Board 8 > I don't understand this GameFAQs Premium account thing at all

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Silvercross
12/20/11 10:38:00 AM
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So I just spent the $20 to get it going and signed up for the annual renewal, but all I'm seeing is the live chat and the new GIM messenger. I'm not seeing ANY avatars (though I assume that's because very few have them at this point) and the ads are still here.

Anyone else had any better luck?

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MarvelousGerbil
12/20/11 10:38:00 AM
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It gives you limitless mod moneys.

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GenesisSaga
12/20/11 10:39:00 AM
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You didn't get access to view any private board? Sounds like you got jipped my man!

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Silvercross
12/20/11 10:40:00 AM
#4:


Speaking of which, my MM counter is at 0. Do I only get a certain amount of Mod Money per month? The FAQ doesn't answer any of my questions :\

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The Mana Sword
12/20/11 10:40:00 AM
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I had a feeling it would be a waste of money, so I didn't bother.

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Meow1000
12/20/11 10:46:00 AM
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I'm surprised people actually bothered to buy that thing

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HeroDelTiempo17
12/20/11 11:01:00 AM
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Most of the benefits kick in after two months of subscription. That's when the bonuses REALLY get good.

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blindhobo13
12/20/11 11:05:00 AM
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MoneyFAQs
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shadosneko
12/20/11 11:07:00 AM
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At least it makes Karma worth something now!

I might not have an avatar, but my blinking/scrolling name is cool.

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Silvercross
12/20/11 11:12:00 AM
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True, I do like the option of being able to actually spend my Karma now. Just waiting for the store to go back up.

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Safer Sephiroth 777
12/20/11 11:17:00 AM
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There is a premium account?When did that happen?And what do you earn with this?

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Meow1000
12/20/11 11:18:00 AM
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From: shadosneko | #009
At least it makes Karma worth something now!

I might not have an avatar, but my blinking/scrolling name is cool.




I don't see your name doing either!

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Silvercross
12/20/11 11:23:00 AM
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Meow1000 posted...
From: shadosneko | #009
At least it makes Karma worth something now!

I might not have an avatar, but my blinking/scrolling name is cool.


I don't see your name doing either!


Only other Premium users can see it.

Safer Sephiroth 777 posted...
There is a premium account?When did that happen?And what do you earn with this?

Off the top of my head:

- Live Chat
- GIM (Gamefaqs Instant Messenger)
- Avatars
- Custom Name Display
- Mod Money (lets you "pay" out of certain ToS violations)
- Karma Store
- Once a day ability to delete another users post
- New board skins
- No ads
- Can pay 99 cents to access any private board

I know I'm probably forgetting some stuff.

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masterplum
12/20/11 11:24:00 AM
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From: Silvercross | #013
- Once a day ability to delete another users post




Come on, you don't have to lie to them. Premium has some pretty good features but its not That great

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Meow1000
12/20/11 11:25:00 AM
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From: Silvercross | #013
Only other Premium users can see it.





Such a sham then, as maybe 1% of users will actually waste that money at most

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abdou
12/20/11 11:25:00 AM
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This topic is a lie

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nintendogirl1
12/20/11 11:25:00 AM
#17:


I got it for free, but I haven't played with it yet. Don't really like the layout that much, tbh.

It'll probably grow on me and I probably will stay on as a mod longer than I would've done without this. Wouldn't want to have to pay for this stuff.

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Silvercross
12/20/11 11:26:00 AM
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masterplum posted...
From: Silvercross | #013
- Once a day ability to delete another users post


Come on, you don't have to lie to them. Premium has some pretty good features but its not That great


It was just something I saw in the Karma store, I don't know if it's actually what it sounds like.

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TRE Public Account
12/20/11 11:27:00 AM
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- Once a day ability to delete another users post

It might be due to a glitch but I'm able to do this more than once a day.

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Ness26
12/20/11 11:28:00 AM
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There's no way we'd add a feature like that. It would be used solely for trolling.

