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Congrats! Hope to see lots of returning pilots over the free play period.

Well I won't be returning because I was last subscribed less than 60 days ago, how silly!

At one point in time, years ago, we had a serious issue with people dropping subs around the holidays, because they knew the promo was coming up. We were straight month-to-month back then, and it teetered us on the edge of oblivion. So, no, it was not silly to add the 60-day thing, which mitigated the problem. I'd rather get rid of it, but we haven't yet. Whatever.

Yes I gathered that was the reason.

It's silly in my case because I'd come back and say hi on my main for maybe an hour or two over christmas as well as the sub month I bought previously to say hi in november only to play for a week or so.

My view is that the correct approach would instead be to credit everyone who is subbed with an additional week of sub and give the week to everyone who isn't. That way there is no advantage to cancelling just before. But that's a commercial decision for you.

That would not have mitigated the historical situation. And I think you're misunderstanding why people would cancel. It wasn't about whether they would get a "free week".

Anyway, moving along..