I must admit, I misread the reception to Champions Online. Although I knew the game had a big calling, I didn’t think that players would buy up the game’s $60 six month packages, and $200 lifetime subscriptions so fast, even if they promised a few exclusive costumes, not to mention a guaranteed spot in the Star Trek Online Closed Beta later this year, especially not before the end of the beta today (Yes, I was wrong. The beta was extended one day).
So I’ll start out with my apologies to Cryptic for underestimating such an early reception to the game. Those of you who, after much deliberation, decided upon buying one of the two limited time subscriptions today will find that your limited time has run out. Just yesterday, Cryptic announced that they only had one thousand lifetime and five hundred six month subscriptions available. In less than a day, all of those fifteen hundred subscriptions went flying out the door (One six month to yours truly), much faster than even Cryptic had anticipated.
A word from Cryptic, and more information after the break.
Daeke, Community Team GM, has stuck an apology on the forums, and expresses Cryptic’s regret that they did not state explicitly enough that the subscriptions were limited in supply, rather than time (even though the offer was set to end on September 1st, or while supplies last).
All MMO launches have a shaky start, and Champions Online has been no exception to this. This oversight from the subscription offer will be forgotten a couple weeks after the game is launched and people are busy funneling their bank account directly to the Cryptic Dev Team.
Considering this development just a week before launch, with how fast lifetime subscriptions flew out the door, I’m officially making my prospects on Champions Online “Green”. Even before the beta went completely open (When you had to preorder or be a fileplanet subscriber), there were thousands playing at any given time.
I’ll see you all at the Star Trek Online beta!
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