Where has Frontier promised it will not charge a subscription for ED?

[Ben Ryder]

[h=2]Where has Frontier promised it will not charge a subscription for ED?[/h]
There is no way on earth I would pay a subscription for a service with huge customer relationship issues and a product that is full of bugs and issues.

I'm not the kind of person who is 'easily parted with their money'

 

[Agony_Aunt]

I'm curious is there something driving the 'subscription' threads, this is the second in as many days?

Sockpuppets?

 

[Scoob]

With this line in particular in mind:

"Everything in the game will be purchasable with in-game Credits"

I wonder, how to earn / buy with in-game credits, the various skins?

I'm fine with people wanting to support the game further by buying skins, even those wishing to purchase in-game credits for cash is ok with me. Hell, offer to sell whole ships if you want...it's doesn't affect my fun. However, are these Skins actually able to be gained in-game without a real-world cash purchase? I have a "Mercenary" Skin for my Cobra, that was a freebie I got as a backer, but I don't know how to earn any others. Are they awarded at a given Rank with one of the factions, or tied to other achievements? FD themselves say everything can be earned with in-game credits, but I guess reaching a rank mile stone prior to being given the option to buy would be covered by that, so I'm wondering how we earn skins?

I'm not overly fussed about skins - if I absolutely had to have one now I have a shortcut using £££ available to me - just thought I'd ask if anyone knows how to get them purely in-game as FD have stated we can.

Scoob.

 

[Top Cat]

It would be illegal to start charging a fee. Not even refund offers would get them out of it.

No, it wouldnt. The current EULA already allows them to start charging a fee.

 

[Kayweg]

I'm curious is there something driving the 'subscription' threads, this is the second in as many days?

They pop up once in a while and have done so for some time.

It's the same as with any other topic that gets repeatedly dug up.

I don't keep tab on who's starting them, but i don't think we need to get the tin foil hats out yet....this whole "subscription talk" is conspiracy theory enough for my taste.

 

[Robert Maynard]

A promise already broken on paint jobs.

Looking at the KS FAQ answer again (my emphasis):

Will the game be free to play after the initial purchase?

We do not plan to make it subscription-based. Once you have purchased the game up front, you will be able to play thereafter for no further cost. Everything in the game will be purchasable with in-game Credits, earned from trading, bounty-hunting, etc. We will probably allow the supplemental purchase of Credits with real money, for those who want to accelerate their progress through the game.

We do plan to charge for additional updates, to be available sometime after the original release. These will offer additional content, features and gameplay.

Last updated: Wed, Nov 21 2012 4:49 PM +00:00

The inclusion of "earned from trading"; "<earned from> bounty hunting" and, perhaps more importantly, "etc." allows the interpretation that not all items will be able to be bought in-game but may alternatively be gained, in-game, in different ways.

 

[Gédéon_Lecanard]

Plans often change when a company can't pay the bills.


A promise already broken on paint jobs.

Depends. Right now, everything related to gameplay is definitively purchasable in game, thus making every player equal regarding gameplay mechanics. Cosmetics are sold separately, true. But one could observe that they are not sold ingame. As a matter of fact, they are not even shown in the outfitting screen. I know it could look like I'm reasonning over reason, here, but hey, technically they have not broken that promise at least.

Any firmer statement of the promise to be found?

Well, you had your question answered quite precisely by Tagos, who pointed the FAQ itself. Also, a little search on the forum will sort numerous threads on the topic for you, where FD staff were kind enough to state the exact same thing many times. What do you want more? Are you expecting a contract engraved in rock signed with their blood, or something in that line?

Not saying it won't change for whatever reason (I sure hope it won't), but right now, it's the way it is.

Edit: beaten again. Oh, the curse of not being fluent in english (and typing with my nose)

 

[Ian Phillips]

As the OP has had his question answered - several times - I will be closing this now.