SOE giving Station Players premium features for free!
SOE has decided to FINALLY stop charging for player stat information. This is not such a generous gesture but more in keeping with the market trend since other mmo’s coming out are giving players access to their in game info online without charging them a premium. This will effect games such as Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EverQuest and EverQuest 2. The only requirement will be maintaining an active subscription to these games.
It is nice to see them taking a step forward now if only they’d get past their stubborn refusal to allow people to move characters from one server to another without having to pay them 50 dollars!! I personally know of a couple players that would spend time again in EQ2 or EQ IF they could move their characters to more populated servers or simply to the servers their friends are on now. Something to consider there you SOE folks!! 
Here is the official announcement from SOE:
“Important Changes to Station Players Premium Features
We are pleased to announce that beginning December 17, 2009, SOE will no longer charge separately for access to Station Players premium features for each of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EverQuest and EverQuest II. Access to standard and premium Station Players features will now be included at no additional cost for all subscribers to each of these games (with active, paid subscriptions in good standing.) Station Access subscribers with active, paid subscriptions in good standing will continue to have access to all Station Players standard and premium features.
Station Players subscribers currently in a paid billing cycle will continue to have full access to the Station Players premium features they have already paid for through December 16, 2009. Station Players subscribers who have prepaid subscription time that extends their subscription period past December 16, 2009 will receive a pro-rated refund for any such pre-paid excess subscription payments*. Such refunds are expected to be issued by January 17, 2010.
We appreciate your loyalty and commitment to SOE’s games and look forward to bringing you more enjoyable products and game features in the future.
*Please log in to your Station Account to update your billing address. If a valid credit card is active on your account, refunds will be applied to such credit card. If your account is paid via SOE Game Card or other SOE accepted payment method, we will send a check in the refund amount to your current billing address. No refunds will be given for Station Access accounts as a result of SOE no longer charging separately for Station Players premium features.”
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