Blue light special: Champions Online and Star Trek Online lifetime subs to go on sale
Upset because you missed out on pre-launch deals for lifetime subscriptions to your favorite Cryptic MMOs? If the notion of a lifetime sub -- pay once, play forever (or until you or the game kicks the bucket) -- appeals to you, then Cryptic has some good news: Both Champions Online and Star Trek Online's lifetime subscriptions are on sale for $239.00 apiece.
This sale coincides with two big events in the Cryptiverse: Star Trek Online is hitting its one-year anniversary next month while Champions Online is on the verge of launching its free-to-play version in a few days. The sale will run from January 25th through February 4th, which means that players have about a week-and-a-half to decide if this is a smart move.
A lifetime subscription offers you the full benefit of a regular subscriber without the hassle of monthly charges. If you're wondering why one might pay for a lifetime sub for a game that's coming out with a free version, it's important to realize that Champions' F2P version is permanently restricted in several ways, such as limiting players to playing archetype templates instead of being able to build their own character. Whether one is preferable to the other is up to you, of course. This sale represents a 20% discount over the normal lifetime subscription, which does save you a good chunk of pocket change.
You can read all the details of this deal at either Champions Online or Star Trek Online.
