Long-term Benefits

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Premium members are awarded 100 points per month for their loyalty. These points are most frequently redeemed on Four Winds Isle in the Lighthouse. Each benefit has directions for its redemption listed in this document.

You can see your current number of points via PREMIUM START. The following chart lists the current rewards and points and is subject to change. All items are subject to the approval of the Premium SGM or the Mechanics SGM.

Additionally, pricing information is available in game by typing PREMIUM 9.

Prices

Fixed Cost

See Premium Point Costs article for additional cost details
Please note that the below is just to provide a general idea. The final price will always be calculated by the GM providing any Sadie services.

The range provided is based on a consensus of players in June 2015 and is only meant to give a general idea, not a firm price.

Benefit Premium Point Cost Comments and Additional Costs
Pre-scripted giftshop item 300 Located in the Lighthouse in Mist Harbor (Gift Shop, various containers)
Autoscripter 100 Located in the Lighthouse in Mist Harbor (Specialty Shop, read sign for details)
Checkbook 600 Located in the Lighthouse in Mist Harbor (Gift Shop, on pedestal)
Society reset (amnesty parchment) 2000 Located in the Lighthouse in Mist Harbor (Gift Shop, on counter)
One type-ahead line 900 Drink from the fountain located in Mist Harbor
Premium titles 600 Find the disheveled resident NPC in Mist Harbor
Alteration 300 15/15/15 + show OR long description
Alteration 600 Show AND Long description
Item Customization 300 Up to three facets of a single item that supports customization per service.
EZ script 1200 (first action) 600 points for each additional action. If item was EZ Scripted using different means, it is 600 for each additional action
Lighten one item 100 Amount of lightening varies by item
Deepen one item 100 Deepening is approximately 10% of current item
Spikes added to an item 300 Some items may not be eligible
Feature Changing Masks 400 Good for eyes AND complexion; OR Complete hair; OR Face, nose and distinguishing mark. Get 'a plain porcelain mask' in Shear Delight followed by a Sadie Scroll.
Signature Swear 2500 Requires QC, which takes extra processing time. Get 'a pliable figurine' from the Ocean Room (place an ORDER) in Shear Delight followed by a Sadie Scroll.
Signature Verb 3000 Requires QC, which takes extra processing time. Get 'a pliable figurine' from the Ocean Room (place an ORDER) in Shear Delight followed by a Sadie Scroll.
Custom Logon/Logoff Messaging 5000 Requires QC, which takes extra processing time. Get 'a pliable figurine' from the Ocean Room (place an ORDER) in Shear Delight followed by a Sadie Scroll.
Custom Title (Prename) 5500 Requires QC, which takes extra processing time. Get 'a pliable figurine' from the Ocean Room (place an ORDER) in Shear Delight followed by a Sadie Scroll. Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines here: Title system#Custom
Custom Title (Postname) 2500 Requires QC, which takes extra processing time. Get 'a pliable figurine' from the Ocean Room (place an ORDER) in Shear Delight followed by a Sadie Scroll. Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines here: Title system#Custom
Flypaper Designers Tattoo: Full Customization (description only) 1000 This does not include any custom verbs, but does include the 15/15/15 OR Long description, as well as the Show description. These tattoos can only be altered when they are in certificate form. Once the tattoo has been applied, it can no longer be altered. Both Flypaper Designers and Pigments of Memory tattoo certificates can be purchased from the shops bearing those same names at Rumor Woods.
