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New Hellgate: London details

Blog written by Dezray on May 9, 2007 at 09:58 AM | 1 Comment

The latest issue of Games for Windows Magazine has revealed the
elite subscription pricing behind Hellgate: London, which will be
free to play online should you opt out of subscribing for
additional features. These features, which will be available for
$9.95 (depending on location) are as follows:

Elite subscribers pay $9.95 a month
24/7 phone- and internet-support
No (server) queues for elite subscribers, with preference over
non-paying customers
3 chars per account for non-elites, 12 for elite-customers
Elite subscribers can store up to 40 items (instead of 20 for
non-subscribers), which can be accessed from any char in an
account-wide item vault.
Visible distinction from other players. Elite subscribers are
recognisable from their equipment and may trade subscriber-only
equipment to other elite subscribers.
VIP-Shuttles to remote areas
Housing and founding of guilds are enabled for subscribers.
Elite subscribers may attain officer/leader priviledges within
their guild.
Elite subscribers have access to additional game modes,
including Hardcore mode.
Elite subscribers and non-subscribers can play with each
other.
Costs actually depend on where you live. Subscription fees in
the Asian market will cost considerably less, in accordance to the
market conditions and expectations of the players and local
publishers within the region.

The subscription costs make it possible for Flagship Studios to
produce additional content for Hellgate: London twice a month, or
more. New content includes new items, monsters, areas, character
classes and other content which are not present in the retail
version of the game. It is not known as this time whether this
additional content will only be available to paying
subscribers.

Source: http://www.hellgateguru.com/2007/05/elite-subscriptions-995-a-month-and-other-details/