And I can't find anything else on the list you might be confusing it with...

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VincentLauw
12/20/11 11:29:00 AM
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I like it tbh

sure it's not worth its money overall but I think it's cool that I have the ability to view the mod boards
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Silvercross
12/20/11 11:31:00 AM
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Oh sorry sorry, I mixed up the "View Deleted Posts" and "Once a day undelete your own post" perks.

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nintendogirl1
12/20/11 11:32:00 AM
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From: VincentLauw | #021
I like it tbh

sure it's not worth its money overall but I think it's cool that I have the ability to view the mod boards


The best bit of this is that people can actually see the whole story instead of the shoddy rumoury BS that normally gets spread.

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Silvercross
12/20/11 11:32:00 AM
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VincentLauw posted...
I like it tbh

sure it's not worth its money overall but I think it's cool that I have the ability to view the mod boards


Honestly, with the amount of Karma that I have, it seemed like a no brainer. Although, I really wish everything was online, but I guess this is standard with launch day stuff.

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shadosneko
12/20/11 11:34:00 AM
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100x100 avatar fit into the messages box real clean!

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metroid composite
12/20/11 11:35:00 AM
#26:


I'm on the fence about getting it. Sure, I'm usually a total cheapskate about everything I do, but...the number of hours I spend on GameFAQs probably justify making my experience slightly better, even if I don't care that much about most of the features.

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Senjougaharaism
12/20/11 11:41:00 AM
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if you want to see avatars you should check out the anime and manga boards they are everywhere there

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KingButz
12/20/11 11:42:00 AM
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I have it(it's gamefaqs, I had to get it) but I just don't feel that the price point is justified. Way to rip us off gamefaqs.

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GenesisSaga
12/20/11 11:46:00 AM
#29:


KingButz posted...
I have it(it's gamefaqs, I had to get it) but I just don't feel that the price point is justified. Way to rip us off gamefaqs.

Well yeah, it's not really worth it unless you get the Premium Upgrade, or so I've heard. Then instead of just having the ability to view private boards, you get to post in them as well. It's a nifty way to give people who never had/lost their LUEable accounts a chance to be active in communities that wouldn't have them otherwise. Plus all the other benefits of the Premium Upgrade are pretty sweet too.

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metroid composite
12/20/11 11:47:00 AM
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KingButz posted...
I have it(it's gamefaqs, I had to get it) but I just don't feel that the price point is justified. Way to rip us off gamefaqs.

Yeah, don't say that yet. What's scaring me is that they'll have special benefits for the first people who signed up. It's not like it hasn't happened before.

When they introduced Karma, everyone who already had an account got credit for all those days. If I had only made my GF account during the three months I lurked before posting, I'd have like...200 more karma easily.

When they closed LUE, one of my accounts was screwed out of being LUE accessible because its creation date was too late, even though it was a perfect username for LUE.

So...yeah, given that you signed up in a timely manner, you won't be missing out on anything. So...you're safe if he sweetens the deal later, whereas I might miss out.

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KingButz
12/20/11 11:50:00 AM
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From: GenesisSaga | #029
KingButz posted...
I have it(it's gamefaqs, I had to get it) but I just don't feel that the price point is justified. Way to rip us off gamefaqs.

Well yeah, it's not really worth it unless you get the Premium Upgrade, or so I've heard. Then instead of just having the ability to view private boards, you get to post in them as well. It's a nifty way to give people who never had/lost their LUEable accounts a chance to be active in communities that wouldn't have them otherwise. Plus all the other benefits of the Premium Upgrade are pretty sweet too.


I was talking about the premium upgrade!

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ZXR_ReignSlayer
12/20/11 11:51:00 AM
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Wah? You would seriously spend money on this site?

