Lifetime pass discussion thread.

[Zelos1983]

My point was, if you can't get that 130 in 2 months, then its better to think about your financial priorties, and go for the cheaper short term expense, and suffer the higher long term expense.

As I pointed out: That is a stupid decision, as it raises the overall expenditure - a problem for people with little assets to begin with.
(this is not meant to insult you or make implications about your income)

Same goes for other stuff, another classical failure for example is going for the car with the lowest leasing rates instead of the lowest TCO.

 

[shadragon]

That's right. We should all be grateful to drop EUR 175 on We're-not-saying. :-D

Then don't get it. If you feel hard done by over this, do nothing.

E: D development has been laid out over the last two years in docs, interviews and hundreds of videos with what's to come. If you still feel you're in the dark then there's not a lot I can do about that.

 

[Memoryjar]

I agree. I'd bought season pass with a 3x or 4x payement, with or without charge.

Real pity is season pass is release just at the end of summer holiday. And with no warning before. It's real a pain to find 150 € at this time.

 

[WR3ND]

These aren't the threads you're looking for.

I don't remember there being a poll in the thread I started on page three of this thread.

Feel free to ask any questions and share your comments regarding the LEP and ignore any irrelevant third party content as you see fit.

(Some of you mods hitting the sauce at little early or what? Save some for me! )

 

[KellyR]

Well, right now, it's looking like the 'Not at all's are in the majority. Looks like a lot of them feel like me. That FD is shooting themselves in the foot with the Lifetime Expansion Pass. Once someone buys one, that portion of the revenue stream dries up except for paint jobs and merchande which is chicken feed compared to the purchase of the game.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Sadly it's down to what the merchant PSP (Payment Service Provider) bank allows. Many of them would require a credit check first and this would then be charged to FD. Not sure who their Merchant PSP is so no idea if it's them or FD that made the choices.

A solution could be that the buyer pay by card a sum every month, directly to Frontier . If he does not, the access to the game is not authorized when the season is released

 

[CMDR MAIN SEQUENCE]

A solution could be that the buyer pay by card a sum every month, directly to Frontier . If he does not, the access to the game is not authorized when the season is released

Hmm yes but to some people that would be too much like a subscription

 

[Alex Nguyan]

Lifetime Expansion Pass

I've purchased the lifetime expansion pass. I hope Elite Dangerous lasts as long as WoW, or Halo.

 

[sun_tzu]

I've purchased the lifetime expansion pass. I hope Elite Dangerous lasts as long as WoW, or Halo.

aye... I decided to purchase it today... its a lot of money (though as an original elite player I had to buy a new PC to run this game, plus brought a hotas so in the grand scheme of things I suppose its not that bad)
has there been any release of info regarding number of expansion passes sold so far? - it would be interesting to know what % of players had taken it.
now time to decide if I buy a rift or not.

 

[Javert]

Quick question.

If I've purchased the LEP for an existing Mercentary Edition account, do I need to download a new launcher or anything or will it just upgrade automatically?

 

[WR3ND]

Quick question.

If I've purchased the LEP for an existing Mercentary Edition account, do I need to download a new launcher or anything or will it just upgrade automatically?

No, it just changes your account accordingly. You can click on the beta from the launcher the same as the main game and single player combat training demo. It will need to download the beta though when you click on it.

 

[ColdCutz]

Exactly the same with me as well. Although why would you pay for any of the expansions AND THEN the lifetime pass? Seems like a significant waste of money if the lifetime pass would get to access to expansions you already paid for.

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I hope it will show up again at least one or two more times at expansion releases. I would've bought it now if I could (both for the expansions themselves and to support FD), but of course it was released again during the time I'm completely broke :/ No jobs available, 0 income from other sources, and I have to spare what I have left currently. Oh well... I'll be buying the expansions nonetheless, easier to afford them one at a time I guess.

Exactly the same with me as well. Although why would you pay for any of the expansions AND THEN the lifetime pass? Seems like a significant waste of money if the lifetime pass would get to access to expansions you already paid for.

 

[CapnBludd]

Hi guys,

I have the items listed below. Is my expansion pass the same as this Lifetime pass?


07/11/2014 1 x Kickstarter Special £0.00

12/04/2014 1 x Elite: Dangerous - Premium Beta $22.50

24/01/2014 1 x Elite: Dangerous - Expansion Pass £35.00

10/12/2013 1 x Elite: Dangerous - Standard Beta £50.00

 

[Ziljan]

I am happy to support FD with new money every year. As long as the game actually improves. However, the utter abandonment of the exploration mechanic and the appalling PVE centric design of Power Play give me reasons to question whether FDs vision is worth a Front loaded investment.

 

[WR3ND]

I am happy to support FD with new money every year. As long as the game actually improves. However, the utter abandonment of the exploration mechanic and the appalling PVE centric design of Power Play give me reasons to question whether FDs vision is worth a Front loaded investment.

Fair point. I'm not too fond of a few specific aspects of Elite: Dangerous myself, nor am I necessarily looking forward to all of the talked about aspects of the game being added in. I would prefer it if the devs seemed a little more focused on enhancing what the game is instead of broadening its appeal by adding on what it isn't, if that makes sense. (I would prefer needing to travel to an arena to queue up for a CQC match or to watch them as a spectator, for example.) Overall though, I do very much like and enjoy the game.

The reasons I decided to get the LEP are to help fund the game's continued financial viability for FD, at least for the short term, and because I would more than likely have gotten all the expansions anyway, it's more cost effective for me in the long term, and I wanted beta access. It is a bit of a blind faith investment, so naturally it isn't something that I recommend everyone else to do.

 

[CMDR SHADOW DRACUL]

i was just about to buy the pass today but the cost to change currencies made the transaction fail which irritates the hell out of me i then thought to go on steam but unfortunately it isn't possible to buy the pass from there .... just did it in russian rouble and it says processing instead of cancelled

 

[deathmagnet]

At every expansion for the same price....this way the ones that buy in the earliest get the best deal but it is still a deal for anyone that buys in later.

 

[Symbiont]

Lifetime season pass and beta access?

Hey guys,

Actually, I am considering purchasing that pass. I am wondering wether purchasing the lifetime season pass means that I also get access to the current 1.4 closed beta? When I play in the closed beta, will it have a different progress, not affecting my player progress in the "official" version?

 

[Optiim]

When you play as beta player you get a separate profile and will not affect your main player account.
Lifetime expansion grants access to all beta's.
I think the current beta will be opened up to everyone soon if it's not already that is.

 

[LosKevanos]

Current 1.4 beta will last until 9/21 when it will then be extended to gamma/mayhem where everyone will be able to access the beta phase to stress the servers... The gamma will last until October 6 when 1.4 is released/goes live... What happens in beta/gamma stays in beta/gamma... The 90% ship/module beta discount will end on 9/21 when beta goes gamma, full prices at that time. The LEP will be for sale until 9/14.