A question, that may have been asked before

[Nyte Dragon]

 Okay, I downloaded the game to try it, and I liked what lil I've played so far.

So I'm wondering, if I were to actually purchase the game itself, would that bump me up to premium? Or what would happen? Would it be cheaper to just upgrade myself another way?

[Midnite]

PREMIUM ACCESS
At the time the game is transitioned to free-to-play, all existing DCUO accounts with inactive subscriptions will be granted Premium Access. After the game is transitioned to free-to-play, Premium Access will be granted to any player that spends at least U.S. $5.00 (or the foreign equivalent) or 500 Station Cash on items in the DCUO in-game marketplace, or that purchases a DCUO DLC Pack. Premium Access does not expire.

Here's the breakdown for the 3 tier system.
http://www.dcuniverseonline.com/free/?locale=en_US

[Nyte Dragon]

Okay, so definetly cheaper to just buy something (Green Lantern Powers wheeeeeeeeee) and be bumped up to premium, then to buy the whole disk. Cool beans. 

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