska]

Vet rewards I say yes but nothing really powerful maybe a bank slot or bp space or maybe away to color your armor or shield a special way or once they add housing something to decorate the house, its what starwars did and only thing they added that really had any power was a anti-decay kit which I spent millions of credits getting to protect all my gear. And I say everyone that has active days of certain number gets the item and they give more items for more days it should be just for founders or people from the first month.

[Lorien_the_First_One]

No. You got some stuff for being here as a marketting ploy. I see no reason to give you more stuff just because you were here on day 1 instead of day 30 or day 60. You are no more valuable to this game than somoene who got here last month, maybe less so because the new person is less likely to be bored of the game and leave.

[Grimborn]

No. You got some stuff for being here as a marketting ploy. I see no reason to give you more stuff just because you were here on day 1 instead of day 30 or day 60. You are no more valuable to this game than somoene who got here last month, maybe less so because the new person is less likely to be bored of the game and leave.
Maybe you don't understand that alot of the Founders were here beta testing the game so it could go online. Marketing had nothing to do with it. You invalidate the true value of the Founders with this statement.

[Jebin]

Maybe you don't understand that alot of the Founders were here beta testing the game so it could go online. Marketing had nothing to do with it. You invalidate the true value of the Founders with this statement.

Maybe I missed something. I was in beta, and I started playing the live version on day 2 or 3, I forget, because I wanted to avoid the first day rush/lag fest most MMORPGs have on launch day.

What was required to be labeled a founder?

[Rason]

Maybe I missed something. I was in beta, and I started playing the live version on day 2 or 3, I forget, because I wanted to avoid the first day rush/lag fest most MMORPGs have on launch day.

What was required to be labeled a founder?

I'm curious too since I was in Beta but I didn't use the Beta account for DDO which I regret now. I hate having an unclean account lying about :P
Aside from that, I am against the OP. DDO isn't a competitive game as such and I wouldn't see any bonus for having Vet Rewards in the grand scheme of things.

[Uska]

Maybe I missed something. I was in beta, and I started playing the live version on day 2 or 3, I forget, because I wanted to avoid the first day rush/lag fest most MMORPGs have on launch day.

What was required to be labeled a founder?

To sign up on the fourms by march 5th nothing else.....orignaly date was earlier but was extended to help out those who couldnt read the facts that unless you did you wouldnt have founder label big deal.....

[Tenkari_Rozahas]

If they add Vet Rewards, i htink they should do it more like the City of games way... you know, base it off how long you'r here paying, of course, founders should get different rewards than normal accounts. perhaps they get to updrage their founder items along the way, where as normal accounts get smaller bonus's.

[Jebin]

To sign up on the fourms by march 5th nothing else.....orignaly date was earlier but was extended to help out those who couldnt read the facts that unless you did you wouldnt have founder label big deal.....

I may just be tired, but I logged out and couldn't find a 'Sign Up' link or something to register for the forums to answer it myself.

What is required to sign up on these boards? I know I must have done it at some point, heh, just don't remember.

[Uska]

I may just be tired, but I logged out and couldn't find a 'Sign Up' link or something to register for the forums to answer it myself.

What is required to sign up on these boards? I know I must have done it at some point, heh, just don't remember.

An active account of some short.

[Uska]

If they add Vet Rewards, i htink they should do it more like the City of games way... you know, base it off how long you'r here paying, of course, founders should get different rewards than normal accounts. perhaps they get to updrage their founder items along the way, where as normal accounts get smaller bonus's.

Ummm even as a founder I dont think we should get anything more then any other vet we might just get sooner as our active days might hit the mark sooner just because we have been here longer.

[Cowdenicus]

To sign up on the fourms by march 5th nothing else.....orignaly date was earlier but was extended to help out those who couldnt read the facts that unless you did you wouldnt have founder label big deal.....

Not true

<----------look at me date.

[Lorien_the_First_One]

Maybe you don't understand that alot of the Founders were here beta testing the game so it could go online. Marketing had nothing to do with it. You invalidate the true value of the Founders with this statement.

I understand...you were beta testers...yay... You already got your tokens for that.

As for marketting, well if you don't see how they marketted to create the founders then they got you, hook, line, and sinker.

I really see nothing automatically more special about you than the person who joined April 2006 or November 2006.

[Uska]

Not true

<----------look at me date.

Now thats strange......wonder whats up with that.........

[Cowdenicus]

Now thats strange......wonder whats up with that.........

I have it from a good source that the devs and forum mods actually hate me, and so will not give me my founder status like I should have.......

I think it is race related since I am Native American.

(seriously I do not think it is race related but I think it is hilarious I sent 4 P.M.'s about it and I didnt even get a response from any of them.)

P.S. Odds are better I will be banned before I get my founder status.

[DDO_Ironwolf]

Why not reward those who have been here since head start and the founding days..In fact all founding guilds that have kept their name since day one and have endured the battle of actually keeping a founding guild around through all the changes and such should get a castle .

