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IronToad Korthos Resident Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 23 Joined: Jul 6^th, 2010	Points needed tgo go F2P Oct 6^th, 2011 at 10:52am	Print Post
	Maybe this has been covered else where, but I know some of you converted frmom VIP to F2P, about how many points did it wind up taking? Rough order of magnitude, I'm sitting on a bunch and wondered if I was even in the ball park...


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Nexx Ex Member	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #1 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 11:03am	Print Post
	I believe Strakeln has said it was roughly $100 worth per account.


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sir_chonas Waterworks Kobold Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 153 Joined: Jun 21^st, 2010 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #2 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 11:04am	Print Post
	http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=205459 Missing a few packs as it hasn't been updated since last edit date, but still pretty much relevant and good for guidance.


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Maxwell Edison Bailiff Offline HADOUKEN! Posts: 3142 Location: Bologna Joined: Jul 13^th, 2011	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #3 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 11:10am	Print Post
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Blank_Zero Ex Member	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #4 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 11:15am	Print Post
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Throate Waterworks Kobold Offline ...to hear the lamentation of them noobs Posts: 154 Location: Austria Joined: Dec 2^nd, 2010 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #5 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 11:21am	Print Post
	Going fromm f2p to premium I've bought two point bundles when they were on sale (are the largest packs 6900 points? - can't remember). That was enough to buy almost every pack, base shared bank, 1 true heart, some minor cosmetic stuff (150TP hats), 1 additional bank space, and i still have like 1500 points left. I didn't wait for packs to go on sale though.
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Zigana Vaultgina Offline Posts: 146 Location: Spokane, WA Joined: Jul 1^st, 2009 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #6 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 7:05pm	Print Post
	I bought one $50 pack when it was on sale and one $20 one. Between those and favor grinding, I have every pack unlocked except the new house C stuff, shared banking, all 10 character slots, and I believe I bought one heart of wood as well. A few extra things here and there like res cakes or xp pots.

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kitsune_ko Titan Demolisher Offline Halfling Pali-Rogues FTW! Posts: 380 Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #7 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 8:26pm	Print Post
	I would have to go with the ~100$ estimate as well, though if you want all the toys (Monks, WF, uFvS, ect) its probably going to cost considerably more. But for the main adventure packs, and some of the nice optional ones, I am pretty sure I have not spent much more then 100$ so far. Of course; I am incredibly patient with sales and buy points only when they go on sale; and then buy wanted packs when they go on sale. You can save a fair bit that way.

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Strakeln Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline Lumberjack Posts: 12345 Joined: Jun 27^th, 2009	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #8 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 9:04pm	Print Post
	I took a 6-month break, during which time I bought points and everything in the game when on sale. About $100 got me everything, so that'd be around 14,000 points (always bought the 6900 pts/$50 deal).

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Terebinthia Horoluth Raider Offline All your cupcakes are belong to me! :D Posts: 2499 Joined: Jan 6^th, 2011	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #9 - Oct 7^th, 2011 at 6:40am	Print Post
	I've just gone back and looked up all the stupid shit I bought as a noob premium player early last year (Threnal at full price? Really? Really?) and been quite surprised by how much is in there. I could buy all the tomes I want plus the critical races/classes and shared bank off the bat. Just need a little more for the packs. I'm still OK with the sub, but I can very much see going F2P in a few months time when hubby is home and I'm not killing so much time on the computer, particularly with elite opening not being the perk it used to be. Particularly if the PUG scene doesn't pick up after Cove and Maban.


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IronToad Korthos Resident Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 23 Joined: Jul 6^th, 2010	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #10 - Oct 7^th, 2011 at 7:37am	Print Post
	Thanks, being unemployed and sitting on 8000 points it felt like it might be the time to go premium but I wasn't sure if I was even close.


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kitsune_ko Titan Demolisher Offline Halfling Pali-Rogues FTW! Posts: 380 Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #11 - Oct 7^th, 2011 at 2:35pm	Print Post
	Rumor on the official forum is that there is a 50% sale this holiday weekend. I have not logged in myself to check, bit it might be a good time to buy a few packs/classes if they are on at such a steep discount as well.

	"Shiny stuff comes and goes; XP is forever." 2008-10-15: Full frontal Nerdity
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Nerdychaz Waterworks Kobold Offline I was queer before the ponies! Posts: 188 Location: Cannith Joined: Oct 3^rd, 2011 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #12 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 6:29am	Print Post
	This is why I would actually like to be able to buy packs as a VIP. If I just let my account expire, i will miss the sale. Nifty little trick there turbine.


