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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
A '''Premium Player''' is any non-subscription account holder who has ever spent money with [[NCsoft]] on [[City of Heroes]], either prior to going [[wikipedia:free-to-play|free-to-play]] or by purchasing [[Paragon Points]] for use in the [[Paragon Market]]. Premium Players do not have a monthly subscription, and thus are limited in their options within the game. [[VIP Player]]s whose subscriptions lapse turn into Premium Players.
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. 


Nicknames include ''preems'', ''freemium'', and ''premies''.
Nicknames include ''preems'', ''freemium'', and ''premies''.
== Description ==
Premium Player account status is a result of the hybrid model adopted when City of Heroes Freedom launched. 
They include, but are not limited to:
* Free Players joining the game since [[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
* Free Players who subscribed to City of Heroes Freedom and then let their subscription lapse
* 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]].
== Features Accessible ==
=== For Free ===
*Access at least 8 [[Archetypes]] ([[Blaster]], [[Brute]], [[Corruptor]], [[Defender]], [[Dominator]], [[Scrapper]], [[Stalker]] and [[Tanker]])
*At least two [[Character Slot]]s across all [[servers]]
*Create [[costumes]] from billions of combinations
*Play as a [[Hero]] or [[Villain]] up to [[Level]] 50
*105 [[Power Set]]s
*Play in 45 different game [[Zone Overview|zones]]
*Play stories within the [[Mission Architect]] (no rewards)
*Join [[Supergroup]]s
*Access to Local, Team, Tell, Supergroup, Coalition, Help, Pets, Friends, League, Arena, Leveling Pact, Looking for Group, Emote, and Architect [[Communication Channels]]
*[[Mail System]] Access
*Reward Drops including small [[Inspirations]], [[Enhancements#Training_Enhancements|Training]] [TO], [[Enhancements#Dual-Origin Enhancements|Dual-Origin]] [DO], [[Enhancements#Single-Origin Enhancements|Single-Origin ]] [SO] and [[Special Enhancements|Special]] [[Enhancements]]
*Player-to-Player [[The Players' Guide to the Cities/Trading|Trading]]
*+2 [[Invention Salvage|Salvage]] [[Invention System Capacity|Inventory]], +1 [[Recipe]] Inventory
*[[Inf]] Cap of 500 million inf per character
*Ability to buy anything from the [[Paragon Market]]
*Read the [[Official Forums]]
=== Paragon Rewards Program Only ===
*Access to all of the Communication Channels and Ability to Join [[Global Chat Channels]]
*Inf cap of 2 Billion per character
*Ability to earn [[Merit Rewards|Reward Merit]]s
*Ability to earn [[Vanguard Merit]]s (subject to Prerequisites)
*Medium and Large [[Inspiration]] drops
=== Paragon Rewards Program, Paragon Market ===
*[[Invention System|Invention]] [[Invention License|License]]
*[[Mission Architect]] [[Mission Architect License|License]]
*[[Auction House]] [[Auction House License|License]]
*[[Controller]] and [[Mastermind]] Archetypes
*Additional Character Slots
=== Paragon Market, VIP Status ===
*[[Peacebringer]], [[Warshade]], [[Arachnos Soldier]] and [[Arachnos Widow]] Archetypes
*[[Alignment]] system access
*[[Praetoria]] access
*Praetorian Character Creation
*Going Rogue Power Sets: [[Dual Pistols]], [[Kinetic Melee]], [[Electric Control]], and [[Demon Summoning]]
*Going Rogue [[Costume Sets]]
=== VIP Status Only ===
*Access to [[Incarnate]] content, powers and drops
*Access to [[Server|VIP Server]]
*Ability to Create or Moderate [[Global Chat Channels]]
*Create Supergroups
*Edit [[Supergroup Base]]s
*Post on the Official Forums
*Priority [[Issue 16#Queue Server|Server Queueing]]
*Premium In-Game Customer Support


==Benefits==
==Benefits==
*Get everything that [[Free Player]]s get.   
*Get everything a [[Free Player]] gets.   
*Retain nearly everything you already purchased including [[Super Booster|Super Boosters]], [[Mission Architect Story Slots]], and directly purchased [[Character Slot]]s.   
*Retain nearly everything you already purchased including [[Super Booster|Super Boosters]], [[Mission Architect Story Slots]], and directly purchased [[Character Slot]]s.   
*Retain access to most features and benefits enabled by [[Disc Releases|expansions]] like [[Going Rogue (Boxset)|Going Rogue]]. This could include game-play mechanics (such as [[Alignment|side-switching]]), zones (such as [[Praetoria#City Zones|Praetoria]]), [[Costume Sets#Alpha|costumes]], [[Emotes#Going Rogue: Expansion.2C Complete Collection.2C or Item Pack|emotes]], [[Inherent Powers#Shadowy Presence|special powers]] and powersets (such as [[Dual Pistols]] and [[Kinetic Melee]]). This does not include the [[Incarnate System]].
*Retain access to most features and benefits enabled by [[Disc Releases|expansions]] like [[Going Rogue (Boxset)|Going Rogue]]. This could include game-play mechanics (such as [[Alignment|side-switching]]), zones (such as [[Praetoria#City Zones|Praetoria]]), [[Costume Sets#Alpha|costumes]], [[Emotes#Going Rogue: Expansion.2C Complete Collection.2C or Item Pack|emotes]], [[Inherent Powers#Shadowy Presence|special powers]] and powersets (such as [[Dual Pistols]] and [[Kinetic Melee]]). This does not include the [[Incarnate System]].
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*Retain all the [[Veteran Reward Badges|Veteran Rewards badges]] previously earned.
*Retain all the [[Veteran Reward Badges|Veteran Rewards badges]] previously earned.


==What you get by going VIP==
===What you get by going VIP===
*At least 400 free Paragon points per month.
*At least 400 free Paragon Points per month
*One Server Transfer per month
*One Server Transfer per month
*A Reward Token for every month of paid VIP subscription.
*A [[Reward Token]] for every month of paid VIP subscription


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
*[[Free Player]]
*[[Free Player]]
*[[VIP Player]]
*[[VIP Player]]
*[[Reward Token#Converting from Veteran Rewards Program|Converting from Veteran Rewards Program]]
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Revision as of 01:05, 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.

Nicknames include preems, freemium, and premies.

Description

Premium Player account status is a result of the hybrid model adopted when City of Heroes Freedom launched. They include, but are not limited to:

  • Free Players joining the game since 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
  • Free Players who subscribed to City of Heroes Freedom and then let their subscription lapse
  • 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 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

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