[Attomic]

Change it to a reward for X amount of time and I could agree with it - that way, those who missed Founder status by only a few days would end up with the same reward, only a few days later. Everybody would have something else to work towards.

[Uska]

:D
Why not reward those who have been here since head start and the founding days..In fact all founding guilds that have kept their name since day one and have endured the battle of actually keeping a founding guild around through all the changes and such should get a castle .

NO... rewards should be time based that way founders would get them earlier but they shouldnt get anything extra and founding guilds got their reward just look at the fountain. And yeah I have been here since day one in fact got here before you:D

[Uska]

Change it to a reward for X amount of time and I could agree with it - that way, those who missed Founder status by only a few days would end up with the same reward, only a few days later. Everybody would have something else to work towards.

Thats what I said I got what items I was supose to for being a founder shouldnt be getting anything else all vets should get the same rewards for the same amount of time, founders and other early people should be happy if we get anything and maybe get it a little quicker then some others.

[Ziggy]

Not true

<----------look at me date.
hey cow did you leave and come back?

THat happened to me and i PM'd Samera and got it fixed.

<--- As you can see.:D

[Balthazar_No_Oni]

Maybe you don't understand that alot of the Founders were here beta testing the game so it could go online. Marketing had nothing to do with it. You invalidate the true value of the Founders with this statement.

And? Whose more valuble to turbine? Thje beta tester "founder" that quit for 6 months and came back? Or the player that joined in the first month and has been paying a subscription for the last yr and 1/2?

Founders schmounders, go with total sub time, if youve payed for 12 months of subscription you get a trinket reward.

[Balthazar_No_Oni]

Why not reward those who have been here since head start and the founding days..In fact all founding guilds that have kept their name since day one and have endured the battle of actually keeping a founding guild around through all the changes and such should get a castle .

You did get a reward.......the ac item and "Founder" underneath your forum account name. The founding guilds are on the fountain. Everything else should be account active time.

[GreyRogue]

You did get a reward.......the ac item and "Founder" underneath your forum account name. The founding guilds are on the fountain. Everything else should be account active time.
I am a Founder. I agree with this. Vet rewards should eventually be available to everyone.

[Aspenor]

Sorry, bad idea. Favoritism to the core.

[Hambo]

I don't care either way on this issue...

If you are going to do something of this sort it should be based on the length of each active subscription, period.

I got in at the end of the beta period and preordered the game, so I got the +1AC amulet and the lesser false life Bat-Helmet, both of which get tossed as soon as I get something more usable, like an underwater action item. I also registered for the forums when I activated my account that first day, so I'm a forum-founder. Does that make my opinions more important than someone elses? No.

However, IMOHO, if I were offering "incentives" it would be based on continual paid time in the game, not the calendar date the account was started.

[Mad_Bombardier]

However, IMHO, if I were offering "incentives" it would be based on continual paid time in the game, not the calendar date the account was started.I agree. If Turbine wanted to offer a reward based on time paid into the game, that would be ok (even total non-continual active time). Say, an extra character slot for 12 months of total paid, active subscription. But the reward, while unique, should be for fun/utility and should not be anything that makes the rewarded any better off in the game.

[Lorien_the_First_One]

I agree. If Turbine wanted to offer a reward based on time paid into the game, that would be ok (even total non-continual active time). Say, an extra character slot for 12 months of total paid, active subscription. But the reward, while unique, should be for fun/utility and should not be anything that makes the rewarded any better off in the game.

I agree completely. Reward the customer for being a good customer. The extra char slot is a fantastic idea as it rewards the customers who most need that extra slot after a year+ of building chars they love and don't want to delete.

Do not do anything that gives any real benefit to the characters in game. The long time player already has more uberloot than new players we don't need to further imbalance things or further alienate new players.

[Darkwolf]

:D

NO... rewards should be time based that way founders would get them earlier but they shouldnt get anything extra and founding guilds got their reward just look at the fountain. And yeah I have been here since day one in fact got here before you:DHmph, except that my founding guild is listed with an incorrect name even after several requests to have it corrected. :mad:

[In_Like_Flynn]

Turbine should be rewarding new players.

[Mad_Bombardier]

Turbine should be rewarding new players.Indirectly, new players are already rewarded. They can buy the game in bargain bins for $10.99, when we paid MSRP $49.99. ;)

[Krell]

I don't know about a founders reward. I think people put a little too much importance on the whole founders thing. I've played non-stop since alpha and have had 4 accounts for my family since headstart although I re-created my forum account a few hours too late for the title. I've had accounts with Turbine games since Nov 1999 and in all four games but I don't expect anything special. I pay the money and I enjoy the product most of the time.

What I wouldn't mind seeing though is a reward for everyone for going through the server merge. A server merge represents a lot of upheaval. Some are impacted more than others of course. Some servers liked their small tight community. Others think its great having new people to play with. Some lost names they were attached to.