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Terebinthia Horoluth Raider Offline All your cupcakes are belong to me! :D Posts: 2499 Joined: Jan 6^th, 2011	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #13 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 6:38am	Print Post
	While chewing over this some more (my sub is due to run out in May so I've plenty of time) I found this nifty little guide on the main forums. Good advice there. http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=338050


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popejubal Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline fnord Posts: 6364 Location: Argo Joined: Aug 6^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #14 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 10:29am	Print Post
	If you call Turbine and ask that they cancel your VIP status immediately instead of waiting for it to expire, they can do that. I don't know if they will do that, because customer service at Turbine is unpredictable, but they can.

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Epoch Alaskan Ice Hole Offline Epochalypse Posts: 10377 Location: Frozen Tundra Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #15 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 10:40am	Print Post
	VIP is prepaid though, so why would you?

	OnePercenter wrote on May 15^th, 2014 at 9:41am: I just read that the cat followed up by visiting the dog house later that night, dropping some Willie Pete in on the sleeping dog.� #epochsfamiliarFTW Sim-Sala-Bim wrote on Jan 27^th, 2014 at 2:09am: It seems like Epoch never loses his popularity. Even against donuts.
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Strakeln Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline Lumberjack Posts: 12345 Joined: Jun 27^th, 2009	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #16 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 12:34pm	Print Post
	Nerdychaz wrote on Oct 9^th, 2011 at 6:29am: This is why I would actually like to be able to buy packs as a VIP.� If I just let my account expire, i will miss the sale.� Nifty little trick there turbine. Yeah, they put some thought into that one. Ticked me off too.

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popejubal Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline fnord Posts: 6364 Location: Argo Joined: Aug 6^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #17 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 12:51pm	Print Post
	Epoch wrote on Oct 9^th, 2011 at 10:40am: VIP is prepaid though, so why would you? Because there's a 50% off sale on adventure packs and you know that you're not going to renew your VIP membership? I thought that one was obvious.

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rev Jim American Azog Offline I GOT VEINS Posts: 3627 Location: South Alabama Joined: Jun 9^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #18 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 2:56pm	Print Post
	popejubal wrote on Oct 9^th, 2011 at 12:51pm: I thought that one was obvious. common sense is not so common

	Quote: Rev. Jim. He is the only guy here that posts quality, you should all learn from him.
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Oakianus Troleplayer Offline I Really Do Love Drama! Posts: 5466 Joined: May 20^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #19 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 4:53pm	Print Post
	Strakeln wrote on Oct 9^th, 2011 at 12:34pm: Yeah, they put some thought into that one.� Ticked me off too. I think it's brilliant. I would definitely be buying packs now and again so that I could eventually find myself as a premium player, but instead I spent all of my summer points on Astral Diamonds because I needed something to burn them on and don't give a chainsaw. The mindlessness of VIP suits me well anyway, though. Set it and forget it!


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Epoch Alaskan Ice Hole Offline Epochalypse Posts: 10377 Location: Frozen Tundra Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #20 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 6:19pm	Print Post
	Why would you stick the game out after december?

	OnePercenter wrote on May 15^th, 2014 at 9:41am: I just read that the cat followed up by visiting the dog house later that night, dropping some Willie Pete in on the sleeping dog.� #epochsfamiliarFTW Sim-Sala-Bim wrote on Jan 27^th, 2014 at 2:09am: It seems like Epoch never loses his popularity. Even against donuts.
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Terebinthia Horoluth Raider Offline All your cupcakes are belong to me! :D Posts: 2499 Joined: Jan 6^th, 2011	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #21 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 6:38pm	Print Post
	I would stay to hang out with friends, and that to me is the draw to convert to premium, that way I can stay until they turn the servers off. Curious about SWTOR though. Might do some research.


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Arkat Chonus Christ Offline Hola Bienvenido Posts: 12345 Location: Wyoming Joined: Jul 13^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #22 - Oct 10^th, 2011 at 9:29am	Print Post
	Terebinthia wrote on Oct 9^th, 2011 at 6:38pm: I would stay to hang out with friends, and that to me is the draw to convert to premium, that way I can stay until they turn the servers off. Curious about SWTOR though. Might do some research. There is a thread up in the "other" forums where a SWtOR beta-tester gives it a bad review. Sorry but I do not have a link handy. EDIT: Found the link. http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=346210
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Terebinthia Horoluth Raider Offline All your cupcakes are belong to me! :D Posts: 2499 Joined: Jan 6^th, 2011	Re: Points needed tgo go F2P Reply #23 - Oct 10^th, 2011 at 10:48am	Print Post
	Yeah, I saw that, didn't look appealing. My cookie cutter go and kill 10 rat MMO slot is filled by being a F2P tard in LOTRO.


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