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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
A '''Premium Player''' is any non-subscription account holder who has ever spent money with [[NCsoft]] on the [[City of Heroes]] product.  [[VIP Player]]s whose subscriptions lapse turn into Premium Players.  Premium Players may have limited access to some game features and systems.
A '''Premium Player''' is any non-subscription account holder who has ever spent money with [[NCsoft]] on the [[City of Heroes]] product.  [[VIP Player]]s whose subscriptions lapse turn into Premium Players.  Premium Players may have limited access to some game features and systems. It is impossible to downgrade from a Premium Player to a [[Free Player]].


Nicknames include ''preems'', ''freemium'', and ''premies''.
Nicknames include ''preems'', ''freemium'', and ''premies''.


== Description ==
== Description ==
Premium Player account status is a result of the hybrid model adopted when City of Heroes Freedom launched.
Premium Player account status is an intermediary access tier in the hybrid model adopted when [[City of Heroes Freedom]] launched, between Free Players and VIP Players. Premium Players include, but are not limited to:
They include, but are not limited to:
 
* Free Players joining the game since [[Issue 21]], who have purchased points through the [[Paragon Market]]
* Players joining the game as Free Players after [[Issue 21]], who have purchased points through the [[Paragon Market]]
* Free Players who apply a Game [[Time Card]] to their account and then don't apply another to overlap it
* Players joining as Free Players after Issue 21, who subscribe (including [[Time Card]]s and [[Game Card]]s) or apply a retail code, and then let their subscription lapse
* Free Players who subscribed to City of Heroes Freedom and then let their subscription lapse
* Returning players who applied a retail code to their account, subscribed to the game, or applied a game time card, at any time in the game's history, but do not renew their subscription after Freedom launch
* Returning Players who maintained a City of Heroes monthly subscription for at least 30 days or applied a game time card, any time from the game's launch in 2004 until the release of City of Heroes Freedom in late 2011
* VIP players with a lapsed subscription
* Secondary accounts of VIP players


The features and systems available to Premium Players compared to VIP Players are very strongly and directly tied to the [[Paragon Rewards Program]].  See also [[Reward Token#Converting from Veteran Rewards Program|Converting from Veteran Rewards Program]].
The features and systems available to Premium Players compared to VIP Players are very strongly and directly tied to the [[Paragon Rewards Program]].  See also [[Reward Token#Converting from Veteran Rewards Program|Converting from Veteran Rewards Program]].

Revision as of 02:20, 10 September 2011

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Overview

A Premium Player is any non-subscription account holder who has ever spent money with NCsoft on the City of Heroes product. VIP Players whose subscriptions lapse turn into Premium Players. Premium Players may have limited access to some game features and systems. It is impossible to downgrade from a Premium Player to a Free Player.

Nicknames include preems, freemium, and premies.

Description

Premium Player account status is an intermediary access tier in the hybrid model adopted when City of Heroes Freedom launched, between Free Players and VIP Players. Premium Players include, but are not limited to:

  • Players joining the game as Free Players after Issue 21, who have purchased points through the Paragon Market
  • Players joining as Free Players after Issue 21, who subscribe (including Time Cards and Game Cards) or apply a retail code, and then let their subscription lapse
  • Returning players who applied a retail code to their account, subscribed to the game, or applied a game time card, at any time in the game's history, but do not renew their subscription after Freedom launch

The features and systems available to Premium Players compared to VIP Players are very strongly and directly tied to the Paragon Rewards Program. See also Converting from Veteran Rewards Program.

Features Accessible

For Free

Paragon Rewards Program Only

Paragon Rewards Program, Paragon Market

Paragon Market, VIP Status

VIP Status Only


Benefits

What you get by going VIP

  • At least 400 free Paragon Points per month
  • One Server Transfer per month
  • A Reward Token for every month of paid VIP subscription

See Also