*Guffaws*

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ZX_Lucian
12/20/11 11:52:00 AM
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Ness26
12/20/11 11:52:00 AM
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From: GenesisSaga | #029
It's a nifty way to give people who never had/lost their LUEable accounts a chance to be active in communities that wouldn't have them otherwise. Plus all the other benefits of the Premium Upgrade are pretty sweet too.


It's not really the LUE community anymore. It basically got killed.

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ZX_Lucian
12/20/11 11:53:00 AM
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I deleted that myself. Way for me to jump to conclusion.

And I think I'll just go pirate it. >_>

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Emporer_Kazbar
12/20/11 11:54:00 AM
#36:


You know, this whole discussion would probably interest me more if I had anyway of figuring out what is going on.

I mean, the first Google result for "GameFAQs Premium Account" is this very thread.

Maybe this is a joke I'm not understanding/part of...maybe my ad block is preventing me from seeing a flashing banner right at the top of the screen. But in any case, could I get some clarification here? 'Cause I'm feeling pretty stupid right about now.

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shadosneko
12/20/11 11:54:00 AM
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From: ZX_Lucian | #035
I deleted that myself. Way for me to jump to conclusion.

And I think I'll just go pirate it. >_>


How are you going to pirate a website account?

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JDTAY
12/20/11 11:55:00 AM
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Hey, is anyone up for a game of Mornington Crescent? I rock that ****.

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ZX_Lucian
12/20/11 11:59:00 AM
#39:


From: shadosneko | #037
How are you going to pirate a website account?


We can pirate anything these days. :U

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shadosneko
12/20/11 11:59:00 AM
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From: GenesisSaga | #039
Really? Well there goes Amy interest I had in upgrading. =/


what?

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GenesisSaga
12/20/11 11:59:00 AM
#41:


Ness26 posted...
It's not really the LUE community anymore. It basically got killed.

Really? Well there goes any interest I had in upgrading. =/

Iono, do the other benefits still make it worth the extra cost?

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GenesisSaga
12/20/11 12:00:00 PM
#42:


shadosneko posted...
From: GenesisSaga | #039
Really? Well there goes Amy interest I had in upgrading. =/
what?


autocorrect on phone

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__Smurf__
12/20/11 12:00:00 PM
#43:


My main gripe is how infrequently they restock the karma store, if you miss a restock day whelp thats it. You're stuck with ringtones and screensavers for the next month.

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Silvercross
12/20/11 12:00:00 PM
#44:


Emporer_Kazbar posted...
maybe my ad block is preventing me from seeing a flashing banner right at the top of the screen. But in any case, could I get some clarification here? 'Cause I'm feeling pretty stupid right about now.

From what I've heard, the invites have been dropping slowly over the past few months, and they appear as those little survey popup ads that appear every now and again. I only finally got mine last night. I'd say it's pretty likely that your ad-blocker is preventing you from seeing the invite.

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Emporer_Kazbar
12/20/11 12:04:00 PM
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From: Silvercross | #044
From what I've heard, the invites have been dropping slowly over the past few months, and they appear as those little survey popup ads that appear every now and again. I only finally got mine last night. I'd say it's pretty likely that your ad-blocker is preventing you from seeing the invite.


Well, that would explain it.

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Silvercross
12/20/11 3:48:00 PM
#46:


Woo, Karma Store got restocked. Just unlocked a couple cool perks.

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foolm0ron
12/20/11 3:52:00 PM
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Yeah I was about to say that it was strange you weren't getting any of the extra Premium Karma bonuses when you are a level 37. I'm thinking about dropping a few $$ on some 1K Karma packs so I can get them as well, but I dunno.

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Silvercross
12/20/11 3:56:00 PM
#48:


I would buy some, but I read you can't increase your karma past 4000 with the Karma packs, so it would just be a waste for me.

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insanity domain
12/20/11 3:58:00 PM
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I can see your avatars now. I had that feature turned off.

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Ngamer64
12/20/11 3:59:00 PM
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Have you considered upgrading to a Platinum account? I'm tempted, myself...

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