Monthly Premium+ upgrade option for LifeTime Premium users
Arwyn Quandry
There's one aspect of LifeTime Premium which is sub-optimal, both from a user and company standpoint: Once you buy it, you're locked out of Premium Plus unless you manage to get one of the rare upgrade slots when they're available. This means there's no way to try out any of the cool P+ features as they're announced unless you have an alt to upgrade.
With new P+ homes and account features coming out, it would be great for LifeTime Premium users to have an option for a paid temporary upgrade. The perfect compromise is a discounted P+ price for LifeTime Premium users. LL is able to get both the LifeTime price and a renewing monthly/yearly fee, and users are able to access features they're currently locked out of.
Since this issue affects a very limited pool of users, it would make sense to have the option available by ticket only and mentioned on the LifeTime Premium FAQs - no need to clutter up the main Premium site with it.
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wow Resident
Just wanted to lend my full support behind this also. Since I took the upgrade to Premium Lifetime I have been stranded on this tier with no option to upgrade to Premium Plus Lifetime. Unfortunately SL Lifetime has not 100% been thought through as now LL have all but removed the ability for it to be done, those like me are completely stranded. Please give us the option to upgrade to Premium Plus Lifetime, most of us are willing to pay the upgrade fee and will benefit us immensely especially those of us who are after the Premium Plus benefits. 🙏
SL Feedback
Merged in a post from The Izanagi:
Title: Permanent Upgrade Option for Lifetime Premium Members?
Details: Yo! Second Lifetime Premium, and Premium Plus has been only ever offered twice. Once, in 2023, and in 2024. Respectively, for 2023/2024, If I recall, they offered it to roughly 20/21 Lifetime Premium Plus members, and 200/121 Lifetime Premium Members, with the upgrade option being offered only to 2023 members only 21 Premium Plus Upgrade Slots.
I've really been hoping for the option, as a 2023 Lifetime Premium Player, and likely the same with others who are in a similar position to either be able to pay monthly for Premium Plus, OR to just straight up buy a permanent Upgrade option. As most Lifetime Premium Buyers have seen, the inability to upgrade the account makes difficult to even try any newer options that Second Life can provide beyond what's allowed for Premium users.
Unfortunately, for 2025, no news came of the possibilities for this, so I want to reach out in hopes on if there could be the possibility of keeping the doors open for a Permanent Premium Plus upgrade option for BOTH 2023 and 2024 buyers.
I would love the ability to be able to do this. Considering that there's only going to be an estimated 300 Lifetime Premium members currently as of this time of writing due to all 21 2023 upgrade slots taken, unless another potential window comes in the future. I would at least love the chance for us to be able to keep this permanent upgrade option open for those who are choosing to go this route via a ticket option - similar to how it was when we had to originally apply for it. If it is something that could work, I would be pretty happy about it. I'm thankful for the fact that this option was added in the first place, and I'm glad thanks to it, I've been having a blast on Second Life. If there's no immediate plans for a another offering of Lifetime options, having there be an option to permanently upgrade to Premium Plus, and an option to temporarily try it would be the best possible compromise.
The Izanagi
SL Feedback Thank you for this! To clarify, by Permanent upgrade option, I am specifically talking about the ability to buy the Lifetime Premium Plus Upgrade for both 2023, and 2024 Lifetime Premium users OR Allowing the monthly Premiums Plus Option.
I am strongly in belief that this would be a major QoL for the 300 accounts who are effectively stuck in this current limbo, and want the possibility to be able to utilize Premium Plus features. There's many features I wanted to use from Premium Plus that, unfortunately, as a Lifetime Premium User, I cannot get.
I would immediately pay for the Lifetime Premium Plus Upgrade in a heartbeat!
Drau Resident
I want to add my full support to this feedback.
As Lifetime Premium members, we are some of the most loyal users on Second Life. We've invested in this world and continue to love it, so it truly feels like a betrayal to be locked out of premium plus features. The fact that the only workaround is to drop lifetime and pay for premium plus monthly feel like we basically threw money at Linden Lab, just to be left behind.
An option for a paid upgrade option would be more than welcome and appreciated. It's a fair compromise that would allow us to access Premium Plus without losing our Lifetime status. And, as Arwyn pointed out, since there aren't many of us, this should not be a major issue.
Please consider giving your most dedicated users a path forward.
Dictatorshop Resident
There is a lifetime plan? I never saw that and find no references to it.
moichispa Resident
Dictatorshop Resident check the news on the lindens events on the last 2 anniversaries
Arwyn Quandry
Dictatorshop Resident It's been available twice so far, both times during SL birthday celebrations.
wow Resident
Arwyn Quandry Unfortunately Patch made it clear during the last SL Birthday celeberation that Lifetime options were not going to be offered anymore as monetary upgrades.