Flypaper Designers Tattoo: Custom Verb (1) 1500 This does not include any alteration of the tattoo's description. These tattoos can only be altered when they are in certificate form. Once the tattoo has been applied, it can no longer be altered. Both Flypaper Designers and Pigments of Memory tattoo certificates can be purchased from the shops bearing those same names at Rumor Woods.
***Pigments of Memory Tattoo: Full Customization (description only) 1000 These tattoos can only be altered when they are in certificate form. Once the tattoo has been applied, it can no longer be altered. Both Flypaper Designers and Pigments of Memory tattoo certificates can be purchased from the shops bearing those same names at Rumor Woods.
***Pigments of Memory Tattoo: Other Custom Fields 1500 These tattoos can only be altered when they are in certificate form. Once the tattoo has been applied, it can no longer be altered. Both Flypaper Designers and Pigments of Memory tattoo certificates can be purchased from the shops bearing those same names at Rumor Woods.
Level 1 or 2 enhancive item 1800 See Premium enhancive
Level 3 or 4 enhancive item 2400 See Premium enhancive
Flares (heat, cold, electric, impact, or vacuum; for runestaves, mana(to a max of x2) or acuity(to a max of x4) are also available) Base 300 points Plus 300 points per (enchant/5) + additional surcharge costs + item scripts (600 or 1200) + weighting (20 * number of services) + padding (10 * number of services) etc.
Flares (disintegrate, disruption, unbalance, grapple, acid, plasma, steam Base 900 points Plus 300 points per (enchant/5) + additional surcharge costs + item scripts (600 or 1200) + weighting (20 * number of services) + padding (10 * number of services)
Enchanting plain item (+1 added) with a starting enchant bonus of 0 to +15 300 + (300 * trunc((current plus + 4) / 5)))
Enchanting plain item (+1 added) with a starting enchant bonus of +16 to +45 1200 + (400 * trunc((current plus - 11) / 5)))
Spiked items for any enchanting, padding, or flaring service 600 point surcharge
Ensorcelled items for any enchanting, padding, or flaring service 200 point per tier surcharge
Enchanting flared or (non-fluff) simple scripted item 600 point surcharge
Enchanting (non-fluff) complex scripted item 1200 point surcharge
Enchanting a TD boosting, defender, padded or weighted item Bonus level * 100 points
Enchanting claidhmore (new style only) (40 points + (2 * Final Enchant Bonus)) * 100
Heavy (150 services, 10 point combat effectiveness) Critical or Damage Padding, Weighting, or Sighting (3200 + (Enchant over 20† * 100)) + surcharges Padding only. "Up to" 150 services. No discounts (CER 9 to CER 10 is the same cost as CER 0 to CER 10). Maximum of 300 total services, or 150 of each, whichever comes first. Example: armor with 200 services of crit is only eligible for 100 services of damage, at full cost including all surchages.
Examples: +3TD is 'flaring surcharge' and 1500 surcharge; +14% Impact Resist= 'resist surcharge' and was 1000 surcharge.
† Note that the enchantment surcharge is different if the item is enhancive (see below).
Custom Tattoo (PLATINUM ONLY) 400 points
Single Premium home Item Alteration (PLATINUM ONLY) 600 points
Mayhem Tattoo (PLATINUM ONLY) 900 points
Enhancive Stripping (applies to stripping 1 enhancive property from any item) (PLATINUM ONLY) 500 points
25,000 profession resource points (grit, essence, Nature's Grace, etc) 25 points Available once per week per account, there is a 7 day cooldown whenever this benefit is used. To use the benefit, go to the West Wing of the Library on FWI (19397 / u3223129) and LIGHT the lantern there. This benefit does not allow you to claim more than your 50,000 weekly pool; if you already have more than 25,000 profession resource points for the week, you will only get enough to max out your weekly resource pool, though the 25 PP cost will remain the same.

