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Current Player EVE Collectors edition

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Tkone Green
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-08-09 12:26:47 UTC
Quick question: If I buy the Collectors edition as a current, active, player, can I still use the 60 days of account time on the active account?
CCP Sunset
C C P
C C P Alliance
#2 - 2013-08-09 16:36:35 UTC
Hey there Tkone,

The game time that comes with the Collector's Edition is in the form of a CD-key which can only be used with a new account, or to upgrade a trial. I'm afraid that this cannot be applied to an existing account which has already been upgraded from trial status.

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Stitcher
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-08-09 16:38:05 UTC
that's a shame. I was hoping there'd at least be a PLEX in there.

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Jamie Bauer
Commonwealth Mercenaries
BLACKFLAG.
#4 - 2013-08-09 16:39:16 UTC
Are we allowed to sell it on?
Skill Training Online
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-08-09 16:44:28 UTC
You can at least get 30 days out of it by making a referral then using the key to activate the referral, 30 days on your main account.

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Khen'do Khen
#6 - 2013-08-10 07:48:53 UTC
CCP Sunset wrote:
Hey there Tkone,

The game time that comes with the Collector's Edition is in the form of a CD-key which can only be used with a new account, or to upgrade a trial. I'm afraid that this cannot be applied to an existing account which has already been upgraded from trial status.


You know, I was tempted to get the collector's edition, but this is the one thing that's actually keeping me from it. I just can't see spending $150 on all that stuff and not getting the game time out of it because I already have the accounts I want.
CCP Sunset
C C P
C C P Alliance
#7 - 2013-08-10 12:03:44 UTC
Skill Training Online wrote:
You can at least get 30 days out of it by making a referral then using the key to activate the referral, 30 days on your main account.

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I'm afraid that this is not correct, as a CD-Key is not an eligible payment method to use with the Buddy Program.

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Khoharis Asanari
Praetorian Guard of Honour
#8 - 2013-08-10 12:42:05 UTC
CCP Sunset wrote:
Skill Training Online wrote:
You can at least get 30 days out of it by making a referral then using the key to activate the referral, 30 days on your main account.

Thank you Obama!


I'm afraid that this is not correct, as a CD-Key is not an eligible payment method to use with the Buddy Program.

That's disappointing. At least this makes my decision easier.
Larg Kellein
Bacon Appreciation Society
#9 - 2013-08-10 19:04:17 UTC
CCP Sunset wrote:
Hey there Tkone,

The game time that comes with the Collector's Edition is in the form of a CD-key which can only be used with a new account, or to upgrade a trial. I'm afraid that this cannot be applied to an existing account which has already been upgraded from trial status.


I'm getting it anyway for the Rifter and the extra Gnosis runs, but this really is quite lame towards the players who have been with you for these first ten years that you're celebrating with this collector's edition (and who are, let's be honest, the ones likely to want an uber-edition of a ten year old game).
Kirjava
Lothian Enterprises
#10 - 2013-08-10 19:21:58 UTC
Been here a decade, plan to stay another.

Any chance I can use the codes I bought on my already existing decade old account? Some sort of Plex perhaps?

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Bart Gibson
Tillicumin Cider Brewing Corperation
#11 - 2013-09-06 08:02:36 UTC
oh well guess im gettting a refund then
Mycool Jahksn
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2013-09-06 08:13:43 UTC
It's been brought up before and to be honest, this package will most likely appeal more to the old players.

The problem with that is that old players most likely have enough accounts and dont need another, also, they most likely have sent buddy invites to any rl friends they have long ago.

This makes the 60 day cd key pretty much useless along with all the other useless crap included in the CE *cough* dust 514 stuff *cough*.

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Turelus
Utassi Security
The Curatores Veritatis Auxiliary
#13 - 2013-09-06 10:35:05 UTC
TBH this kind of stinks... can't you just put a normal 60day GTC in there?
I mean the CE is marketed at the current subscribers of EVE, it's not a first release of the game. So why should the players who have been playing for years to get you this far and then supported you further by buying the CE now get a worthless time card?

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Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#14 - 2013-09-06 10:58:24 UTC
Turelus wrote:
TBH this kind of stinks... can't you just put a normal 60day GTC in there?
I mean the CE is marketed at the current subscribers of EVE, it's not a first release of the game. So why should the players who have been playing for years to get you this far and then supported you further by buying the CE now get a worthless time card?


I dunno - how much trouble can you cause with an unlinked account for 60 days?

Obviously there's no point keeping it after the 60 days as we all have the accounts we need but maybe that's what CCP want - 60 days of chaos and carnage Twisted
Azami Nevinyrall
172.0.0.1
#15 - 2013-09-06 12:03:28 UTC
Ruskarn Andedare wrote:
Turelus wrote:
TBH this kind of stinks... can't you just put a normal 60day GTC in there?
I mean the CE is marketed at the current subscribers of EVE, it's not a first release of the game. So why should the players who have been playing for years to get you this far and then supported you further by buying the CE now get a worthless time card?


I dunno - how much trouble can you cause with an unlinked account for 60 days?

Obviously there's no point keeping it after the 60 days as we all have the accounts we need but maybe that's what CCP want - 60 days of chaos and carnage Twisted

That's how I think of it...

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Emily Anasarsy
Reverse Engineering LTD
#16 - 2013-09-06 12:31:44 UTC
Maybe CCP should think about it a bit more and at least offer the option to exchange the CD-Key for GTC or something for existing players.

After all what's the point in essentially paying for 60days of gametime you can not use.