Cassius wrote:Whorum Post Alt wrote:So, let's say that a character that started, day 1, and has kept active has 2 million EP (I don't know the total, so that's just an example number). Any current or new account can buy EP in packages up to 1.5m after which no further EP can be applied and they'll have to progress based on time as normal.
The EP package would be exactly the same as it would cost for a 1, 6, or 12 month subscription, but all applied immediately. No other benefits are given (thus standings and goods have to be worked for). They would, of course, need to purchase subscriptions thereafter as normal (or not, if they go the free-to-play route).
So I pay twice for the same EP I already paid for?
No.
No, no. Not at all, no.
In the above example, let's say in it's duration Perp's peak EP is 2 million. That's not gonna change, if you have that much EP you have that much... and you can't buy more. But, on the same token, you wouldn't loose any EP or items because there would be no wipe.
But I have 1m, 100k, or none, and would like to invest some of my wallet to make myself somewhat competitive... so I can purchase blocks of EP up to 75% of the current cap - 1.5 million EP - and no more than that, per account. All I get is EP, nothing else. You already have the garage full of bots, tier 4, gamma, research that I will still have to work for.