Inactive account

[Lusche]

Instead of terminating the account and erasing all your data when you unsubscribe, at least your in game name and your achievements (which can take a huge amount of time to build up) should be kept. Pretty much standard in other online games.

Oh, and please implement this before this December

[Chris79]

Hmmmm, I foresee more strat raids into knitland come December.

[FLOOB]

The only way I see this working is if the monthly price of an inactive account is at least as much as an active account. Ideally they should charge inactive account holders more, thereby creating an incentive to have an active account.

[Lusche]

The only way I see this working is if the monthly price of an inactive account is at least as much as an active account. Ideally they should charge inactive account holders more, thereby creating an incentive to have an active account.

Strangely it works in other games 

For example, I have been playing EvE online on and off in the past. Each time I came back, I could resume where I left off. If that had not been possible (like in AH), I still would have unsubscribed, but it's highly unlikely I would ever had come back.

Now I'm aware of the differences - character skills and accumulated equipment DO matter tremendously in EvE, while things like pretty sparkling stars and achievements are not exactly necessary in AH
But still, with the introduction of that additional layer AH know has for the first time a feature that can take even years to aquire. No matter how nonsensical that may appear to some

[lyric1]

I am onboard with this.
I think it would be an incentive to bring former players back if they could just take off from where they left off.

[FTJR]

+1

People need the ability to take a break, and then resume their subscription, as Lyric said its an enticement to come back

[Devil 505]

Indeed. But I would cap it at one year, longer than that and kiss your achievements goodbye.

[Karnak]

Indeed. But I would cap it at one year, longer than that and kiss your achievements goodbye.

Why?

Storage space is dirt cheap.

If I choose to do so I can install EverQuest and my characters will still be there for me to use.  I haven't had an active EQ account in well over a decade.

[pembquist]

I think they should do this but with a few conditions such as, you have to have played for a year, you are only allowed one or two suspensions a year, that kind of thing. If somebody has been playing 5 years it seems like it would be a reward for loyalty.

There is also the idea that if people kept their identity they would be more likely to come back even if it meant month on month off. Its a puzzle.

[JVboob]

oh yall just reminded me i need to call HTC tomorrow err today i guess it is and give them my new cc i forgot to change it and got the naughty email 

[FLOOB]

But wouldn't this negate the desired effect of players being hesitant to stop paying because they don't want to lose what they've accrued?

[JVboob]

This is why I must call them lol ive restarted these achievements 3 times now....not again haha

[lyric1]

But wouldn't this negate the desired effect of players being hesitant to stop paying because they don't want to lose what they've accrued?

Hard to say HTC would have to look at their numbers to see what makes the best business decision.

[MrKrabs]

I would gladly pay for a month's subscription to have it suspended and then pay for a month upon return 

[Volron]

I can see this being an issue with some, as they actually go for max achievements.  Having looked at some, I can see that they would take a great deal of time to accomplish.

But for me, it's the perks.  I have few perks compared to most, but I have enough to jump into anything a few times.  The thing is, it took me a while to build two of the categories, Fighter and Vehicle, to where they are now.  I don't do fighters, just not my thing as I prefer bombers.  Vehicles I mess with quite a bit more, but not to the point where I would gain perks at a reasonable rate to justify the use of the heavies on even a light rate.  One of the reasons I keep my account active is due to my meager perks I built up in those two categories.  Thing is, even if I could keep the account and it's perks/achievements after letting it go inactive, I'd still keep my account active.

So keeping perks would also be a plus.


+1 to OP, regardless.