Flares

Flares (heat, cold, electric, acid, or impact) - variable costs:

Base cost is 300 + 300 per enchant + surcharges. Partial enchants are rounded up.
If the item has special scripting (non-fluff), add at least 600 to the cost.
May be subject to additional extra costs.

See PREMIUM 6 FLARE in game for more details.

Enchanting

Point Cost per +5

Base cost of starting enchant +0 to +15 - (300 + (300 * ((current plus + 4) / 5)))
Base cost for starting enchant +16 to +45 - (1200 + (400 * ((current plus - 11) / 5)))
All enchanting projects are subject to additional surcharges based on properties of the item.

See PREMIUM 6 ENCHANT in game for more details.

Padding

Cost is ((Enchant * 100) + 1200) + surcharges.

Padding is rated "heavy" (special=10) and cannot exceed it.
If the item has special scripting (non-fluff), add at least 600 to the cost.
For additional extra costs, see PREMIUM 6 WPS for more details.
For purposes of this system, any current padding in the item is ignored (IE: no discounts for lightly padded armor going up to heavily padded.)

Descriptions

Lighthouse Giftshop

Description: The lighthouse giftshop on Mist Harbor offers a variety of Pre-scripted items, but also offers additional items that provide services including:

On Counter:

  • Fishie sack unlocks (pirahna charms)
  • Yansio clothing unlocks (tailor charms)
  • Un(refined) gown unlocks (gown charms)
  • Veola hair accessory unlocks (accessory charms)
  • Society Reset (amnesty parchment, 2000 points)
  • FWI Teleporter Grounding Slip (100 points) - Allow a person to set a new custom target for their transporter, up to a maximum of 5. TWIST can be used to rotate through the options.

Note: The above unlock charms follow a Red (T1), Orange (T2), Yellow(T3), Green (T4), Blue (T5) progression for unlock Tiers.

Pre-scripted Item

Description: You can now have a special scripted item of your very own! If you have 300 premium points, you have a choice of one of four scripted items.

Instructions: To get your item all you have to do is go to the lighthouse giftshop and simply pick one up! Each item has up to five scripted actions on it to guarantee you hours of entertainment.

Available Pre-scripted Item Types

Alterations

See Sadie and alteration articles

Description: If you have 300 premium points, you have access to a free alteration!

Instructions: Getting a premium plus alteration is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3! All you have to do is visit the lighthouse on the Isle of the Four Winds and go see Sadie! With your item in your hand you can ASK SADIE ABOUT SERVICES in Sadie's Lounge. You may, at your leisure, use the provided tag to get an alteration on any of your items and you don't have to wait in any lines! Once you have decided what your alteration will be, just complete the process with Sadie via the provided tag and as soon as she is done with it, she will send a messenger to you to confirm she has completed it as you wanted. See the Sadie article or PREMIUM 7 in game for detailed instructions.

Auto-scripter

See Autoscripter article

Description: Scripted items are at your fingertips! If you have 400 premium points, you can have a script added to one of your items instantly! No waiting in long lines for a special merchant.

Instructions: All you have to do is go to the lighthouse on the Isle of the Four Winds and walk up to the proprietor and tap your item. He will then hand you a scroll that lists all the different scripts you can chose from so you can pick one that suits your fancy.

One Unique Item-script Alteration Scroll

See EZ Script article

Description: Did you always want your weeble to wobble? Or maybe you actually DO want it to fall down? Now's your chance! Pick up an alteration scroll to request a unique item-script that YOU design.

Only items that have no current scripts are eligible for this enhancement.

Instructions: Getting an item scripted is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3! All you have to do is visit the lighthouse on the Isle of the Four Winds and go see Sadie! With your item in your hand you can ASK SADIE ABOUT SERVICES in Sadie's Lounge. You may, at your leisure, use the provided tag to request a script that you design and you don't have to wait in any lines! Once you have decided what you want your item to do, just complete the process with Sadie via the provided tag and as soon as she is done with it, she will send a messenger to you to confirm she has completed it as you wanted.

One Additional Type-ahead Line

Description: Tired of seeing "You can only type ahead one line"? Choose this benefit, and you will get another type-ahead line. This one is in ADDITION to the standard bonus type-ahead line you get for being a Premium member. This will persist even if the account is no longer Premium.
Premium members may only choose this benefit ONCE.
Instructions: In order to get your additional type-ahead line, visit the Isle of Four Winds, Mist Harbor and drink from the fountain there.

Lighten or Deepen One Item

See alteration scroll, lightening, and deepening articles

Description: Is your back sore from carrying around too much weight? Or, do you wish you had more room in your pockets for all your loot? Get an item lightened, or get one of your pockets deepened when you choose this Long Term Premium reward.

Instructions: Getting your item lightened or pockets deepened is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3! All you have to do is visit the lighthouse on the Isle of the Four Winds and go see Sadie! With your item in your hand you can ASK SADIE ABOUT SERVICES in Sadie's Lounge. You may, at your leisure, use the provided tag to request your item be lightened or deepened and you don't have to wait in any lines! Once you have decided whether your prefer lightening or deepening, just complete the process with Sadie via the provided tag and as soon as she is done with it, she will send a messenger to you to confirm she has completed it as you wanted. See the Sadie article for detailed instructions.

