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SOE offers DCUO, EQII, and EQ sub discounts next week
If you've been enjoying a free membership to either DC Universe Online, EverQuest, or EverQuest II, have you considered upgrading your membership or plunking the cash down for a longer-term sub? If so, the time to do so has never been better. Starting at 3:00 a.m. EDT on July 18th, Sony Online Entertainment is offering 25% off of upgraded subscriptions for all three games (for DCUO, it's the PC version only, though). To take advantage of this offer, players must actually upgrade their subscription tier. Free accounts must upgrade to a recurring membership, recurring memberships must upgrade to multi-month sub, and multi-month members must upgrade to a longer-term subscription. A single-game recurring membership can also upgrade to the All Access recurring membership. Of course, the longer you sign up for, the better the deal is as more months are covered under the 25% off. This limited-time offer ends at 2:59 a.m EDT on July 24th, so unless you are a night owl, make sure to make your purchase by the 23rd.
RIFT's offers limited-time subscription discounts
Getting into the RIFT groove and certain you'll be sticking it out for a while to come? Then there's a way you could be saving some money as well by signing up for one of Trion Worlds' new subscription plans during the "Summer of Savings" period that began this month. By committing to three, six or 12-month subscriptions, players can enjoy RIFT for a substantially lower monthly cost than the standard $14.99 fee. The three-month option comes out to be $12.29 per month, the six-month is $10.29, and the annual option is $8.99. It's interesting to note that these prices are close to those set by Trion for pre-order founders. A player using founder's pricing can pay $59.94 for a six-month subscription while a Summer of Savings customer will shell out $61.74 for the same service. As with founder's pricing, players can lock in these discounted rates -- as long as they stay subscribed to the game. The small print informs us that if a promotional subscriber discontinues service and then re-ups later on, he or she will have to revert to standard pricing.
Darkfall tempts sandbox vacationers with special pricing deals
Are you looking to get away from it all? Does your themepark day job leave you dreaming of sunny sandbox beaches and skill-based progression at your own pace? Do you yearn for long days filled with crafting and exploration and steamy nights where gank-or-be-ganked is the commonly heard call of the wild? We didn't think so. But if you did have these base cravings, Aventurine's new Darkfall second anniversary promotion would likely be right up your alley. If you're a former subscriber, you've probably received an email outlining all the details. If you're an Agonian virgin, head to the Darkfall Epic Blog for more information on the special $9.95 client pricing and the $24.95 three-month subscription deals. Hurry up though, as the sandbox vacation deal of the decade ends on April 1st!
Get more for your subscription money from City of Heroes
More isn't always better, but that's definitely the way to bet. So City of Heroes players -- and those considering picking the game up during its upcoming sale -- will be interested in the other promotion the game is running. Between November 29th and December 19th, taking a longer subscription option will result in more game time credited to your account, giving you an extra month or two away without any extra cost to the player. Six-month subscriptions during the period will be credited with an extra month, while 12-month subscriptions will be credited with two extra months for free. Since the longer-term subscriptions are already slightly cheaper per month than the normal monthly option, it's a substantial decrease in cost for new or returning players. Canceling a subscription prior to the end of the period, however, will also remove the free months on one's account. Still, it's appealing to think that one could get 14 months of City of Heroes at just $10 a month.
Subscribing to both Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV gets you bonuses
Players have been wondering for some time if there would be any reason to continue subscribing to Final Fantasy XI after the release of Final Fantasy XIV. Not that the two games are wholly interchangeable, but the audience for both is likely to be similar. Square-Enix seems to have considered this and, as a result, players subscribing to both games will get three bonuses for playing both games. The first is the most significant from a material standpoint -- the base cost of a subscription to Final Fantasy XI will be discounted to $7 a month for an account with both games linked. The other two bonuses are for veterans of the game, but equally appealing. Players with a character already created in FFXI will be able to import their character name to Final Fantasy XIV, with the character name being the given name and the server name as the family name. (So "Jejeune" on the Fairy server would be named Jejeune Fairy.) And as a last carrot, FFXIV characters will receive a special item on creation, the Hermes Shoes. So if you're planning on picking up FFXIV and already play FFXI, now would be the time to link the PlayOnline account.
