Subscription

LaCa · 2012-03-24, 03:22 AM

if you already subscribe to PS1 would you still need station cash for ps2

Vancha · 2012-03-24, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by LaCa

if you already subscribe to PS1 would you still need station cash for ps2

Whut?

Of course. The money you pay for PS1 is to play PS1.

However, there may be a subscription option for PS2, which might come with a small, small monthly injection of station cash, but don't hold your breath.

RNFB · 2012-03-25, 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by Vancha

However, there may be a subscription option for PS2, which might come with a small, small monthly injection of station cash, but don't hold your breath.

None of SOE's other subscriptions, including All Access, give Station Cash bonuses, why would PS2?

Ragefighter · 2012-03-25, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by RNFB

None of SOE's other subscriptions, including All Access, give Station Cash bonuses, why would PS2?

I get 500 station cash a month for my Station access. Have a recurring monthly fee (have a 'gold' eq/eq2 account from SA) so it includes 500 SC. If you pay from game cards or use SC to pay your bill I think it doesn't count.
Kind of an incentive to automatically pay your sub each month I guess. I actually pay 3 months at a time instead of 19.99/mo its 17.99/mo in 'bulk'. Link to price list

You can use this SC in any game.

Station cash is station cash AFAIK so that's why I posted this with info about eq/eq2 (probably also other games going F2P, think Vanguard just hit the F2P list too)

note the amount of cash per account is 500 so you can't for example get a Station access and play EQ+EQ2+in future if its similar PS2, and expect 1500. you get 500 for the SA account.

Vancha · 2012-03-25, 05:28 AM

Originally Posted by RNFB

None of SOE's other subscriptions, including All Access, give Station Cash bonuses, why would PS2?

Hence the "might" and "don't hold your breath". Such words and phrases are used to indicate a low likelihood.

Knocky · 2012-03-25, 05:31 AM

Why are you paying for a subscription if you still need to buy station cash?

What are you getting for your money?

Brusi · 2012-03-25, 05:46 AM

Station All-Access currently gives you 500 station cash a month i believe...

Which for $AUD is like $20 and you get $6 worth of station cash a month. Pretty good if all their games except for PS1 weren't already going F2P ;p

Ragefighter · 2012-03-25, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Knocky

Why are you paying for a subscription if you still need to buy station cash?

What are you getting for your money?

because look at the F2P in EQ2 lol...

http://www.everquest2.com/free

basically can't do shit, except the bare minimum, as free in EQ2/EQ. really hoping it doesn't turn out like this in PS2!
side note i don't think the gold limit is correct on that page
just for the record;
you get 8 classes out of 25
you get to pick 4 races out of 20
you can not use Legendary or fabled gear (basically what you need to do anything in a group)
so this is why people pay to play a "F2P" game..
and instead of paying $14 a month for everything you can buy each piece for like $5-7.50+ worth of SC..

EVILPIG · 2012-03-24, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by LaCa

if you already subscribe to PS1 would you still need station cash for ps2

I don't know how Free Realms works, but a PS1 subscription would not apply to Planetside 2. I imagine a Station Pass would not help, but again, does it help Free realms?

Free Realms was all about testing the Free to Play model. Asian games have seen soo much success for a decade. I doubt the Station Pass will affect anything for you sine the whole subscription model is about to be phased out.

LaCa · 2012-03-24, 07:35 AM

What I meant to say sorry, Is will the PS1 Subscription be carried on to PS2.

Boomzor · 2012-03-24, 08:12 AM

Can't say for certain, but I doubt it will.

Crator · 2012-03-24, 08:47 AM

Well, your 1st question included station cash. PS1 had nothing to do with station cash. SC is used in the F2P model games SOE has to buy cash shop items. The same will be true for PS2 where most of the cash shop items you will buy with SC are cosmetics.

As for PS1 sub converting to a PS2 sub, not sure. I would assume you will still have to activate a PS2 sub or have an All Access pass.

Lonehunter · 2012-03-24, 09:27 AM

Your Planetside 1 Sub has nothing to do with PS2, other then Beta access.

I imagine the PS2 Sub will take $ or station cash

Shanesan · 2012-03-25, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by Lonehunter

Your Planetside 1 Sub has nothing to do with PS2, other then Beta access.

I imagine the PS2 Sub will take $ or station cash

The Planetside 1 sub has nothing to do with beta access. It's about owning the game and signing up on the website.

I agree on the Subscription statement.

Goku · 2012-03-25, 01:13 PM

Part of that is EQ2 went from sub to the free model. The premise of the F2P model is to get people to move to the sub eventually with that game. I do not believe PS2 will share this model as evident from the fact they have no idea what the sub will carry. Its going to be a true F2P as opposed to a half assed one like EQ2.