Elite vs. Not-so-Elite

[Zed-F]

Some additional info on what Elite vs. non-Elite players get access to:
http://hellgatelondon.com/subscriber-chart

Good news: This states that non-subs will get access to Elite mode, which is good for not splitting up the player base at the outset if some folks want to try it out. (This might be a typo?) Some additional features have been enabled for non-subs as well, including a couple of upcoming ones.

Bad news: Hardcore mode is still sub-only. It looks as though access to Hell difficulty will indeed be sub-only (at least as of right now, this may change.)

If non-subs do in fact get access to Elite mode, that would be a step in the right direction, IMHO, as far as not splitting up folks who want to subscribe versus those who don't and making it unlikely they will want to game together. Hopefully they will realize the same holds true for Hell difficulty...

[KingOfPain]

Now I am confused, what does elite mode offer?

Woo, subs get both
Guild Creation & Management
Advanced Guild Management Tools
And if you buy now, we will also throw in the all new and improved bio friendly Guild Management Tools Set, for FREE.

Let the Official Beta begin!

KoP

[Zed-F]

I think the 'Guild Creation & Management' is a get-at-release thing, and the 'Advanced Guild Management Tools' is a get-it-someday thing.

Although, there's been lots of grumbling over at the Basin about how guild registration seems to be character-based rather than account-based ala GW, and yet there are rumors that there is a rather small guild roster cap. Plus, only the guild leader can deal with account invites. Could make managing guilds painful... at least until some of those Advanced Guild Management Tools get implemented.

More details on the 'what do subscribers and non-subscribers get' chart here:
http://forums.hellgatelondon.com/showthread.php?t=22701