Create an Enhancive Item

See Premium enhancive article

Description: Premium enhancives are created using Premium points by taking a non-enhancive item that the player owns and making it an permanent enhancive item with 200 charges. Use of the item's enhancive properties is restricted to the account that created the item. There are four levels of service and one ordering via Sadie scroll must choose one of those levels. The rules and enhancives available for specific levels are noted in the main article. The information listed on the main play.net website is out of date.

  • Armor concealers are not eligible for this service.
  • Any particular bonus can be no more than 7.
  • If you select two different types of bonuses to be applied to your item, then the combined bonuses may be no more than 10 in total. (e.g. +7/+3, +6/+4, +5/+5, or any single bonus of up to +7)
  • Items can be recharged at the Adventurer's Guild.

Instructions: Getting an item enhanced is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3! All you have to do is visit the lighthouse on the Isle of the Four Winds and go see Sadie! With your item in your hand you can pick up an enhancive alteration scroll. You may, at your leisure, use the scroll to get an enhancement on any of your items and you don't have to wait in any lines! Once you have decided what skill ranks and bonuses you desire, just send the scroll to Sadie and as soon as she is done with it, she will send a messenger to you to confirm she has completed it as you wanted.

Per Sadie to clarify-We can do the level 1 enhancive add as requested, however there needs to be some clarification. The levels for premium point enhancives are based on what they offer, NOT what steps you need to follow to add them. So, you can have level 1, 2, 3, OR 4 added to your item, but you can't do 1 and 2 or 2 and 3. Additionally, once an item has an enhancive on it, premium or not, it no longer qualifies for additional premium enhancives to be added.


One Common Flare Added to One Weapon

See flare article

Description: You may add a heat, cold, electricity, impact (vibration) or acid flare to a weapon of your choice.

Instructions: Adding a flare to an item is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3! All you have to do is visit the lighthouse on the Isle of the Four Winds and go see Sadie! With your weapon in your hand you can ASK SADIE ABOUT SERVICES in Sadie's Lounge. You may, at your leisure, use the provided tag to get a flare added to any of your weapons and you don't have to wait in any lines! Once you have decided what flare you desire, just complete the process with Sadie via the provided tag and as soon as she is done with it, she will send a messenger to you to confirm she has completed it as you wanted. See the Sadie article for detailed instructions.

Pre-name title or Post-name title from a Special Premium-Only Selection of Titles

See Premium titles article

Description: Premium members who choose this benefit will be given access to a variety of Premium-Only titles (both Pre-name titles and Post-name titles).

Add +5 to Any One Armor, Shield or Weapon

See enchantment article

Description: This benefit, if selected, will allow you to add a +5 bonus to an armor, shield or weapon.
Some items which are particularly powerful will not be eligible for this enhancement. Any weapon which is enchanted to more than +30 will be made resistant to magic, and will be unable to be enchanted further.

Instructions: Getting an item enchanted is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3! All you have to do is visit the lighthouse on the Isle of the Four Winds and go see Sadie! With your item in your hand you can ASK SADIE ABOUT SERVICES in Sadie's Lounge. You may, at your leisure, use the provided tag to get an enchantment on any of your items and you don't have to wait in any lines! Just complete the process with Sadie via the provided tag asking for an enchantment bonus on your item and as soon as she is done with it, she will send a messenger to you to confirm she has completed it as you wanted. See the Sadie article for detailed instructions.

Padding on One Set of Armor

See padding article

Description: This benefit, if selected, will allow you to add an amount of padding to a set of your armor.
Some armor which is particularly powerful will not be eligible for this enhancement. The amount of padding is based on the type of armor and its enchant.

Instructions: Getting an item padded is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3! All you have to do is visit the lighthouse on the Isle of the Four Winds and go see Sadie! With your armor in your hand you can ASK SADIE ABOUT SERVICES in Sadie's Lounge. You may, at your leisure, use the provdied tag to get padding on any of your armors and you don't have to wait in any lines! Just complete the process with Sadie via the provided tag asking for a padding on your armor and as soon as she is done with it, she will send a messenger to you to confirm she has completed it as you wanted. See the Sadie article for detailed instructions.

Additional Information

Premium memberships are offered as an addition to your basic subscription price. In order to take advantage of all of the bonuses offered under the Premium Membership package, you must have both a Basic subscription as well as the Premium subscription.

Only one character on any account may be in the game at the same time, so if you want to play more than one character at once, you will need an extra Basic account.

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