Personally I would like to see more character slots. I know alot of people are playing new characters that they created on the merging servers. I've never seen so many LFM's under level 10. Sometimes 10 of 12 LFM's I see are for level 1-10. With the level cap people some really enjoy bringing up new characters and playing new classes. It would be nice if they didn't have to worry about deleting any if they want to make a new half-orc or monk in the future. It could just be for existing accounts but personally I think more slots is better for the game considering the time required to reach the cap.

Anyways a little off topic but for the OP, I don't think founders need any special privilege or items. Something extra for everyone though would be nice.

[Ziggy]

yup i left and came back, but they dont like me.
did you try samera?

EDIT: Ninja vanish

[Cowdenicus]

hey cow did you leave and come back?

THat happened to me and i PM'd Samera and got it fixed.

<--- As you can see.:D

yup i left and came back, but they dont like me.

[Krell]

yup i left and came back, but they dont like me.

As far as I know I'm not disliked by Turbine ;) but I didn't have any luck either. Not a big deal though.

[Ken_Dorak]

I'm simply for Turbine supporting the community better.

Community makes or breaks a game. Look at Ultima Online or the original Everquest. Still going strong and with good reason. Especially in Ultima Online. Heck, they even put in server specific landmarks and such for their player base to show their support and thank them for it.

I'm not saying we need a bunch of cupcakes and **** like that, but something more attuned to D&D players.

[anden]

Uska has it right about the SWG rewards every 90 days you got one on that aniversary date. You could choose one item out 5 plus anything previously available to ya. It was a great way to keep people interested in playing (goal based peeps that is). It was related to the game mostly decoration/supplies.

DDO could do one better how a bout every 90 days they mail you something ddo related:

1. 1d20
2. a complete set of dice
3. players handbook
4. monster manual
5. ....
and continue with the books

then say after 2 years offer a second account you could keep it. Or give it away to all your new pen and paper friends you've made from playing with your books.

[Cowdenicus]

did you try samera?

EDIT: Ninja vanish

Bah, you aint supposed to ninja me, thats my job.

No I didnt try Samera.... now that she is gone whose door should I knock on, assuming I am not on the developers ignore list.

[The_Cataclysm]

Bah, you aint supposed to ninja me, thats my job.

No I didnt try Samera.... now that she is gone whose door should I knock on, assuming I am not on the developers ignore list.

Q could take care of it for you most likely.

[Dragonhyde]

I am for ingame specific items for stuff like having an active account for 1yr or 2 yrs. nothing awesome but something fun like a huge greatsword with a unique skin and haggle 1. Basically something to wear and be seen in..for me it doesn't have to be like the Nat. armor amulet for head start. Just something to give a nod to people who stay with the game for a length of time.
As for forumn titles eh...I personally think that some people use empty titles such as founder as a sign of something other than the fact that you signed up for the forumns at the time they were given out.

[Cowdenicus]

Q could take care of it for you most likely.

It isnt important, except for when people want founder opinions, and are like you aint a founder, then I have to point them to my date.

[Aranticus]

Uska has it right about the SWG rewards every 90 days you got one on that aniversary date. You could choose one item out 5 plus anything previously available to ya. It was a great way to keep people interested in playing (goal based peeps that is). It was related to the game mostly decoration/supplies.

DDO could do one better how a bout every 90 days they mail you something ddo related:

1. 1d20
2. a complete set of dice
3. players handbook
4. monster manual
5. ....
and continue with the books

then say after 2 years offer a second account you could keep it. Or give it away to all your new pen and paper friends you've made from playing with your books.

gosh i stay in singapore..... will never get it :(

ps: they might not want to pay the postage

[Grimborn]

hmm. Seems like a beta tester /Founder who more then likely was helping people from day one to learn the game is useless to others. Who by the way was already in a guild and was paving the way for others new to the game is also useless. And helped make the game more enjoyable for others by direct input to the dev's is no way benificial to others. My mistake.

[Kiwi]

It isnt important, except for when people want founder opinions, and are like you aint a founder, then I have to point them to my date.
Agreed, I find this really annoying (and no this isn't my founder account here) it seems like it should just look at your subscription status which says whether or not it is a founder account.

[Cinwulf]

Vet rewards are an excellent idea, but like others have suggested it should be tied to number of subscribed months instead of original sign up date.

[Cowdenicus]

I have to eat a bit of crow now.........

[Ciaran]

Vet rewards, if implemented, should be available to people who've had active accounts in good standing for a period of time (usually a year) NOT just founders. That way, even if you joined the game today, this time next year you'd get a vet reward if your account remained active (or not cancelled for longer than a determined period of time).

I agree they shouldn't be anything major though. Maybe some unique - looking item...

...or an extra character slot!

[Shaamis]

hmm..... so those who created accounts in 1st month, quit after 2 for 1/2 year, came back and quit and came back again get loyalty reward? while those who stick with turbine thru all the changes for 1yr get zilch?

/NOT SIGNED

Track billing history, and reward faithfullness that way, by total months of subs paid, than who signed up first, that would be nice.

And I agree, a hat, or a shield, not uber, but showy enough for recognition.