3 Months of free EQ2 with your "SonyCard"

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » May 10, 2005, 12:22 pm

Saw this off the main page at Everquest2.com and thought the forum could use the post..

https://www.sonycard.sony.com/everquest/Default.aspx

You only get the free 3 months with your first purchase with the card. The ad doesn't mention the interest rate on the thing anywhere.

Edited for Fine Print.

Offer subject to credit approval. 3-month coupon will be e-mailed within 8-12 weeks after your first purchase. Offer valid through Sept. 30, 2005. First purchase must be made by December 31, 2005. Points are earned on Sony Card purchases only. Points are not earned on balance transfers, convenience checks, cash advances, or fees, including fees for products that protect or insure the balance of the Cardmember's account. You'll receive complete details when you become a Cardmember. ©2005 Sony Corporation of America. Sony Card is a service mark of Sony Corporation. © 2005 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. EverQuest is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. SOE and the SOE logo are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. "Where Adventure Comes Alive" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. The software platform logo (TM and ©) IEMA 2004. The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All rights reserved. All other trademarks or trade names are properties of their respective owners. This offer can not be combined with any other Sony Card offer.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » May 10, 2005, 12:37 pm

yah SOE!!

miir · Post by **miir** » May 10, 2005, 1:26 pm

It's a (Chase Bank) Platinum Visa card with Sony branding and an incentive plan.
What's the big deal?

It's shrewd marketing to include all of the divisions of Sony in their advertising. There is no mention on (or link to) EQ2 on the main Sonycard site.

This is about as relevant to EQ2 as the NVidia and Intel splash screen adverts you see when you launch the game.

Points are not earned on balance transfers, convenience checks, cash advances, or fees, including fees for products that protect or insure the balance of the Cardmember's account. You'll receive complete details when you become a Cardmember.

That only has to do with the incentive system.
It's industry standard to not give incentive rewards for balance juggling.

Zygar_ Cthulhukin · Post by **Zygar_ Cthulhukin** » May 10, 2005, 2:10 pm

and wtf is up with the Dell splash screen in EQ2?

miir · Post by **miir** » May 10, 2005, 2:23 pm

I click through them pretty fast... I forgot there was even a Dell ad.

Ads in games are nothing new.
At least soe has been good in keeping the game itself ad-free. I can't say I'm terribly inconvenienced by a few extra mouseclicks when I'm starting up the game.... but I'm sure someone, somehwhere is upset about it.

In Anarchy Online and Matrix Online there are billboards advertising 'real' products. Alienware was a leader in getting thier ads put into games. In cases where it fits into the gameworld, I would actually prefer to see more ads. It really adds to the immersiveness.

Zygar_ Cthulhukin · Post by **Zygar_ Cthulhukin** » May 10, 2005, 2:36 pm

I just think it's weird since EQ2 won't run on 99% of the PCs that Dell ships out.

miir · Post by **miir** » May 10, 2005, 3:15 pm

You'd be surprised. The Dell gaming machines stack up well against the midrange alienware and the like.

Their second up from the bottom of the line have Radeon x300 and GForce 6800 (both PCIE) as available options for video cards.... and RAM is dirt cheap these days, so slapping a gig of ram into them costs a pittance.