So I got 3 codes to give buddies for being a lifetimer. Well, I guess this is where we Lifers get screwed. Every other MMO out there if your friend subs to the game you usually get free game time. But Cryptic offers us NOTHING. Well, I am not passing out my buddy codes until they make it worth me geting my friends to sign up. Ya, I don't need game time. So give me points to use in the Cryptic Shop.

Welp, here is the E-mail minus the codes:

Greetings Champion!

Thank you once again for purchasing a lifetime subscription for Champions Online. We hope you are enjoying the game. To show our appreciation for your support, here are three 14-day free trial buddy keys for you to give to your friends and family, so they can join in your heroic adventures!

"CODES HERE"

What to do with these keys?

4. Send one of the buddy keys from above to a person of your choice. Please note that a buddy key can only be used once.

5. To signup, direct your buddies to: http://www.champions-online.com/enter_key

6. After signing up, your buddy will be presented with a link to download the Champions Online game client. If they missed that, they can still login to the official website and get the game client from: http://www.champions-online.com/download

Upon activation of these keys, your buddies will have access to the game for 14 days! To continue to playing after the 14-day free trail, your buddies just need to:

3. Purchase a retail copy of Champions Online.

4. Log into their existing account and activate the retail key that comes with their retail copy.

To find out where you can buy Champions Online, please go to: http://www.champions-online.com/retail

Once again, thank you for playing Champions Online. We hope to see you and your friends in-game soon!


Regards,

Cryptic Studios Billing Support


Yep that is it. No extra bonus for getting our friends to sign up. Just thanks now see ya.

REALLY CRYPTIC, Show us you are greatful for send our friends money to you!

Sure I am going to get flamed for this. But a thank you for getting your friends to sign-up like all the other MMO's do out there would be a nice jester.

I, for one, appreciate the opportunity to let my friends try the game, because I'd like to play it with them.

That is fine, so do I... but every other MMO gives a bonus of some kind if their friend signs up. I just don't lke the idea of me scratching their back by have my friend give them their money for nothing in return. I would like my back scratch too, maybe a golden toilet too well I am at it.

If you have a LIFETIME sub.....you don't need extra game time. Isn't the idea of getting your friends to play the game (trying it for two weeks FREE) bonus enough?

I think it is taking advantage of someone personally. I don't need extra time, but I am sure they can come up with something.

Like others have said above me, I'm fairly sure the idea is to give your friends a chance to try out the game. Not to earn yourself stuff.

I'm fairly sure playing the game with friends is enough reward.

I'm sorry, but you've been given something for free and your complaining that you arnt being rewarded for using it?

P.S

try to avoid such sweeping statements as "Every other MMO"

I will, but send me a link to another MMO out there that does not give their players a bonus of some sort for getting their friends to sign up, and it has to be a game with a monthly sub not some free to play game. Until then I can say every other MMO to get my point across.

Plus in a few weeks everyone probably will get a free buddy code or they will do a free trial offer. So I guess it doesn't matter anyways.

good to see why got that sorted thenn

Except maybe to your "friends," who can now infer how much you value playing MMOs with them.

Welcome to the age where if you don't get anything in return something isn't worth doing........

Attitudes like this are what make me hate going to public places. What happened to helping others with no thought of "what can i get for doing this"?