117086-is-it-possible-to-pay-for-the-time-i-was-away-so-i-can-get-veteran-awards

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Quick version: I was away from the game for a while, so I stopped subscribing. But I recently returned to the game, and for whatever reason, I think it's a lot better than it was. Maybe it's that I'm playing a different class, maybe it's the mega-servers, maybe it's this, maybe it's that. But this time I know I'm here to stay. :)
 
But here's the problem... I got my awesome veteran-beret, and really love it. But when the next veteran award rolls out, I won't get it. Not right away, at least. Would it be possible to buy the time I was away, so I can get the veteran awards anyway? What I mean is something like this:
 
Let's say I subscribed from March to August. Then I cancelled the subscription in September, then resubscribed in October. Would it be possible to buy the September-scription now, so I'll have an "unbroken" subscription from launch?
 
Of course I know this is something very few people want, as the only reason to do this would be to get veteran-awards earlier. But... that actually matters to me. I regret not keeping my subscription the time I was away... :(
 
(or do get you get veteran awards even if you aren't subscribing? I did that in Secret World, but that was F2P.)	
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			I agree on a lot of things, but this one I would have to disagree with.	
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			We don't really have veteran rewards.. since the games been out they've given one beret.	
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			^That too	
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Dutchess, im not sure this is actually a veteran reward. I beleive there is a veteran program in the works though. So you have not missed the boat as of yet :)
Also, where is this beret, i want it and dont know where to buy it :P	
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			looks like someone is missing their pay to win games thinking they can pay off ppl to get what they want.	
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			The beret I believe was given out when the sabotage drop hit. I don't remember the specific rules but I and everyone who I know had an active subscription received one in our account inventories. I don't know if it'll be available again in the future or not but it felt one of those one-time things. As for buying the time you missed, I'm sorry ya feel like you missed out, but nothing more was given, in that style. The only thing I can think of thats been given recently were the 30 boomboxes and the day of time (and there was this one time they gave out like 3 boomboxes). I'd have to agree though that I don't think thats a thing you should be able to do. If they do add more rewards like that, I feel it should go to those who were here. It's like the highwayman's outfit. As much as it kills me that I didn't use my beta access and thus dont have this cupcaking awesome outfit, it's my own fault for not playing at that time.	
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			No	
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I don't really know... but thanks for coming back. Now we just need to get the other 400k people to return.
 
May I ask what made you come back?	
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Squirg was July, Beret was August and then September we got the mega server announcement with 3 boom boxes around that for a medic thing and finally 30 boomboxes with mega servers. Nothing since along the lines of hats.
You know you can just fill that sub void with a credd then pick up a sub after the credd time, it'll essentially give you what your asking for.	
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looks like someone is missing their pay to win games thinking they can pay off ppl to get what they want.
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Pretty sure the beret was a veteran award. But let's say they add another one. I was gone for some time, so I won't get my veteran award the same itme someone who subscribed since the beginning did. I really wish I had, though.
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Well, there is this:
 
"Carbine is celebrating WildStar's first month "by giving you something unique, and... gross." If you've applied a retail key to your account as of today, you'll be receiving an account-level Facesnuggler reward item tomorrow!"
 
http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/120483/wildstar-rewards-loyal-players-eso-gives-loyal-players-the-shaft
 
So while there are no veteran awards just yet, who's to say there won't be any later on? The game is only a few months old. What will they do after six months? After a year? I don't think it's right to give everyone a reward for their loyalty after a whole year, if they registered the key the day before. Veteran awards is an incentive to keep the subscription. But I also think if we did a mistake and unsubbed, we should be able to get the veteran rewards in another way. Of course paying for a full year subscription to get a reward would be silly, but if you have only missed a month or two of that year, it would be a different matter. If you think the reward is worth it, of course. ;)	
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			I wouldnt mind having a chance to get some of the past rewards. I happened to be deployed when this game released and straight had no opportunity to get on board. I think an event with some of these past items and newer ones that come along. I'd rather it be an event or something i could work at than buying it from the cartel market.	
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An event could be fun. Maybe wheh the game is one year old, we could have a birthday-party where we can do stuff to earn past rewards (among other things?) Neverwinter often has festivals where you can earn a special currency, so you can buy special stuff. This is anything from mounts to cosmetic weapons to food. These items can only be found on those events (though some can be bought in the AH), so it would be a fun way to earn past rewards other than buying them.
 
Though I think if they do this, everything should still be BoP. Otherwise, what's the point, if you can buy it in the AH?	
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