14 DAY TRIAL // Sony Online Entertainment has revealed just what players of its DC Universe Online MMO will receive after yesterday's news that the company's servers have been hacked and personal information from around 24.6 million users was compromised.
After the hacking of the PlayStation Network, which forced Sony to take down the online service for over two weeks, Sony Online Entertainment saw its own database be breached by a hacker attack.
The company revealed yesterday that 24.6 million user accounts have been compromised, with personal information being stolen by hackers, but promised that it would "make good" with its customers by offering an array of benefits for its various online games.
Now, SOE told Kotaku about the goodies DC Universe Online players will be receiving once the game is up and running again.
According to the statement, players will be getting a free 30-day subscription credit, plus one day extra for every day the service remains unavailable. What's more, they'll also be getting a new mask for their superhero or supervillain, inspired by famous DC Comics character Batman.
"We wanted to provide everyone with a quick update regarding the "make good" plan you've been reading about. First, all impacted players will receive 30 days subscription credit plus one day for each day the service was unavailable.
"Also every impacted player will receive a Batman-Inspired mask appearance item. Please bear with us as the complexities of the subscription server dictate how and when this will be available along with pertinent details. We will be releasing more information this week. Thanks again for your patience!"
SOE still doesn't know when its various online games are back online, so, until then, players will just have to make due with regular single-player games from other companies until Sony repairs the damage done by hackers and secures its servers once more.