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[Appogee]

I'm presently a few days into a month of Premium Time.

If I purchase another month of Premium Time, will it just be added to the back of my existing period of Premium Time?

Or will it become a new standalone ''package'' of Premium Time, that I can activate when I choose, like my Phoenix bonus Premium Time?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

[TercieI]

Any you purchase in-game is automatically started. Only out of game PT gets "banked" for later activation.

EDIT: I was 99% sure, but you reminded me and I just added a couple months (yay sale!) and confirmed that it activated immediately.

Edited by Terciel1976, 18 November 2013 - 10:59 AM.

[Koniving]

Appogee, on 18 November 2013 - 10:56 AM, said:

Or will it become a new standalone ''package'' of Premium Time, that I can activate when I choose, like my Phoenix bonus Premium Time?

The above only happens if it is awarded to you or comes as a package bought from the website or redeeming something from the website.

Anything and everything bought from the game client itself is activated immediately including premium time.

If it's bought from the website, it "waits" in limbo until the next maintenance cycle (unless it's premium time, then it becomes an 'activate' button).

Edited by Koniving, 18 November 2013 - 11:09 AM.

[Appogee]

Koniving, on 18 November 2013 - 11:08 AM, said:

The above only happens if it is awarded to you or comes as a package bought from the website

Thanks. Is there any way to buy it from the website? I don't want it to extend my current month as I will be on holidays for two weeks of the following month. I want to keep it in reserve and activate it when I get back.

[L Y N X]

Why not buy when you are ready to use it? Seems like such an easy solution to such a trivial problem you have.

[Appogee]

7ynx, on 18 November 2013 - 11:46 AM, said:

Why not buy when you are ready to use it? Seems like such an easy solution to such a trivial problem you have.

Because it will be 40% more expensive by then.

[LauLiao]

Appogee, on 18 November 2013 - 11:51 AM, said:

Because it will be 40% more expensive by then.

Think you may have stumbled on the EXACT reason they don't let you bank purchased time.

[L Y N X]

PT is 40% off now... 1500 MC, normally 2500MC...

FYI... When the sale ends, PT will ~ 67% more than the sale.

[Appogee]

7ynx, on 18 November 2013 - 12:04 PM, said:

PT is 40% off now... 1500 MC, normally 2500MC...

FYI... When the sale ends, PT will ~ 67% more than the sale.

Not quite so ''trivial'' then...

Edited by Appogee, 18 November 2013 - 12:22 PM.

[L Y N X]

I am posting this on the definition of "trivial" you seem to not understand its meaning:


1
: commonplace, ordinary
2
a : of little worth or importance <a trivial objection> <trivial problems>

b : relating to or being the mathematically simplest case;

from http://www.merriam-w...tionary/trivial

[Appogee]

7ynx, on 18 November 2013 - 11:46 AM, said:

Why not buy when you are ready to use it? Seems like such an easy solution to such a trivial problem you have.

7ynx, on 18 November 2013 - 02:49 PM, said:

I am posting this on the definition of "trivial" you seem to not understand its meaning:
1
: commonplace, ordinary
2
a : of little worth or importance <a trivial objection> <trivial problems>

b : relating to or being the mathematically simplest case;

from http://www.merriam-w...tionary/trivial

LOL. Nice attempt at a feint, but sadly, you're not fooling anyone.

Edited by Appogee, 19 November 2013 - 02:21 AM.

[L Y N X]

Now that you know what trivial means, you still think your problem is more than trivial?

[Tolkien]

Clarification - if you have banked premium time that you are saving until they actually put in the 'new rewards' they said they were nerfing cbill earnings to make room for (lol), and you buy some of this 40% off premium time that automatically starts, does that then bleed through all of your premium time or does it stop when the in game purchased 40% off time is used up?

Trivial trivialities on their own, I know, but they have a way of layering into a more interesting question.

[Appogee]

7ynx, on 19 November 2013 - 02:55 AM, said:

Now that you know what trivial means, you still think your problem is more than trivial?

No, I think my problem is that a pedant is wasting my time, trying to cover up his initial failure to understand my simple polite question, and his subsequent rude responses, by trying to portray my simple polite question as something other than what it was.

Edited by Appogee, 19 November 2013 - 07:45 AM.

[Koniving]

Tolkien, on 19 November 2013 - 03:31 AM, said:

Clarification - if you have banked premium time that you are saving until they actually put in the 'new rewards' they said they were nerfing cbill earnings to make room for (lol), and you buy some of this 40% off premium time that automatically starts, does that then bleed through all of your premium time or does it stop when the in game purchased 40% off time is used up?

Not sure if clarification or question.

But it goes through the 40% off.

Which btw, the 40% off is...gone. o.O;

[Appogee]

Tolkien, on 19 November 2013 - 03:31 AM, said:

Trivial trivialities on their own, I know, but they have a way of layering into a more interesting question.

I'm pretty sure most normal people - including Koniving (thank you) and me - don't mind it when people asking trivial questions, and nor do they mind answering them in a civil fashion.

For example, here's how it's done, in response to your simple question:

When I bought my current block of discounted PT, my block of Phoenix PT was still there waiting to be separately activated when I wish to. I trust this assists you.

Edited by Appogee, 19 November 2013 - 07:28 AM.

[Lusankya]

It would be nice of them to add in a feature that would allow you to choose how much time you want to activate from banked premium time. There would have to be limitations but it would still be nice to see.

[Tolkien]

Koniving, on 19 November 2013 - 07:23 AM, said:

Not sure if clarification or question.

But it goes through the 40% off.

Which btw, the 40% off is...gone. o.O;

Appogee, on 19 November 2013 - 07:24 AM, said:

I'm pretty sure most normal people - including Koniving (thank you) and me - don't mind it when people asking trivial questions, and nor do they mind answering them in a civil fashion.

For example, here's how it's done, in response to your simple question:

When I bought my current block of discounted PT, my block of Phoenix PT was still there waiting to be separately activated when I wish to. I trust this assists you.

Thanks to both of you, it will help people if there is another sale if they have the same question. Personally I'm not activating my Phoenix time until they've either un-nerfed the economy or actually put in the 'extra things' that were used to justify the Cbill nerf months ago.

[Appogee]

Tolkien, on 19 November 2013 - 07:29 AM, said:

Thanks to both of you, it will help people if there is another sale if they have the same question. Personally I'm not activating my Phoenix time until they've either un-nerfed the economy or actually put in the 'extra things' that were used to justify the Cbill nerf months ago.

You're welcome. I have the same approach as you... not wanting to activate my 3 months of PT until I get a better sense of how the loyalty bonuses work, which medallions to choose, and what the goals of that system are.

Still, I'm very happy to take advantage of any 40% discounted PT as it comes along.

[NuclearPanda]

Appogee, on 19 November 2013 - 07:32 AM, said:

You're welcome. I have the same approach as you... not wanting to activate my 3 months of PT until I get a better sense of how the loyalty bonuses work, which medallions to choose, and what the goals of that system are.

Still, I'm very happy to take advantage of any 40% discounted PT as it comes along.

Same here. I have six freakin' months of premium time that I refuse to activate until they do something about additional content within the game and things to actually do.

As of right now it's just deathmatch and more deathmatch with crummy rewards.