So...VIPs are apparently getting hosed.

[Duskofdead]

True. People could monetize these account to make money as well. I hope SSG have plan to counteract these abuse.

I am not sure with a game this age and of this size, there's a legitimate big concern that an illicit sweatshop is going to gouge sell accounts which applied the free content code. I'm not sure a huge demand for such a thing exists.

At any rate I think the harm such a thing could do from its tiny scope is trivial compared to the good that can be done for the game by attracting in and keeping new players for the playerbase by letting some in without saying "hey by the way, just so you know... you are going to be facing not just a huge grindwall, but a huge paywall as well, even to join public questing."

[Talafar]

You can have your cake and eat it too! Why complain? you install a client on your home PC just so you can play...and I am sure SSG is getting something out of the free giveaway. Nothing is for free. There is always a catch/angle. But, who cares! DDO is fun! do not take it too seriously. It is only a game! Enjoy it!

[superevbully]

Feel compelled to comment .....i have no issues with content free to all.........but as a seasons pass holder i feel duped and last i checked ssg doesnt allow duping

[carsonfball]

Feel compelled to comment .....i have no issues with content free to all.........but as a seasons pass holder i feel duped and last i checked ssg doesnt allow duping

I'm a season pass holder as well and, while that is a bit of a disappointment, I am technically still getting that content permanently so they didn't really take anything from me. Also, the way I look at it, with the coupon code I get all of the other non-expansion content free if I ever decide to let my VIP service lapse.

[superevbully]

I'm a season pass holder as well and, while that is a bit of a disappointment, I am technically still getting that content permanently so they didn't really take anything from me. Also, the way I look at it, with the coupon code I get all of the other non-expansion content free if I ever decide to let my VIP service lapse.

i was prem b4 and will b after ......still feel ive been duped (tbh i thought i was helping ssg out in a obvious time of need )

[Cernunan]

HC3 will be open to all, not just VIP

[carsonfball]

i was prem b4 and will b after ......still feel ive been duped (tbh i thought i was helping ssg out in a obvious time of need )

I was VIP before the I bought the season pass and will be going back to VIP afterward. The other benefits of VIP are enough for me to keep paying for it. I get why you might feel ripped off though as that portion of the season pass does seem a bit "bait-and-switchy". Still, they did - technically - give me what I paid for and I mostly signed up for the free daily gold roll.

[Cernunan]

As I posted elsewhere

Well as a "thank you" to SSG for invalidating one of the few perks of being VIP which I have been paying for for 16 years now, I have decided I will not be spending the 300-400 dollars I have spent the last 2 seasons.

I will be spending 0.
I do not have to now, I can just bring all 6 of my DB accounts in and use them for loot farming, as I won't have to spend money on shards for chest rerolls.

Thank you for saving me a ton of cash this time.

[Drunkendex]

As I posted elsewhere

Well so far:

You: no longer VIP

Me: gone from Premium owning 90% of stuff that's free to VIP to perma VIP.


Looks like it's even.

Just PLEASE don't make thread like this one once your sub expires: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/515586-Vip

[Drekisen]

I find these kind of posts really annoying. I am premium and was consistent subscriber since 2007 before it went "F2P"......I can tell you this, I spend way more a year on this game than a standard ViP subscriber.....so think of it as a gift to us, because we get NOTHING for contributing to SSG's treasure chest.

[superevbully]

HC3 will be open to all, not just VIP

again just another kick to the seasons pass holder ....still feeling duped