SOE MMOs offline for "few more days"

Compensation expands to items, money.

Sony Online Entertainment MMOs will be offline for "at least a few more days", the company has announced.

The compensation packages have been beefed for each SOE game fittingly, and now encompass in-game items, currency and Station Cash - as well as free game time (30 days free plus one extra for each day the SOE game has been offline). We've listed specific compensation for each game below.

US SOE Station Account holders also receive a complimentary identity theft security program through Debix. "SOE will be offering similar programs, if and as available, and will provide details as they're confirmed for each country or territory," a company statement read.

Lifetime subscribers to SOE games will be compensated further. Free Realms lifers will receive 20,000 coins, Clone Wars Adventures lifers 7500 Galactic Credits and DC Universe Online lifers 10 extra Marks of Distinction.

All Station Access subscribers will receive 500 Station Cash on top of that.

"We thank you for your patience as we continue to work around the clock to restore our game services. We know this has been a frustrating time for you and appreciate your understanding as we work to confirm the security of our network," said SOE in a statement.

"We are currently in the process of an extensive upgrade to our network to further protect your information from future attacks. It will likely be at least a few more days before we restore our services, and when we come back online, here is what you can expect for each of our game services."

  • DC Universe Online: Batman and Two-Face masks, plus 30 Marks of Distinction
  • Free Realms: seven free daily items
  • Clone Wars Adventures: Count Dooku V2 outfit
  • EverQuest 1: double XP, double rare mob spawns and double faction gain events
  • EverQuest 2: double XP, double guild XP, loot bonanza and city festival events
  • Vanguard: Saga of Heroes: double XP events
  • Star Wars Galaxies: mini model of Boba Fett's ship Slave I
  • Magic: The Gathering - Tactics: four Ivory Mask, Duress and Angelheart Vial spells, plus 500 Station Cash
  • PoxNora: Limited edition Carrionling, Welcome Back tournaments (with 5K prize purse) and two Draft Tournaments, plus 500 Station Cash

SOE admitted on 2nd May that personal details from 24.6 million accounts had been compromised as the San Diego MMO maker suffered a security breach similar to PSN.

DC Universe Online.

Comments (8) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Craven #1 1 year ago

    I'm getting bored of this "a few more days" nonsense. Either stick to a date or be less vague in your announcements.
    Edited by Craven at 13/05/11 @ 09:12
  • Vistrix #2 1 year ago

    Does this include customers with no active subscription?
  • MasterNameless #3 1 year ago

    If Sony have their heads screwed on, it will include customers who have only just signed up too. They will have lost a lot of customers on the MMO's alone, simply through the large amount of time a lot of people have stopped playing for. I know when I stop playing an MMO for any more than a few weeks, I find it difficult to get back into, if at all.

    That's not just MMO's mind you, any game I stop playing for a duration of time, I often find difficult to go back and finish. Usually to do with getting into a new game and not wanting to go back straight away - and before you know it, you've forgotten where you were, and can't remember half the story.

    That could just be me and my terrible memory, and the relative ease I have for going off on tangents.... Oh, look! A bunny!
  • slippysloppy #4 1 year ago

    Could this be the final nail in the coffin for DCUO?
  • lennon #5 1 year ago

    I hope not I was just thinking of reactivating my subscription when all hell broke loose.
  • FortysixterUK #6 1 year ago

    Well as long as they give me another 30 days of DCUO I'll go back for a try....if they do this right it could be a great publicity stunt to encourage folks to re-try games that have had their subs run out ( my DCUO ran out after the first month )

    Dropping the price of the DCUO sub by 50% is the only way I'm going back for any extended period of time however, but I'll take a free 30 days.
  • Kazama74 #7 1 year ago

  • Zozzilla #8 1 year ago

    Sony's "A few more days" is the same as Blizzard's "Soon". They should trademark it.